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Al-Zubayr (other)
Al-Zubayr, Al-Zubair, Az-Zubayr or Az-Zubair may refer to: People *Zubayr ibn al-Awwam (594–656), Arab military commander of the Rashidun Caliphate and cousin of Muhammad *al-Zubayr ibn Abd al-Muttalib, founder of the Hilf al-Fudul and an uncle of Muhammad *Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624–692) was an Arab military commander and the leader of a rebellion against the Umayyad Caliphate *Urwah ibn Zubayr (died 713), Muslim historian and one of The Seven Fuqaha of Medina *al-Zubayr ibn Bakkar (788–870), Arab historian and genealogist *Aḥmad ibn al-Zubayr (fl. 1052–1071), Egyptian historian *al-Zubayr Rahma Mansur (1830–?), Sudanese slave trader and a pasha of Bahr el Ghazal under the Khedivate of Egypt *Rabih az-Zubayr (c. 1842–1900), Sudanese warlord and slave trader *Ahmed al-Senussi, Ahmed al-Zubair al-Senussi (born 1934), Libyan politician and prince of the Senussi house *Zubair Mohamed Salih (1944–1998), former Sudanese Vice President and soldier *Nabila al-Zubayr (bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zubayr Ibn Al-Awwam
Az Zubayr ( ar, الزبير) is a city in and the capital of Al-Zubair District, part of the Basra Governorate of Iraq. The city is just south of Basra. The name can also refer to the old Emirate of Zubair. The name is also sometimes written Al Zubayr, Al Zubair, Az Zubair, Zubair, Zoubair, El Zubair, or Zobier. History of Zubair Early history The city was named al-Zubair because one of the Sahaba (companions) of the Prophet Muhammad, Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, was buried there. Recent history During the Ottoman times, the city was a self-ruling Sheikhdom ruled by a Sheikh from Najdi families, such as Al Zuhair, Al Meshry, Al Rashed, and Al ibrahim families. Like other Sheikdoms under the Ottoman Empire, the Sheikdom of Zubair used to pay dues and receive protection from the Ottomans. In the 19th century, the city of Zubair witnessed relatively large migrations from Najd. Up until the 1970s and 1980s, the town was predominantly populated by people who moved from Najed. Now only a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |