العفو عند الخليفة أبي جعفر المنصوري : أهدافه و مبرراته 136-158 ه /753-774 م

It took the Abbasid state many long confliots with other movements till it was established firmly enough to encounter the Uinayyed stste and revolt against it in ^uasan.T^s revolt which was met with strong resistance spread to Iraq where the Umayyeds were defeated in die battle of Zab.Next 1-egion in Sham (Syria )٠ Egypt and North Africa came under Ahhasid domination. The Abbasid revocation was accompanied with utmost cruelty toward opposition throughout the reign of the first Caliph Abu -AI Abbas (132-136 A .H/749-753 A.D), which was not totally different in t^e reign of Abu --Ja’far Al -Mansoor who followed a policy somewhat different ٢٢٠٨١ that of his predecessor. So,he sometimes dealt severely with those who claimed the throne of the Caliphate or opposed it,while at other times, he showed leniency in accordance with the general interst of the state. The present paper focucs on this topic as part of Abu -Ja’far Al - Mansoor’s policy.