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Hujr ibn Adi al-Kindi and his companions were killed in 51 AH, as al-Tabari reports. 1
The account
Al-Tabari says that Mu'awiya appointed al-Mughira ibn Shu'ba over Kufa in 41 AH; he summoned him and gave him instructions, and then events followed that led to their killing. 1
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Sources
- Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.5 p.253
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islam.museum contributors. “Killing of Hujr ibn Adi and his companions”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/hujr-ibn-adi-killing/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.