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The Life of Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin

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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

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