Table of Contents
Publisher’s Preface 1
Dedication 2
Introduction 3
Notes 9
Chapter 1: Lady Shahzanan 11
Her Psychological Traits 11
Reports of her Marriage 11
A. At the Time of ‘Umar 11
B. At the Time of ‘Uthman 12
C. At the Time of the Caliphate of the Commander of the Faithful 12
Checking the Reports 12
Irregular Ideas 13
Her Holy Name 13
The Holy Relationship 14
Pre-Islamic Beliefs 14
Imam ‘Ali took care of Her 15
Al-Husayn took care of Her 16
The Historians praised Her 16
A. Al-Mubarrad 16
B. Ibn Shadqam 16
C. Al-Kunji 16
Notes 16
Chapter 2: The Great Baby 18
The Rites of his Birth 18
The Place of his Birth 18
The Time of his Birth 18
His Name 19
Ibn Taymiya 19
His Kunya 20
His Nick Names 20
1. Zayn al-‘Abidin 20
2. Sayyid al-‘Abidin 20
3. Dhu’ al-Thafanat 20
4. Al-Sajjad 20
5. Al-Zaki 21
6. Al-Amin 21
7. Ibn al-Khiyaratayn 21
The Death of his Mother 22
His Nursemaid 22
His Physical Qualities 22
His Solemnity 22
The Inscription of his Ring 23
Notes 23
Chapter 3: His Childhood and Behavior 24
His Childhood 24
His Behavior 25
His Behavior in his House 25
His Kindness to his Nursemaid 26
A Fabricated Narration 26
His Behavior toward his Parents 26
His Supplication for his Parents 27
His Behavior toward his Children 29
His Commandments to his Children 30
His Supplication for his Children 31
His Behavior toward his Retainers 34
His Behavior toward his Neighbors 34
His Supplication for his Neighbors 34
His Behavior toward his Friends 36
His Behavior toward his Shi‘ites 37
A Fabricated Narration 38
His enjoining the Shi‘ites to practice Precautionary Dissimulation 38
His Asking Forgiveness for the Shi‘ite Sinners 39
His Behavior toward his Enemies 39
Notes 40
Chapter 4: His Psychological Qualities 41
Clemency 41
Patience 42
Glory and Self-esteem 43
Bravery 44
His Unselfish Nature 44
Kindness to People 45
Generosity 45
Muhammad b. Usama 45
His giving Food to the People 45
His Maintaining a Hundred Families 46
His Kindness to the Poor 46
A. His Honoring the Poor 46
B. His Kindness to the Poor 46
His Preventing the People from Reproaching Beggars 46
His Alms 47
A. He gave his Garments as Alms 47
B. He gave as Alms what He loved 47
C. Dividing his Properties 48
His Giving Charity in Secret 48
His Seeking Allah’s Pleasure 49
Renouncing Worldly Pleasures 49
With the Sufis 50
He Hated Playing 50
His Turning to Allah in Repentance 51
Wonderful Examples of his Turning in Repentance to Allah 51
1. His Seeking Asylum with Allah 51
2. His Fleeing to Allah 52
3. His Seeking Needs from Allah 53
4. His Pleading and Humbleness to Allah 54
5. His Humbling himself before Allah 56
Notes 56
Chapter 5: His Imamate 58
The Meaning of the Imamate 58
The Necessity of the Imamate 58
The Prophet and the Imamate 58
The high Position of the Imams 59
Referring to the Imams is obligatory 61
Obeying the Imam is obligatory 61
The Infallibility of the Imam 62
His Imamate 62
His Textual Imamate 63
The Imamate in his Time 63
The Imamate of Muhammad bin al-Hanafiya 64
Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin with Muhammad b. al-Hanafiya 65
Al-Kabuli returns to the Truth 66
Some Signs of his Imamate 67
1. His Telling of the Martyrdom of Zayd 67
