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When al-Hadi al-'Abbasi heard the news of the uprising, he ordered some Abbasid seniors who were in [[Mecca]] for [[hajj]] pilgrimage to fight al-Husayn b. 'Ali under the commandership of Muhamamd b. Sulayman. The Abbasids (with 4000 soldiers) and al-Husayn's army encountered on [[Dhu l-Hijja 8]] | When al-Hadi al-'Abbasi heard the news of the uprising, he ordered some Abbasid seniors who were in [[Mecca]] for [[hajj]] pilgrimage to fight al-Husayn b. 'Ali under the commandership of Muhamamd b. Sulayman. The Abbasids (with 4000 soldiers) and al-Husayn's army encountered on [[Dhu l-Hijja 8]], 169/[[June 11]], [[786 CE|786]]), the [[day of Tarwiya]], in an area called "Fakhkh". The Abbasid commander offered al-Husayn a letter of security but he did not accept it. In the battle, al-Husayn and many of his companions were martyred, some were captivated and some escaped. The heads of the [[martyrs]] as well as the captives were first sent to [[Medina]] and then to [[Baghdad]] to [[al-Hadi al-'Abbasi]]. | ||
The sons of [['Abd Allah al-Mahd]] were active in this event. Sulayman b. 'Abd Allah and al-Hasan b. Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah al-Mahd were killed, but Idris b. 'Abd Allah escaped to [[Morocco]] (Maghrib) and later established the Idrissid government there. Also another brother of his, Yahya b. 'Abd Allah, escaped to [[Daylam]]. He received a letter of security from [[Harun al-Rashid]], but was then deceived into going to Baghdad and was killed there. | The sons of [['Abd Allah al-Mahd]] were active in this event. Sulayman b. 'Abd Allah and al-Hasan b. Muhammad b. 'Abd Allah al-Mahd were killed, but Idris b. 'Abd Allah escaped to [[Morocco]] (Maghrib) and later established the Idrissid government there. Also another brother of his, Yahya b. 'Abd Allah, escaped to [[Daylam]]. He received a letter of security from [[Harun al-Rashid]], but was then deceived into going to Baghdad and was killed there. | ||