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Table of Contents

PUBLISHER'S PREFACE. 25

Dedication. 26

Introduction. 27

Notes 32

CHAPTER l: THE GREAT BABY. 33

His Mother 33

His Father 33

The Great Baby. 33

His Name 34

His Kunya 34

His Nick-Names 34

The Greetings of the Prophet to al-Baqir 35

His Features 37

His Early Cleverness 37

His Solemnity and His Prestige 37

The Inscription of his Ring. 38

His Residence 38

Notes 39

CHAPTER II: UNDER THE AUSPICES OF AL-HUSAYN AND ‘ALI 40

Under the Care of his Grandfather 40

Under the Auspices of his Father 41

Admiration and Glorification. 41

1. Sa‘ïd b. al-Musayyab. 41

2. Al-Zuhri 41

3. Zayd b. Aslam. 41

4. ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Azïz 41

5. Abu Hazim. 41

6. Malik. 41

7. Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah. 41

8. Al-Waqidi 41

His high Morals 42

His Proclaiming Knowledge 43

His Urging (the Moslems) to seek Knowledge 43

His Honoring the Seekers of Knowledge 43

The Readers of the Koran cleaved to him. 44

His Freeing of Slaves 44

His Worship and his Piety. 44

His Alms and his Kindness 46

The Wonderful Poem of al-Farazdaq. 46

Deep Sadness 48

His Commandments to his Son al-Baqir 49

His Supplications for his Children. 50

In Protection from Immortality. 53

Al-Walïd poisoned the Imam. 53

His Designation for the Imamate of al-Baqir 54

His Bequests to his Son al-Baqir 54

To the High Comrade 54

His Preparation for Burial 55

His Funeral 55

To his final Resting Place 55

Fabrication. 56

Notes 58

CHAPTER lll: HIS BROTHERS AND HIS CHILDREN  59

His Brothers 59

Zayd the Martyr 59

His Birth. 59

His Early Life 60

His Worship and his Piety. 60

His Knowledge and his Literature 60

Imam al-Baqir admired Zayd. 61

With Hisham b. ‘Abd al-Malik. 62

The Legal Uprising. 64

The Great Uprising. 65

Treason and Perfidy. 67

Under the Protection of Immortality. 67

Torturing Zayd's Supporters 68

The Moslems' Discontent 69

Burning the Great Body. 70

With al-Mas‘udi 71

Al-Husayn al-Asghar (the younger) 71

His Religious Knowledge 71

His Clemency and his Solemnity. 71

His Devotion and his Piety. 71

His Death. 72

His Nickname 72

His Religious Knowledge 72

His Authority over the Heirlooms of the Prophet 72

His Death. 72

‘Umar al-Ashraf 73

His Kunya 73

His Nickname 73

His Religious Knowledge 73

His Authority over the Heirlooms of the Prophet 73

His Death. 73

‘Ali 73

Imam al-Baqir's Children. 74

1. Ibrahïm. 74

2. Imam Ja‘far 74

3.‘Abd Allah. 74

4.‘Ali 75

5.‘Abd Allah. 75

Notes 76

CHAPTER IV: ADMIRATION AND GLORIFICATION  78

1. Imam al-Sadiq. 78

2. Mohammed b.al-Munkadir 78

3. Sudayf al-Makki 78

4. Hisham b. ‘Abd al-Malik. 78

5. Al-Mansur al-Dawanïqi 78

6. Abd Allah b.‘Ata' 78

7. Jabir b.Yazïd. 79

8. Jabir b. ‘Abd Allah. 79

9. Ibn Hajar al-Haythami 79

10. Ibn Kuthayr 80

11. ‘Abd al-Hamïd al-Hanbali 80

12. Al-Nabahani 80

13. Al-Qirmani 80

14. Al-Dhahabi 81

15. Mohammed b. Abï Bakr 81

16. Mohammed al-Jazri 82

17. Kamal al-Dïn al-Shafi‘i 82

18. Idrïs al-Qarashi 82

19. Jamal al-Dïn. 82

20. Mohammed al-Sabban. 82

21. Ibn Abï al-Haddïd. 82

22. Shaykh al-Mufïd. 82

23. Abu al-Hasan al-Tubrisi 83

24. Tajj al-Dïn. 83

25. Mahmud b. Whayb. 83

26. ‘Abbas al-Makki 83

27. Sayyid Kazim al-Yamani 83

28. Ibn Taymiya 84

29. Al-Shaykhani 84

30. Al-Majlisi 84

31. Al-Nawawi 85

32. Abu Zar‘a 85

33. Ibn ‘Anba 85

34. ‘Ali b.‘Isa al-Arbali 85

35. Ahmed Fahmi 85

36. Farïd Wajdi 85

37. Abu Zahrah. 85

38. Al-Talmasani 85

Notes 87

CHAPTER V: THE QUALITIES OF HIS CHARACTER  88

His Imamate 88

Infallibility. 88

The Definition of Infallibility. 89

The Evidence for Infallibility. 89

Doubts and Imaginations 90

His Clemency. 91

His Patience 92

His Honoring the Poor 93

His Releasing the Slaves 93

His Spending on his Companions 93

His Alms to the Poor of Medina 93

His Generosity and his Liberality. 93

His Worship. 94

A. His Reverence in his Prayers 95

B. His many Prayers 95

C. His Supplications during his Prostration. 95

D. His Supplication during his Personal Prayers 96

His Pilgrimage 97

His Whispered Prayer with Allah. 98

His Praising Allah. 98

His Renouncing Worldly Pleasures 98

Notes 100

CHAPTER VI: HIS TALENTS AND HIS GENIUS  101

The Scientific Life at his Time 101

The Bright Role of the Imam. 101

The Sciences the Imam Discussed. 102

The Tradition: 102

The Reports of the Imams 103

The Traditions of Imam al-Baqir 103

His Traditions from the Prophet 104

His Traditions on the Authority of the Imam, the Commander of the Faithful 118

His Narration from his Grandfather al-Husayn. 121

