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Killing of Qutayba ibn Muslim

مقتل قتيبة بن مسلم

96 AH

In 96 Tabari records the killing of Qutayba ibn Muslim in Khurasan. He says the cause was al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik's effort to make his son Abd al-Aziz heir, so he secretly won over commanders and poets against Qutayba 1. Earlier Tabari had recorded Qutayba's conquest of Kashgar and his campaign into China 2. The book says Qutayba renounced obedience to Sulayman after the death of al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik, that the letter of appointment from Sulayman reached him after he had rebelled, and that Waki' ibn Hassan and his companions killed him in Dhu'l-Hijja of 96 AH. It comments that he died a jahili death in rebellion, but that he had good deeds for which pardon may be hoped 3.

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In 96 AH al-Tabari mentions the killing of Qutayba ibn Muslim in Khurasan. He says its cause was al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik's effort to make his son Abd al-Aziz heir apparent, and to that end he sent secret messages to the commanders and the poets. 1

He had earlier mentioned Qutayba's conquest of Kashgar and his raid on China. 2

al-Sallabi's account

al-Sallabi says that Qutayba renounced obedience to Sulayman after the death of al-Walid, and the appointment of governorship from Sulayman reached him after he had broken away. He says that Waki' ibn Hassan and those with him killed him in Dhu al-Hijja 96 AH. He comments that he died a death of ignorance in the renunciation, and that he had good works for which pardon may be hoped. 3

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.6 p.506
  2. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.6 p.500
  3. The Umayyad State: Factors of Prosperity and Consequences of Collapse — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi (Part Two, 2005) , p.98
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