The Life of Imam Musa Bin Ja'far Al-kazim

The Life of Imam Musa Bin Ja'far Al-kazim

By: Baqir Sharif al-Qarashi

Translated by
Jasim al-Rasheed

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE ALL-BENEFICENT, THE ALL-MERCIFUL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TITEL Page Dedication 4 Introduction 35

1. Positive Resistance

44 2. Negative Resistance

44 Chapter I His Birth and His Childhood 51 The Blessed Baby

55 General Food

56 His Pure Childhood

57 Love and Honoring

57 His Features

58 His Veneration and Esteem

58 The Inscription of his Ring

59 His Kunyas

59 His Nicknames

59 Al-Sabir (the Patient)

59 Al-Zahir (the Brilliant)

59 Al-'Abd al-Salih (the pious worshipper)

59 Al-Sayyid (the Master)

59 Al-Wafi (the Faithful)

59 Al-Amin (the Trusted one)

60 Qa'id al-'Askar (the Commander of the Troops)

60 Al-Kazim (the Restrained)

60 Dhu al-Nafs al-Zakiya (the One with a pure soul)

60 Bab al-Hawa'ijj (the Gate of Needs)

60 Chapter II His Genius and Superiority 64

1. Heredity

64 2. The Family

65 3. The Environment

66 Cleverness and Genius

67 With Abu Hanifa

68 His Decision against Abu al-Khattab

70 Chapter III School of Imam al-Sadiq 72 The First Founder

72 At the Time of Imam al-Sadiq

75 The factors of Development and Prosperity

76 The Public Center

77 The Science Delegations

77 The Number of its Students

78 Its Branches

78 His Professional Students

80 Recording Sciences

80 Pride and Glory

82 Its special Nature

83 The Authority fears the Imam's School

84 The Teaching Programs

86 Noble Moral Traits

86 Justice

88 Preferring the Truth

88 Bringing together the People of Separation

88 Oppression

89 Cooperation

89 His Words about Allah

90 The Qualities of the Believers

90 Piety

91 In the Time of Imam Musa

92 Chapter IV His Ideals 93 His Imamate

93 The Meaning of the Imamate

93 The Necessity of the Imamate

93 Agreement on the Necessity of the Imamate

94 The Duties of the Imam

95 The Qualities of the Imam

97

1. Infallibility

97 The Designation of the Imam for the Imamate

100 The Statement of Imam al-Rida

102 Texts on the Imamate

107 The Texts on his Imamate

109 His Scientific Talents

117 His Worship and Fear of Allah

118 A. His Prayers

119 B. His Fasting

121 C. His Performing the Hajj

121 D. His Reciting the Qur'an

123 E. His Weeping out of Fear of Allah

124 F. His Releasing Salves

124 His Renouncing the World

124 His Generosity and Liberality

125 His Clemency

128 His Directions

130 His Kindness to Men

132 Chapter V Statements and Opinions 134 Chapter VI Some of His Intellectual Legacy 145 His Treatise on Reason

145

1. Deduction is obligatory

146 2. Guidance is Occurrence

146

1. The Creation of the Heaven and the Earth

147 2. The Earth

148 3. The Difference between the Night and the Day

150 4. The Running of Ships

151 5. The Coming down of Rain from Clouds

151 6. The Spreading of Animals on the Earth

151 7. The Changing of the Winds

153 8. Clouds made subservient

153 His Treatise on the Oneness of Allah

175 Al-Bida'

176 The Meaning of al-Bida'

176 The Reality of al-Bida' in the Sight of the Shi'a

176 Criticizing the Shi'ites

179 Imam Musa's Opinion

180 Faith in Allah

181 Science

182 Obtaining Understanding in Religion

184 Sitting with (religious) Scholars

184 The Excellence of Jurists

184 Work

184 Warning against Laziness

185 Moderation

186 Noble Moral Traits

186 Generosity and good Manners

187 Piety

187 Patience

187 Silence

187 Pardon and Restoration

187 Saying good Words

187 Saying the Truth

188 Good Neighborhood

188 Relieving Sanctuary-seekers

188 Paying Visit to Brothers

188 Consent with Allah's Decree

189 Gratitude for Bounties

189 Reckoning Soul

189 Consultation

189 Evil Deeds

189 Following Mean Desires

189 Disobedience of Parents

189 Regarding Sins as Small

189 Joking

190 His Supplications

190 His Supplication against Someone who wronged him

190 His Supplication in Seeking Needs

193 His Supplication for Help in Repaying Debts

193 His Supplication for Seeking Veil

194 Sermons and Commandments

194 His commandments to a Son of his.

194 Directions and Guidance

195 General Advice

195 Urging for Doing Good

195 His Debates and Discussions

196

1. With Nafee' al-Ansari

196 2. With al-Fedl b. al-Rabi'