His Narration from his Father 121

His Narration from Jabir al-Ansari 121

His Narration from ‘Umar 121

His Narration from b. ‘Abbas 122

His Narration from Zayd b. Arqam. 122

His Narration From Abï Dharr 122

The Exegesis of the Holy Koran. 122

The Virtue of Reciting the Koran. 123

Repetition of Reciting the Koran. 123

The Koran far above Falsehood. 123

The Imam dispraised those who distort the Koran. 124

Figurative Usage in the Koran. 124

The Basmalah is Part of the Suras of the Koran. 124

The Koran was revealed in Seven Letters 125

The Seven Letters 125

The Imam denied the Seven Letters 126

The Method of Exegesis 126

The Exegesis through the transmitted Sayings 126

The Exegesis through the Opinion. 126

Imam al-Baqir's Exegesis 127

Examples of al-Baqir's Exegesis 127

Theology. 130

Monotheism. 131

Notes 135

The Imamate 139

The Critical Need for the Imam. 139

To know the Imam is obligatory. 139

To obey the Imam is obligatory. 140

The Right of the Imam against People 141

The Dignity of the Imam. 141

Accepting the Leadership of the Imams of ahl al-Bayt 141

Al-Baqir praised the Imams 142

The Number of the Imams 143

The Sufferings of the Imams 144

Al-Baqir urged Reporters and Traditionalists to proclaim the Glorious Deeds of the Imams 144

The Knowledge of the Imams 144

Al-Baqir predicted Events 146

Jurisprudence 149

1. Its Characteristics 151

2. Its Flexibility. 152

3. It has opened a Door to Ijtihad. 152

4. It resorts to the Judgment of Reason. 152

Jurisprudential Problems 153

The Rules of Fighting in Islam. 153

Wiping the two Light Leather Boots (khuffayn) with Water 155

Touching the Vestibule of the Vulva does not invalidate Wudu’ 155

Raising the Voice during the quiet Prayer 155

Asking Allah to bless Mohammed and his Family in Tashahhud. 156

Science of Fundamentals 156

Presumption of Continuity (Istishab) 156

The Rule of Passing (Qa‘idat al-Tajawiz) 157

The Rule of Finishing (Qa‘idat al-Faragh) 157

The Rule of Removing Harm. 157

The Remedy of Contradiction. 157

1. Publicity (al-Shuhra) 158

2. The Tradition should be harmonious with the Book and the Sunna 158

3. Preferring the Tradition through the Qualities of Narrators 158

Economic Researches 159

1. The Necessity of Improving Livelihood. 159

2. Warning from Laziness 159

3.Al-Baqir detested those who left Work. 159

4. Work is Obedience to Allah. 159

Knowledge and Scholars 160

1. The Virtue of Knowledge 160

2. The Virtue of the Scholar 160

3.Associating with Scholars and the Pious 161

4. Discussing Knowledge 161

5.Rules for the Student 161

6.Proclaiming Knowledge 161

7. The Imam urged Moslems to learn. 161

8. Understanding the Religion. 161

9. Putting Knowledge into effect 162

10. Action coupled with knowing Allah is accepted. 162

11. The Imam dispraised Boasting of Seeking Knowledge. 162

12. Giving Religious Opinions without Knowledge 162

13. The Qualities of the Scholar 163

Traditions on Faith. 164

1. The Essence of Faith. 164

2. The Ranks of Faith. 164

3. The Qualities of the Pious 165

With the Shi‘ites 166

1. His Commandments to his Shi‘ites 166

2.The Early Shi‘ites 168

3.The Attributes of the Shi‘ites 169

4. Al-Baqir's Commandments to Shi‘ites 170

5. Love for Ahl al-Bayt 171

6. Why have Shi‘ites been called rafida? 172

7. Al-Baqir's Supplication for his Shi‘ites 173

The Lives and Maxims of the Prophets 173

1. Part of Allah's Revelation to Adam. 173

2. Solomon's Maxim. 173

3. A Maxim in the Torah. 174

4. Why was Noah called the Grateful Servant? 174

5.Noah's Prayer against his People 174

6. Ismael was the first to speak Arabic 174

7. Allah whispered (words) to Moses 174

8. Al-Baqir denied that the Prophet was Illiterate 174

9.Noah and Iblis 175

10. The Death of Solomon. 175

11. Jacob's meeting with Joseph. 175

12. The Period of Jacob's Life in Egypt 176

Notes 177

On the Prophet's Life 180

1. The Prophet borrowed Weapons from Safwan. 180

2. Khalid marched to Bani Judhayma 180

The Life of Imam ‘Ali 181

The Commander of the Faithful predicted the Murder of al-Husayn. 181

The Characteristics of the Commander of the Faithful 181

The Events of Siffïn. 182

Raising the Siege from the Water 182

Mu‘awiya and ‘Amru b. al-‘As 182

Imam ‘Ali delivered a Sermon at Siffïn. 183

The Day of al-Harrïr 184

The Document of the Arbitration. 185

The Tragedy of Imam Husayn. 186

The Narration of ‘Ammar al-Dihni 186

Criticisms 190

Imam al-Baqir's Valuable Commandments 191

His Commandments to his Son al-Sadiq. 191

His Commandments to one of his Children. 192

His Commandments to ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Azïz 192

