April 10: Abu 'Isa

Abu 'Isa ("son of Jesus") led a late Jewish Messianic movement in eighth-century Persia. Combining elements of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, Abu 'Isa's movement provoked sharp repression from Persian Muslim authorities. The dates of Abu 'Isa's movement are uncertain, but his followers believed long after he was gone that he would return from a mountain to lead them to the promised land.