Table of Contents
Dedication 25
INTRODUCTION 26
(1) 26
(2) 27
(3) 32
1. Positive Resistance 33
2. Negative Resistance 33
(4) 36
(5) 37
Notes 38
Chapter 1: His Birth and His Childhood 39
The Blessed Baby 42
General Food 43
His Pure Childhood 43
Love and Honoring 43
His Features 44
His Veneration and Esteem 44
The Inscription of his Ring 45
His Kunyas 45
His Nicknames 45
Al-Sabir (the Patient) 45
Al-Zahir (the Brilliant) 45
Al-'Abd al-Salih (the pious worshipper) 45
Al-Sayyid (the Master) 45
Al-Wafi (the Faithful) 45
Al-Amin (the Trusted one) 45
Qa'id al-'Askar (the Commander of the Troops) 45
Al-Kazim (the Restrained) 46
Dhu al-Nafs al-Zakiya (the One with a pure soul) 46
Bab al-Hawa'ijj (the Gate of Needs) 46
Chapter II: His Genius and Superiority 49
1. Heredity 49
2. The Family 50
3. The Environment 50
Cleverness and Genius 51
With Abu Hanifa 52
His Decision against Abu al-Khattab 53
Chapter III: School of Imam al-Sadiq 56
The First Founder 56
At the Time of Imam al-Sadiq 58
The factors of Development and Prosperity 59
The Public Center 60
The Science Delegations 60
The Number of its Students 60
Its Branches 61
His Professional Students 62
Recording Sciences 62
Pride and Glory 64
Its special Nature 65
The Authority fears the Imam's School 66
The Teaching Programs 67
Noble Moral Traits 67
Justice 69
Preferring the Truth 69
Bringing together the People of Separation 69
Oppression 69
Cooperation 70
His Words about Allah 70
The Qualities of the Believers 71
Piety 72
In the Time of Imam Musa 72
Chapter IV: His Ideals 73
His Imamate 73
The Meaning of the Imamate 73
The Necessity of the Imamate 73
Agreement on the Necessity of the Imamate 74
The Duties of the Imam 74
The Qualities of the Imam 76
1. Infallibility 76
The Designation of the Imam for the Imamate 79
The Statement of Imam al-Rida 80
Texts on the Imamate 84
The Texts on his Imamate 86
1. Al-Mufaddal Bin 'Umar 86
2. Yazid Bin Sulayt 86
3. Dawud Bin Kuthayr 87
4. Al-Fayd Bin al-Mukhtar 87
5. Ibraheem al-Karkhi 88
6. 'Isa al-'Alawi 88
7. Mu'adh Bin Kuthayr 89
8. Mansur Bin Hayim 89
9. Sulayman Bin Khalid 89
10. Saffwan al-Jammal 89
11. Ishaq Bin Ja'far 89
12. 'Ali Bin Ja'far 89
13. Zayd Bin Asbat 90
14. Salama Bin Muhriz 90
15. Zarara Bin A'yun 90
16. A Shi'ite 92
17. A Companion of his 92
His Scientific Talents 92
His Worship and Fear of Allah 93
A. His Prayers 93
B. His Fasting 95
C. His Performing the Hajj 95
D. His Reciting the Qur'an 97
E. His Weeping out of Fear of Allah 97
F. His Releasing Salves 97
His Renouncing the World 97
His Generosity and Liberality 98
1. Muhammed al-Bakri 98
2. Black Servant 99
3. 'Isa Bin Muhammed 100
4. A Poor Man 100
His Clemency 100
His Directions 102
His Kindness to Men 104
Chapter V: Statements and Opinions 106
1. Imam al-Sadiq 106
2. Harun al-Rashid 106
3. Ibn al-Saa'i 106
4. 'Abd Allah Bin As'ad al-Yafy 107
5. Ibn al-Jawzi 107
6. Abu Hatim 107
7. Al-Qarmani 107
8. Muhammed b. Ahmed al-Dhahaby 107
9. Khayr al-Deen al-Zargaly 107
10. Al-Hasan Bin 'Abd Allah al-Bakhshy 107
11. Ahmed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Khazrajy 108
12. Ibn Hejer al-'Asqelani 108
13. Al-Sayyid 'Ali Fikry 108
14. Dr. Zaky Mubarek 108
15. 'Ali Bin Muhammed al-Maliky (Ibn al-Sabbagh) 108
16. Al-Fedl Bin al-Hasan al-Tabrasi 108
17. Muhammed Ameen Ghalib 108
18. Ibn Ma'iya 108
19. Al-Sayyid Kazim al-Yemeni 109
20. Muhammed Bin 'Ali Bin Shahrashub 109
21. Al-Sayyid Damen Bin Shedqam 109
22. 'Ali Bin Muhammed al-Sufi 109
23. Muhammed al-Sebbaan 109
24. Ahmed Bin Hajar al-Haythemi 109
25. Ahmed Bin Ya'qub (Ibn Waadih) 110
26. 'Abd al-Wahaab al-Sha'raany 110
27. Al-Nebehaani 110
28. Muhammed Bin Telha al-Shafi'i 110
29. Al-Shaykh al-Mufeed 110
30. Hefs 110
31. Al-Shiblanjy 110
32. 'Ali Bin 'Isa al-Arbeli 111
33. Al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi 111
34. Dr. Muhammed Yousif Musa 112
35. Shaykh Sulayman (Khaja Kelan) 112
36. The genealogist Ahmed Bin 'Ali 112
37. Mahmud Bin Weheeb al-Qeraghuly 112
38. Muhammed Ameen al-Suwaydi al-Baghdadi 112
39. Dr. 'Abd al-Jebbar al-Joumerd 112
40. Jamal al-Deen al-Atabeki 112
