[2] Mukhtasar Tarikh al-'Arab, p.

[2] Mukhtasar Tarikh al-'Arab, p. 184. [3] Ibn Hubayra's name is 'Amr b. Sa'd b. 'Adi al-Fazari. He was the governor over the Iraqis for six years during the time of Yazid b. 'Abd al-Malik. He was given the kunya of Abu al-Muthanna. have never seen a man in war or in peace more cunning, difficult, and watchful than al-Mansur, to the extent that he besieged me along with a group of Arab horsemen.

We spared no effort to attain something of his troops but we were unable because he firmly controlled his fighters and was very alert."[1] Through his violence and scheme he could established the 'Abbasid state and controlled fully all the organs of government. The severest kind of oppression he practiced was that toward the 'Alawids.

He treated them with violence and persecution none can describe; he wreaked his wrath upon them and punished them severely; he paid not attention to his womb relations with them and their kinship to the Messenger, may Allah bless him and his family. As for Imam Musa, peace be on him, he witnessed all kinds of ordeals and exhaustion that befell his family; these practices had great effect on his soul, which became a place of pain and sadness.

Imam Musa, peace be on, spent twenty years of his lifetime during the time of al-Mansur. He witnessed that abominable policy that carried the signs of death and annihilation to all the subjects. It is necessary for us to talk about the aspects of his personality, his policy, and his practices.

That is because the research on such topics has a close relationship with the life of Imam Musa, for it describes to us the time when he lived, the fatigue and tiredness from which the Muslims suffered, and for that had and effect on his impressions. The following is a brief account of al-Mansur's personality: The Aspects of al-Mansur's Personality As for the aspects for which al-Mansur has been known and were among his elements and selfness, they are as follows: 1.

Miserliness Without doubt, miserliness is the only source of all psychological vices; therefore, the one who has it is void of all kinds of generosity and nobility; this quality urges him to go too far in committing sins and throws him in ruinous evil. This evil tendency was among the most prominent aspects of al-Mansur, for he was a proverbial for his miserliness. He subjected the Islamic state to inclusive famine, misery, and deprivation.

Because of his intense miserliness he was given the nickname of al-Dewaniqi.