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