2. His Telling about the Government of ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Aziz 68
3. His Telling about the Government of the Abbasides 68
Notes 69
Chapter 6: Impressions of His Character 71
The Views of his Contemporaries 71
1. Jabir al-Ansari 71
2. ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Abbas 71
3. Al-Zuhri 71
4. Sa‘id bin al-Musayyab 72
5. Zayd bin Aslam 72
6. Hammad bin Zayd 73
7. Yahya bin Sa‘id 73
8. Malik 73
9. Abu’ Bakr bin al-Barqi 73
10. Abu’ Zar‘a 73
11. Abu’ Hazim 73
12. Abu’ Hatam al-A‘raji 73
13. Abu’ Hamza al-Thumali 74
14. Imam al-Sadiq 74
15. ‘Umar bin ‘Abd al-‘Aziz 74
16. Yazid bin Mu‘awiya 74
17. ‘Abd al-Malik bin Marw’an 75
18. Mansu’r al-Dawaniqi 75
19. Al-Farazdaq 75
20. Al-Himyari 76
21. Ibn Shahab 76
22. Ibn Zayd 76
The Historians 76
1. Ibn ‘Asakir 76
2. Ibn Sa‘d 76
3. Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani 76
4. Ibn Hajar al-Haythami 76
5. Al-Dhahabi 77
6. Abu’ al-Fath 77
7. Abu’ Na‘eem 77
8. Al-Ya‘qu’bi 77
9. Al-Waqidi 77
10. Safi al-Din 77
11. Al-Nawawi 77
12. ‘Imad al-Din 78
13. Ibn ‘Anba 78
14. Shaykh al-Mufeed 78
15. Al-Jahiz 78
16. Al-Sharawi 78
17. Al-Qulaybi 78
18. Ibn Taymiya 78
19. Al-Shaykhani 79
20. Ibn Khullakan 79
21. Ibn Shaddqam 79
22. Al-Manofi 79
23. Abu’ al-Futu’h 79
24. Al-Manawi 79
25. Muhammad bin Tallha 79
26. Muhammad bin Sa‘id 80
27. Al-Sayyid ‘Abbas 80
28. Al-Sayyid Mohsin 80
29. Al-Nuwayri 80
30. Al-Shafi‘i 80
31. ‘Ali bin ‘Isa al-Arbali 80
32. Al-Bustani 82
33. Wajjdi 82
34. Agha Buzurg 82
35. Ibn al-Jawzi 82
36. Tajj al-Din 82
37. ‘Arif Tamir 82
38. Al-Zarkali 83
39. Ahmed Mahmu’d Subhi 83
40. Ahmed Fahmi 83
41. Husayn ‘Ali Mahfu’z 83
Important Points 83
Notes 84
Chapter 7: The Tragedies Of Karbala’ 87
On the Plateau of Karbala’ 87
Imam al-Husayn announced his Death 88
The Day of ‘Asura’ 89
Imam al-Husayn’s Sermon 89
The Battle 92
The Martyrdom of the Righteous 92
Imam al-Husayn sought Help 93
Martyrdom of the great Imam 93
Setting the Tents to Fire 94
The Attack against Zayn al-‘Abidin 94
His Burying the Pure Corpses 95
The Captives of the Household taken to Kufa 95
Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin delivers a Speech 96
The Tyrant with Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin 97
A Kufan Kidnaps the Imam 98
The Captives of the Household taken to Damascus 98
A Syrian with Zayn al-‘Abidin 98
Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin in the Assembly of Yazid 99
Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin delivers a Sermon 100
The Imam with al-Minhal 102
The Tyrannical apologizes to the Imam 103
A Scholar asks about the Imam 103
The Imam with Yazid 103
The Journey to Medina 104
Bishr announced the Death of Imam al-Husayn 104
Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin delivers a Speech 105
Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin’s Grief 106
His Paying the Debts which his Father owed 106
His Kindness to the Family of ‘Aqil 107
His Staying in Medina 107
Notes 107
Chapter 8: His Worship 109
His Ritual Ablution 110
His Prayer 110
Perfuming his Garments 110
His Garments during his Prayer 110
His Humbleness during his Prayer 110
A one thousand Ruk‘a Prayer 111
His Performing the Superfluous Prayer (nawafil) 111
His Abundant Prostration (in prayer) 111
