The Life of Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin

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

The Life of Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin

Author: Baqir Sharif al-Qarashi
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qum

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