Imam Al-Sadiq

him and his family, killed many people from them for Allah, so they felt that it was time to
take their revenge on ahl al- Bayt.
If they had shut their eyes to the protectors of Islam and the propagandists of the religion,
then the Prophet would have come with his mission, it was as if that he and his memory had
not died, Islam and its laws and its regulation would have taken place as Allah, the Exalted,
and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family wanted. If they had taken a neutral
attitude towards them, men would have known the outstanding merit of ahl al Bayt and their
right would have appeared for the world, no means would have stayed with the Omayyads
who went up on the pulpits of Islam and no pretext to dominate the Muslim homeland and
enslave people.
The Omayyads were still showing and hiding their enmity for the most pure Prophet, may
Allah bless him and his family, there would have been no heresies if their attitudes for the
family of the mission were good, and if they had been contrary to what the days knew from
them, that would have been innovation in their natures and manners.
As for Banu al- 'Abbass (the Abbassids), when they ruled (Muslims), and crossed the bridge
to achieve their ambitions, the bridge which they built on the shoulders of Shi'a, and made its
pillars of the skulls of those simple people, knew that if the situation became calm, people
would ask them about the truth and its position and the caliphate and its people, because they
stood by them to destroy the thrones of the Omayyads, revenge the holy blood which was
shed without crime, and found the Caliphate of al- Rida, who belonged to the family of
Mohammed, may Allah bless him and his family. Meanwhile they did not rise and resisted
(the Omayyads) to appoint Banu al- 'Abbass (the 'Abbassids) in place of Banu 'Ali (the
'Alawids). So, the 'Abbassids decided to kill those men who paved the way for them to sit in
the throne of authority, such as Abu Salama al- Khallal and the like, because they were afraid
of that examination. Also, they decided to limit Banu 'Ali and watch and spy on them,
because they were afraid of those trends which were on their minds, or for which men urged
them. Moreover, they decided to muzzle the Shi'a with terrorism because they were afraid of
that question and punishment. So, the crime of Banu 'Ali with them was because they were
people of right, and the people of homage and caliphate whether through the family
relationship or textual nomination or outstanding merit.
There was nothing summoning the Abbassids to inflict blows against the Alawids but because
they were worthier of the Caliphate than they, had a lofty position among people, and had
great figures whom the hearts desired. So, the Abbassids tried to put down the dignity of the
family of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, and kill those great figures under
the pretext of inclining the hearts towards them. They tried to kill them to prevent the Shi'a of
ahl al- Bayt from forming the power ahl al-Bayt used to revolt against them.
The difference between the Omayyads and the Abbasids is as follows: The Omayyads waged
war against the Hashimites for two things- to get revenge for themselves for the Prophet and
take the leadership, while the 'Abbasids waged war against them to obtain the thrones and
protect them only, namely they did not intend to wage war against the Prophet and his
mission though their war against the mission and its propagandists.
If you take a quick look at what ahl al- Bayt suffered because of their outstanding merits, you