His Abundant Glorification 112
His Performing the Night Prayer frequently 112
His Supplication after the Night Prayer 112
His Frailty and Weakness 116
1. One of his Sons 116
2. Jabir al-Ansari 116
‘Abd al-Malik 117
His Fast 118
In the Month of Ramadhan 118
His Supplication for seeing the Crescent of the Month Ramadhan 118
His good Acts in the Month of Ramadhan 122
A. Giving Food 122
B. His Freeing Salves 122
His Supplication in the Early Morning 123
His Supplication in Bidding Farewell to the Month of Ramadhan 126
1. The Generosity of Allah 126
2. The Pardon and Punishment of Allah 126
3. The Decree of Allah 126
4. His Gratitude to those who thank Him 127
5. His Covering the Servants 127
On the Day of Fast-Breaking 131
His Hajj 134
His Hajj on Foot 134
His Hajj Riding 134
The Reciters accompany Him 135
His Food for the Hajj 135
His Disorder during Ritual Consecration 135
His Supplication by the Black Stone 135
His Prayer under the mizab 136
With Hisham b. ‘Abd al-Malik 136
Abu’ al-Farajj doubts the Poem 139
Al-Farazdaq is arrested 140
His Whispered Prayers in the Sacred House 140
With a Man circumambulating the Kaaba 144
The Imam blamed those who begged on the Day of ‘Arafa 144
His Freeing the Slaves on the Day of ‘Arafat 144
His Supplication on the Day of ‘Arafa 145
On the Day of ‘Id al-Adha’ (Sacrifice) 155
Notes 158
Chapter 9: Some Sciences Of The Imam 162
The Hadith (Tradition) 162
His Narrations on the Authority of the Prophet 162
His Narrations on the Authority of the Commander of the Faithful 171
In the Fields of the Qur’an 176
His Fondness of the Qur’an 176
His Reciting the Qur’an 176
His Reflecting on the Qur’an 176
His Supplication upon Completing a Reading of the Qur’an 176
Examples of his Interpretations 180
Jurisprudence 184
The Parts of Fast 184
Bringing together Sunset and Night Prayers 186
Intention Obligatory in the Acts of Worship 187
Crossing Arms in Prayer Impermissible 187
Purchasing Slave Girl as Singer 187
Punishment for Committing Fornication with Sister 187
Theological Researches 187
Allah’s Decree and Determination 188
Allah is Light 188
His Wonder at the Doubters in Allah 188
It is Impossible to define Allah by any Finite Thing 189
Notes 189
Chapter 10: Some Of His Sermons And Wise Sayings 192
His Sermons 192
His Wise Sayings and Teachings 206
Dispraising Haughtiness 206
Warning against Disputes 206
Rejoicing over Sins 207
Kinds of Sin 207
The Reality of Death 208
The Most Important Degrees of Asceticism 208
The Best Deeds in the View of Allah 208
Recognizing Justice 209
The Qualities of Hypocrites and Believers 210
Some excellent Pieces of Advice 211
Help and Beneficence 212
Tightening the Bonds of Kin 214
Love for the Sake of Allah 214
Supplication for Believers 214
Repayment of the Virtuous 214
Summons to Religion 215
Warning against some Unlawful Things 215
Warning against Craving 216
Showing Gratitude toward Good-doer 217
Enjoining the Good 217
Speech is better than Silence 217
The Happiness of Man 217
Mutual Teachings among Religions 218
Noble Traits 218
The Qualities of a Believer 218
Good Words 218
The Classes of Men 218
Humbleness 219
Quoting Wisdom 219
The Clay of Believer and Unbeliever 219
Patience 220
Some Morals of Believer 220
