At a glance
- Roles
- Agent · military
- Era
- The Umayyad Period · The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Persia & Central Asia
- Review
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Overview
Sulayman ibn Kathir al-Khuza'i, chief of the chiefs (naqib al-nuqaba') of the Abbasid mission in Khurasan 2.
In the mission
Imam Ibrahim ibn Muhammad won him over with his personal influence, and so restored the cohesion between the Khurasani group and the leadership in al-Humayma. Ibrahim offered him the leadership of the mission, but he excused himself as an elderly man, saying: "I will not swear by two people." Abu Muslim was chosen in his place 2.
The declaration of the revolt
The revolt was declared in Khurasan at his hands, on Thursday, the twenty-fifth of Ramadan in the year 129 AH. The supporters adopted black as their emblem, and became known as al-Musawwida (the Black-Clad). They held their first prayer for the Feast of Fitr at Safidhanj 2.
His end
When Abu Muslim had the affair to himself, he killed Sulayman ibn Kathir and his son Muhammad without referring the matter to the caliph, according to Taqqush 2.
Connections
- Member of
- Abbasid da'wa
People and things also explored
Abbasid da'wa· 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)
Sources
- Tarikh al-Dawla al-Abbasiyya — Muhammad Suhayl Taqqush (7th ed. 2009) , p. 22-25
- Tarikh al-Dawla al-Abbasiyya — Muhammad Suhayl Taqqush (7th ed. 2009) , p.22-25
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “سليمان بن كثير الخزاعي”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/sulayman-ibn-kathir-al-khuzai/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.