In face of the fake Umayyad claim to legitimate sovereignty in Islam as God's Vice-regents on earth, and in view of Umayyad treachery, arbitrary and divisive government, and vindictive retribution,
they came to appreciate his honesty, his Unbending devotion to the reign of Islam,
his deep personal loyalties, his equal treatment of all his supporters, and his generosity in forgiving his defeated enemies.