They violated the borders, defiled women, shed blood, and captured prophets. May God curse them, for they have lost the seeds of the Sunnah in intellect and practice. They have revived what the scholars had buried. Abu Shamla, Abu Dahir, Buknayb, Nasim, and others, regardless of the state of the Banu Ubayd, were known for their lies and deceit. He wrote to some of the esteemed scholars of Baghdad, asking them to inform the ruler that they were not the descendants of Ali ibn Abi Talib, but rather sorcerers, heretics, and apostates. They were not Muslims, for they abolished the prescribed punishments, defiled women, shed blood, and captured prophets. Al-Raba'ini said that the scholars of Ifriqiya considered the Banu Ubayd to be apostates and heretics because they openly defied the Sharia. Abu al-Husayn al-Fabi said that the reason for killing them was that Ubayd Allah and his followers were four types of people: a man who opposes the imamate, a man who denies the resurrection, a man who is a Rafidi, and a man who is a heretic. Taqi al-Din said that the Fatimids, who ruled in Cairo, acted against the Sharia of Islam. They claimed to be Rafidis, but they were actually followers of the Qarmatians, Nusayris, and Batinis. Al-Ghazali said in his books that their outward appearance was Rafidi, but their inner belief was pure disbelief. Among those who followed them in the lands of Islam were the Isma'ilis, Nusayris, and Qadaris. Their leaders in Cairo would appoint a Jew as vizier one day and an Armenian Christian the next. This was because the heretics and infidels had become numerous in the lands of the Muslims. They would call out in Cairo, "The two palaces in Egypt are for the imams, who are the descendants of Ali." They were imams who were appointed by heretics and infidels who did not believe in the hereafter. None of them were appointed as viziers, according to the words of Abu Taqi, except those who outwardly appeared to be supporters of the religion of God. The ruler appointed Abu al-Fath Ahmad ibn Ali al-Jurjani, one of the men of the Fatimids, who was known for his cunning and intelligence. When his influence grew, he was overthrown. When the news reached al-Mu'izz, he wanted to conquer the lands of the Maghreb. He sent his son, Ubayd Allah, who was known for his opposition to Ali ibn Ubayd. He was a follower of al-Mu'izz, and when he saw that they were opposing him, he began to kill them. Some of the Banu Ubayd openly desecrated graves and sought to kill the Commander of the Faithful, al-Qaim bi-Amr Allah, the son of al-Qadir bi-Allah, Ahmad ibn al-Mu'tazz bi-Allah, the son of al-Mutawakkil 'ala Allah, Ja'far ibn al-Mu'tasim bi-Allah, Muhammad ibn al-Ma'mun, Abd Allah ibn Harun al-Rashid, ibn al-Mahdi Muhammad, ibn al-Mansur Muhammad, ibn Abd Allah ibn al-Abbas, ibn Abd al-Muttalib, ibn Hashim, in Baghdad. He appointed a preacher for him in al-Aziz and gave him authority. He wrote him a covenant and asked him for the title and insignia in the manner of the Byzantines. Al-Mu'izz wrote to the sea, saying that when he was in Egypt, he was allied with the Banu Ubayd. He said, "How can I associate with people who have no disagreement with me? If it were not for you, I would not have known them." They followed his plan, referring to the Banu Ubayd. He claimed that he only kept some of them because of their knowledge of the Jahmiyyah. When he was asked about it, he said, "Do you not wonder at this prince, a Moroccan Berber, who wants to conquer Baghdad with the help of the people of Baghdad? He does not regret it. He wants to reconcile the Fatimids and their vizier. If they agree on these symbols, then they will be victorious."