So, they thought that al- Sadiq had to be the man of the caliphate and religion.

So, they thought that al- Sadiq had to be the man of the caliphate and religion. For this reason, al-Mansur was very careful of al- Sadiq, peace be on him. Accordingly, he subjected him to various kinds of pains and adversities. He went on doing that till he killed al- Sadiq with poison. 1 AL-Anfal: 75.

No wonder that Abü Abd Allah (al- Sadiq), peace be on him, suffered from those adversities, because the adversities of the person are according to his position among people and his ambition for high ranks. Between the rule of al- Mansür and the death of al- Sadiq, peace be on him, were twelve years in which al- Sadiq found neither rest nor tranquillity though they lived apart from each other: al- Sffdiq was in Hijâz and al- Mansur lived in Iraq.

In the book ‘Muhaj Al- Da’awat (prayers), chapter on Da’awat of al-Sadiq, Ibin Tauws Abu al- Qasim ‘Ali,’[1] may his grave be fragrant, said:” Indeed, al-Mansur sent for aI- Sâdiq seven times. Some of them were in Medina and Rabadha at the time when al-Mansur performed the hajj, some of them were at Kufa, and some were in Baghdad.

Eeach time he mistreated him and try to kill him.” We will mention these seven attempts in detail as follow: The first (attempt): Ibin Tâuws reported on the authority of al- Rabi’, the chamberlain of al-Mansur, who said: “When al-Mansur[2] performed the hajj and arrived in Medina, he stayed awake for one night. So, he summoned me and said: RabT’, at this time, if you want to be by yourself, then do. Go as quickly as possible to Abu Abd Allah Ja’far b. Mohammed and say to him: This is your cousin.

He has sent you his Salâm and said to you:’ Even if the house is far away and the condition is different, but we belong to the womb of yesterday... and he asks you to come to him at this time.’ If he agrees to come with you, then be soft .with him. And if disagrees for a certain reason or the like, then leave the matter for him.

And if he carefully orders you (that I should) come to him, then make easy and do not make difficult, and accept forgiveness and do not be harsh in neither saying nor act, Al- Rabr’ said:’ Then I arrived at his door (the door of al-Saqid’s house). I found him in the house of his isolation. I came into his house without permission. I found him covering his cheeks with dust, invoking Allah with the palm of his hands. The dust affected his face and his cheeks.

1 (His name was) Radiuldrn Abü al- Qasim ‘Ali b. Mflsa al- Hasany al- Hilly. He was from the family of Tauws.