Zayd ibn Ali
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Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik: Administrator of an Empire at Its Limits
PersonHisham ibn Abd al-Malik (72-125 AH / 691-743 CE) was the tenth Umayyad caliph, whose nineteen-year reign was the dynasty's last long one. A careful administrator, he reorganised the diwans, the police and the postal service while the frontiers stopped advancing.
Umayyad CaliphateZayn al-Abidin: Ali ibn al-Husayn al-Sajjad
PersonAli ibn al-Husayn (c. 658–712), called Zayn al-Abidin, was the only son of al-Husayn to survive Karbala. He lived in Medina as a transmitter of hadith and is remembered for his worship and secret charity.
Umayyad Caliphate