His Commandments to Jabir al-Ju‘fi 192

His Commandments to a Moslem. 194

His Commandments to one of his Companions 195

His Preaching. 196

The Virtue of Reason. 198

Cleverness 198

Contemplation. 199

Noble Manners 199

1. Kindness 199

2. Fairness 199

3. Kindness should be Equivalent to Fairness 199

Rules of Conduct 200

1. Cheerfulness 200

2. Treating people kindly. 200

Moslem’s Rights 200

Fulfilling the Moslem’s Need. 200

Relations with Womb Relatives 201

Alms 201

Pity for the Orphan. 201

Good Qualities 201

Silence 202

Bad Qualities and Deeds 202

Backbiting and Slander 203

Anger and its Remedy. 203

Vanity. 203

Al-Baqir’s Supplications 204

Imam al-Baqir urged Moslems to Supplication. 205

Wonderful Maxims 206

Notes 211

CHAPTER VII: KUTHAYR ‘AZZAH AND AL-KUMAYT. 213

Kuthayr ‘Azzah. 213

His Obedience to the Members of the House (ahl al-Bayt), peace be on them. 213

His Obedience to al-Baqir 213

Kuthayr praised the Sons of Marwan. 213

His Death. 214

Fabricated Narration. 214

Criticisms 214

Al-Kumayt Al-Asadi 215

His Birth and his Early Life 215

His Talents 215

His Poetry. 215

Al- Kumayt and al-Farazdaq. 216

The Characteristics of his Poetry. 217

His firm Doctrine 218

Al-Kumayt and Imam al-Baqir 219

His longing for seeing the Imam. 219

Al-Kumayt elegized al-Husayn. 219

A Poem of his Poems called al-Hashimiyat 220

His Poem called al-Lamiya 226

His Poem called al-‘Ayniya 228

His firm Struggle 229

1. His praising ahl al-Bayt 229

2. His dispraising the Umayyds 229

3. His moving Tribalism between the Yemenis and the Nazaris 230

His Arrest 231

His Escape from Prison. 231

Al-Kumayt received Forgiveness 231

Admonition and Apology. 232

To Paradise 233

Notes 234

CHAPTER VIII: INSIGNIFICANT KINGS  235

Marwan bin al-Hakam. 235

1. The Prophet cursed him. 235

2. His father was banished from Medina 235

3. During the Days of ‘Uthman. 236

His Inclinations and his Qualities 236

Marwan was fond of cursing the Commander of the faithful. 237

His Caliphate 237

His Death. 238

‘Abd al-Malik bin Marwan. 238

His Qualities 238

1. Tyranny. 239

2. Perfidy. 239

3. Cruelty and Uselessness 239

4. Miserliness 239

‘Abd al-Malik transferred the Hajj to Jerusalem. 239

‘Abd al-Malik disparaged his Predecessors. 240

‘Abd al-Malik appointed al-Hajjaj as Governor. 240

The Prophet's prophecy. 240

The Prophecy of the Commander of the Faithful 240

The Indignant with al-Hajjaj 241

1. ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Azïz 241

2. ‘Aism. 241

3. Al-Qasim. 241

4. Zadhan. 241

5. Tawus 241

Some of al-Hajjaj's Characteristics 241

His Unbelief 242

Disdaining the Prophet 242

Some of al-Hajjaj's Crimes 243

He punished the Shï‘a severely. 243

The critical Conditions of Kufa 243

He attacked the Kaba with Catapults 243

His Prisons 244

His Death. 244

‘Abd al-Malik and al-Akhtal 244

Imam al-Baqir and ‘Abd al-Malik. 245

‘Abd al-Malik ordered Imam al-Baqir to be arrested. 245

Imam al-Baqir freed Islamic money. 246

The Death of ‘Abd al-Malik. 248

Al-Walïd bin ‘Abd al-Malik. 248

Sulayman bin ‘Abd al-Malik. 249

His Death. 249

‘Umar bin ‘Abd al-‘Azïz 250

He prevented the People from Cursing Imam ‘Ali. 250

He gave the Alïds their Rights. 251

He returned Fadak. 251

‘Umar bin ‘Abd al-‘Azïz and Imam al-Baqir 253

1. Imam al-Baqir predicted of ‘Umar's Caliphate. 253

2. ‘Umar honored Imam al-Baqir 253

3. ‘Umar exchanged letters with Imam al-Baqir. 254

Baseless Accusation. 254

Criticisms 254

His Death. 255

Yazïd bin ‘Abd al-Malik. 255

Hisham bin ‘Abd al-Malik. 255

Imam al-Baqir in Damascus 256

Imam al-Baqir made a Speech in Damascus. 256

Imam al-Baqir was arrested. 257

Imam al-Baqir and a Priest 259

Hisham ordered the Shops to be closed. 260

Notes 261

CHAPTER IX: THE TIME OF IMAM AL-BAQIR  264

The Islamic Sects 264

The Mu‘tazilites 264

The History of the Mu‘tazilites 264

