Ibrahim b. Malik al-Ashtar: Difference between revisions

After his victory in the battle of Khazir, Ibrahim went to Mosul and sent some of his companions including his step-brother 'Abd al-Rahman to capture and rule the cities of Nasibayn, Harran, al-Raha, Sumaysat, and Sinjar. Ibrahim was still in Mosul when [[Mus'ab b. al-Zubayr]] attacked Kufa following the provocation of the rebels who had survived the attacks of Ibrahim b. Malik and al-Mukhtar and had joined him, and killed al-Mukhtar in a battle (Ramadan [[67]]/April 687). He then asked Ibrahim to obey [['Abd Allah b. al-Zubayr]]. According to [[Ibn Athir]], also [['Abd al-Malik b. Marwan]] had called Ibrahim to obey him, but Ibrahim was afraid of joining 'Abd al-Malik since he had killed 'Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad and some other chiefs of [[Syria]] in the battle with [[Umayyad]]s and thus accepted the request of Mus'ab.