3-5: Husayn And Ibn Zubayr

Published: April 17, 2017, 4 a.m.

b'Muawiyyah dies and as planned, his son Yazid succeeds him as Caliph. But there are many people in the Muslim Empire who do not agree with this.\\n\\nTwo of them are Husayn ibn Ali and Abdullah ibn Zubayr. They refuse to give Yazid the pledge and flee to Mecca. Ibn Zubayr begins to build alliances there while Husayn is being courted by the people of Kufah.\\n\\nAfter the show is over, be sure to visit the Show Notes page.\\n\\nThe Show Notes are available at: IslamicLearningMaterials.com/Husayn\\n\\nHere\\u2019s some of what you\\u2019ll find:\\n\\nThe transcript for this episode\\nLinks to the Muslim Podcast of the Week\\nLinks to other related resources\\n\\nYou can support the Islamic History Podcast by doing one (or more) of the following:\\n\\nGive a monthly pledge on Patreon\\nSubscribe on iTunes\\nShare with your friends and family\\n\\nYou can do it all and more at the Show Notes page: IslamicLearningmaterials.com/Husayn'