Re: Most Controversial Person in History
KKF you must be over 100 then (j/k)
Yes Haroon u Rashid is quite controversial. On one side his period is regarded as best for military conquests and on the other side his pompous way of life and not listening to positive criticism lead to start of destruction of Abbasid caliphate. Abbasid got caliphate by claiming that they are from the family of the Prophet (SAW) and will rule according to the Sharia rules as against their predecessors Ummayads, but after getting powers they did not prove to be different from Ummayads and breached the shariya laws openely.
Harron-u- Rashid, his queen Zubaida are also one of the famous fictitious characters mentioned in many of the tales from Alif Laila written during his period.