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Ibn Iyad (other)
Ibn ʿIyād may refer to: *Kulthum ibn Iyad al-Qushayri (died 741), governor of Ifriqiya under the Umayyads *al-Fudayl ibn Iyad Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʻIyāḍ (died 803 / AH 187, , full name ', was also known as ''Abu Ali'' and as ''al-Talaqani'') was a great Islamic Sunni Scholar. It is not uncommon to find his story confused with that of Fuḍayl Ibn Yahya, a contemporary ... (died 803), Sunni scholar * Abu Muhammad Abd Allah ibn Iyad (died 1147), Andalusi military leader {{hndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kulthum Ibn Iyad Al-Qushayri
Kulthum ibn Iyad al-Qushayri () was an Umayyad governor of Ifriqiya for a few months, from February to his death in October 741. Life Kulthum ibn Iyad, an Arab aristocrat of the Qaysi tribe of Qushayr (branch of the Banu Amir), was appointed by the Umayyad caliph Hisham in February 741 as governor of Kairouan (Ifriqiya, i.e. central North Africa), with authority over all the Maghreb (western North Africa) and al-Andalus (the Iberian Peninsula). He replaced the disgraced Ubayd Allah ibn al-Habhab, whose misgovernment had provoked the Great Berber Revolt in the area of modern Morocco and led to the defeat of the Arab army at the Battle of the Nobles in late 740. Kulthum was given an Arab army of 30,000, raised from the regiments () of the east, specifically, Damascus, Jordan, Qinnasrin, Hims, Palestine and Egypt. The military command of this elite Syrian army was given to Kulthum's nephew and designated successor, Balj ibn Bishr al-Qushayri, and the vice-command to the designated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al-Fudayl Ibn Iyad
Al-Fuḍayl ibn ʻIyāḍ (died 803 / AH 187, , full name ', was also known as ''Abu Ali'' and as ''al-Talaqani'') was a great Islamic Sunni Scholar. It is not uncommon to find his story confused with that of Fuḍayl Ibn Yahya, a contemporary who was the official to the Caliph Harun al-Rashid. Early life A number of birthplaces have been attributed to Fuḍayl, including Samarkand, Merv, Mosul and Balkh. The nisbah of ''at-Tamīmī'' signifies Fuḍayl's belonging to the Arab tribe of Banu Tamim and the nisbah of ''al-Khurāsānī'' signifies that he was from Khurasan; meaning he is most likely identified as a Persian of Arab-descent or Arab. Prior to his conversion, Fuḍayl led a group of bandits, or highwayman, in Syria and Khorasan, raiding caravans and robbing travelers. Even during this time, he was a Muslim, keeping his five daily salat prayers, fasting as required and forbidding his men to uncover any women found among the victims. During this time, he was deeply i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |