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Ziyad b. Abih, who was the governor of Kufa and Basra. After the death of Ziyad, Mu'awiya appointed 'Ubayd Allah as the governor of Khorasan. 'Ubayd Allah...

Rifā'a b. Shaddād al-Bajalī al-Fityānī (Arabic: رِفاعَة بن شَدّاد البَجَلي الفِتیاني) (d. 66/685) was a companion of Imam 'Ali (a), he participated in...

father. Ziyad became governor of Basra and Kufa in the time of Mu'awiya. 'Ubayd Allah was the son of Ziyad who later became the governor of Kufa and Basra...

during the Battles of Jamal, Siffin, and Nahrawan. He was appointed as the governor of Basra by Imam 'Ali (a). After Imam 'Ali's (a) martyrdom, he supported...

al-Salasil and then went to Oman for a preaching mission and became the governor there and remained in that position until the demise of the Prophet (s)...

Abū Rāfiʿ (Arabic: اَبو رافِع) (d. after 40/660-1) is a famous companion of the Prophet (s) and his servant who later was freed and became the head of...

Saʿīd b. Saʿd b. ʿUbāda al-Anṣārī al-Khazrajī (Arabic:سعید بن سعد بن عبادة الأنصاری الخزرجي) was the brother of Qays b. Sa'd, a companion of Prophet Muhammad...

Battle of Karbala. Sa'd b. Harith was a servant of Ali b. Abi Talib (a), the governor of Azerbaijan for a while and the commander of Shurtat al-Khamis in Kufa...

(a). After the Battle of Siffin, Mundhir b. Jarud was appointed as the governor of Istakhr in Fars, Iran. However, when Imam 'Ali (a) received reports...

Imam Ali (a) praises Sa'd while in different letters Imam (a) sent to his governors, he (a) always urged them to pay taxes and prohibited them from partial...

appointed him as the governor of the Fars; but the people of that region did not accept him, so Imam put Ziyad as their governor. Sahl and his brother...

suggested that if 'Uthman appointed Abu Musa al-Ash'ari and Hudhayfa as governors of Kufa, he will agree with them. So, 'Uthman sent letters to al-Ash'ari...

responsible for tax of Iraq and measuring its lands (for paying tax). He was the governor of Basra from the beginning of Imam Ali's reign until a while before the...

caliphate of Imam Ali (a). During Imam Ali's (a) caliphate, he was the governor of a region called Hit for a short time. When Mu'awiya's army, plundered...

advise Khawarij. After Nahrawan, he was assigned by Imam Ali (a) as the governor of Medina, but after Mu'awiya sent Busr b. Abi Artat with 3000 soldiers...

among the commanders of the army and led the foot soldiers. He was also the governor of Mecca for a while during the rule of Imam 'Ali (a). In addition to the...

Abu Bakr calmed 'Umar down. Imam Ali (a) appointed Qays b. Sa'd as the governor of Egypt in 36/656-7. Some have reported that at his time, Mu'awiya lost...

ʿUbayd Allāh b. ʿAbbās b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib (Arabic: عُبَیدالله بن عَبّاس بن عَبْدالمُطَّلِب, d. 58/677-8) was the Prophet Muhammad's (s) cousin (son of...

Known for Companion of Imam 'Ali (a) Notable roles The head of Kufa police, Governor of Isfahan Activities Testifying against Hujr b. 'Adi, carrying the heads...

the Prophet (s) and the first two caliphs, and indifference towards his governors' unlawful conducts in different parts of Islamic territories. Muhammad...