Fanaticism 220
Guarding against Telling Lies 220
Certainty of Words 221
Chastity 221
Content 221
Some Qualities deliver the Believer 221
Some of the Prophets’ Norms and Wise Sayings 221
Al-Khidr’s Commandments to Mu’sa 221
Some of Allah’s Revelations to Mu’sa 221
A Wisdom in the Bible 222
Mu’sa and a Worshipper 222
Mu’sa with Allah 222
The Death of the Prophet 223
Friendship toward Ahl al-Bayt 224
The Prophet’s and ‘Ali’s Rights against the Muslims 224
The Mastership of the Ahl al-Bayt over Men 225
Short, wonderful and Wise Sayings 225
Notes 233
Chapter 11: His Works 237
Notes 237
1. Al-Sahifa Al-Sajjadiya 238
The Chain of Authorities of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiya 238
The Characteristics of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiya 238
Taking Care of the Sahifa of al-Sajjad 245
Interpretations (shuru’h) of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiya 245
Supplementary Versions 249
Supplementary Supplications 250
His Supplication for Good Mindedness 250
His Supplication when Afflicted by Neediness 250
His Supplication when Cleaved to Allah 250
His Supplication for Forgiveness and Repentance 251
His Supplication in calling down blessings upon the Prophet 251
His Supplication when his Supplication accepted 251
His Supplication when Food placed and taken 252
His Supplication in Entrusting his Affairs to Allah 252
His Supplication in Seeking Refuge from Allah’s Wrath 252
His Supplication when went to Bed 253
His Supplication in Repelling Fearful Things 253
Wonderful Examples of the Sahifa 253
His Supplication in Calling down Blessings upon the Prophet 253
His Supplication in Calling down Blessings upon the Followers of the Messengers 255
His Supplication for himself and the People under his Guardianship 257
His Supplication in Morning and Evening 258
His Supplication for Good Outcomes 260
His Supplication in Seeking Repentance 261
His Supplication when Sick 262
His Supplication when he asked Release from his Sins 263
His Supplication in Seeking Refuge from the Instigations of Satan 265
His Supplication in Asking for Water during a Drought 267
His Supplication when something Made him Sorrow 268
His Supplication in Hardship 269
His Supplication when he asked Allah for Well-Being 271
His Supplication when his Provision was Stinted 272
His Supplication for Help in Repaying Debts 273
His Supplication in Mentioning and Asking for Repentance 274
His Supplication in Asking for the Best 277
His Supplication when he was Afflicted 278
His Supplication in Satisfaction when he Looked upon the Companions of this world 278
His Supplication when he Looked upon Clouds 279
His Supplication when Confessing his Shortcomings 280
His Supplication when Someone’s Death was announced to him 281
His Supplication in Asking for Covering 282
His Supplication when he Looked at the New Crescent Moon 282
His Supplication in Repelling the Trickery of Enemies 283
His Supplication in Fear 285
His Supplication in Pleading to Allah 286
His Supplication in Imploring Allah 287
His Supplication in Abasing himself before Allah 288
His Supplication for the Removal of Worries 289
Notes 290
2. Fifteen Whispered Prayers 292
The First Whispered Prayer 292