Chapter VI: Some of His Intellectual Legacy 114
His Treatise on Reason 114
1. Deduction is obligatory 115
2. Guidance is Occurrence 115
1. The Creation of the Heaven and the Earth 116
2. The Earth 117
3. The Difference between the Night and the Day 118
4. The Running of Ships 119
5. The Coming down of Rain from Clouds 119
6. The Spreading of Animals on the Earth 119
7. The Changing of the Winds 120
8. Clouds made subservient 121
His Treatise on the Oneness of Allah 139
The Reality of al-Bida' in the Sight of the Shi'a 140
Criticizing the Shi'ites 142
1. Sulayman Bin Jareer 142
2. Al-Fakhr al-Razi 143
3. Ahmed Ameen 143
Imam Musa's Opinion 143
Faith in Allah 144
Science 145
Obtaining Understanding in Religion 146
Sitting with (religious) Scholars 146
The Excellence of Jurists 147
Work 147
Warning against Laziness 148
Moderation 148
Noble Moral Traits 148
Generosity and good Manners 148
Piety 149
Patience 149
Silence 149
Pardon and Restoration 149
Saying good Words 149
Saying the Truth 149
Good Neighborhood 150
Relieving Sanctuary-seekers 150
Paying Visit to Brothers 150
Consent with Allah’s Decree 150
Gratitude for Bounties 150
Reckoning Soul 150
Consultation 151
Evil Deeds 151
Following Mean Desires 151
Disobedience of Parents 151
Regarding Sins as Small 151
Joking 151
His Supplications 151
His Supplication against Someone who wronged him 152
His Supplication in Seeking Needs 155
His Supplication for Help in Repaying Debts 155
His Supplication for Seeking Veil 155
Sermons and Commandments 155
Directions and Guidance 156
General Advice 156
Urging for Doing Good 156
His Debates and Discussions 156
1. With Nafee‘ al-Ansari 157
2. With al-Fedl b. al-Rabi‘ 157
3. With Abu Yousif 158
4. With Abu Hanifa 158
5. With Harun al-Rashid 158
With some Jewish Scholars 165
With Burayha 165
With a Monk 166
His Composing Poetry 167
Comprehensive Sayings: 168
Chapter VII: The Collapse of the Umayyad Government 174
Ahl al-Bayt meet Severe Punishments 174
The Shi'a are persecuted 177
The Battle of al-Hurra 177
The Policy of Unbelief and Oppression 178
Fiscal Policy 181
Additional Taxes 182
The Choice of the Properties 183
The People refuse their own Possessions 183
The Governors and the Tax collectors 184
Showing Despise toward the Peoples 186
Their Persecuting the Non-Muslims Subjects 186
Their Oppressing Non-Arab Muslims 187
The Dissoluteness of the Umayyad Kings 188
Yazid Bin 'Abd al-Malik 188
Al-Walid Bin Yazid 189
The Fanaticism between the Yemenis and the Nazaris 190
The Results of the Events 191
1. The Local Revolts 191
2. The Summons to the 'Alawids 191
3. The General Disorder 193
The Great Revolt 194
The Founder of the Revolt 194
The Center of the Revolt 195
Al-Abwa' Conference 195
Abu Muslim is elected 196
Ibrahim's Teachings to Abu Muslim 196
In Khuresan 197
With Nasar Bin Sayyar 197
Chapter VIII: At the Time of al-Saffah 200
The Battle of al-Zaab 201
The Umayyads escape 202
Genocide 203
1. In Basrah 203
2. In Mecca and Medina 204
3. In al-Hirah 204
The 'Abbasids dig up the Graves of the Umayyads 206
Al-Saffah and the 'Alawids 206
Imam al-Sadiq's Attitude 207
1. With the 'Alawids 208
2.With Abu Salama 209
3. With Abu Muslim 210
Abu Muslim repents 211
Al-Saffah dies 212
Chapter IX: During the Time of al-Mansur 214
The Aspects of al-Mansur's Personality 215
1. Miserliness 215
A. He deprived himself of pleasures 215
B. His showing Miserliness toward his friends 216
C. His Depriving the Writers of Giving 216
D. With al-Mehdi 218
E. With the Jurist Ibn al-Samman 219
F. With his Governors 220
The Reasons for his Miserliness 220
His Despotism 221
His Assassinations 221
1. Abu Muslim 222
2. 'Abd Allah b. 'Ali 222
3. Muhammed Bin Abi al-'Abbas 223
His Ruinous Offences 224
1. His Frightening the Civilians 224
2. His Making little of the Kaaba 225
3. His Embezzling Properties 226
4. His Punishing the 'Alawids severely 226
The Reasons for the Revolt 226
1. The Sense of Responsibility 226
2. Self-esteem and Refusal 227
3. Deprivation of their Rights 228
Imam Bin al-Sa'i's Statement 229
His Spying on the 'Alawids 230
His Arresting the 'Alawids 231
