This is a mediocre quality source. The organization of the page is simple though it is not evenly written. It appears that the writer or writers were negatively biased towards the life of Harun al-Rashid. The anecdotes given that have details are negatives against al-Rashid. His life is portrayed as a man who makes stupid decisions like marrying his sister to his friend and expecting them to act unmarried. Then al-Rashid's brutality is shown when he kills and displays Ja'far publicly.
After reading this entry, I'm intrigued by the stories that surround him. How did he manage to rule his empire? And have a prosperous reign? The Wikipedia page answers the basic questions about who he is, but for more details I would google his name along with different key words like Ja'far or Bayt al-Hikma to find out the role he played in different aspects of his lifetime.
Lastly, Harun al-Rashid sparks imagination because of the wild stories that surround his life. The variety of experiences he had leads to a wide variety of references that add to his fame. I think the Wikipedia page does not do justice to the largeness of his presence.
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