The Mu‘tazilites and Policy. 264

The Mu‘tazilites and the Christians 265

The Fundamental Doctrines 266

1. Oneness of Allah. 266

2. Divine Justice 266

3. Promise and Threat 266

4. Rank between two Ranks 267

5. Enjoining Good and Forbidding Evil 267

The Shï‘a and the Mu‘tazilites 267

Generally accepted Matters 268

Generally unaccepted Matters 268

1. The Imamate of the Mafdul 268

2. Intercession. 269

Imam al-Baqir and the Leaders of the Mu‘tazilites 269

1. Al-Hasan al-Basri 269

2. Imam al-Baqir refuted al-Hasan. 270

3. Imam al-Baqir and ‘Amru bin ‘Ubayd. 270

The Murji'a 270

1. The Meaning of the Murji'a 270

The Growth of the Murji'a 271

The Shï‘a and the Murji'a 271

Grimar's Claims 272

The Definition of Faith. 272

Imam al-Baqir and ‘Amru al-Masir 273

Abu Hanïfa and the Irja' 273

The Kharijites 273

Their Religious Views 274

Imam al-Baqir and Nafi‘ 274

The Shï‘a 275

The Meaning of the Shï‘a 275

The Beginning of Shi‘ism. 276

The Fable of ‘Abd Allah b. Saba’ 278

1. Al-Malti 278

2. Al-Nashshar 278

3. Shaykh Abu Zahra 278

The Shï‘a and Excessiveness 279

The Meaning of Excessiveness 279

The Shï‘a have renounced the Excessive 279

The Shï‘ite View concerning the Imams 280

The Love of the Shï‘a for the Imams 281

The Aspects of Love for the Imams 282

The Definition of the Companions 283

The Position of the Companions 283

1. Sayyid ‘Ali Khan. 283

Imam Sharf al-Dïn. 284

The Attitude of Imam al-Baqir towards the Companions 285

Notes 287

The Shï‘ite Political Thoughts 289

Economic Welfare 289

Abolishing Racial Discrimination. 289

Spreading Justice 289

Revolt against Oppression. 290

Boldness and Intrepidity. 291

The Shï‘a faced Troubles 291

Precautionary Dissimulation. 292

The Unity of the Shï‘a 293

Scientific Life 293

The School of the Next Generation. 293

1. Sa‘ïd b. al-Musayyab. 294

His Scientific Position. 294

His Reliability. 294

His Death. 294

2. ‘Urwa bin al-Zubayr 294

His Death. 295

4. ‘Abd al-Rahman. 295

5. Sulayman bin Yasar al-Hilali 295

6. Kharija bin Zayd b. Thabit 295

7. Al-Qasim bin Mohammed bin Abu Bakr 295

The School of the Ahl al-Bayt 296

Public Cultural Life 297

Political Life 297

Political Parties 297

1. The Umayyad Party. 297

2. The Zubayri Party. 298

3. The Kharijites 299

4. The Shi‘a 299

Discords and Disorders 299

Play and Luxury. 300

Excessive Dowries 300

Luxurious Women. 300

Singing. 301

Fabricated Traditions 302

Exploiting al-Zahri 303

Fabricated Narration against Imam Abu Ja‘far 303

Fabricators against Abu Ja‘far 304

1. Bayan bin Sam‘an al-Hindi 304

2. Hamza al-Barbari 304

3. Al-Mughïra bin Sa‘ïd. 304

His Heresies 304

Imam al-Baqir renounced him. 305

The Revolt of al-Mughïra b. Sa‘ïd. 305

Unbelief and Polytheism. 306

Imam al-Baqir and a Syrian Scholar 306

Violent Revolts 307

The Revolt of the Repentant 309

The Revolt of al-Mukhtar 309

Al-Mukhtar scared the Murderers 310

Al-Mukhtar killed the Murderers 310

The Revolt of Ibn al-Zubayr 311

His Miserliness 311

His Enmity towards the ‘Alïds 312

The Failure of his Revolt 313

Economic Life 313

Notes 315

CHAPTER X: HIS COMPANIONS AND THE REPORTERS OF HIS TRADITIONS (01) 318

1. Aban bin Taghlub. 318

His Birth and his early Life 318

His Scientific Position. 318

His Obedience to the ahl al-Bayt 318

His Reliability. 319

His Books 320

His Death. 320

2. Aban bin Abï ‘Ayyash Fayruz 320

His Death. 320

3. Ibrahim bin al-Azraq. 320

4. Ibrahim bin Abï al-Bilad. 320

5. Ibrahim bin Jamïl 320

6. Ibrahim bin Hanan. 321

7. Ibrahim bin Salih al-Anmati 321

8. Ibrahim bin ‘Abd Allah. 321

9. Ibrahim bin ‘Ubayd. 321

10. Ibrahim bin ‘Umar 321

11. Ibrahim bin Mohammed. 321

12. Ibrahim bin Marthed. 321

13. Ibrahim bin Ma’adh. 322

14. Ibrahim b. Ma‘rad. 322

15. Ibrahim b. Na‘ïm. 322

16. Abyad bin Aban. 322

17. Ahmed bin ‘A’idh bin Habïb. 322

18. Ahmed bin ‘Umran. 322

