Abd Allah ibn Wahb al-Rasibi
Early leader of the Kharijites (d. 658)
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Ê¿Abd AllÄh ibn Wahb al-RÄsibÄ« (Arabic: عبد اÙÙ٠ب٠ÙÙب اÙراسبÙ; died 17 July 658 AD) was an early leader of the KhÄrijites.[1] Of the BajÄ«la tribe, he was a tÄbiÊ¿Ä«, one who learned the teachings of Islam directly from a á¹£aḥÄba (companion) of Muḥammad. He prostrated himself in prayer so frequently that he developed calluses on his forehead, leading to the nickname, dhu ʾl-thafinÄt, "the man with the calluses".[2]
Ê¿Abd AllÄh fought under á¹¢aÊ¿d ibn AbÄ« WaqqÄá¹£ in the conquest of Iraq. In the first Muslim civil war, he took the side of the Caliph Ê¿AlÄ« and fought for him at the Battle of á¹¢iffÄ«n (657). He opposed Ê¿AlÄ«'s decision to accept arbitration to end the civil war and joined the dissidents, soon to be known as KhÄrijites, gathering at ḤarÅ«rÄʾ in Iraq. They later moved to KÅ«fa, where they elected Ê¿Abd AllÄh as their amÄ«r (commander) and not, as is sometimes claimed, the true caliph (successor of Muḥammad).[2][3] They marched out in March 658 and were routed by Ê¿AlÄ« in the Battle of NahrawÄn on 17 July (9 á¹¢afar 38 AH). Ê¿Abd AllÄh was killed in battle.[2]