Mukhtar Al-Thaqafi
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Born | Taif |
| Saudi Arabia | |
| Died | Kufa |
| Iraq | |
| April 3 | |
| 687 AD | |
| Kufa | |
| Iraq | |
| Full name | Mukhtar Abu Ubaid Masood Thaqafi |
| Buried | Great Mosque of Kufa, Kufa, Iraq |
| Spouse | Umra |
| Parents | Abu Ubayd al-Thaqafi ; Dawma bint Amr (mother) |
| Job | Revolutionary |
| Place of burial | Grand Mosque of Kufa, Kufa, Iraq |
| Spous | Umrah bint Nu'man ibn Bashir al-Ansari; Umm Thabit bint Samura ibn Jundab |
| Era | Rashidun Caliphate |
| Umayyad Caliphate | |
| Second Fitna | |
| Siblings | Wahb |
| Jariah | |
| Safiya | |
| Malik | |
| Jabr | |
| Burial place | Great Mosque of Kufa |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2041729 |
Mukhtar Al-Thaqafi Life story
Al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd al-Thaqafi was a pro-Alid revolutionary based in Kufa, who led a rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate in 685 and ruled over most of Iraq for eighteen months during the Second Fitna. Born in Ta'if, Mukhtar moved to Iraq at a young age and grew up in Kufa.