The Second Whispered Prayer 293
The Third Whispered Prayer 294
The Forth Whispered Prayer 295
The Fifth Whispered Prayer 296
The Sixth Whispered Prayer 296
The Seventh Whispered Prayer 297
The Eighth Whispered Prayer 298
The Ninth Whispered Prayer 299
The Tenth Whispered Prayer 299
The Eleventh Whispered Prayer 300
The Twelfth Whispered Prayer 301
The Thirteenth Whispered Prayer 302
The Fourteenth Whispered Prayer 302
The Fifteenth Whispered Prayer 303
Poetic Whispered Prayers 304
The First Poetic Whispered Prayer 304
The Second Poetic Whispered Prayer 304
Note 304
3. The Treatise On Rights, Risalat Al-Huquq 305
A Brief Introduction to Rights 305
The Rights of Allah against oneself 306
1. Rights of Allah 306
2. Rights of Self 307
3. Rights of Tongue 307
4. Rights of Hearing 307
5. Rights of Sight 308
6. Rights of the two Legs 308
7. Rights of Hand 308
8. Rights of Stomach 308
9. Rights of Private Part 308
Rights of Acts 309
10. Rights of Ritual Prayer 309
11. Rights of Fasting 309
12. Rights of Sadaqa 310
13. Rights of Hady 310
Rights of Leaders 310
14. Rights of Imams 310
15. Rights of Teacher 311
Rights of Subjects 311
16. Rights of Owner 311
17. Rights of Subjects 312
18. Rights of Learners 312
19. Rights of Wife (Mamlu’ka) 312
20. Rights of Slave (Mamlu’k) 313
Rights of Blood Relatives 313
21. Rights of Mother 313
22. Rights of Father 314
23. Rights of Child 314
24. Rights of Brother 314
Rights of Others 315
25. Rights of Master (Mawla) 315
26. Rights of Slave (Mawla) 315
27. Rights of Sahib al-Ma‘ru’f 315
28. Rights of Mu’azzin 316
29. Rights of Imam in Congregational Prayer 316
30. Rights of Sitting Companion 316
31. Rights of Neighbor 317
32. Rights of Companion 317
33. Rights of Partner 318
34. Rights of Property 318
35. Rights of al-Graham 318
36. Rights of Associate 319
37. Rights of Adversary 319
38. The Rights of al-Mudda‘a ‘alayh 319
39. Rights of al-Mustashir 320
40. Rights of al-Mushir 320
41. Rights of al-Mustansih 320
42. Rights of al-Nasih 320
43. Rights of al-Kabir 321
44. Rights of al-Saghir 321
45. Rights of al-Sa‘il 321
46. Rights of al-Mass’u’l 322
47. Rights of al-Sar 322
48. Rights of him who does Evil Judgments 322
49. Rights of the people of Creed 322
50. Rights of Ahl al-Dhimma 323
Notes 323
4. The Book Of ‘Ali Ibn Al-Husayn 324
Divan ascribed to the Imam 324
His Handwritten Works 326
Notes 326
Chapter12: His School, His Students, And His Companions 327
His Devotion to Proclaiming Knowledge 327
His Praising the Excellence of Knowledge 327
His Encouraging Scientific Movements 327
His Honoring the Seekers of Knowledge 328
Teachings for Learners 328
Rights of Teacher 328
The Reward of Learner 328
Free Education 329
The Humbleness of Teacher 329
The Center of his School 329
The Scholars surrounded Him 329
His Students and his Companions 330
1. Aban Ibn ‘Ayyash 330
2. Aban Ibn Taghlub 330
His Birth and Childhood 330
His Scientific Position 330
His Narrations from the Imams 330
The Imams honored Him 331
His Reliability 331
His Friendship to Ahl al-Bayt 331
His Books 332
His Death 333
3. Ibrahim Ibn Abi Haffsa 333
4. Ibrahim Ibn Bashir 333
5. Ibrahim Ibn ‘Abd Allah 333
6. Ibrahim Ibn Muhammad 333
7. Ibrahim Ibn Yazid 333
8. Ahmed Ibn Hamawayh 333
