Tawwabin
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The Tawwabin were an early pro-Alid Shi'a movement in Kufa that sought to atone for failing to support Husayn ibn Ali by launching a doomed uprising against the Umayyads.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early Shi'a movement
ⓘ
pro-Alid movement ⓘ rebel group ⓘ |
| basedIn | Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause | Battle of Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centerOfActivity | Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
martyrdom in atonement for failing Husayn
ⓘ
punishment of Husayn's killers ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest organized Shi'a uprisings ⓘ |
| ideology | loyalty to Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ |
| languageContext | Arabic ⓘ |
| launched | uprising against Umayyads ⓘ |
| motivatedBy |
desire to atone for failing to support Husayn ibn Ali
ⓘ
remorse over Karbala ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | the Penitents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedRuler | Umayyad caliph Yazid I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Alid ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Karbala movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Kufan Shi'ism ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Shi'a Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousPractice | emphasis on repentance ⓘ |
| selfIdentification | penitents for abandoning Husayn ⓘ |
| sought | vengeance for Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| supported | Husayn ibn Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
7th century
ⓘ
early Umayyad period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uprisingCharacterization | doomed uprising ⓘ |
| uprisingOutcome | defeat ⓘ |
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