19. Ishaq bin ‘Abd Allah. 322

20. Ishaq bin Bashïr 322

21. Ishaq bin Ja‘far b. ‘Ali. 322

22. Ishaq bin Nuh. 323

23. Ishaq bin al-Fadl 323

24. Ishaq bin Yasar 323

25. Ishaq bin Yazïd. 323

26. Ishaq bin Wasil al-Dabbi. 323

27. Ishaq al-Qummi 323

28. Isra‘ïl bin Ghayyath al-Makki. 323

29. Isma‘ïl bin Zyyad al-Bazzaz al-Kufi al-Asadi. 323

30. Isma‘ïl bin Jabir al-Ju‘fi. 323

31. Isma‘ïl bin ‘Abd Allah. 323

32. Isma‘ïl bin ‘Abd al-Rahman. 324

33. Isma‘ïl bin Sulayman. 324

34. Isma‘ïl al-Katib. 324

35. Aslam bin Ayman. 324

36. Aslam al-Qauwas 324

37. Usayd bin al-Qasim. 324

38. Isma‘ïl bin ‘Abd al-Khaliq. 324

39. Isma‘ïl bin ‘Abd al-‘Azïz 324

40. Isma‘ïl bin ‘Abd al-Rahman. 324

41. Isma‘ïl bin al-Fadl 325

42. A‘yun al-Razi 325

43. Anas bin Taghlub. 325

44. Anas bin ‘Amru. 325

45. Ayyub bin Bakr 325

46. Ayyub bin Abu Tamima 325

47. Ayyub bin Shahab. 325

48. Ayyub Washika 325

49. Badr bin al-Khalïl 325

50. Burd al-Iskafi 325

51. Burd al-Khayyat 326

52. Barïd al-Khayyat 326

53. Barïd al-Kanasi 326

54. Barïd bin Mu‘awiya 326

55. Bassam bin ‘Abd Allah. 326

56. Bashshar al-Aslami 327

57. Bishro bin Ja‘far 327

58. Bishr bin Khath‘am. 327

59. Bishr bin Abï ‘Aqaba 327

60. Bishr bin ‘Abd Allah. 327

61. Bishr bin Maymun. 327

62. Bishr bin Yasar 327

63. Bishr Bayya al-Zatti 327

64. Bishr al-Rahhal 327

65. Bashïr al-Ju‘fi 327

66. Bashïr Abu ‘Abd al-Samed. 327

67. Bashïr bin Sulayman. 328

68. Bakr bin Habïb. 328

69. Bakr bin Khalid. 328

70. Bakr bin Salih. 328

71. Bakr bin Karb. 328

72. Bakkrawayh al-Kindi 328

73. Bukayr bin A‘yun. 328

74. Bukayr bin Jundub. 328

75. Bukayr bin Habïb. 328

76. Tamïm bin Zyyad. 329

77. Thabit bin Abï Thabit 329

78. Thabit bin Dïnar 329

79. Thabit b. Za’ida 329

80. Thabit bin Hurmuz 329

81. Thuwayr bin Abï Fakhta 330

82. Jabir bin ‘Abd Allah. 331

83. Jabir bin Yazïd. 332

His Reliability. 332

His Books 333

His Narration on the Authority of Abu Ja‘far 333

His Mental Disorder 333

His Death. 333

Notes 334

HIS COMPANIONS AND THE REPORTERS OF HIS TRADITIONS (02) 337

84. Al-Jarud bin al-Sari 337

85. Al-Jarud bin al-Mundhir 337

86. Al-Jarrah al-Mada’ini 337

87. Ja‘far al-Ahmasi 337

88. Ja‘far b. Ibrahim. 337

89. Ja‘far b. Ibrahim. 337

90. Ja‘far bin al-Hakïm. 337

91. Ja‘far bin ‘Amru. 337

92. Ju‘da 337

93. Al-Hasan bin Abï Sarra 337

94. Al-Hasan bin Hubaysh. 338

95. Al-Hasan bin al-Hasan. 338

96. Al-Hasan bin Zyyad. 338

97. Al-Hasan bin al-Sari 338

98. Al-Hasan bin Shahab. 338

99. Al-Hasan bin Salih. 338

100. Al-Hasan bin ‘Ali 339

101. Al-Hasan bin ‘Ammar 339

102. Al-Hasan bin ‘Ammarah. 339

103. Al-Hasan b. Kuthayr 339

104. Al-Hasan bin al-Mundhir. 339

105. Al-Hasan bin Yousif 339

106. Al-Hasan al-Ju‘fi 339

107. Al-Hasan al-Zayyat 339

108. Al-Husayn bin al-Abtar 339

109. Al-Husayn bin Abu al-Ala’ 340

110. Al-Husayn bin Thuwayr 340

111. Al-Husayn bin Hammad. 340

112. Al-Husayn bin ‘Abd Allah. 340

113. Al-Husayn bin ‘Ubayd Allah. 340

114. Al-Husayn bin Mus‘ab. 340

115. Al-Husayn bin al-Mundhir 340

116. Safi al-A‘war 340

117. Hafs bin Ghayyath. 341

118. Al-Hakam bin al-Salt 341

119. Al-Hakam bin Abï Na‘ïm. 341

120. Al-Hakam bin ‘Abd al-Rahman. 341

121. Al-Hakam bin ‘Utayba 341

His Death. 342

122. Al-Hakam bin ‘Alya’ 342

123. Al-Hakam bin al-Qattat 342

124. Al-Hakam bin al-Mukhtar 342

125. Hakïm bin Hakam. 342

126. Hakïm bin Suhayb. 342

127. Hakïm bin Mu‘awiya 342

128. Hammad bin Abï Sulayman. 343

129. Hammad bin Abï al-‘Atarid. 343

130. Hammad bin Bashïr 343

131. Hammad bin Rashïd. 343

132. Hammad bin al-Mughïra 343

133. Hamran bin A‘yun. 343

His Scientific Rank. 343

His Rank with the Imams 344

His intense Obedience to the Imams. 344

134. Hamza bin Hamran. 345

135. Hamza bin ‘Ata’ 345

136. Hamza bin ‘Ammara 345

137. Hamza al-Tayyar 345

138. Khazim al-Ashal 346

139. Khalid bin Abï Karïma 346

