Abu al-Ward | |
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| Governor of Jund Qinnasrin | |
| Monarch | Marwan II |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 750 Homs |
| Relations |
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| Parent | Kawthar ibn Zufar ibn al-Harith |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Umayyad Caliphate |
| Battles/wars | Third Fitna |
Majzaʾa ibn al-Kawthar ibn Zufar ibn al-Ḥārith al-Kilābī (Arabic: مَجْزَأَة بن الْكَوْثَر بن زُفَر بن الْحَارٍث الْكِلابِيّ الهَوازِنِيِّ; died 750), commonly known as Abū al-Ward (also transliterated Abūʾl-Ward), was a mid-8th century Umayyad governor of Jund Qinnasrin in Syria. He was a cavalry commander of Umayyad Caliph Marwan II and later the leader of a rebellion against the Abbasid Caliphate in Syria which aimed to reestablish the Umayyad Caliphate in 750.