At a glance
- Roles
- Commander
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Identifiers
- Wikidata
- Review
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Overview
Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar, a commander who rose up with al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd. 2
The head of Ibn Ziyad
After Ubayd Allah ibn Ziyad was killed, his head was brought to al-Mukhtar. Al-Mukhtar sent it to Abdallah ibn al-Zubayr in Mecca. 2
The citation is from the third volume of Muruj al-Dhahab, in the edition of Mari.
In al-Dhahabi's Siyar
Al-Dhahabi counts him among the champions and nobles, mentions the battle of al-Khazir, records that he was one of Mus'ab ibn al-Zubayr's commanders, and places his death in 72 AH. 3
Connections
- Participated in
- Battle of al-Khazir· The revolt of al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd in Kufa
People and things also explored
al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd· Ubaydallah ibn Ziyad· Kufa· Mosul· Battle of al-Khazir· The revolt of al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd in Kufa· Ahl al-Harb (the people at war with the Muslims, their status and the rules that govern dealings with them)· Anfal (spoils and the other gains taken from the enemy, and their divisions)
Sources
- Al-Mas'udi, Muruj al-dhahab wa-ma'adin al-jawhar, ed. Kamal Hasan Mar'i (al-Maktaba al-'Asriyya, 2005) , juz' 3 p. 85
- Al-Mas'udi, Muruj al-dhahab wa-ma'adin al-jawhar, ed. Kamal Hasan Mar'i (al-Maktaba al-'Asriyya, 2005) , p.85
- Siyar a'lam al-nubala' — al-Dhahabi (Ideas House International edition, 2004) , p.652
- The Umayyad State — Bakr Muhammad Ibrahim Bakr (1st ed., Markaz al-Raya lil-Nashr wal-I'lam, Cairo 2002)
- Lectures on the History of the Islamic Peoples: The Umayyad State — al-Khudari
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islam.museum contributors. “Ibrahim ibn al-Ashtar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/ibrahim-ibn-al-ashtar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.