140. Khalid bin Awfa 346

141. Khalid bin Bakkar 346

142. Khalid bin Tuhman. 346

143. Khuthayma bin ‘Abd al-Rahman. 347

144. Khuthayma bin Abï Khuthayma 347

145. Dawud al-Abzari 347

146. Dawud bin Abï Hind. 347

147. Dawud bin Habïb. 347

148. Dawud bin Hurra 347

149. Dawud bin Zayd. 347

150. Dawud bin al-Dajjaji 347

151. Dalham bin Salih. 347

152. Rai‘ bin Muslima 348

153. Al-Rabï‘ al-‘Absi 348

154. Rabï‘ bin Sa‘d. 348

155. Rabï‘a bin Abï ‘Abd al-Rahman. 348

156. Rabï‘a bin Najidh. 348

157. Razi al-Abzari 348

158. Razïn al-Anmati 348

159. Rushd bin Sa‘d. 348

160. Rafïd, the Retainer of the Banu Hubayra 349

161. Raqaba bin Masqala 349

162. Za’ida bin Qaddama 349

163. Zahr bin ‘Abd Allah. 349

164. Zarara bin A‘yun. 349

His Lineage 349

His Scientific Rank. 349

His Narration from Imam al-Baqir 350

Who narrated from Zarara? 350

His Talents were praised. 350

A. Jamïl Darrajj 350

B. Al-Najashi 350

C. Al-Kashi 350

D. Ibn al-Nadïm. 350

Imam al-Sadiq and Zarara 350

Slanderous Traditions 352

Zarara is Immortal 353

Notes 354

HIS COMPANIONS AND THE REPORTERS OF HIS TRADITIONS (03) 357

165. Zakariya bin ‘Abd Allah. 357

166. Zuhayr al-Mada’ini 357

167. Zyyad al-Ahlam. 357

168. Zyyad al-Aswad. 357

169. Zyyad bin Abï al-Hallal 357

170. Zyyad bin Abï Raja’ 357

171. Zyyad bin Abï Zyyad. 357

172. Zyyad bin al-Aswad. 357

173. Zyyad bin Sawqa 358

174. Zyyad bin Salih. 358

175. Zyyad bin ‘Isa 358

176. Zyyad bin ‘Isa 358

177. Zyyad bin al-Mundhir 359

178. Zyyad, the Retainer of Abu Ja‘far 359

179. Zyyad al-Hashimi 359

180. Zayyd al-Ajjra 359

181. Zayyd bin Sulayt 360

182. Zayyd al-Shahham. 360

183. Zayyd bin Qaddama 360

184. Salim bin Abï Hafsa 360

185. Salim al-Ashal 361

186. Salim al-Ja‘far 361

187. Sudayr bin Hakïm. 361

188. Sudayf al-Makki 361

189. Sa‘d bin Abï ‘Amru. 362

190. Sa‘d al-Haddad. 362

191. Sa‘d bin al-Hasan. 362

192. Sa‘d bin Turayf 363

193. Sa‘d bin ‘Abd al-Malik. 363

194. Sukayn al-Ju‘di 363

195. Sukayn al-Madani 363

196. Salam bin Abï ‘Umayra 363

197. Salam bin Sa‘d. 363

198. Salam bin al-Mustanïr 363

199. Salam al-Ju‘fi 363

200. Salam al-Makki 364

201. Salam bin Bishr 364

202. Salman bin Khalid. 364

203. Salman al-Kinani 364

204. Salama bin al-Ahtam. 364

205. Sulayman bin Khalid. 364

206. Salama bin Mihriz. 364

207. Sulayman, Retainer of Turbal 365

208. Sulayman bin Harun. 365

210. Sawra bin Kulayb. 365

211. Sharjara bin Maymun. 365

212. Shurays al-Rabishi 365

213. Shu‘ayb bin Bakr 365

214. Shu‘ayb al-Haddad. 366

215. Shahab bin ‘Abd Rabba 366

216. Shimr bin Hawshab. 366

217. Salih bin Sahl 366

218. Salih bin ‘Aqaba 366

219. Salih bin Maythem. 366

220. Samit Bayya‘ al-Harawi 367

221. Sabah bin Yahya 367

222. Al-Salt bin al-Hajjaj 367

223. Durays bin ‘Abd al-Malik. 367

224. Durays Bayya‘ al-Ghazl 367

225. Durays al-Kinani 367

226. Tahir, the Retainer of Abu Ja‘far 367

227. Tarbal bin Raja’ 367

228. Zarïf bin Nasih. 367

229. ‘Asim bin ‘Umar 367

Notes 369

HIS COMPANIONS AND THE REPORTERS OF HIS TRADITIONS (04) 371

230. ‘Amir bin Abï al-Ahwas 371

231. ‘Abbad al-Basri 371

232. ‘Abbad bin Jurayh. 371

233. ‘Abbad b. Suhayb. 371

234. ‘Abd al-Jabbar bin A‘yun. 371

235. ‘Abd al-Hamïd bin Abï Ja‘far 371

236. ‘Abd al-Hamïd bin Abï al-Daylam. 371

237. ‘Abd al-Hamïd bin ‘Awad. 371

238. ‘Abd al-Hamïd al-Wasiti 371

239. ‘Abd al-Khaliq bin ‘Abd Rabba 371

240. ‘Abd al-Khaliq bin ‘Arrad. 372

241. ‘Abd al-Rahman. 372

242. ‘Abd al-Rahman bin A‘yun. 372

243. ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Zar‘a 372

244. ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Salim. 372

245. ‘Abd al-Rahman bin Sulayman. 372

246. ‘Abd al-Rahman bin ‘Ajlan. 372

247. ‘Abd al-Rahïm. 372

248. ‘Abd al-Rahïm bin Ruh. 372

249. ‘Abd al-Rahïm bin Salïm. 372

250. ‘Abd al-Salam bin Kuthayr 372

251. ‘Abd al-‘Azïz 373