His Transferring them to Iraq 232
Imam al-Sadiq's anguish 232
His Letter to 'Abd Allah 233
At al-Rabadha 235
At al-Hashimiya 236
His confiscating the 'Alawids' properties 238
The Revolt of Muhammed al-Zaki 238
The Revolt of Ibrahim al-Zaki 240
His Putting them in Columns 243
The Case of the 'Alawids' Heads 244
The 'Alawids ask al-Mansur for Mercy 244
Imam al-Sadiq passes away 245
The Shi'ites follow Imam Musa 248
Al-Mansur's Policy is criticized 250
1. 'Abd Allah b. Tawus 250
2. Sufyan al-Thawri 251
4. 'Abd al-Rahman b. Ziyad 252
5. A great Reformer 253
6. 'Amru Bin 'Ubayd 254
Imam Musa with al-Mansur 254
The Death of al-Mansur 256
Chapter X: At the Time of al-Mehdi 257
His Dissoluteness 257
His Lavish Expenditure and Extravagance 259
The Influence of Woman 260
Bribe and Oppression 260
His Taking care of the Fabricators 261
His Showing Enmity toward the 'Alawids 261
His Spending a lot of Money on Disparaging the 'Alawids 262
His distressing his Minster Ya'qub 263
With Imam Musa 265
His giving a Proof of that Wine is forbidden 265
The Borders of Fadak 265
His Widening al-Mesjid al-Haram 266
Imam Musa is arrested 266
The Death of al-Mehdi 267
Chapter XI: At the Time of al-Hadi 269
His Tendencies 269
A. His Vainglory and his Recklessness 269
B. His Amusement and Dissoluteness 269
C. His Ill-temperedeness 269
D. His Showing Enmity toward the ‘Alawids 270
The Tragedy of Fekh 270
Al-Husayn, the great Revolutionist 270
A. His clear Lineage 270
B. His Early Life 271
C. His unique Qualities 271
The Reasons for his Revolt 272
His Martyrdom 275
The Prisoners of War reaches al-Hadi 276
His threatening Imam Musa 277
Imam Musa pays no attention to al-Hadi’s Threats 277
His Supplication against him 278
The Death of Musa al-Hadi 284
Chapter XII: The time of Al-Rashid 286
His Fiscal Policy 289
His general Budget 291
Gifts to Singers 292
His Gifts to the Poets 295
His spending lavishly on Food 297
His Spending lavishly on Salve Girls 298
His Fondness of Jewels 301
The Extravagance of Zubayda 302
The Lavishness of al-Beramika 303
His Letter to Sufyan 306
Sufyan’s Answer 306
Ibn Khaldun’s Statement 308
Al-Joumerd’s Defense 308
His Fondness of Singing 310
His Drinking Wine 313
His Playing Backgammon 315
The Imam’s Attitude 316
Harun severely punishes the ‘Alawids 317
Harun banishes them from Baghdad 317
His Disparaging them 318
A Terrible Massacre 321
His demolishing the Shrine of al-Husayn 323
Harun orders the ‘Alawids to be executed and assassinated 323
1.‘Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. ‘Ali b. Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin 323
2. Al-’Abbas b. Muhammed b. ‘Abd Allah b. Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin 324
3. Idris b. ‘Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. Imam ‘Ali, the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him 324
A. His distinguishing Features 325
B. His Scientific Position 326
C. His Early Life 326
D. His taking Part in the Revolt of al-Husayn 326
E. His Flight to al-Daylem 326
F. Al-Fedl goes out to war against him 327
G. The scatter of Yehya’s companions 327
H. The Peace Treaty 328
I. His going to Baghdad 328
J. With Imam Musa, peace be on him 330
K. Breaking the Security 331
L. His Martyrdom 332
5. Muhammed b. Yehya b. ‘Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. Imam ‘Ali, the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him 333
6. Al-Husayn Bin ‘Abd Allah Bin Isma‘il Bin ‘Abd Allah Bin Ja‘far Bin Abi Talib, peace be on him 333
7. Ishaq Bin al-Hasan Bin Zayd Bin al-Hasan Bin ‘Ali Bin Abi Talib, peace be on him 333
Chapter XIII: The Time of the Imam 336
Al-Shi‘ubiya 337
A. The Definition of al- shi‘ubiya 337
B. Its Beginning 337
C. Its Development 338
The Attitude of Islam toward it 340
Ahmed Amin’s Fabrications 342
Atheism and Hypocrisy 343
The Beginning of Atheism 344
Kinds of Atheism 344
At the Umayyad Time 345
D. At the ‘Abbasid Time 345
The Manawiya (Manism) 346
The Mezdakiya (Mezdekism) 347
The Zeradishtiya 347
The Summoners to Atheism 348
The Atheists are persecuted 349
