NMC101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Al-Mansur, Kaysanites, Abbasid Revolution
25 May 2016
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Took root in khurasan to disenfranchise the arab far from the reach of the umayyads. Link between civil war (al mukhtar) and this movement. Legitimizing nasb passed on something divine central in proto shia ideologoy the. Al mukhtar and hashimiyya rigid rayydania extremist group day fight imams incarnation of god in human form polytheistic tendencies crushed by al mansur cause they were worshipping him. A lot of taxation on new converts, areas like khurasan ethnic dimension to it. Qaysis syrian arabs garrisons in iraq were all arab 50k soldiers all arab no arab vs non arab movement. Against popular notion islamic conquests not for conversion. No clear cut line at that point between shia and sunni. Abu muslim charismatic power behind throne a mawla semi independent ruler didn"t have the legitimacy. Abu salama already showed that he had potential alid tendencies what"s to say in future he wont be the second al mukhtar.
