Editing Al-Mansur (section)

==Islamic scholars under him==
The [[Alids]], a group descended from [[Muhammad]]'s closest male relative and cousin [[Ali ibn Abi Talib]], had fought with the Abbasids against the Umayyads. They wanted the power to be given to the [[Imam]] [[Ja'far al-Sadiq]], a great-grandson of Ali and one of the most influential scholars in Islamic jurisprudence at the time. When it became clear that the Abbasid family had no intention of handing the power to an Alid, groups loyal to Ali moved into opposition.<ref name=Hawting2010/> When al-Mansur came to power as second Abbasid caliph he started to suppress what he perceived as extreme elements in the broad Muslim coalition that had supported the [[Abbasid Revolution]]. He would be the first Abbasid caliph to uphold Islamic orthodoxy as a matter of [[public policy]]. While al-Mansur's regime did not intrude into the private realm of elites, orthodoxy was promoted in public [[worship]], for example through the organization of [[Hajj|pilgrim caravans]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Middle East in Modern World History|last=Tucker|first=Ernest |date=2016|publisher=Routledge |isbn=9781315508245|pages=9–10}}</ref> Al-Mansur's harsh treatment towards the Alids led to a revolt in 762–763, but they were eventually defeated.<ref name=Hawting2010/>

Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq became the victim of harassment by the [[Abbasid dynasty|Abbasid]] family and in response to his growing popularity among the people was eventually poisoned on the orders of the caliph<ref>al-Fusul al-muhimmah, p.212; Dala’il al-imamah, p.lll: Ithbat al-wasiyah, p.142.</ref> in the tenth year of al-Mansur's reign.<ref name=Al-Masudi/>{{rp|26}} According to a number of sources, [[Abu Hanifa an-Nu'man]], who founded a [[Madhhab|school]] of [[fiqh|jurisprudence]], was imprisoned by al-Mansur. [[Malik ibn Anas]], the founder of another school, was [[flogged]] during his rule, but al-Mansur himself did not condone this. Al-Mansur's cousin, the governor of [[Madinah]] at the time, had ordered the flogging and was punished for doing so.<ref>Ya'qubi, vol.III, p.&nbsp;86; Muruj al-dhahab, vol.III, pp.&nbsp;268–270.</ref> Muhammad and [[Ibrahim ibn Abdallah]], the grandsons of Imam [[Hassan ibn Ali]], grandson of [[Muhammad]], were persecuted by al-Mansur after rebelling against his reign. They escaped his persecution, but al-Mansur's anger fell upon their father Abdallah ibn Hassan and others of his family. Abdallah's sons were later defeated and killed.<ref name=Aikin1747 />{{rp|202}}