Going too far in Accusing 351
The Imams debate with them 352
Imam al-Sadiq’s Debates 353
Imam Musa 355
1. His confuting the Movement of Allah 356
2. Negating Body from Allah 357
3. The Meaning of Allah 357
4. His Knowledge 358
5. Allah’s Will 358
6. Allah’s Desire 359
7. The Formative and Legislative Will 359
Bad Manners 360
Misery and Unhappiness 361
The Policy of the ‘Abbasid Government 363
The Muslim Sects 364
The Meaning of the Shi‘a 366
The Beginning of the Shi‘a 366
The Ideological Frame of Shi‘a 371
Love for Ahl al-Bayt 371
The Revolt against Oppression 372
Courage and Intrepidity 373
Exemplary Punishments on the Shi‘ites 375
Wonderful Resistance 377
A. The Secret Propaganda 378
B. Forming Parties 378
C. The Debates 378
D. Writings on Walls 379
E. Practicing Teqiya 380
The Shi‘ite Sects 381
1. Al-Kaysaniya 381
2. Al-Zaydiya 382
3. Al-Imamiya 383
4. Al-Fetehiya 385
5. Al-Semetiya 385
6. Al-Khettabiya 385
7. Al-Nawusiya 386
8. Al-Isma‘iliya 386
9. Al-Waqifiya 387
A. The Reason for al-Waqf 387
B. Its Spread 388
The Imams condemn al-Waqf 388
10. Al-Qeramita 390
The Problem of the Excessive 390
The Problem of the Creation of the Qur’an 392
The Disaster of the Bermekis 392
1. Ja‘far betrays al-‘Abbasa 393
2. The Accusation of Shi‘ism 393
3. Their wide Influence 394
The Execution of Ja‘far 395
Chapter XIV: A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 397
1. Aban Bin ‘Uthman 398
2. Ibrahim Bin Abi al-Bilad 398
3. Ibrahim Bin Abi Bakr 398
4. Ibrahim Bin Shu‘ayb al-‘Aqarqufi 398
5. Ibrahim Bin ‘Abd al-Hameed al-San‘ani 398
6. Ibrahim Bin Muhammed al-Ju’di 399
7. Ibrahim Bin Muhammed al-Ash‘ary, al-Qummi 399
8. Ibrahim Bin Nasr Bin al-Qa‘qa‘ al-Ju‘fi 399
9. Ibrahim Bin Naeem al-‘Abdi al-Kinani 399
10. Ibrahim Bin Yousif al-Kindi, al-Tahhan 399
11. Ahmed Bin Abi Bishr 399
12. Ahmed Bin al-Harith 399
13. Ahmed Bin al-Hasan Bin Isma’il al-Tammar 399
14. Ahmed Bin Ziyad 399
15. Ahmed Bin ‘Amru Bin Abi Shu‘ba al-Halabi 400
16. Ahmed Bin al-Fedl al-Khaza‘i 400
17. Ahmed Bin Muhammed 400
18. Ahmed Bin Muhammed al-Najashi 400
19. Ahmed Bin Mukhalad al-Nakhkhas 400
20. Ahmed Bin Zayd 400
21. Usama Bin Hafs 400
22. Asbat Bin Salim 400
23. Ishaq Bin Jareer 400
24. Ishaq Bin ‘Abd Allah Bin Malik al-Ash‘ary, al-Qummi 400
25. Ishaq Bin ‘Ammar al-Kufi al-Sayrafi 400
26. Ishaq Bin ‘Ammar al-Sabati 401
27. Ishaq Bin Muhammed 401
28. Isma‘il Bin Abi Sammal 401
29. Isma‘il Bin al-Hasan 401
30. Isma‘il Bin ‘Abd al-Khaliq 401
31. Isma‘il Bin Muhammed al-Manqari 401
32. Umayya Bin ‘Amru 401
33. Aymen Bin Muhriz 402
34. Ayyub Bin Ayun al-Kufi 402
35. Ayyub Bin al-Hurr al-Ju‘fi 402
36. Besheer al-Dahhan 402
37. Bakr Bin al-Ash‘ath, Abu Isma’il al-Kufi 402
38. Bakr Bin Salih al-Razi 402
39. Bakr Bin Muhammed Bin Jinah 402
40. Bakr Bin Muhammed Bin Na‘eem al-Azdi al-Ghamidi 402
41. Tha‘laba Bin Maymun al-Asadi al-Kufi 402
42. Ja‘far Bin Khalaf al-Kufi 403
43. Ja‘far Bin Sulayman 403
44. Ja‘far Bin Samma‘ah 403
45. Ja‘far Bin Muhammed Bin Hakim al-Khath‘ami 403
46. Jameel Bin Darrajj Bin ‘Abd Allah al-Nakha‘i al-Kufi 403
47. Jameel Bin Salih al-Asadi al-Kufi 403
48. Jundub Bin Ayyub 404
49. Jahm Bin Abi Juhaym 404
50. Juhaym Bin Ja‘far Bin Jayyan 404
51. Habeeb Bin al-Mu‘alil al-Khath’ami al-Medaini 404
52. Hadeed Bin al-Hakeem, Abu ‘Ali al-Azdi al-Meda’ini 404
53. Hudhayfa Bin Mansur, Bayya‘ al-Sabiri 404
54. Hassan Bin Mahran al-Jammal 404
55. Al-Hasan Bin Abi al-‘Arandas al-Kufi 404
56. Al-Hasan Bin Basheer 404
57. Al-Hasan Bin Ayyub 404
58. Al-Hasan Bin al-Jahm Bin Bukayr, Abu Muhammed al-Shaybani 405
59. Al-Hasan Bin Rashid 405
60. Al-Hasan Bin Sadafa al-Meda’ini 405
61. Al-Hasan Bin ‘Abd Allah 405
62. Al-Hasan Bin ‘Ali Bin Yaqteen Bin Musa 405
63. Al-Hasan Bin ‘Ali Bin Faddal Bin ‘Amru Bin Anees al-Temimi 405
64. Al-Hasan Bin Amir Bin Sulayman 405
65. Al-Hasan Bin Mahbub al-Sarrad 406
66. Al-Hasan Bin Muhammed Bin Samma‘ah al-Kindi al-Sayrafi 406
67. Al-Husayn Bin Ibrahim Bin Musa 406
68. Al-Husayn Bin Rashid 406
69. Al-Husayn Bin Bashshar al-Meda’ini 406
70. Al-Husayn Bin al-Jahm Bin Bukayr Bin A‘yun 406
71. Al-Husayn Bin Khalid al-Sayrafi 407
