Qaṭari ibn al-Fujaʾa was a Kharjite leader and poet. Born in Al Khuwayr, he ruled over the Azariqa faction of the Kharjites for more than ten years after the death of Nafi ibn al-Azraq in c. 685 CE. He led an uprising against the Umayyad Caliphate for more than 20 years.
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Qaṭari ibn al-Fujaʾa was a Kharjite leader and poet. Born in Al Khuwayr, he ruled over the Azariqa faction of the Kharjites for more than ten years after the death of Nafi ibn al-Azraq in c. 685 CE. He led an uprising against the Umayyad Caliphate for more than 20 years. Despite commanding only a small group of Bedouin Arabs, Qatari ibn al-Fujaa managed to control much of Persia, causing significant death and destruction, which earned him the nickname "Father of Death", until he was ultimately defeated by the Umayyad forces.
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