A Reinterpretation Some of Movements and Revolts in Great KhurÁsÁn

Subject Areas : The Journal of Islamic History and Civilisation

مسعود صفری ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2009-08-14 Accepted : 2009-09-21 Published : 2009-08-23

Keywords: Abbasid, Great KhurÁsÁn, movements &amp, revolts, Beh-Afarid, SunbÁz, Isḥaq, Ustazsis, Mughanna‘,

Abstract :

After annihilation of Umawid dynasty, non–Muslim residents ofKhurÁsÁn started to express their dissatisfaction in the form ofpolitical and religious movements and revolts such as: Beh Afarid,SunbÁz, etc. These revolts reflected the economic and social requests,as well as religious motivations and mentality of non–Muslimresidents in KhurÁsÁn. This article reviews these revolts and inaddition discusses the mentality of non–Muslims during first centuriesof Islam, through a reinterpretation of aforementioned period. (R.H.)