252. ‘Abd al-Ghaffar bin Qasim. 373

253. ‘Abd al-Karïm bin Abï Ya‘fur 373

254. ‘Abd al-Karïm bin Mahran. 373

255. ‘Abd Allah bin Bukayr 373

256. ‘Abd Allah bin al-Jarud. 373

257. ‘Abd Allah bin Jurayh. 373

258. ‘Abd Allah bin al-Hasan. 373

259. ‘Abd Allah bin Dhubyan. 373

260. ‘Abd Allah bin Zar‘a 373

261. ‘Abd Allah bin Sulayman. 373

262. ‘Abd Allah bin Sulayman. 373

263. ‘Abd Allah bin Shurayk. 374

264. ‘Abd bin Salih. 374

265. ‘Abd Allah bin ‘Abd al-Rahman. 374

266. ‘Abd Allah bin ‘Ajjlan. 374

267. ‘Abd Allah bin ‘Ata’ 374

268. ‘Abd Allah bin ‘Ata’ 374

269. ‘Abd Allah bin ‘Ata’. 374

270. ‘Abd Allah bin ‘Amru. 375

271. ‘Abd Allah bin Ghalib. 375

272. ‘Abd Allah bin Kaysan. 375

273. ‘Abd Allah bin Muhriz 375

274. ‘Abd Allah b. Mohammed. 375

275. ‘Abd Allah b. Mohammed. 375

276. ‘Abd Allah b. Mohammed. 375

277. ‘Abd Allah b. Mohammed. 376

278. ‘Abd Allah bin al-Mukhtar 376

279. ‘Abd Allah bin al-Walïd. 376

280. ‘Abd Allah al-Hashmi 376

281. ‘Abd al-Mu’min al-Ansari 376

282. ‘Abd al-Mu’min bin al-Qasim. 376

283. ‘Abd al-Mu’min bin al-Haythem. 376

284. ‘Abd al-Malik bin A‘yun. 376

285. ‘Abd al-Malik b. ‘Utba 377

286. ‘Abd al-Malik bin ‘Ata’ 377

287. ‘Abd al-Malik bin ‘Amru. 377

288. ‘Abd al-Wahid bin al-Mukhtar 377

289. ‘Ubayd bin Kuthayr 377

290. ‘Ubayd Allah bin Mohammed. 377

291. ‘Ubayd Allah bin al-Walïd. 377

292. ‘Ubayd Allah al-Wassafi 377

293. ‘Ubayda 378

294. ‘Ubayda al-Khath‘ami 378

295. ‘Ubayda al-Saksaki 378

296. ‘Uthman bin Jubla 378

297. ‘Uthman bin Zyyad. 378

298. ‘Uthman bin Zyyad. 378

299. ‘Adhafar 378

300. ‘Adhafar bin ‘Abd Allah. 378

301. ‘Urwa bin ‘Abd Allah. 378

302. Al-‘Atta’ 378

303. ‘Atta’ bin Yasar 378

304. ‘Atiya 378

305. ‘Atiya 379

306. ‘Atiya bin Dhakran. 379

307. ‘Atiya bin Mazar 379

308. ‘Atiya al-‘Awfi 379

309. ‘Aqaba 379

Notes 380

HIS COMPANIONS AND THE REPORTERS OF HIS TRADITIONS (05) 382

310. ‘Aqaba bin Shayba 382

311. ‘Aqaba bin Qays 382

312. ‘Ukrima 382

313. Al-‘Ala’ bin al-Hasan. 382

314. Al-‘Ala’ bin al-Husayn. 382

315. Al-‘Ala’ bin ‘Abd al-Karïm. 382

316. ‘Ala’ bin Darra’ 382

317. ‘Alqama bin Mohammed. 382

318. ‘Ali bin al-Ahmasi 383

319. ‘Ali bin Abï Hamza 383

320. ‘Ali bin Abï al-Mughïra 383

321. ‘Ali bin Hanzala 383

322. ‘Ali bin Sa‘ïd. 383

323. ‘Ali bin ‘Abd al-‘Azïz 383

324. ‘Ali bin ‘Abd Allah. 383

325. ‘Ali bin ‘Atiya 383

326. ‘Ali bin ‘Aqaba 383

327. ‘Ali bin Maymun. 384

328. ‘Ammar bin al-Ahwas 384

329. ‘Ammar bin Marwan. 384

330. ‘Umar bin Aban. 384

331. ‘Umar bin Aban. 384

332. ‘Umar bin Abï Shayba 384

333. ‘Umar bin Thabit 384

334. ‘Umar bin Hanzala 384

335. ‘Umar bin Qays 385

336. ‘Umar bin Qays 385

337. ‘Umar bin Mu‘ammar 385

338. ‘Umar bin Hilal 385

339. ‘Umar bin Yahya 385

340. ‘Amru bin Ubay. 385

341. ‘Amru bin Abï al-Muqdam. 385

342. ‘Amru bin Jamï‘ 385

343. ‘Amru bin Khalid. 385

344. ‘Amru bin Khalid. 385

345. ‘Amru bin Dïnar 386

346. ‘Amru bin Rashïd. 386

347. ‘Amru bin Sa‘ïd. 386

348. ‘Amru bin Shimr 386

349. ‘Amru bin ‘Abd ‘Abd Allah. 386

350. ‘Amru bin ‘Uthman. 386

351. ‘Amru bin Mu‘ammar 386

352. ‘Umran. 387

353. ‘Umran bin Abï Khalid. 387

354. ‘Umran bin A‘yun. 387

355. ‘Unba bin Mas‘ab. 387

356. ‘Unba al-‘Abid. 387

357. ‘Isa bin Abï Mansur 387

358. ‘Isa bin A‘yun. 387

359. ‘Isa bin Bakr 387

360. ‘Isa bin al-Dahhak. 387

361. ‘Isa bin al-Tahhan. 387

362. Ghalib Abu al-Hadhïl 387

363. Fa’id al-Jammal 388

364. Furat bin al-Ahnaf 388

365. Farwa 388

366. Al-Fadl bin al-Zubayr 388

367. Al-Fadl bin ‘Uthman. 388

368. Al-Fadl al-Nawfali 388

369. Al-Fudal 388

370. Al-Fudal bin Khuthaym. 388

371. Al-Fudayl bin al-Zubayr 388

372. Al-Fudal bin Sa‘dan. 388

373. Al-Fudal bin Shurayh. 388

374. Al-Fudal bin ‘Uthman. 389

375. Al-Fudayl bin Ghayyath. 389

376. Al-Fudayl bin Yasar 389

377. Fitr bin Khalifa 389

378. Fulayh bin Abï Bakr 389

379. Al-Fayd bin al-Mukhtar 389

