</s> ▁Ab ū ▁al - Q ā sim ▁Mu ḥ amm ad ▁ibn ▁al - A sh ' ath ▁ibn ▁Q ays ▁al - Kind ī ▁( d ied ▁ 6 8 6 ) ▁was ▁the ▁ch ie ft ain ▁of ▁the ▁Kind ah ▁tribe ▁in ▁K uf a , ▁succeed ing ▁his ▁father ▁al - A sh ' ath ▁ibn ▁Q ays . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁governor ▁of ▁Tab ar istan ▁under ▁the ▁Um ay y ad ▁vic ero y ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁U bay d ▁Al lah ▁ibn ▁Z iy ad ▁and ▁later ▁as ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁Mos ul ▁under ▁the ▁anti - U may y ad ▁cal i ph ▁Abd ▁Al lah ▁ibn ▁al - Z ub ay r . ▁He ▁died ▁fighting ▁for ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁brother ▁and ▁governor ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁Mus ' ab ▁ibn ▁al - Z ub ay r , ▁against ▁the ▁pro - Al id ▁r uler ▁of ▁K uf a , ▁M uk ht ar ▁al - Th a q af i , ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Har ura ▁in ▁ 6 8 6 . ▁His ▁son , ▁Abd ▁al - R ah man , ▁would ▁later ▁lead ▁a ▁major ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁the ▁Um ay y ads ▁in ▁ 7 0 0 – 7 0 3 . ▁ ▁Life ▁Muhammad ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁al - A sh ' ath ▁ibn ▁Q ays , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Kind ah ▁tribe ▁in ▁K uf a , ▁and ▁succeeded ▁him