Qualla: Alid Revolt of 762-763 https://qualla.com/alid-revolt-of-762-763 en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:31 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Alid Revolt of 762-763 https://qualla.com/alid-revolt-of-762-763 Alid Revolt of 762-763: Introduction https://qualla.com/alid-revolt-of-762-763/ They called him "the Pure Soul." Muhammad ibn Abdallah was noble, idealistic, and by most accounts not particularly suited for war. His younger brother Ibrahim was sharper, more capable, and the better strategist. Together, in 762 CE, they launched a rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate from opposite ends of the Islamic world -- Muhammad from Medina in Arabia, Ibrahim from Basra in southern Iraq. Within months, both were dead. Their revolt was the last serious bid by the descendants of Ali to reclaim what they considered their stolen inheritance: leadership of the Muslim community.

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/8/n/alid-revolt-of-762-763-wp/tj8n-alid-revolt-of-762-763-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Alid Revolt of 762-763: A Family Feud Over an Empire https://qualla.com/alid-revolt-of-762-763/ The roots of the conflict ran deep, back to the death of the Prophet Muhammad in 632 CE. A significant faction within the early Muslim community believed that only the Prophet's own family -- the Ahl al-Bayt -- possessed the divine guidance needed to rule justly. These proto-Shi'...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/8/n/alid-revolt-of-762-763-wp/tj8n-alid-revolt-of-762-763-a-family-feud-over-an-empire.mp3 0:06 2 full Alid Revolt of 762-763: The Revolution That Betrayed Them https://qualla.com/alid-revolt-of-762-763/ When the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad dynasty in 750, they did so using language carefully designed to attract Alid supporters. Their rallying cry called for "a chosen one from the Family of Muhammad" without specifying which branch of the family would rule. The Abbasids claime...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/8/n/alid-revolt-of-762-763-wp/tj8n-alid-revolt-of-762-763-the-revolution-that-betrayed-them.mp3 0:06 3 full Alid Revolt of 762-763: The Manhunt https://qualla.com/alid-revolt-of-762-763/ The first Abbasid caliph, al-Saffah, mostly ignored the fugitive brothers during his short reign from 750 to 754. His successor al-Mansur was not so tolerant. A methodical and ruthless ruler, al-Mansur launched a sustained campaign to find Muhammad and Ibrahim. In 758, he arreste...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/8/n/alid-revolt-of-762-763-wp/tj8n-alid-revolt-of-762-763-the-manhunt.mp3 0:06 4 full Alid Revolt of 762-763: Two Revolts, Two Defeats https://qualla.com/alid-revolt-of-762-763/ The brothers planned a simultaneous rising. Muhammad would seize Medina while Ibrahim took Basra. The coordination failed almost immediately. Muhammad launched his revolt in September 762, but Ibrahim did not rise until November. Al-Mansur moved swiftly, containing Muhammad's reb...

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]]> Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/t/j/8/n/alid-revolt-of-762-763-wp/tj8n-alid-revolt-of-762-763-two-revolts-two-defeats.mp3 0:06 5 full Alid Revolt of 762-763: Scattered Seeds https://qualla.com/alid-revolt-of-762-763/ The aftermath was brutal. Al-Mansur launched sweeping reprisals against the Alids, imprisoning and killing many. Only his death brought a period of attempted reconciliation under his son al-Mahdi, which itself ended after another Alid uprising in 786. But the defeated family's st...

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