A biographical account of the life of Al Hajjaj Bin Youssef Al Thaqafi.
EPISODE 1
Revenge
Al-Hajjaj Al-Thaqafi leaves Ta'if towards Damascus, capital of the Umayyads after Abdullah bin Al-Zubeir's soldiers attack and insult him. The Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan is determined to unite the Muslims.
EPISODE 2
Treachery
Caliph Abdul Malik bin Marwan kills Amr bin Said bin Al-Aas after his arrival in Damascus despite granting him safety, the public coming out against his treachery.
EPISODE 3
Success
Al-Hajjaj achieves his goal by meeting the Caliph Abdul Malik after the Caliph wishes him to take control of the soldiers despite his recent appointment within the palace.
EPISODE 4
The Kharijites
Abdullah bin Al-Zubeir appoints Ibn Al-Muhalab to Basra after he is brought in from Khorasan to suppress the sedition of the Kharijites upon their installation of Al-Qatri Al-Mazeni as their imam and their expansion in the country.
EPISODE 5
Reliance
Ibn Al-Muhalab is concerned about the complacency of the people of Basra and their reliance upon him in his war against the Kharijites despite him not having any soldiers.
EPISODE 6
Betrayal
Caliph Abdul Malik sends Al-Hajjaj to Zafar bin Al-Harith to make peace, bribing him with money in preparation for the Caliph to leave with his army to Iraq. Meanwhile, Al-Shaibani returns to the Ahwaz without a fight.
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