The Historical Process of Closeness of Abdul Malik Ibn Marwan to Imam Sajjad (A)‎

This article examines the relationship between Abdul Malik bin Marwan, one of the most powerful ‎Umayyad caliphs, and Imam Sajjad (a), as the leader of the Shiite community. This issue, not only ‎would reveal the political position of Imam Sajjad (A), but also can illustrate a way of understanding ‎the political and social activities of Shiites in the second half of the first century AH. The raised ‎question of the present paper is: how did Abdul Malik treat Imam Sajjad during his twenty years of ‎rule? It does not seem possible to imagine a specific pattern of behavior for the relationship ‎between the two though. During his role, Abdul Malik behaved appropriately and interacted with ‎Imam Sajjad (A) until the last years of his caliphate, but from the early nineties (AH), he changed ‎his behavior with the Imam and created severe pressures and strictures against him. Therefore, ‎this study mainly concluded by examining historical sources that the course of Abdul Malik's ‎approach to Imam Sajjad (A) began with an interactive approach and ended with a confrontational ‎approach. ‎