72. Al-Husayn Bin Zayd Bin ‘Ali Bin al-Husayn 407
73. Al-Husayn Bin Sadaqa 407
74. Al-Husayn Bin ‘Uthman Bin Shurayk Bin Adi al-Amiri al-Wahidi al-Kufi 407
75. Al-Husayn Bin al-Qasim al-‘Abbasi 407
76. Al-Husayn Bin Qiyama 407
77. Al-Husayn Bin Kaysan 407
78. Al-Husayn Bin Muhammed Bin al-Fedl al-Hashimi 407
79. Al-Husayn Bin al-Mukhtar al-Qalanisi, al-Kufi 408
80. Al-Husayn Bin Musa 408
81. Al-Husayn Bin Mahran al-Sukuni 408
82. Al-Husayn Bin Makhariq 408
83. Hafs Bin al-Bakhtary al-Baghdadi 408
84. Hafs Bin Sulayman 408
85. Hafs Bin Sawaqa al-‘Umari 408
86. Hafs Bin Gayyath al-Nakha’i al-Kufi 408
87. Al-Hakam Bin Ayun al-Hannat 408
88. Hammad Bin ‘Uthman Bin ‘Amru Bin Khalid al-Fazari, al-Kufi 409
89. Hammad Bin ‘Uthman Bin Ziyad al-Rawasi 409
90. Hammad Bin ‘Isa al-Juhni al-Basri 409
91. Hammad Bin al-Mu‘afa al-Subayhi 409
92. Hamza Bin al-Yasa‘ al-As‘ari al-Qumi 409
93. Hameed Bin al-Muthana al-‘Ijli, Abu al-Mu‘iz al-Kufi 409
94. Hanan Bin Sudayr al-Sayrafi, al-Kufi 409
95. Khalid Bin Bukhayh al-Jawan 410
96. Khalid Bin Ziyad al-Qalanisi 410
97. Khalid Bin Sa‘eed al-Qammat 410
98. Khalid Bin Ramad al-Qalanisi al-Kufi 410
99. Khalid Bin Yazid Bin Jabal 410
100. Khuzayma Bin Yaqteen 410
101. Khalaf Bin Hammad Bin Yasir Bin al-Musayyab 410
102. Khalaf Bin Hammad al-Kufi 410
103. Khalaf Bin Khalaf 410
104. Khalaf Bin Salama al-Basri 410
105. Dawud Bin Abi Yazid al-Kufi al-‘Attar 411
106. Dawud Bin Abi al-Husayn al-Asadi, al-Kufi 411
107. Dawud Bin Zurbi al-Khandafi, al-Bandar 411
108. Dawud Bin Sarhan al-‘Attar, al-Kufi 411
109. Dawud Bin Sulayman 411
110. Dawud Bin ‘Ali al-Ya‘qubi al-Hashimi 411
111. Dawud Bin Farqad 411
112. Dawud Bin Kuthayr 412
113. Dawud Bin al-Nu‘man 412
114. Durust Bin Abi Mansur al-Wasiti 412
115. Dhurayh Bin Muhammed Bin Yazid, Abu al-Waleed al-Maharibi 412
116. Rib‘i Bin ‘Abd Allah Bin al-Jarud Bin Abi Sibra al-Hadhali 412
117. Rifa‘a Bin Musa al-Asadi al-Nahhas 412
118. Rumi Bin Zarara Bin A‘yun al-Shaybani 412
119. Rehem al-Ansari 413
120. Zar‘a Bin Muhammed al-Hadrami 413
121. Zakariya Bin Idris al-Qummi 413
122. Zakariya Bin ‘Abd al-Samad al-Qummi 413
123. Zakariya Bin ‘Abd Allah al-Fayyad 413
124. Zakariya Bin ‘Umran 413
125. Zakariya Bin Muhammed, Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Mu’min 413
126. Ziyad Bin Abi Salam 413
127. Ziyad Bin al-Hasan 414
128. Ziyad Bin Sulayman al-Balakhi 414
129. Ziyad Bin Merwan al-Qandi al-Anbari 414
130. Ziyad Bin al-Haythem al-Washsha’ 414
131. Zayd Bin Musa al-Ju‘fi al-Kufi 414
132. Zayd al-Narsi 414
133. Zayd Bin Yunus 415
134. Salim Bin Mukarram Bin ‘Abd Allah 415
135. Sa‘d Bin Abi Khalaf 415
136. Sa‘d Bin Abi ‘Umran al-Ansari 415
137. Sa‘d Bin Khalaf 415
138. Sa‘d Bin Sa‘eed al-Balakhi 415
139. Sa‘d Bin ‘Umran al-Qummi 415
140. Sa‘dan Bin Muslim 415
141. Sa‘eed Bin Abi al-Jahm al-Qabusi al-Lakhmi, al-Kufi 415
142. Sa‘eed Bin Jinah 416
143. Sa‘eed Bin Yasar al-Dab‘i 416
144. Salama Bin Hanan 416
145. Salama Bin Muhammed al-Kufi 416
146. Saleem al-Farra’ al-Kufi 416
147. Saleem Mawla ‘Ali Bin Yaqteen 416
148. Sulayman Bin Abi Zayd 416
149. Sulayman Bin Abi Zina 416
150. Sulayman Bin Khalid al-Khattab 416
151. Sulayman Bin Rib‘i Bin ‘Abd Allah al-Hamadani 417
152. Sulayman al-Mu’min 417
153. Samma‘ah Bin Mahran Bin ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Hadrami 417
154. Sanan Bin Turayf al-Thawri 417
155. Sindi Bin al-Rabi‘ al-Baghdadi 417
156. Sehl Bin al-Yasa‘ Bin ‘Abd Allah Bin Sa‘d al-Ash‘ari 417
157. Sayyaba Bin Najiya al-Medani 417
158. Sayf Bin ‘Umayra al-Nakha‘i 417
159. Shu‘ayb Bin Ya‘qub al-‘Aqarqufi 417
160. Salih Bin Khalid al-Muhamili, Abu Shayb al-Kanasi 418
161. Salih Bin Sa‘eed al-Ahwal 418
162. Sabah Bin Musa al-Sabati 418
163. Saffwan Bin Mahran Bin al-Mughira al-Asadi al-Kufi 418
164. Saffwan Bin Yehya Abu Muhammed, Bayya‘ al-Sabiry 419
165. Sandal Bin Muhammed Bin al-Hasan al-Anbari al-Khayyat 419
166. Al-Dahhak al-Hadrami 419
167. ‘Asim Bin al-Hasan 420
168. ‘Abbas Bin Amir 420
169. ‘Abd al-Hemid Bin Salim al-‘Attar al-Kufi 420
170. ‘Abd al-Hemid Bin Sa‘eed 420
