Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays

Al-Ash'ath ibn Qays(d. 40 AH (about 661 CE)) was the chief of Kindah tribe of Yemen. His original name was Madi Karib and his surname was Abu Muhammad but because he was known to have dishevelled hair, he earned the nickname Al-Ash'ath (one who has dishevelled hair).[1] His daughter, Ja'da bint al Ash'ath, is accredited for poisoning and murdering her husband, Hasan ibn Ali, the grandson of the prophet Muhammad. His son, Muhammad ibn Al-Ash'ath, had a role in the murdering of Hussain ibn Ali, the prophet Muhammad's other grandson.[2]

In earlier life he led an expedition against the tribe of Murād, who had murdered his father, but was taken prisoner and had to pay 3,000 camels for his ransom.[3] Later, he became the leader of Kindah in Kufah and appointed by Uthman, third Muslim Caliph, as the governor of Azerbaijan and his daughter was married to Uthman's eldest son.[4] He was the commander of the right wing of Ali's army at the Battle of Siffin.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Madelung 1997, pp. 193
  2. ↑ Al-Masudi, Abu al-Ḥasan (1989). Muruj adh-dhanab (Volume II ed.). United Kingdom: Lunde & Stone: Kegan Paul International. p. 650. ISBN 0-7103-0246-0.
  3. ↑ Reckendorf, H. "al-As̲h̲ʿat̲h̲.". Encyclopædia of Islam, Second Edition. Brill Online. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  4. ↑ Madelung 1997, pp. 193
  5. ↑ Madelung 1997, pp. 219

References

  • Madelung, Wilferd (1997). The Succession to Muhammad: A Study of the Early Caliphate. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-64696-3.
  • Al-Masudi, Abu al-Ḥasan (1989). Muruj adh-dhanab (Volume II ed.). United Kingdom: Lunde & Stone: Kegan Paul International. p. 650. ISBN 0-7103-0246-0.

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