380. Al-Qasim bin ‘Abd al-Rahman. 389

381. Qasim bin ‘Abd al-Malik. 390

382. Qaddama bin Za’ida 390

383. Qays bin Abï Moslem. 390

384. Qays bin al-Rabï‘ 390

385. Kamil bin al-‘Ala’ 390

386. Kamil al-Rasafi 390

387. Kamil Sahib al-Sabiri 390

388. Kamil al-Najjar 391

389. Kuthayr bin Kalthem. 391

390. Kathïr al-Nawa 391

391. Kulayb b. Mu‘awiya 391

392. Al-Kumayt bin Zayd. 391

393. Kankar 391

394. Layth bin Abï Salïm. 392

395. Layth bin al-Bakhtari 392

396. Malik bin A‘yun. 392

397. Malik bin ‘Atiya 393

398. Mohammed bin Ibrahim. 393

399. Mohammed bin Abï Sarrah. 393

400. Mohammed bin Abï Mansur 393

401. Mohammed bin Ishaq. 393

402. Mohammed bin Isma‘il 393

403. Mohammed bin al-Hasan. 393

404. Mohammed bin Hamïd. 394

405. Mohammed bin Rustam. 394

406. Mohammed bin Zayd. 394

407. Mohammed bin Salim. 394

408. Mohammed bin Sulayman. 394

409. Mohammed bin Sawqa 394

410. Mohammed bin Sahib. 394

411. Mohammed bin ‘Abd Allah. 394

412. Mohammed bin ‘Ajlan. 394

413. Mohammed bin ‘Ajlan. 395

414. Mohammed bin ‘Attiya 395

415. Mohammed bin ‘Ali 395

416. Mohammed bin ‘On. 395

417. Mohammed bin al-Furat 395

418. Mohammed bin al-Fadl 395

419. Mohammed bin al-Fadl 395

421. Mohammed bin Qays 395

422. Mohammed bin Marwan. 396

423. Mohammed bin Marwan. 396

424. Mohammed bin Marwan. 396

Notes 397

HIS COMPANIONS AND THE REPORTERS OF HIS TRADITIONS (06) 400

425.Mohammed bin Moslem. 400

Honoring and Glorification. 400

His Scientific Rank. 400

Mohammed before Shurayk, the Judge 401

Mohammed bin Moslem sold dates 401

His Death. 401

426. Mohammed bin Moslem. 401

427. Mohammed bin al-Munkadir 402

428. Al-Mustahal bin ‘Ata`’ 402

429. Mas‘ada bin Zyya`d. 402

430. Mas‘ada bin Sadaqa 402

431. Maskïn. 402

432. Maskïn bin ‘Abd. 403

433. Masma‘ bin ‘Abd al-Malik. 403

434.Ma‘ru`f bin Khrbu`dh. 403

435. Mu‘ammar bin Rashïd. 403

436. Mu‘ammar bin ‘Ata`’ 403

437. Mu‘ammar bin Yahya`` 403

438. Mu‘ammar bin Yahya`` 403

439. Mu‘ammar bin Yahya`` al-‘Ajali 403

440. Al-Mughïra bin Sa‘ïd. 403

441. Al-Mufaddal bin Zayd. 404

442. Al-Mufaddal bin Qays 404

443. Muqa`til bin Sulayma`n. 404

444. Muqrin al-Sarra`jj 404

445. Mundhir bin Abï Turayfa 404

446. Mansu`r bin al-Mu‘tamir 404

447. Mansu`r bin al-Walïd. 404

448. Mu`sa` al-Ash‘ari 404

449. Mu`sa` bin Ashyam. 404

450. Mu`sa` al-Khayya`t 405

451. Mu`sa` bin Zyya`d. 405

452. Mu`sa` bin ‘Abd Allah. 405

453. Muhzim bin Abï Burda 405

454. Maysar bin ‘Abd al-‘Azïz 405

455. Maymu`n al-Ba`n. 406

456. Maymu`n al-Qadda`h. 406

457. Najm bin al-Hutaym. 406

458. Najm al-Ta`’i 406

459. Nujayh bin Moslem. 406

460. Al-Nadar bin Qarwa`sh. 406

461. Nu‘ma`n al-Ahmasi 406

462. Al-Ward bin Zayd al-Asadi 406

463. Al-Walïd bin Bashïr 406

464. Al-Walïd bin ‘Urwa al-Hajri 407

465. Al-Walïd bin al-Qa`sim. 407

466. Ha`ru`n al-Jabali 407

467. Ha`ru`n bin Hamza 407

468. Ha`shim bin Abï Ha`shim. 407

469. Ha`shim al-Raha`’i 407

470. Yahya`` bin Abï al-‘Ala`’ al-Razza`i 407

471. Yahya`` bin Abï Qa`sim al-Hadhdha`’ 407

472. Yhaya` bin al-Sa`biq. 407

473. Yazïd Abu` Kha`lid al-Kana`si 407

474. Yazïd bin ‘Abd al-Malik al-Ju‘fi 407

475. Yazïd bin ‘Abd al-Malik al-Nawfali 407

476. Yazïd bin Mohammed al-Nïsha`bu`ri 408

477. Yazïd. 408

478. Ya‘qu`b al-Azdi 408

479. Ya‘qu`b bin Shu‘ayb. 408

480. Younis bin Abï Ya‘fu`r 408

481. Younis bin Khabba`b. 408

482. Younis bin al-Mughïra 408

Notes 409

CHAPTER XI: TO THE SHELTER GARDEN  411

The Ima`m announced his own Death. 411

The Murder of the Ima`m. 411

Reasons for the Murder of the Ima`m. 411

1. The Ima`m’s high Character 412

2. The Events of Damascus 412

Al-Ba`qir designated al-Sa`diq. 412

His Testamentary Enjoinments 413

To the Highest Paradise 413

His Preparation(for Burial) 414

His Burial 414

His Holy Age 414

The Year of his Death. 414

The Moslems condoled Ima`m al-Sa`diq. 415

Notes 417