171. ‘Abd al-Hemid Bin Auwas al-Ta’i al-Kisa’i 420
172. ‘Abd al-Rahman Bin al-Hajjajj al-Bajali 420
173. ‘Abd al-Rahman Bin Yehya al-‘Uqayli 420
174. ‘Abd al-Kareem Bin ‘Uttba al-Qarashi, al-Hashimi, al-Lahabi 420
175. ‘Abd al-Kareem Bin ‘Amru Bin Salih al-Khath‘ami 420
176. ‘Abd Allah Bin Jublah Bin Hanan Bin al-Hirr al-Kinani 421
177. ‘Abd Allah Bin al-Harith al-Makhzumi 421
178. ‘Abd Allah Bin Hammad al-Ansari 421
179. ‘Abd Allah Bin Jundub al-Bajali 421
180. ‘Abd Allah Bin Khaddash al-Mihri 422
181. ‘Abd Allah Bin Sinan Bin Tareef 422
182. ‘Abd Allah Bin Salih al-Khath‘ami 422
183. ‘Abd Allah Bin ‘Uthman al-Kayyat 422
184. ‘Abd Allah Bin Ghalib al-Asadi 422
185. ‘Abd Allah Bin al-Kasim al-Hadrami 423
186. ‘Abd Allah al-Qasir 423
187. ‘Abd Allah Bin Muhammed al-Ahwazi 423
188. ‘Abd Allah Bin Muhammed al-Shu‘ayri, al-Yemeni 423
189. ‘Abd Allah Bin Marhum al-Azdi 423
190. ‘Abd Allah Bin Miskan 423
191. ‘Abd Allah Bin al-Mughira 423
192. ‘Abd Allah al-Najashi 424
193. ‘Abd Allah Bin Yehya 424
194. ‘Abd al-Malik Bin al-Hakam al-Khath‘ami 424
195. ‘Abd al-Malik Bin ‘Uttba al-Sayrafi 424
196. ‘Ubayd Bin Yaqteen 424
197. ‘Uthman Bin ‘Isa, Abu ‘Amru al-Amiri al-Kilabi 425
199. ‘Ali Bin Ja‘far 425
200. ‘Ali Bin al-Hasan al-Tatiri 426
201. ‘Ali Bin Hadeed al-Mada’ini, al-Azdi, al-Sabati 426
203. ‘Ali Bin al-Khattab al-Hallal 427
204. ‘Ali Bin Rabab 427
205. ‘Ali Bin Sa‘eed 427
206. ‘Ali Bin Swayyid al-Tammar 427
207. ‘Ali Bin Swayyid al-Sa’i 427
208. ‘Ali Bin ‘Abd al-Hameed al-Zabbi 427
210. ‘Ali Bin ‘Attiya 428
211. ‘Ali Bin ‘Isa Bin Razeen 428
212. ‘Ali Bin Maymun al-Sa’igh 428
213. ‘Ali Bin Yaqteen Bin Musa al-Baghdadi 428
A. His Birth 428
B. His Early Life 428
C. His Office 429
D. Imam Musa loves ‘Ali Bin Yaqteen 429
E. Imam Musa guides him 430
Firstly, the Jubbah 430
Secondly, the Wudu’ 431
F. His Books 432
G. His Death 432
214. ‘Ammar Bin Musa al-Sabati 432
215. ‘Ammar Bin al-Minhal Bin Meqlas al-Qaysi 432
216. ‘Amru Bin Riyah 432
217. ‘Amr Bin Muhammed Bin Yazid Abu al-Aswad, Bayya‘ al-Sabiri 432
218. ‘Isa Bin Dawud al-Najjar 433
219. ‘Isa Bin ‘Abd Allah Bin Sa‘d Bin Malik al-Ash‘ari 433
220. Al-‘Ays Bin al-Qasim Bin Thabit Bin ‘Ubayd Bin Mahran al-Bajali 433
221. Ghalib Bin ‘Uthman 433
223. Fayyid al-Hannat 434
224. Fadala Bin Ayyub al-Azdi 434
225. Al-Fedl Bin Sulayman, al-Katib, al-Baghdadi 434
226. Al-Fedl Bin Yunus al-Katib al-Baghdadi 434
227. Al-Fayd Bin al-Mukhtar al-Ju‘fui 434
229. Qays Bin Musa al-Sabati 434
230. Kurdawayh al-Hamadani 435
231. Layth Bin al-Bakhtary al-Muradi 435
232. Muhammed Bin Ibrahim al-Mousili 435
233. Muhammed Bin Abi ‘Umayr al-Azdi 435
A. His Knowledge 435
B. His Books 435
C. His Worship 436
D. In Prison 436
E. His Death 437
234. Muhammed Bin Ishaq Bin ‘Ammar Bin Hayyan al-Taghlubi al-Sayrafi 437
235. Muhammed Bin Isma‘il Bin Buzaygh 437
236. Muhammed Bin Basheer 438
A. His Heresies 438
B. His Jugglery 438
C. His Denying Imam Musa 439
D. Imam Musa invokes Allah against him 439
E. His Death 439
237. Muhammed Bin Bakr Bin Jinah 439
238. Muhammed Bin Thabit 439
239. Muhammed Bin Ja‘far Bin Sa‘d al-Aslami 440
240. Muhammed Bin al-Harith al-Ansari 440
241. Muhammed Bin Hakim al-Khath‘ami 440
242. Muhammed Bin Khalid 440
243. Muhammed Bin Zarqan Bin al-Habab, the companion of Imam Musa 440
244. Muhammed Bin Sulayman al-Basri al-Daylami 440
245. Muhammed Bin Sinan, Abu Ja‘far al-Zahidi al-Khaza‘i 440
246. Muhammed Bin al-Sabah 442
247. Muhammed Bin Sadaqa al-Anbari al-Basri 442
248. Muhammed Bin ‘Abd Allah al-Jallab al-Basri 442
249. Muhammed Bin ‘Adhafir Bin ‘Isa al-Sayrafi al-Meda’ini 442
250. Muhammed Bin ‘Ali Bin al-Nu‘man 442
1. His Graduation 443
2. His high Position 443
3 His Specialization 443
4. His Debates 444
A. With al-Dahhak 444
B. With Abu Hanifa 445
C. With Bin Abi al-‘Awja’ 446
5. His Books 446
251. Muhammed Bin ‘Ali Bin al-Nisaburi 447
252. Muhammed Bin ‘Amru 447
253. Muhammed Bin ‘Amru Bin Yazid al-Sabiry 447
254. Muhammed Bin al-Faraj al-Rakhji 447
255. Muhammed Bin al-Fedl Bin Kuthayr al-Azdi al-Sayrafi al-Kufi 447
256. Muhammed Bin Mas‘ud al-Ta’i 447
257. Muhammed Bin Yazid al-Nehrwani 447