197 3. With Abu Yousif

197 4. With Abu Hanifa

198 5. With Harun al-Rashid

198 With some Jewish Scholars

206 With Burayha

207 With a Monk

208 His Composing Poetry

209 Comprehensive Sayings:

210 Chapter VII The Collapse of the Umayyad Government 217 Ahl al-Bayt meet Severe Punishments

218 The Shi'a are persecuted

220 The Battle of al-Hurra

221 The Policy of Unbelief and Oppression

222 Fiscal Policy

226 Additional Taxes

227 The Choice of the Properties

228 The People refuse their own Possessions

228 The Governors and the Tax collectors

229 Showing Despise toward the Peoples

232 Their Persecuting the Non-Muslims Subjects

232 Their Oppressing Non-Arab Muslims

233 The Dissoluteness of the Umayyad Kings

234 Yazid Bin 'Abd al-Malik

235 Al-Walid Bin Yazid

236 The Fanaticism between the Yemenis and the Nazaris

237 The Results of the Events

238

1. The Local Revolts

238 2. The Summons to the 'Alawids

239 3. The General Disorder

241 The Great Revolt

241 The Founder of the Revolt

242 The Center of the Revolt

242 Al-Abwa' Conference

243 Abu Muslim is elected

244 Ibrahim's Teachings to Abu Muslim

244 In Khuresan

245 With Nasar Bin Sayyar

245 Chapter VIII At the Time of al-Saffah 249 The Battle of al-Zaab

250 The Umayyads escape

252 Genocide

253

1. In Basrah

253 2. In Mecca and Medina

254 3. In al-Hirah

254 The 'Abbasids dig up the Graves of the Umayyads

256 Al-Saffah and the 'Alawids

257 Imam al-Sadiq's Attitude

259

1. With the 'Alawids

259 2.With Abu Salama

260 3. With Abu Muslim

262 Abu Muslim repents

262 Al-Saffah dies

264 Chapter IX During the Time of al-Mansur 265 The Aspects of al-Mansur's Personality

266

1. Miserliness

266 A. He deprived himself of pleasures

267 B. His showing Miserliness toward his friends

267 C. His Depriving the Writers of Giving

268 D. With al-Mehdi

271 E. With the Jurist Ibn al-Samman

272 F. With his Governors

273 The Reasons for his Miserliness

273 His Despotism

274 His Assassinations

275

1. Abu Muslim

275 2. 'Abd Allah b. 'Ali

276 3. Muhammed Bin Abi al-'Abbas

278 His Ruinous Offences

278

1. His Frightening the Civilians

278 2. His Making little of the Kaaba

280 3. His Embezzling Properties

280 4. His Punishing the 'Alawids severely

280 The Reasons for the Revolt

281

1. The Sense of Responsibility

281 2. Self-esteem and Refusal

282 3. Deprivation of their Rights

283 Imam Bin al-Sa'i's Statement

284 His Spying on the 'Alawids

285 His Arresting the 'Alawids

286 His Transferring them to Iraq

287 Imam al-Sadiq's anguish

288 His Letter to 'Abd Allah

289 At al-Rabadha

292 At al-Hashimiya

293 His confiscating the 'Alawids' properties

295 The Revolt of Muhammed al-Zaki

295 The Revolt of Ibrahim al-Zaki

298 His Putting them in Columns

302 The Case of the 'Alawids' Heads

303 The 'Alawids ask al-Mansur for Mercy

303 Imam al-Sadiq passes away

304 The Shi'ites follow Imam Musa

