Abd Allah ibn az-Zubayr | |
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Native name | Abdullah ibn az- Zubayr ibn al-Awwam ibn Khuwailid ibn Asad |
Born | January, 622 Medina, Arabia |
Died | November, 692 Mecca |
Cause of death | In battle |
Known for | Aisha bint Abu Bakr's nephew, Caliph |
Opponent(s) |
Yazid I Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan Mukhtar al-Thaqafi |
Parent(s) |
Zubayr ibn al-Awwam Asma bint Abi Bakr |
`Abd Allah al-Zubayr or ibn Zubayr (Arabic: عبد الله بن الزبير ‘Abdallāh ibn az-Zubayr; 624–692) was an Arab sahabi whose father was Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, and whose mother was Asma bint Abi Bakr, daughter of the first Caliph Abu Bakr. He was the nephew of Aisha, third wife of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad. Abd-Allah ibn al-Zubayr was the first Muslim to be born in Medina after the hijrah. He is regarded as the sixth righteous Caliph of Islam who ruled the region from 683 till his death in 692. His caliphate was, however, challenged by Abdul Malik ibn Marwan after the death of his father.
ibn Zubayr led a rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate but was defeated and killed in Mecca in 692 AD after a six-month siege by general Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf.
Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr was a member of the Bani Hashim tribe and was born one year and 8 months after the hijra of Muhammad to Medina. As such, he was the first Muslim child born in Medina. He was the cousin of Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr who, in turn, was the grandfather of Jafar al-Sadiq.
He was born of mutah.
According to leading scholars such as al-Raghib al-Isphahani, Abu Dawood al-Tayalisi, and Qadhi Sanaullah Panipati, he is perhaps the most important and famous personality born to a temporary marriage (Nikah mut'ah) between Zubayr al-Awaam and Asma bint Abi Bakr.