9. Ishaq Ibn ‘Abd Allah 333
10. Ishaq Ibn ‘Abd Allah 333
11. Ishaq Ibn Yasar 333
12. Isma‘il Ibn Umayya 334
13. Isma‘il Ibn Rafi‘ 334
14. Isma‘il Ibn ‘Abd al-Khaliq 334
15. Isma‘il Ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman 334
16. Isma‘il Ibn ‘Abd Allah 334
17. Aflah Ibn Hamid 334
18 Ayyu’b Ibn al-Hasan 334
19. Ayyu’b Ibn ‘Aiyidh 334
20. Burd al-Iskafi 334
21. Bishr Ibn Ghalib 335
22. Bakr Ibn Aws 335
23. Bukayr Ibn ‘Abd Allah 335
24. Thabit Ibn Aslam 335
25. Thabit Ibn Abi Safiya 335
His Childhood 335
His Reliability 335
His Scientific Position 335
His Books 335
His Narrations from the Imams 336
His Death 336
26. Thabit Ibn ‘Abd Allah 336
27. Thabit Ibn Hurmuz 336
28. Thuwayr Ibn Abi Fakhta 336
29. Thuwayr Ibn Yazid 337
30. Jabir Ibn Muhammad 338
31. Ja‘far Ibn Ibrahim 338
32. Ja‘far Ibn Ayas 338
33. Ja‘far Ibn Muhammad 338
34. Ju‘ayd Hamadan 338
35. Jahm al-Hilali 338
36. Al-Harith Ibn Jaru’d 338
37. Al-Harith Ibn al-Fudayl 338
38. Habib Ibn Abi Thabit 338
39. Habib Ibn Hassan 339
40. Habib Ibn al-Mu‘alla 339
41. Khadim Ibn Sufyan 339
42. Khadim Ibn Shurayk 339
43. Al-Hur Ibn Ka‘b 339
44. Hassan al-‘Amiri 339
45. Al-Hasan Ibn Rawajj 339
46. Al-Hasan Ibn ‘Ali 339
47. Al-Hasan Ibn ‘Ammara 339
48. Al-Hasan Ibn Muhammad 339
49. Al-Husayn Ibn ‘Ali 339
50. Al-Husayn Ibn ‘Amru’ 340
51. Hattan Ibn Khaffan 340
52. Hafs Ibn ‘Umar 340
53. Al-Hakam Ibn ‘Utayba 340
54. Hakim Ibn Jubayr 340
55. Hakim Ibn Hakam 340
56. Hakim Ibn Surayf 341
57. Hamid Ibn Nafi‘ 341
58. Hamid Ibn Muslim 341
59. Khashram Ibn Basar 341
60. Dawud al-Sarmi 341
61. Rabah Ibn ‘Ubayda 341
62. Rabi‘a Ibn Abi ‘Abd al-Rahman 341
63. Rabi‘a Ibn ‘Uthman 341
64. Razin Ibn ‘Ubayd 341
65. Rashid al-Hajjri 341
Rashid joined the Eternal Life 342
66. Ziyad Ibn Sawqa 343
67. Zayd Ibn Aslam 343
68. Zayd Ibn al-Hasan 343
69. Zayd Ibn ‘Ali 343
70. Zayd al-A‘ma 344
71. Salim Ibn Abi al-Ju‘d 344
72. Salim Ibn Abi Hafsa 344
73. Salim 344
74. Sudayr Ibn al-Hakam 344
75. Al-Sari Ibn ‘Abd Allah 345
76. Sa‘d Ibn Hakim 345
77. Sa‘d Ibn Abi Sa‘id 345
78. Sa‘d Ibn Tarif 345
79. Sa‘id Ibn Jubayr 345
His Scientific Position 345
His Reverential Fear and Righteousness 345
His Going out in Revolt 345
His Martyrdom 346
80. Sa‘id Ibn al-Harith 346
81. Sa‘id Ibn ‘Uthman 346
82. Sa‘id Ibn Marjana 346
83. Sa‘id Ibn al-Marziban 347
84. Sa‘id Ibn al-Musayyab 347
His Scientific Position 347
His Wise sayings 347
His Magnifying the Imam 347
Differences over his Reliability 347
85. Salam Ibn al-Mustanir 348
86. Salama Ibn Thubayt 348
87. Salama Ibn Dinar 348
88. Salama Ibn Kuhayl 348
89. Salim Ibn Qays 349
90. Salman Ibn Abi al-Mughira 349
91. Sulayman Abu’ ‘Abd Allah 349
92. Sammak Ibn Harb 349
93. Sharhabil Ibn Sa‘d 350
94. Shayba Ibn Na‘ama 350
95. Salih Ibn Abi Hassan 350
96. Salih Ibn Khouwan 350
97. Salih Ibn Kaysan 350
98. Safwan Ibn Salim 350
99. Suhayb Abu’ Hakim 350
100. Al-Dahhak Ibn ‘Abd Allah 351
101. Al-Dahhak Ibn Muzahim 351
102. Tariq Ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman 351
103. Tawus Ibn Kaysan 351
104. Talha Ibn ‘Amru’ 351
105. Talha Ibn al-Nadar 351
106. Zalim Ibn ‘Amru’ 351
107. ‘Amir Ibn al-Simt 352
108. ‘Amir Ibn Wa’ila 352
109. ‘Abd al-Ghaffar Ibn al-Qasim 353
110. ‘A’idh al-Ahmasi 353
