Black Banners from the East: The Establishment of the ʻAbbāsid State : Incubation of a Revolt, Volume 1

Abbas Abbasid Abbasid Da'wah Abd al-Malik Abdallah Abū Hāshim Abū Muslim accepted According activity ahl al-bayt Akhbar al-'Abbās Alī Ali's Alīd Allah already Anonyme Ansāb appears Arab authority Balādhurī Banu became beginning Bukayr Caliph called centre claim concerning connection created Da'wah Damascus death detailed developed died early established fact father followers given hands Hashimiyyah Ibid Ibrāhīm idea Imām important Iraq Islam join Kathir Khidash Khurāsān Khurāsānites Kitāb known Kufah later leaders leadership legitimacy Māhān major Marw meaning mentioned movement Muḥammad Mukhtar's nature official origin period person political possible present propaganda Prophet prove quoted referring regarded relates remained represent revolt rule Salamah says sent Shi'ah Shi'ite sources status stressed Studies Sulayman supporters Syria Ṭabarī term tion took tradition tribal tribe Umar Umayyads Wellhausen whole Zayd