In this way he defeated the revolution and did away with its effects.

In this way he defeated the revolution and did away with its effects. This plan was one of the most wonderful political plans in the world throughout the stages of history. 2. Severity Severity was one of the prominent qualities of al-Ma'moon. He had no mercy or kindness. He killed his brother al-Ameen when his army had occupied Baghdad and if he had a bit of mercy, he would not kill his brother. After he had killed Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s), he treated the Alawids with utmost severity and violence.

He instructed his men to torture or kill the Alawids whenever they were found. 3. Treachery Another quality of al-Ma'moon was treachery. He had appointed Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s) as his heir apparent and after achieving his political purposes, he inserted poison to him and killed him. 4. His Tendency For Amusement And Play The tendency for play and amusement was an element of his life.

Nothing was more beloved to him than playing the chess.[^1] He was interested in chess that he had composed some verses of poetry describing it. His father ar-Rasheed was interested in chess and he had given pawns of chess as a present to the king of France and they are now in one of the museums in France. Al-Ma'moon was interested in singing and music. He was too interested in Abu Is~haq al-Mousili the songster who was one of the best and most famous musicians and singers in the Arab world.

Al- Ma'moon said about this singer, ‘Whenever he sings, my increasing scruples that come to me from the Satan get away from me.’[^2] He passed his nights with singing, dancing and playing the lute whereas the mention of Allah did not come to minds in his palaces during those nights. Claiming Shiism Al-Ma'moon pretended to be a Shiite through doing some things that made many researchers think that he was from the Shia. He did the following: 1.

Giving Fadak Back To The Alawids Al-Ma'moon gave Fadak[^3] back to the Alawids after the previous governments had confiscated it intending to impose economical punishments against the Alawids and keep them live in poverty and neediness and thus the government would be safe from their resistance. By doing this al-Ma'moon had refreshed the Alawids and saved them from their economical problems that had struck them severely. 2. Preferring Imam Ali To Other Al-Ma'moon had done a dangerous deed.