111. Al-‘Abbas Ibn ‘Isa 353
112. ‘Abd al-Rahman Ibn al-Qusayr 353
113. ‘Abd Allah al-Barqi 353
114. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Abi Bukayr 353
115. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Abi Mulayka 353
116. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Ja‘far 354
117. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Harith 354
118. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Dinar 354
119. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Dhakwan 354
120. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Zubayd 354
121. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Sa‘id 354
122. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Shabrama 354
123. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Shurayk 355
124. ‘Abd Allah Ibn ‘Ata’ 355
125. ‘Abd Allah Ibn ‘Ali 355
126. ‘Abd Allah Ibn ‘Ubayda 355
127. ‘Abd Allah Ibn al-Mustawrad 355
128. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Muhammad 356
129. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Muhammad 356
130. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Hurmoz 356
131. ‘Abd al-Mu’min Ibn al-Qasim 356
132. ‘Ubayd Allah Ibn Abi al-Ju‘d 356
133. ‘Ubayd Allah Ibn Abi al-Washim 356
134. ‘Ubayd Allah Ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman 356
135. ‘Ubayd Allah Ibn Muslim 356
136. ‘Ubayd Allah Ibn al-Mughira 356
137. ‘Aqaba Ibn Bashir 356
138. ‘Ali Ibn Thabit 356
139. ‘Umran Ibn Maytham 357
140. ‘Isa Ibn ‘Ali 357
141. Furat Ibn al-Ahnaf 357
142. Al-Farazdaq 357
143. Fulayh Ibn Abi Bakr 357
144. Al-Qasim Ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman 357
145. Al-Qasim Ibn ‘Awf 357
146. Al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad 358
147. Kankar 358
148. Kaysan Ibn Kulayb 359
149. Malik Ibn ‘Atiya 359
150. Muhammad Ibn Jubayr 359
151. Muhammad Ibn Shahab 359
A. His Birth 359
B. His Childhood 359
C. His Scientific Position 359
D. His Generosity 360
Visit this and praise Muhammad, the generous 360
His Ties with the Umayyads 360
With Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin 360
The Imam relieved him 360
The Imam’s Letter to al-Zuhri 361
AL-Zuhri’s Narrations from the Imam 363
Al-Zuhri accused of Showing Enmity toward Ahl al-Bayt 363
The Death of al-Zuhri 364
152. Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali 364
153. Muhammad Ibn ‘Umar 364
154. Muhammad Ibn Qays 364
155. Muslim Ibn ‘Ali 364
156. Ma‘ru’f Ibn Kharbu’dh 364
157. Mundhir al-Thawri 364
158. Al-Minhal Ibn ‘Amru’ 365
159. Al-Minhal Ibn ‘Amru’ 365
160. Maymu’n al-Ban 365
161. Maymu’n al-Qiddah 365
162. Yahya Ibn Umm al-Tawil 366
163. Abu’ Maryam 366
164. Umm al-Birr 366
Notes 366
Chapter 13: The Kings Of His Time 373
Mu‘awiya 373
His Parents 373
The Conquer of Mecca 374
Mu‘awiya’s Qualities 374
Curliness 374
Treason 374
Lying 375
Deception 375
False Qualities 375
Mu‘awiya was imposed as Governor over Damascus 376
The Days of his Government 376
His Sending the Muslims away from ahl al-Bayt 377
His Eliminating the Shi‘ites 377
His Governors 377
His Imposing Yazid as Ruler 377
Impressions of Mu‘awiya 378
1. Ibn ‘Abbas 378
2. Sa‘sa‘a bin Sohan 378
3. Al-Mughira bin Shu‘ba 378
4. Samra bin Jundub 378
The Government of Yazid 378
