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For these noble principles the ‘Alawids went to the fields of struggle and jihad. So they met
difficult problems, their limbs were cut off, their blood was shed, and they were executed. The
masses were sure that the ‘Alawids were the protectors and leaders of this community, that the
society would obtain the means of its livelihood and its welfare except through their government.
Accordingly, they supported them. The slogans of the revolutionaries and of the demonstrators
were the summons to al‐Rida from among the Family of Muhammed. The violent revolt that
broke out all over the Islamic countries put an end to the Umayyad government, toppled it and
removed its traces. However, the ‘Abbasids usurped the authority. When the affairs went well
with them, they spared no effort to destroy the ‘Alawids and their followers, who were the source
of the aware forces in Islam.
The terrible plan the ‘Abbasid government drew to destroy the Shi‘a and all the opposing forces
includes the following: 1. They founded the Islamic doctrines, divided the Muslims, and made
them busy with ideological beliefs, that they might divert them from thinking of political affairs.
Accordingly, the clubs in Baghdad, Kufa, Basrah, Medina, and all the cities of the Islamic world
were full of theological debates and philosophical discussions. All these debates and discussions
were about the ideological frame in Islam. The scientific life at that time was directed to this side
only; it was not direct to any side of the political life the Muslims led.
2. They wanted to isolate the Imams of Ahl al‐Bayt from the Muslims, to impose supervision on
them, to prevent the Muslims from communicating with them and taking the principal features of
the religion from them.
The ‘Abbasids felt that the people were in need of understanding the affairs of their religion. So
al‐Mansur al‐Dewaniqi entrusted Imam Malik, the head of a Muslim sect, with writing a book on
Islamic jurisprudence, that he might force the people to follow it. However, Malik refused that,
but he finally responded to him out of pressure and wrote al‐Muwatta.[1]
The ‘Abbasid government supported the Imams of the doctrines and spread their jurisprudence. It
forced the people to follow them. Besides it gave a lot of money to them and greatly honored
them. Al‐Rashid ordered his governor over Medina not to carry out any order without consulting
Malik; similarly, he sat on the ground to hear his speech.[2] He ordered the pilgrims to be told
that none had the right to give religious decisions except Malik. So the people overcrowded
around him, and the delegates came to him from all over the Islamic countries to listen to his
speech
[1] Al‐Zarqani, Sharh al‐Muwatta', vol. 1, p. 8.
[2] Al‐Zawi, Menaqib Malik.
and to take religious verdicts from him. None was able to approach Malik because he was
officially respected. Some strong black young men surrounded him. They severely punished him
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