- Yazid I - Wikipedia
Yazid ibn Mu'awiya ibn Abi Sufyan (Arabic: يزيد بن معاوية بن أبي سفيان, romanized: Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiya ibn ʾAbī Sufyān; c 646 [b] – 11 November 683), commonly known as Yazid I, was the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling from April 680 until his death in November 683
- Yazīd I | Umayyad Dynasty, Damascus Ruler, Caliph | Britannica
Yazīd I (born c 645, Arabia—died 683, Damascus) was the second Umayyad caliph (680–683), particularly noted for his suppression of a rebellion led by Ḥusayn, the son of ʿAlī The death of Ḥusayn at the Battle of Karbalāʾ (680) made him a martyr and made permanent a division in Islam between the party of ʿAlī (the Shīʿites) and the majority Sunnis
- Yazid I Biography – Facts, Childhood, Life History, Achievements, Death
Yazid I, also known as Yazīd ibn Muʿāwiyah ibn Abī Sufyān, was the second Caliph of the Umayyad caliphate He was the first ruler in the Islamic history to be appointed through hereditary succession
- What Happened to Yazid After The Battle of Karbala?
Yazid died just three years after the Battle of Kerbala He died on 11 November 683, which is the same year, when he attacked the Kaaba and burned its Kiswa (black cloth) His cause of death cannot be ascertained due to the lack of information, but some opinions say he did not die well
- Yazidism - World History Encyclopedia
Yazidism is a syncretic, monotheistic religion practiced by the Yazidis, an ethnoreligious group which resides primarily in northern Iraq, northern Syria, and southeastern Turkey Yazidism is considered by its adherents to be the oldest religion in the world and the first truly monotheistic faith
- Yazid I - New World Encyclopedia
Yazid bin Muawiyah (Arabic: يزيد بن معاويه) (c 645 – 683), also called Yazid the Tyrant, was the sixth caliph of Islam, the second of the Umayyad line; he succeeded his father Muawiyah He died suddenly in 683, after only three years of rule
- Yazid | Dictionary of Islam
Yazid ibn Mu’awiya (r 680–683 CE) was the second caliph of the Umayyad Caliphate, ruling after the death of his father, Mu’awiya ibn Abi Sufyan His brief reign is heavily scrutinized and vilified in Shi’a Islam due to the tragic events of the Battle of Karbala, when Yazid’s forces confronted Husayn ibn Ali, the grandson of the
- Who Is Yazid in Islam? - Synonym
Yazid I served as the second caliph -- or the leader of the Muslim world thought to be Allah's representative on earth -- of the Umayyad Dynasty, the first Muslim dynasty to rule the political-religious state of the caliphate In Islam, the story of Yazid goes beyond history -- it has become a moral legend
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