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The killing of Marwan ibn Muhammad

مقتل مروان بن محمد

132 AH

In the year 132 Marwan ibn Muhammad was killed 1 after his defeat at the Zab 2. According to al-Suyuti, Marwan fled to Egypt, and Salih, brother of Abd Allah, pursued him; they met at the village of Busir, where Marwan was killed in Dhu'l-Hijja. Al-Suli reports that when his head was cut off and sent to Abd Allah ibn Ali, Abd Allah looked at it and set it aside, and a cat came, pulled out his tongue and began chewing it. Abd Allah said: 'If time had shown us no wonder but Marwan's tongue in a cat's mouth, that would have sufficed us' 3.

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In 132 AH Marwan ibn Muhammad was killed after his defeat at the Zab. 1 2

According to al-Suyuti

Al-Suyuti says that Marwan fled to Egypt, and Salih, the brother of Abd Allah, followed him. They met at the village of Busir, where Marwan was killed in Dhu al-Hijja. 4

He gives a report transmitted by al-Suli that his head was sent to Abd Allah ibn Ali, and a cat came and tore out its tongue; Abd Allah then said what he said about the wonders of time. 4

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.7 p.437
  2. Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim) , j.7 p.432
  3. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p. 413
  4. Tarikh al-Khulafa — al-Suyuti (Dar al-Minhaj edition) , p.413
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