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The 29 pages that link to Kufa, each with the reason it gives.

• MedinaCompared with: Kufa later rivaled Medina’s political and scholarly importance.

• Battle of KarbalaRelated: People in Kufa invited Husayn to lead them, but their support failed to protect him.

• BasraRelated: Like Basra, it became a major center of early Islamic political and religious life.

• Ali ibn Abi TalibRelated: Ali made Kufa his capital during his caliphate.

• Umar ibn al-KhattabBroader topic: Its foundation helped anchor Muslim rule in conquered Iraq.

• Hanafi schoolRelated: The school took shape amid Kufa's diverse legal and intellectual traditions.

• Sahih al-BukhariRelated: Its scholarly networks formed part of the wider world of hadith transmission.

• Abu HanifaBroader topic: Abu Hanifa lived and taught in this city, where his legal approach developed.

• Battle of SiffinRelated: Ali governed from Kufa, which supported his campaign against Muawiya.

• Hasan ibn AliRelated: Hasan’s supporters and political base were centered in Kufa.

• KarbalaRelated: Husayn’s supporters invited him from Kufa, linking the city’s politics to the events at Karbala.

• Battle of al-QadisiyyahRelated: The conquest of Iraq after the battle enabled the establishment of this new military center.

• Battle of the CamelRelated: It later served as Ali’s political base during the First Fitna.

• NajafRelated: Kufa’s early Islamic history is closely connected to Ali and nearby Najaf.

• Yazid IRelated: Kufans invited Husayn to lead them against Yazid’s governor, then failed to support him.

• Al-Hajjaj ibn YusufBroader topic: Al-Hajjaj made Kufa his seat and used its institutions to command the province.

• Al-MansurRelated: The Abbasids’ initial base linked Al-Mansur’s rule to Iraq’s revolutionary networks.

• Abu al-Abbas al-SaffahBroader topic: Al-Saffah was proclaimed caliph at Kufa in 749.

• Zaynab bint AliRelated: Captives from Karbala were brought to Kufa, where tradition places Zaynab's speech.

• Mukhtar al-ThaqafiBroader topic: Mukhtar’s power base and revolt were centered in this divided city.

• Sa'd ibn Abi WaqqasBroader topic: Sa'd established Kufa as a military settlement while governing Iraq.

• Battle of NahrawanRelated: Ali mobilized forces from his Iraqi political and military base before marching to Nahrawan.

• Zayd ibn AliBroader topic: Zayd gathered support and fought his revolt in this city.

• Abu Musa al-Ash'ariRelated: Abu Musa also served as governor of Kufa, another major center of early caliphal power.

• KaysanitesRelated: The Kaysanite movement gained a significant following among Kufans.

• Muhammad al-BaqirRelated: Kufan transmitters helped carry teachings associated with al-Baqir into later scholarship.

• Abu Hanifa al-DinawariRelated: Al-Dinawari is associated with study in the Iraqi scholarly environment, including Kufa.

• Ali al-SajjadRelated: Accounts of the captives after Karbala connect Ali al-Sajjad with Kufa.

• HillahRelated: It belongs to the same central Iraqi urban region as Hillah.