ميسرة العبدي

ميسرة العبدي

Maysara al-Abdi — mawla of Ali ibn Abdallah ibn Abbas and one of the three organisers of the Abbasid da'wa in Iraq 1.

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Era
The Umayyad Period
Region
Levant & Iraq
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Overview

Maysara al-Abdi, a client of Ali ibn Abdallah ibn al-Abbas. He was one of three missionaries who organised the Abbasid call in Iraq, together with Bukayr ibn Mahan and Abu Salama al-Khallal. 2

People and things also explored

Al-Kadhimiya Mosque (Kazimayn shrine)· Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala· Ahl al-Ahwa (the people of deviant opinions in Islam, and the rules on their testimony, narration and prayer behind them)· The people of the qibla and not declaring takfir for sin· The division of the community (al-iftiraq al-ummah)· Suhba (companionship with the Prophet: who is a Companion, how companionship is proved, the uprightness of all Companions, and the ruling on insulting them)· Ghayba (occultation)· Hadr (blood and value wasted: no retaliation, no compensation)

Sources

  1. Tarikh al-Dawla al-Abbasiyya — Muhammad Suhayl Taqqush (7th ed. 2009) , p. 22
  2. Tarikh al-Dawla al-Abbasiyya — Muhammad Suhayl Taqqush (7th ed. 2009) , p.22
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Al-Kadhimiya Mosque (Kazimayn shrine)

The Kadhimiya shrine of Baghdad, raised over the graves of Musa al-Kazim and Muhammad al-Jawad; Ibn Quluwayh's Kamil al-Ziyarat locates the grave 'in al-Kadhimiya in the noble riwaq' and dedicates a chapter to their visitation.