308 Al-Mansur's Policy is criticized

310

1. 'Abd Allah b. Tawus

311 2. Sufyan al-Thawri

311 3. Ibn Abi Dhi'b

312 4. 'Abd al-Rahman b. Ziyad

313 5. A great Reformer

314 6. 'Amru Bin 'Ubayd

316 Imam Musa with al-Mansur

316 The Death of al-Mansur

318 Chapter X At the Time of al-Mehdi 319 His Dissoluteness

319 His Lavish Expenditure and Extravagance

322 The Influence of Woman

323 Bribe and Oppression

323 His Taking care of the Fabricators

324 His Showing Enmity toward the 'Alawids

325 His Spending a lot of Money on Disparaging the 'Alawids

326 His distressing his Minster Ya'qub

327 With Imam Musa

329 His giving a Proof of that Wine is forbidden

329 The Borders of Fadak

330 His Widening al-Mesjid al-Haram

330 Imam Musa is arrested

331 The Death of al-Mehdi

332 Chapter XI At the Time of al-Hadi 335 His Tendencies

335 A. His Vainglory and his Recklessness

335 B. His Amusement and Dissoluteness

335 C. His Ill-temperedeness

336 D. His Showing Enmity toward the 'Alawids

336 The Tragedy of Fekh

336 Al-Husayn, the great Revolutionist

337 A. His clear Lineage

337 B. His Early Life

338 C. His unique Qualities

338 The Reasons for his Revolt

340 His Martyrdom

342 The Prisoners of War reaches al-Hadi

345 His threatening Imam Musa

346 Imam Musa pays no attention to al-Hadi's Threats

346 His Supplication against him

347 The Death of Musa al-Hadi

354 Chapter XII The time of Al-Rashid 355 His Fiscal Policy

359 His general Budget

361 Gifts to Singers

362 His Gifts to the Poets

366 His spending lavishly on Food

369 His Spending lavishly on Salve Girls

370 His Fondness of Jewels

374 The Extravagance of Zubayda

375 The Lavishness of al-Beramika

376 His Letter to Sufyan

380 Sufyan's Answer

381 Ibn Khaldun's Statement

382 Al-Joumerd's Defense

383 His Fondness of Singing

385 His Drinking Wine

389 His Playing Backgammon

391 The Imam's Attitude

393 Harun severely punishes the 'Alawids

394 Harun banishes them from Baghdad

394 His Disparaging them

395 A Terrible Massacre

400 His demolishing the Shrine of al-Husayn

401 Harun orders the 'Alawids to be executed and assassinated

402 1.'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. 'Ali b. Imam Zayn al-'Abidin

403 2. Al-'Abbas b. Muhammed b. 'Abd Allah b. Imam Zayn al-'Abidin

403 3. Idris b. 'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. Imam 'Ali, the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him

404 4. Yehya b. 'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. 'Ali, the Commander of

the faithful, peace be on him.

405 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

414 6. Al-Husayn Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Isma'il Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Ja'far Bin Abi Talib, peace be on him

414 7. Ishaq Bin al-Hasan Bin Zayd Bin al-Hasan Bin 'Ali Bin Abi Talib, peace be on him

