حركة الزنج و أثرها على جنوب العراق (255 - 270 هـ)‎

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Conclusion: By studying the rebellion of Ali bin Muhammad in southern Iraq, we concluded the following: Ignorance, poverty and injustice are the most dangerous things that nations face, as they are like a dormant volcano waiting for the right opportunity to erupt to destroy everything.

The Zanj in southern Iraq suffered miserable conditions of poverty, poverty, enslavement and an inferior view of society, all of which encouraged Ali bin Muhammad to exploit them to achieve his goals in reaching the hierarchy of power.

The rebellion of the Zanj leader did not involve a clear program that would guarantee him survival and continuity, as he believed in the principles of the Azeri Kharijites, and this sparked the indignation of the free against him and not dealing with him, as he went out of religion by claiming prophethood and violating the divine attributes, as well as following a policy of revenge, not reform.

And the social revolution, not the calendar, so killing, captivity, burning, looting and looting was a feature of this rebellion.

The Abbasid Caliphate suffered great losses as a result of this rebellion, which lasted for fifteen years (255-270 A.

H.

), which destroyed agricultural lands, disrupted trade, ruined cities, killed thousands, and imprisoned free women, and weakened the state, which encouraged separatist movements to overthrow the Abbasid Caliphate.