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History of Islam Vol 2 of 3 by Akbar Shah Najeebabadi

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The Caliphate <strong>of</strong> the Abbasids (Second Phase)<br />

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all<br />

the captives he had put in jail in Madinah to Baghdad. He gathered<br />

all the prisoners he had captured on the expedition and brought all <strong>of</strong><br />

them to Baghdad where they were p\it in jail. In this way, Bagha<br />

Kabeer had the Arabs killed mercilessly and humiliated and subdued<br />

in various ways <strong>by</strong> Turks over a two-year period.<br />

Abdullah bin Tahir, the ruler <strong>of</strong> Khorasan, died in 230 A.H. Caliph<br />

Wathiq Billah retained Tahir's son as the ruler <strong>of</strong> Khorasan, Kerman,<br />

Tabristan and Rayy in accordance with Abdullah bin Tahir's wiH.<br />

Ahmad bin Nasr's Revolt and Death<br />

Ahmad bin Nasr bin Malik bin Haitham Khazai's grand father Malik<br />

bin Khazai was one <strong>of</strong> the deputies <strong>of</strong> the propagation <strong>of</strong> the Abbasids<br />

cause. Ahmed bin Nasr used to live in the company <strong>of</strong> the scholars <strong>of</strong><br />

Hadith and was counted among them. He was opposed to the issue <strong>of</strong><br />

the Quran's creation that was why a large group <strong>of</strong> people took the<br />

oath<br />

at his hands against the Caliphate <strong>of</strong> the Abbasids. He revolted<br />

in Baghdad on Wednesday night 3 Shaban 231 A.H. and beat the<br />

war drums. The Baghdad Police swung into action and arrested him<br />

very tactfully.<br />

Ahmad bin Nasr and his men were sent to Wathiq Billah as captives.<br />

Wathiq killed Nasr with his own hands. He cut <strong>of</strong> his head and sent<br />

his body to Baghdad. The body was hung on the gate <strong>of</strong> Baghdad<br />

and his head on the clock tower <strong>of</strong> Baghdad. A special guard was<br />

deputed with<br />

instructions that he should not let the face be pointed<br />

towards the Qiblah (direction <strong>of</strong> prayer). A sign was hung from his<br />

ear with the words: "This is Ahmad bin Nasr bin Malik's head<br />

whom the Caliph invited to accept the faith <strong>of</strong> Qur'an s creation but<br />

he declined. Then Allah quickly invited him to the fire <strong>of</strong> Hell."<br />

Ahmad bin Nasr's murder took place earlier than Abu Abdur<br />

Rahman Abdullah bin Mohammad Azdi's experience with the<br />

Caliph, which has been mentioned above.<br />

The Exchange Prisoners <strong>of</strong> War with the Romans<br />

The chain <strong>of</strong> battles with the Romans had been going on continuously.<br />

The Muslims continued to defeat the Romans and at times, they

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