Tawwabin movement
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The Tawwabin movement was an early pro-Alid Shi'a uprising in Kufa whose members sought to atone for failing to support Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala by launching a doomed revolt against the Umayyads.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shia movement
ⓘ
revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ |
| basedIn | Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cause |
failure of Kufans to aid Husayn ibn Ali
ⓘ
guilt over non-participation in Karbala ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
emphasis on repentance
ⓘ
martyrdom-seeking ethos ⓘ |
| commemorates | Husayn ibn Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Umayyad military forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Movement of the Penitents
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
al-Tawwabun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early development of Shia political movements ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest organized Shia uprisings ⓘ |
| ideology | Alid loyalty ⓘ |
| influenced | later Shia revolutionary movements ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of penitence in Shia historical memory ⓘ |
| motive |
repentance for inaction at Karbala
ⓘ
support for the family of Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | the Penitents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
battle near Ayn al-Warda
ⓘ
uprising against the Umayyads ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome |
defeat
ⓘ
mass death of its members ⓘ |
| participantType |
Kufan supporters of the Alids
ⓘ
Shia Muslims NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
atonement for failing to support Husayn ibn Ali
ⓘ
revenge for the killing of Husayn ibn Ali ⓘ |
| region | early Islamic Iraq ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Husayn ibn Ali
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kufa NERFINISHED ⓘ Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | Battle of Karbala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation |
Shia Islam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
pro-Alid ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| targeted | Umayyad authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
7th century
ⓘ
early Umayyad period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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