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secretary of his son Ja‘far. He was informed that al‐Fudal played with Ja‘far. So he sent two men
and ordered them to kill him wherever they found him. He wrote a letter to Ja‘far to inform him
what he had ordered them. He said to the two men: “Do not give the letter to Ja‘far until you have
killed al‐Fudayl.” When they reached al‐Fudayl, they beheaded him. Al‐Fudayl was a righteous
person. Al‐Mansur was told that he was an innocent person, and that he was quick in killing him.
So he repented of that. He gave ten thousand dirhams to a messenger and ordered him to go to
al‐Fudayl before he had been killed. However, the messenger came and found him a motionless
corpse. Accordingly, Ja‘far condemned that and said to his retainer: “What does the Commander
of the faithful say in respect with the murder of a chaste, religious, Muslim man without a crime?”
So Suwayd answered him: “He is the Commander of the faithful. He does whatever he pleases. He
is more knowledgeable of what he does.” The kings killed the people and shed their blood
according to their low desires. They did whatever they wanted, for they were the Shadow of Allah
on earth. They were not asked about sin or crime.
During the ‘Abbasid days, the Islamic countries suffered from oppression and tyranny. For the
‘Abbasids employed violence in carrying out their plans. For the first time in Islamic history the
leather rug (for executing people) was put by the throne of the Caliph. The Caliph employed it and
the headsman as means to ascend the throne, as Philip Hety says. The ‘Abbasid Caliphs followed
this policy throughout their times. They did not yield to the truth and justice; rather they yielded
to their low desires and feelings. The boys, the women, and the corrupt drinking companions
played an important role in managing the affairs of the government, distributing gifts and salaries
among the people, and depriving them of them. All these things did not depend on the Law of
Allah; rather they resulted from the caliphs personal inclinations, which were very far from justice.
The Muslim Sects
Perhaps the most important things took place at the ‘Abbasid Time 1 were the Muslims sects, who
differed over the origins and branches of the religion. The certain thing is that the ‘Abbasid
authorities founded the Muslim sects, fed them, and made them grow. They forced the people to
embrace them. I (the author) think that they wanted to send the Muslims far from the Imams of
Ahl al‐Bayt, who represented the true Islam and its revolutionary trends aiming at putting an end
to social oppression, saving the people from the political tyranny.
During the ‘Abbasid time, the ‘Alawids went to the fields of the holy jihad, that they might protect
the society from the Umayyads’ violence and severe punishments, and return to society the
Islamic noble principles, which depended on spreading justice, freedom, equality, ease, stability,
perfect faith in the individual’s rights, securing the means of his daily bread, and his security. Islam
regarded that as a basic rule for developing the society and making it lead a free, noble life.
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