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‐What made you <strong>com</strong>e?<br />

‐Tyranny has appeared in our country, so I have <strong>com</strong>e to inform you (of it), but suddenly I have<br />

<strong>com</strong>e to know that tyranny has begun to <strong>com</strong>e out of your own house. I have seen evil deeds and<br />

prevailing oppression; I thought that was because of that the country was far away from you.<br />

However, whenever I <strong>com</strong>e nearer to<br />

[1] Al‐Imama wa al‐Siyasa, vol. 2, pp. 185‐187.<br />

you, (I feel that) the affair is worse." Al‐Mansur became displeased with his words, and ordered<br />

him to be brought out.[1] 'Abd al‐Rahman visited al‐Mansur another time, and he asked him: ‐<br />

What is the difference between my authority and that of the Umayyads?<br />

‐In you authority I have seen all kinds of tyranny I saw in theirs! ‐We have no helper.<br />

‐'Umar b. 'Abd al‐'Aziz said: "A supreme ruler (sultan) is like a market to which is brought that<br />

which is sold in it. If he is pious, they will bring him their piety; and if he is sinful, they will bring<br />

him their sins." Al‐Mansur kept silent and said nothing.[2]<br />

5. A great Reformer<br />

A great reformer criticized al‐Mansur for his policy that opposed the truth and justice. History has<br />

not mentioned the name of this great reformer. Any way, this reformer told al‐Mansur about his<br />

crimes and censured him for his acts. He said to al‐Mansur during his circumambulating the<br />

Kaaba: "O Allah, surely I <strong>com</strong>plain to you of the appearance of error and corruption on earth, and<br />

of greed that <strong>com</strong>es between the truth and its men." These words stunned al‐Mansur, the<br />

tyrannical and arrogant one. So after he had finished circumambulating the Kaaba, he ordered the<br />

man to be brought. When the man stood before al‐Mansur, he asked him about his words. The<br />

man asked al‐Mansur for security and not to punish him if he had showed the truth, and al‐<br />

Mansur gave him security. He said to him:<br />

‐Surely the one who has greed to the extent that he has <strong>com</strong>e between the truth and its people is<br />

you, O Commander of the faithful. ‐How have I greed while I have gold and silver, the sweet and<br />

the sour are under my grasp?<br />

‐Surely, Allah has appointed you as a ruler over the Muslims and their properties. But you have<br />

placed between you and them a veil of plaster and bricks, and chamberlains with weapons. You<br />

have ordered them not to let anyone <strong>com</strong>e in to you except so‐and‐so; you have not ordered<br />

them to let those oppressed, sorrowful, weak, poor, hungry, and naked <strong>com</strong>e in to you, while they<br />

all have rights against these properties. When those people you have chosen as your special group<br />

and preferred to your subjects have seen that properties are collected to you while you do not<br />

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