258. Muhammed Bin Yunus 447
259. Marzam Bin Hakim al-Azdi al-Meda’ini 447
260. Mas‘ada Bin Sadaqa al-‘Abdi 448
261. Masma‘ Bin ‘Abd al-Malik Bin Masma‘ 448
262. Musadif 448
263. Mu‘awiya Bin Abi Mu‘awiya al-Bajali al-Dihni 448
264. Mu‘awiya Bin Wahab al-Bajali 448
265. Mi‘tib 448
266. Al-Mughira Bin Tawba al-Makhzumi al-Kufi 449
267. Al-Mufaddal Bin Salih 449
268. Al-Mufaddal Bin ‘Amru al-Ju‘fi al-Kufi 449
A. His Birth 449
B. His Early life 449
C. His Knowledge 449
D. His trustworthiness 450
E. Criticisms 450
F. His Books 450
G. His Commandments 451
269. Al-Minkhil Bin Jameel al-Asadi al-Kufi 453
270. Mansur Bin Abi Baseer 453
271. Mansur Bin Hazim al-Bajali, al-Kufi 453
272. Mansur Bin Yunus 453
273. Musa Bin Ibrahim al-Merwezi 453
274. Musa Bin Bakr al-Wasiti 455
275. Musa Bin al-Hasan 456
276. Musa Bin Sa‘dan al-Hannat al-Kufi 456
277. Mahran Bin Abi Baseer 456
278. Nujayya Bin al-Harith al-Qauwas al-‘Attar 456
279. Nasheet Bin Salih Bin Laffafa 456
280. Nasr Bin Qabus al-Lakhmi, al-Qabusi 456
281. Al-Nadar Bin Suwayd al-Sayrafi 456
282. Na‘im al-Qabu 457
283. Al-Waleed Bin Sa‘eed 457
284. Al-Waleed Bin Hisham al-Muradi 457
285. Waheeb Bin Hafs al-Jariri 457
286. Hisham Bin Ibrahim al-Baghdadi al-Mashrafi 457
287. Hisham Bin al-Ahmar al-Kufi 457
288. Hisham Bin al-Hakam 457
A. His Birth 457
B. His Early Life 458
C. His Graduation 459
D. Those who narrated from him 459
F. His Specialization 459
G. His Books 460
H. His valuable Debates 461
1. With ‘Amru Bin ‘Ubayd 461
2. With Yehya Bin Khalid al-Bermeki 463
3. With al-Nazzam 463
4. With Darar al-Dabbi 464
H. The mad Campaigns 466
1. ‘Abd al-Jebbar, the Judge 466
2. Muhammed b. Ahmed 466
3. ‘Abd al-Qahir al-Baghdadi 466
4. Ibn Hejer 466
I. The Defenders 467
1. Al-Sayyid al-Murteda 467
2. Al-Fayd, the Researcher 468
J. His Death 469
289. Hisham Bin Salim al-Jawaliqi al-Ju‘fi, Bisher Bin Merwan 469
290. Hind Bin al-Hajjajj 470
291. Al-Haythem Bin ‘Abd Allah al-Rumani, al-Kufi 470
292. Yaseen al-Dareer al-Zayyat, al-Basri 470
293. Yehya al-Azraq 470
294. Yehya Bin al-Husayn Bin Zayd Bin ‘Ali Bin al-Husayn, peace be on him 470
295. Yehya Bin ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Azraq 471
296. Yehya Bin ‘Abd Allah al-Basri 471
297. Yehya Bin ‘Umran Bin ‘Ali Bin Abi Shu‘ba al-Halabi 471
298. Yehya Bin al-Fedl al-Nawfali 472
299. Yehya Bin al-Qasim al-Hadhdha’ 472
300. Yazid Bin Khalifa al-Harithi al-Halawani 472
301. Yazid Bin Sulayt al-Zaydi 472
302. Yaqubi Bin Ja‘far Bin Muhammed 472
303. Ya‘qub Bin al-Fedl Bin Ya‘qub al-Hashimi 472
304. Yousif Bin Ya‘qub 473
305. Yunus Bin ‘Abd al-Rahman 473
A. His Birth day 473
B. His Early Life 473
C. His High Position 473
1. Imam al-Rida 473
2. Imam al-Jewad 473
3. Al-Fedl Bin Shadan 473
D. His Knowledge 474
E. His Books 474
F. His Piety 475
G. With the Waqifites 475
H. His Enviers 475
I. His Death 475
306. Yunus Bin Ya‘qub Bin Qays, Abu ‘Ali, al-Bajali, al-Duhni, al-Kufi 476
307. Abu Jabal 476
308. Abu Ju‘da 476
309. Abu Khalid al-Dhayyal 477
310. Abu Khalid al-Zubali 477
311. Abu Zakariya al-A‘war 477
312. Abu Sa‘eed al-Qammat 477
313. Abu Salama 477
314. Abu Shu‘ayb al-Mahamili 477
315. Abu ‘Aamir Bin Jinah 477
316. Abu al-Ala’ al-Hadrami 477
317. Abu al-Muhtamil al-Kufi 477
318. Abu Mus‘ab al-Zaydi 477
319. Abu Yehya 478
320. Abu Yehya al-Makfuf 478
Chapter XV: The Imam’s Children 479
[Sons] 480
1. Imam al-Rida 480
His Birth place and day 480
His Early life 480
His Noble Moral Traits 480
His Knowledge 481
The Narrators of his Traditions 482
Some of his Wise Sayings and Viewpoints 482
His Imamate 483
The Regency 483
Al-Ma’mun harbors Malice against the Imam 486
The Assassination of the Imam 488
2. Ibrahim the elder 489
A. With the Waqifites 490
B. With Imam al-Rida (P.B.O.H) 491
C. With Abu al-Saraya 491
Abu al-Saraya joins the Revolt 492
The Declaration of the Revolt 493
The Death of Muhammed 494
The Death of Ibrahim 497
3. Ibrahim the Youngest 497
4. Ahmed 498
His Position with his Father 498
His fear of Allah and Worship 498
His Knowledge 499
With Abu al-Saraya 499
His Death 499
5. Ishaq 500
