▁following ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death ▁in ▁ 6 6 1 . ▁His ▁brother ▁Q ays ▁also ▁held ▁a ▁leadership ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁tribe . ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁account ▁c ited ▁by ▁ 9 th - century ▁historian ▁al - Tab ari , ▁the ▁newly - installed ▁Um ay y ad ▁governor ▁of ▁K uf a , ▁U bay d ▁Al lah ▁ibn ▁Z iy ad , ▁charged ▁Muhammad ▁with ▁sum mon ing ▁the ▁man ▁hiding ▁the ▁pro - Al id ▁diss ident ▁Muslim ▁ibn ▁A q il ▁to ▁the ▁governor ' s ▁palace . ▁I bn ▁A q il ▁had ▁been ▁r ally ing ▁K uf an ▁support ▁for ▁Hus ay n ▁ibn ▁Ali , ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁C ali ph ▁Ali ▁() ▁and ▁grand son ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁proph et ▁Muhammad , ▁who ▁refused ▁to ▁recognize ▁C ali ph ▁Y az id ▁I ▁( r . ▁ 6 8 0 – 6 8 3 ). ▁Muhammad ▁later ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁def ending ▁I bn ▁Z iy ad ▁when ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁I bn ▁A q il ▁bes ie ged ▁the ▁governor . ▁Muhammad ▁ultimately ▁forced ▁I bn ▁A q il ▁to ▁surrender ▁and ▁agreed ▁to ▁send ▁a ▁letter ▁on ▁the ▁latter ' s ▁beh alf ▁not ifying ▁Hus ay n ▁not ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁K uf a , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁expecting ▁significant ▁support . ▁ ▁Muhammad ▁married ▁off ▁his ▁daughter ▁to ▁I bn ▁Z iy ad . ▁The ▁latter ▁appointed ▁him ▁governor ▁of ▁Tab ar istan