The Government of Mu‘awiya bin Yazid 379
Marwan bin al-Hakam 380
The Shi‘ites disappear 382
His Cursing the Commander of the faithful 382
Fabricated Narrations 382
The Death of Marwan 383
‘Abd al-Malik bin Marwan 383
His Appointing al-Hajjaj as Governor 384
His Shedding Blood 384
His Making Little of the Prophet 385
His Showing Enmity toward ahl al-Bayt 385
His Demolishing the Kaaba 386
Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin returns the Black Stone 386
Prisons 387
His Death 387
The Governors wrong their Subjects 387
Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin and ‘Abd al-Malik 388
The Imam with him during Circling the Kaaba 388
‘Abd al-Malik seeks the Prophet’s Sword 388
His Criticizing the Imam 388
The Imam sends a Message to ‘Abd al-Malik 389
His Arresting the Imam 389
The Death of ‘Abd al-Malik 390
Al-Walid Bin ‘Abd al-Malik 391
The Imam’s Attitude 392
The Imam’s Supplication for the People of the Frontiers 392
Notes 395
Chapter 14: The Time Of The Imam 398
The Political Life 398
The Nature of the Umayyad Government 398
Despotism 398
Arrogance 398
Abolishing Public Freedoms 399
Denying Islam 399
Spreading Oppression 400
The Policy of Division and Difference 400
The Local Revolts 400
The Revolt of Imam al-Husayn 400
The Revolt of Medina 400
The Causes of the Revolt 400
Dismissing the Governor of Medina 402
Marwan seeks Refuge in the Imam 402
Muslim bin ‘Aqaba entrusted with War 402
The Troops advanced toward Medina 403
Besieging Medina 403
Occupying Medina 403
Tragedies and Atrocities 403
The Imam and Muslim b. ‘Aqaba 404
The Heads before Yazid 405
The Revolt of the Tawwabin 405
The First Conference of the Tawwabin 406
The Decisions of the Conference 406
Announcing the Revolt 406
At ‘Ayn al-Warda 407
The Revolt of al-Mukhtar 408
His Qualities 409
1. Sharp Cleverness 409
2. Inspired Leadership 409
3. Allah-fearingness and Piety 409
4. Friendship toward Ahl al-Bayt 409
His Exalted Position with the Imams 410
Insignificant Accusations 411
His Great Revolt 411
The Objectives of his Revolt 412
1. Equality between the Arabs and non-Arabs 412
2. Demanding Vengeance for al-Husayn 412
Spreading Fear and Terror 413
General Annihilation 413
The Murder of Ibn Ziyad, the Tyrannical 415
The Revolt of Ibn al-Zubayr 416
His Detesting the Alids 418
His Arresting the Alids 418
The Overthrowing of his Government 419
The Economic Life 419
The Luxury of the Umayyads 420
Their Gifts to the Poets 420
Their Gifts to the Singers 421
The Life of Amusement 421
Singing 421
Singing and Dancing Parties 422
Singing spreads among the People of Medina 422
The Songstresses in Medina 422
The Dissoluteness of the Umayyads 422
The Attitude of the Imam 423
The Scientific Life 423
The School of the Next Generation 424
The Literary Life 424
Notes 426
Chapter 15: To The Shelter Garden 428
The Imam is given Poison to drink 428
His Designation of al-Baqir for the Imamate 428
His Commandments to his Son al-Baqir 429
To the Shelter Garden 429
His Preparation for Burial 429
Escorting him to his Final Resting Place 430
At his Final Resting Place 430
Notes 430
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Author: Ayatullah Sayyid Kamal Faghih Imani and A Group of Muslim Scholars