415 Chapter XIII The Time of the Imam 417 Al-Shi'ubiya

418 A. The Definition of al- shi'ubiya

418 B. Its Beginning

419 C. Its Development

419 The Attitude of Islam toward it

423 Ahmed Amin's Fabrications

425 Atheism and Hypocrisy

426 The Beginning of Atheism

427 Kinds of Atheism

427 At the Umayyad Time

428 D. At the 'Abbasid Time

429 The Manawiya (Manism)

429 The Zeradishtiya

431 The Summoners to Atheism

432 The Atheists are persecuted

434 Going too far in Accusing

435 The Imams debate with them

437 Imam al-Sadiq's Debates

438 Imam Musa

442

1. His confuting the Movement of Allah

442 2. Negating Body from Allah

443 3. The Meaning of Allah

444 4. His Knowledge

445 5. Allah's Will

445 6. Allah's Desire

446 7. The Formative and Legislative Will

446 Bad Manners

448 Misery and Unhappiness

449 The Policy of the 'Abbasid Government

450 The Muslim Sects

452 The Meaning of the Shi'a

454 The Beginning of the Shi'a

454 The Ideological Frame of Shi'a

460 Love for Ahl al-Bayt

460 The Revolt against Oppression

461 Courage and Intrepidity

463 Exemplary Punishments on the Shi'ites

465 Wonderful Resistance

468 A. The Secret Propaganda

468 B. Forming Parties

469 C. The Debates

469 D. Writings on Walls

470 E. Practicing Teqiya

471 The Shi'ite Sects

472

1. Al-Kaysaniya

473 2. Al-Zaydiya

474 3. Al-Imamiya

475 4. Al-Fetehiya

477 5. Al-Semetiya

477 6. Al-Khettabiya

478 7. Al-Nawusiya

478 8. Al-Isma'iliya

478 9. Al-Waqifiya

480 10. Al-Qeramita

483 The Problem of the Excessive

483 The Problem of the Creation of the Qur'an

485 The Disaster of the Bermekis

486

1. Ja'far betrays al-'Abbasa

487 2. The Accusation of Shi'ism

487 3. Their wide Influence

488 The Execution of Ja'far

489 Chapter XIV A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 491

1. Aban Bin 'Uthman

492 2. Ibrahim Bin Abi al-Bilad

493 3. Ibrahim Bin Abi Bakr

493 4. Ibrahim Bin Shu'ayb al-'Aqarqufi

493 5. Ibrahim Bin 'Abd al-Hameed al-San'ani

493 6. Ibrahim Bin Muhammed al-Ju'di

493 7. Ibrahim Bin Muhammed al-Ash'ary, al-Qummi

493 8. Ibrahim Bin Nasr Bin al-Qa'qa' al-Ju'fi

494 9. Ibrahim Bin Naeem al-'Abdi al-Kinani

494 10. Ibrahim Bin Yousif al-Kindi, al-Tahhan

494 11. Ahmed Bin Abi Bishr

494 12. Ahmed Bin al-Harith

494 13. Ahmed Bin al-Hasan Bin Isma'il al-Tammar

494 14. Ahmed Bin Ziyad

495 15. Ahmed Bin 'Amru Bin Abi Shu'ba al-Halabi

495 16. Ahmed Bin al-Fedl al-Khaza'i

495 17. Ahmed Bin Muhammed

495 18. Ahmed Bin Muhammed al-Najashi

495 19. Ahmed Bin Mukhalad al-Nakhkhas

495 20. Ahmed Bin Zayd

495 21. Usama Bin Hafs

495 22. Asbat Bin Salim

496 23. Ishaq Bin Jareer

496 24. Ishaq Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Malik al-Ash'ary, al-Qummi

496 25. Ishaq Bin 'Ammar al-Kufi al-Sayrafi

496 26. Ishaq Bin 'Ammar al-Sabati

497 27. Ishaq Bin Muhammed

497 28. Isma'il Bin Abi Sammal

497 29. Isma'il Bin al-Hasan

497 30. Isma'il Bin 'Abd al-Khaliq

497 31. Isma'il Bin Muhammed al-Manqari

497 32. Umayya Bin 'Amru

497 33. Aymen Bin Muhriz

498 34. Ayyub Bin Ayun al-Kufi

498 35. Ayyub Bin al-Hurr al-Ju'fi

498 36. Besheer al-Dahhan

498 37. Bakr Bin al-Ash'ath, Abu Isma'il al-Kufi

498 38. Bakr Bin Salih al-Razi

498 39. Bakr Bin Muhammed Bin Jinah

498 40. Bakr Bin Muhammed Bin Na'eem al-Azdi al-Ghamidi

499 41. Tha'laba Bin Maymun al-Asadi al-Kufi.

499 42. Ja'far Bin Khalaf al-Kufi

499 43. Ja'far Bin Sulayman

499 44. Ja'far Bin Samma'ah

500 45. Ja'far Bin Muhammed Bin Hakim al-Khath'ami

500 46. Jameel Bin Darrajj Bin 'Abd Allah al-Nakha'i al-Kufi

500 47. Jameel Bin Salih al-Asadi al-Kufi

500 48. Jundub Bin Ayyub

500 49. Jahm Bin Abi Juhaym

500 50. Juhaym Bin Ja'far Bin Jayyan

500 51. Habeeb Bin al-Mu'alil al-Khath'ami al-Medaini

501 52. Hadeed Bin al-Hakeem, Abu 'Ali al-Azdi al-Meda'ini

501 53. Hudhayfa Bin Mansur, Bayya' al-Sabiri

501 54. Hassan Bin Mahran al-Jammal

501 55. Al-Hasan Bin Abi al-'Arandas al-Kufi

501 56. Al-Hasan Bin Basheer

501 57. Al-Hasan Bin Ayyub

502 58. Al-Hasan Bin al-Jahm Bin Bukayr, Abu Muhammed al-Shaybani

502 59. Al-Hasan Bin Rashid

502 60. Al-Hasan Bin Sadafa al-Meda'ini

502 61. Al-Hasan Bin 'Abd Allah

502 62. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali Bin Yaqteen Bin Musa

