Islamic History and Culture

Abu Muslim Khorasani was an Abbasid General. He was the Governor of Khoorasan and a proved military commander. Khalifa Abu Jafar also known as Al Mansur was uneasy over this; he feared that Abu Muslim would rebel. So he had Abu Muslim accused of treasonable activities which the latter denied. He was tried, found guilty and beheaded in the year 755. 755 AD makes the Hijri year of 137-138 but he was most likely killed in 137.

The city of Basra, founded by Hazrat Umar, initially served as a military base for the armies of Caliph Umar. Basra was an important base against the Sassanid Empire. The battle of Jamal/Camel, the first Fitna, was fought in Basra.