6. Isma‘il 501
7. Ja‘far 501
8. Al-Hasan 501
9. Al-Husayn 501
10. Hamza 502
11. Zayd 503
A. With Abu al-Saraya 503
B. With Imam al-Rida 505
C. His Death 505
12. Al-‘Abbas 506
13. ‘Abd Allah 508
14. ‘Ubayd Allah 508
15. Al-Qasim 509
A. The Imam loves him 509
B. The Authorities pursue al-Qasim 509
C. His Death 509
D. His Shrine 510
E. Visitation to it is Desirable 510
16. Muhammed 511
17. Harun 512
18. ‘Awn 512
19. Idris 512
20. Shams 512
21. Sharaf al-Din 512
22. Salih 512
[Daughters] 513
1. Aamina 513
2. Hekima 513
3. Fatima 513
4. Fatim the younger 514
Chapter XVI: The Reasons for his Imprisonment 515
1. His High Personality 515
2. Harun’s Malice 518
3. His Craving after Power 519
4. His Hating the ‘Alawids 519
5. Informing against him 520
Collecting Money for him 520
His Seeking the Caliphate 520
6. The Imam’s Demonstrations 523
7. His Specifying the Borders of Fedek 524
8. The Imam’s firm Attitude 524
Chapter XVII: In Dark Prisons 526
1. Imam Musa is arrested 526
2. The Muslims fear for the Imam 527
3. The Imam is detained in Basrah 527
A. His devoting himself to Worship 528
B. Some Religious Scholars communicate with the Imam 528
C. Harun commands ‘Isa to assassinate the Imam 528
D. ‘Isa asks Harun to exempt him from that 528
4. The Imam is carried to Baghdad 529
A. The Imam is detained in al-Fedl’s House 529
B. He busies himself with worship 529
C. Harun watches the Imam 530
D. The Imam is tired of Prison 531
E. His Supplication 531
F. The Imam is released 531
5. Harun decides to kill the Imam 533
6. The Imam is detained in al-Fedl’s House 535
A. Al-Fedl entertains the Imam 535
B. Harun commands al-Fedl to assassinate the Imam 535
C. Harun severely punishes al-Fedl 536
EPILOGUE 538
1. The Place of his Imprisonment 538
2. Al-Sindi harasses the Imam 538
3. The Imam devotes himself to Worship 539
4. Some Religious Scholars visit the Imam 539
5. Religious Questions sent to the Imam 540
6. The Imam appoints Representatives 540
7. The Imam appoints his Successor 541
8. His Commandments 541
9. The Imam’s Alms and Endowments 543
10. His being far above demanding his Release 544
11. The Imam’s Letter to Harun 545
12. Harun sends a Salve Girl to the Imam 545
13. Harun fails in assassinating the Imam 546
14. Yehya intercedes with Harun for Releasing the Imam 547
15. The Imam announces his Death 548
16. His Assassination 550
17. Statements on Giving him a Poison 550
A. Yehya b. Khalid 550
B. Al-Fedl b. Yehya 550
C. Al-Sindi b. Shahik 551
19. Al-Sindi becomes confused 552
20. With al-Musayyab b. Zahra 552
21. To the High Comrade 553
22. The Time of his Death 554
23. The Place of his Death 555
24. The police investigate the Event 555
25. The Imam is put on the Bridge 556
26. The Horrible Announcement 557
27. The Reasons for this Horrible Announcement 557
A. To know the Shi‘ites 557
B. To slander them 557
C. To seek Nearness to Harun 558
28. The Imam remains on the Bridge for three Days 558
29. Sulayman prepares the Imam for Burial 558
A. To remove the Shame from his Family 558
B. The close Womb Kinship 559
C. His Fear of the Revolt of the Shi‘ites 559
30 The Imam is prepared for Burial 559
31. The Processions of the Funeral 560
32. In his Final Resting Place 560
Maxims of Imam Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim Excerpted from Tuhaf al-Uqoul 561
Endnotes 565
INTRODUCTION 565
Chapter 1: His Birth and His Childhood 566
Chapter II: His Genius and Superiority 568
Chapter III: School of Imam al-Sadiq 569
Chapter IV: His Ideals 571
Chapter V: Statements and Opinions 574
Chapter VI: Some of His Intellectual Legacy 575
Chapter VII: The Collapse of the Umayyad Government 578
Chapter VIII: At the Time of al-Saffah 580
Chapter IX: During the Time of al-Mansur 581
Chapter X: At the Time of al-Mehdi 584
Chapter XI: At the Time of al-Hadi 585
Chapter XII: The time of Al-Rashid 587
Chapter XIII: The Time of the Imam 591
Chapter XIV: A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 595
Chapter XV: The Imam’s Children 604
Chapter XVI: The Reasons for his Imprisonment 608
Chapter XVII: In Dark Prisons 609
EPILOGUE 610