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* [[Sa'id b. Hudhayfa b. Yaman]], the ruler of Hulwan | * [[Sa'id b. Hudhayfa b. Yaman]], the ruler of Hulwan | ||
* [['Abd Allah b. Malik al-Ta'i]], the judge of Kufa | * [['Abd Allah b. Malik al-Ta'i]], the judge of Kufa | ||
* [[Abu ' | * [[Abu 'Amra Kaysan]], the commander of military forces inside Kufa. | ||
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==='Umar b. Sa'd's Safety Conduct=== | ==='Umar b. Sa'd's Safety Conduct=== | ||
[['Umar b. Sa'd]] sent 'Abd Allah b. Ja'da, a close companion of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]] to al-Mukhtar to ask him for a safety conduct for 'Umar. For some exigencies, al-Mukhtar gave him a safety conduct on the condition that | [['Umar b. Sa'd]] sent 'Abd Allah b. Ja'da, a close companion of [[Imam 'Ali (a)]], to al-Mukhtar to ask him for a safety conduct for 'Umar. For some exigencies, al-Mukhtar gave him a safety conduct on the condition that he does not leave his house and does not make any mistakes. | ||
Muhammad b. al-Hanafiyya expressed his concerns about the release of 'Umar b. Sa'd. When al-Mukhtar heard about Ibn al-Hanafiyya's concerns, he said, in a meeting where some close friends of 'Umar b. Sa'd were present, that the main perpetrators of the story of [[Karbala]] will be killed in the coming days. One day, 'Umar b. Sa'd went out of his house to another place and then went back home. When al-Mukhtar heard about this, he seized the opportunity and sent [[Abu 'Amra]] to 'Umar b. Sa'd's house to kill him. Abu 'Amra killed him and took his head to al-Mukhtar. | |||
==Battle with Syria's Government== | ==Battle with Syria's Government== | ||
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===Battle Outside Kufa=== | ===Battle Outside Kufa=== | ||
The two armies first met in an area called "Midhar". Al-Mukhtar's army was under the commandership of Ahmar b. Shumayt and was assisted by [['Abd Allah b. Kamil]] with the presence of [[Abu ' | The two armies first met in an area called "Midhar". Al-Mukhtar's army was under the commandership of Ahmar b. Shumayt and was assisted by [['Abd Allah b. Kamil]] with the presence of [[Abu 'Amra Kaysan]], and Mus'ab's army was under the commandership of Mus'ab himself with the presence of [[al-Muhallab b. Abi Sufra]]. Al-Mukhtar's army was seriously defeated in this battle. Ibn Shumayt, Ibn Kamil, Abu 'Amra, and many Iranians who supported al-Mukhtar were killed. | ||
After this, another battle occurred outside Kufa with the presence of al-Mukhtar, in which al-Mukhtar's forces were seriously defeated and retreated to Kufa. In this battle, Muhammad b. al-Ash'ath was killed. | After this, another battle occurred outside Kufa with the presence of al-Mukhtar, in which al-Mukhtar's forces were seriously defeated and retreated to Kufa. In this battle, Muhammad b. al-Ash'ath was killed. | ||