Battle of Khazir
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The Battle of Khazir took place in August 686 near the Khazir River in Mosul's eastern environs, in modern-day Iraq. The battle occurred during the Second Fitna and was part of the larger struggle for
The site of the battle was along the banks of the Khazir River (pictured in 2010)
The Pro-Alid victory at Khazir delayed further attempted conquests of Iraq by the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik (depicted in coin) until 690/691
Shia Islam
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Shia Islam is the second-largest branch of Islam. It is rooted in the belief that the Islamic prophet Muhammad explicitly designated his cousin and son-in-law Ali ibn Abi Talib as his rightful politic
Battle of Khazir
…Part of the Second Fitna Date 6 August 686 CE Location Bar'ita (Bar'idta), along Khazir River Result Pro-Alid victory Belligerents Umayyad Caliphate Partisans of Ali (Kufa) Commanders and leaders Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad † Husayn ibn Numayr † Humayd ibn Hurayth Umayr ibn al-Hubab Shurahbil ibn Dhi'l-Kala † Rabi'a ibn…
The investiture of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib at Ghadir Khumm (MS Arab 161, fol. 162r, 1308–1309, Ilkhanid manuscript illustration)
Great Mosque of Kufa, site of ʿAlī's assassination (661)
Shāh ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm Shrine in Rey, Iran
Battle of Karbala, painting by the Isfahan-based Persian artist Abbas Al-Mousavi (between 1868 and 1933)