Zufar ibn al-Harith al-Kilabi (died c. 695) was a Muslim commander from the Arab tribe of Banu Amir, and the leader of the Qays faction in the late 7th century. During the First Muslim Civil War he led his tribe in A'isha's army against Caliph Ali at the Battle of the Camel in 656. In 657 he fought under Mu'awiya against Ali at the Battle of Siffin. During the Second Muslim Civil War he served Caliph Yazid I against anti-Umayyad rebels in the Battle of al-Harra in 683. After Yazid died, Zufar supported Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr's bid against the Umayyads. At the Battle of Marj Rahit in 684, the Qays were crushed by the Umayyads and their allies. Zufar then set up headquarters in Qarqisiya and led the Qays tribes against the Kalb. After three sieges of Qarqisiya from 685 to 691, Zufar negotiated a peace with Caliph Abd al-Malik. Zufar's troops were pardoned, rewarded and integrated into the Umayyad military. The peace was sealed by the marriage of Zufar's daughter Rabab to the caliph's son Maslama.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1758:

Seven Years' War: Prussian forces engaged the Russians at the Battle of Zorndorf in present-day Sarbinowo, Poland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Zorndorf

1942:

World War II: Japanese forces attacked the Australian base at Milne Bay on the eastern tip of New Guinea. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Milne_Bay

1989:

The NASA spacecraft Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Neptune and provided definitive proof of the existence of the planet's rings (pictured). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Neptune

2001:

American singer Aaliyah and several members of her record company were killed when their overloaded aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from Marsh Harbour Airport in the Bahamas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_Marsh_Harbour_Cessna_402_crash

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

as you sow, so shall you reap: The consequences of one's actions to oneself are in proportion to one's good or bad intentions towards others. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/as_you_sow%2C_so_shall_you_reap

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Nowhere on earth does the rose of happiness blossom without thorns; but what bursts forth out of these thorns is everywhere and in various guises the transient, yet beautiful rose of man’s joy in living.   --Johann Gottfried Herder https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Johann_Gottfried_Herder