Mukhtar al-Thaqafi
Al-Mukhtar ibn Abi Ubayd Al-Thaqafi was a pro-Alid revolutionary based in Kufa. He led a rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate in 685 and ruled over most of Iraq for eighteen months during the Second Fitna. Mukhtar is a controversial figure among Muslims; condemned by many as a false prophet, but revered by Shi’a because of his support for the Alids....