In order to get hold of her, from 758 onwards he had several of her relatives, including her father and uncle, imprisoned and mistreated in custody.
[3] A relative, al-Hasan ibn Muʿāwiya, was sent to Mecca as governor and was also able to quickly take control of this city and win the residents over to Muhammad's side.
[4] Meanwhile, Ibrahim stayed near Basra and took the city on November 23, 762 with the support of the local governor, who sympathized with the uprising movement.
[6] After Muhammad an-Nafs az-Zakīya fell in battle against the Abbasid military leader Isa ibn Musa on December 6, 762, his brother's followers also swore an oath of loyalty to him.
Ibrahim's troops were initially able to deal a heavy blow to the Abbasid advance guard, but were scattered in the ensuing battles.
So he had Abu Hanifa taken to Baghdad and thrown into prison, where he died a short time later, allegedly poisoned by the Caliph.
A third brother, Idris, later emigrated to the western Maghreb and founded the Idrisid state there in 789 with the support of local Berber tribes, which lasted until the beginning of the 10th century extended over large areas of what is now Morocco.