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Despite his reluctance, Ibn al-Mu'tazz was persuaded to assume the caliphate following the death of his cousin al-Muktafi. It was hoped that he would put an end to the intrigues that had plagued the dynasty for decades. The Vizier, however, favoured another descendant of al-Mu'tazz to assume the throne. Ibn al-Mu'tazz was forced from the palace in [[Baghdad]] and strangled. Almost prophetically, he had once written as a poet:
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::::''And be like the one who walks on a thorny path, he is cautious of what he sees'' (و اصنع كماش فوق أرض الشوك يحذر ما يرى)▼
و اصنع كماش فوق أرض الشوك يحذر ما يرى
::::''Do not belittle the small sins; truly mountains are made from pebbles'' (لا تحقرن صغيرةً إن الجبال من الحصى)▼
لا تحقرن صغيرةً إن الجبال من الحصى
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Abandon sins, big and small – that is Tawqa
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