In this year, Abdullah bin Al-Zubayr pledged allegiance for the Caliphate in Mecca, with the agreement of all who were there from its people and the emigrants who came to it from Medina and the Hijaz. Yazid sent Al-Husayn bin Numayr to Mecca, besieged it, fought its people, and bombarded it with catapults, burning the Kaaba. All this while Ibn Al-Zubayr was defending it as best he could, until a messenger brought him the news of Yazid's death. He then cut off the speech of every orator. His reign as Caliph lasted three years, nine months, and a few days. He died in the first Rabi' of the year 64 AH in Hawarin, in the province of Homs.

The Caliphate of Mu'awiyah bin Yazid.

(Then Abdullah bin Al-Zubayr, then Marwan bin Al-Hakam) On the day of Yazid's death, his son Mu'awiyah was pledged allegiance to at the age of twenty. Some called him Mu'awiyah bin Yazid the Second. He had no children. He died after ruling for forty days. His grandfather, Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan, was the one who pledged allegiance to him.

In Rajab of that year, the people of the Hijaz unanimously pledged allegiance to Abdullah bin Al-Zubayr.

Mu'awiyah bin Yazid abdicated the Caliphate from the day they pledged allegiance to him, when he saw the large number of his supporters and his inability to oppose them. He renounced the world at a young age and asked to be buried with the inscription "The Deceiver" on his grave.

Abdullah bin Al-Zubayr was a cultured and intelligent man, possessing noble lineage, high ambition, and bravery. He participated in several battles as a young man. When Amr bin Al-As conquered Egypt, Abdullah bin Al-Zubayr, his father Al-Zubayr, and his brother Amr were part of his army. When the peace treaty was written between Amr and the Copts, these three placed their seals on it as witnesses. When the Caliph Uthman bin Affan sent Abdullah bin Saad bin Abi Sarh, the governor of Egypt, with a large army to conquer the western coasts, Abdullah bin Al-Zubayr was with him. Among his characteristics was his perseverance in his endeavors and steadfastness in his objectives. He never ceased to oppose Mu'awiyah bin Abi Sufyan's claim to the Caliphate from the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and he remained steadfast during his reign, then during the reign of his son Yazid, and then during the reign of his grandson Mu'awiyah the Second, until he achieved his goal. When the news of Yazid's death reached him, he was in Mecca, surrounded by an army of Yazid's supporters. When they learned of the news, they returned to Syria. Abdullah took control of Medina, the Hijaz, and Yemen, and those who were there pledged allegiance to him. He then began to rebuild the Kaaba, demolishing it until it was leveled with the ground. Its walls had been damaged by catapult stones. He placed the Black Stone nearby. People were circumambulating from behind the foundation. He built a wall around it and incorporated the Black Stone into it. As for Egypt, Sa'id Al-Azdi was its governor. Abdullah bin Al-Zubayr was on the verge of...