Imam Reza's Position Toward Alavian's Political Movements During the Abbasid

One of Shia’s most important questions is Imams’ positions toward Alavian’s political movements against various Abbasid caliphs. This article examines the contexts for the rise of Abbasid and the situations under their Caliphate. It also explores Imam Reza’s position toward Alavian political movements. To analyze Imam Reza’s position, an understanding of political and historical conditions during the Abbasid and the situation of Alavian during this period is required. Thus, Alavian’s most important political movements since the rise of the Abbasid (including Mansour’s caliphate and the uprising of Nafs Zakia, establishment of advocacy organization, Hadi’s caliphate and the uprising of Hossein-ibn-Ali-Ibn-Hassan, Haroun’s caliphate and the foundation of Edrissian government, Alavian during Amin’s and Mamoun’s caliphates) as well as Imams’ positions toward these movements are explored. At the end of this discussion, Alavian’s movements during Imam Reza’s Imamate are particularly explored.