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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Historical Stories For Children Abd Al-malik Ibn Marwan After the death of Marwan, his son Abd al-Malik came to power. Before taking over the affairs of government, he was always to be found in the Mosque,praying or reading the Qur'an. He was so devoted in his worship that he became known as the Dove of the Mosque'. As soon as news reached him that he was always to be found in the Mosque,praying or reading the Qur'an.

He was so devoted in his worship that he became known as the 'Dove of the Mosque' .As soon as news reached him that he was to succeed to the caliphate ,however, he closed the Qur'an and said: "Farewell ,from now onwards we are to be separated from each other.

Since it is now a question of government of the Muslims, I have no need for th din of Allah (din is the Islamic code for living which Allah revealed to his (s.a.w.a) or the Qur'an ."Before coming to power, Abd al-Malik would become angry if someone were to kill an ant; but as soon as he took control of the government, he spent his life killing and torturing the Muslims .Indeed no matter how many people he killed ,he could never satisfy his thirst for blood.

In this respect ,he was no different from his forefathers. Even when Hajjaj wrote to him informing him that huge members of Muslims and Shi'ahs had been killed, it made no impression on his stony heart. One day a noble asked him, " O king! I have heard that you even drink wine; is this to be expected of the caliph and ruler of the Muslims?" Abd al-Malik replied, "By God I swear it is true, but wine is nothing compared to the blood which I am fond of drinking ".

Such is the way of behaving of those who desire to rule merely by force and oppression ; such people will exterminate anyone once they consider to be an obstacle in their path-even if it means killing their closet friends or members of their own family .Abd al-Malik thought only about power and by what means he could secure and retain his control over the government ; he never considered the needs of the people or the country as a whole.

Abd al-Malik was shameless, tight -fisted and bloodthirsty and all his agents and supporters resembled him. It was Abd al-Malik who appointed the following men, all famous for their vicious and despicable behaviour to the various post within the Muslims lands: Hajjaj ,who was the most bloodthirsty criminal of that time. He was ruler over lands stretching over present day Iran and Iraq.