502 63. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali Bin Faddal Bin 'Amru Bin Anees al-Temimi

503 64. Al-Hasan Bin Amir Bin Sulayman

503 65. Al-Hasan Bin Mahbub al-Sarrad

503 66. Al-Hasan Bin Muhammed Bin Samma'ah al-Kindi al-Sayrafi

503 67. Al-Husayn Bin Ibrahim Bin Musa

504 68. Al-Husayn Bin Rashid

504 69. Al-Husayn Bin Bashshar al-Meda'ini

504 70. Al-Husayn Bin al-Jahm Bin Bukayr Bin A'yun

504 71. Al-Husayn Bin Khalid al-Sayrafi

504 72. Al-Husayn Bin Zayd Bin 'Ali Bin al-Husayn

504 73. Al-Husayn Bin Sadaqa

505 74. Al-Husayn Bin 'Uthman Bin Shurayk Bin Adi al-Amiri al-Wahidi al-Kufi.

505 75. Al-Husayn Bin al-Qasim al-'Abbasi

505 76. Al-Husayn Bin Qiyama

505 77. Al-Husayn Bin Kaysan

505 78. Al-Husayn Bin Muhammed Bin al-Fedl al-Hashimi

505 79. Al-Husayn Bin al-Mukhtar al-Qalanisi, al-Kufi

506 80. Al-Husayn Bin Musa

506 81. Al-Husayn Bin Mahran al-Sukuni

506 82. Al-Husayn Bin Makhariq

506 83. Hafs Bin al-Bakhtary al-Baghdadi

506 84. Hafs Bin Sulayman

506 85. Hafs Bin Sawaqa al-'Umari

507 86. Hafs Bin Gayyath al-Nakha'i al-Kufi

507 87. Al-Hakam Bin Ayun al-Hannat

507 88. Hammad Bin 'Uthman Bin 'Amru Bin Khalid al-Fazari, al-Kufi

507 89. Hammad Bin 'Uthman Bin Ziyad al-Rawasi

507 90. Hammad Bin 'Isa al-Juhni al-Basri

507 91. Hammad Bin al-Mu'afa al-Subayhi

508 92. Hamza Bin al-Yasa' al-As'ari al-Qumi

508 93. Hameed Bin al-Muthana al-'Ijli, Abu al-Mu'iz al-Kufi

508 94. Hanan Bin Sudayr al-Sayrafi, al-Kufi

508 95. Khalid Bin Bukhayh al-Jawan

508 96. Khalid Bin Ziyad al-Qalanisi

509 97. Khalid Bin Sa'eed al-Qammat

509 98. Khalid Bin Ramad al-Qalanisi al-Kufi

509 99. Khalid Bin Yazid Bin Jabal

509 100. Khuzayma Bin Yaqteen

509 101. Khalaf Bin Hammad Bin Yasir Bin al-Musayyab

509 102. Khalaf Bin Hammad al-Kufi

509 103. Khalaf Bin Khalaf

510 104. Khalaf Bin Salama al-Basri

510 105. Dawud Bin Abi Yazid al-Kufi al-'Attar

510 106. Dawud Bin Abi al-Husayn al-Asadi, al-Kufi

510 107. Dawud Bin Zurbi al-Khandafi, al-Bandar

510 108. Dawud Bin Sarhan al-'Attar, al-Kufi

510 109. Dawud Bin Sulayman

511 110. Dawud Bin 'Ali al-Ya'qubi al-Hashimi

511 111. Dawud Bin Farqad

511 112. Dawud Bin Kuthayr

511 113. Dawud Bin al-Nu'man

511 114. Durust Bin Abi Mansur al-Wasiti

512 115. Dhurayh Bin Muhammed Bin Yazid, Abu al-Waleed al-Maharibi

512 116. Rib'i Bin 'Abd Allah Bin al-Jarud Bin Abi Sibra al-Hadhali

512 117. Rifa'a Bin Musa al-Asadi al-Nahhas

512 118. Rumi Bin Zarara Bin A'yun al-Shaybani

512 119. Rehem al-Ansari

513 120. Zar'a Bin Muhammed al-Hadrami

513 121. Zakariya Bin Idris al-Qummi

513 122. Zakariya Bin 'Abd al-Samad al-Qummi

513 123. Zakariya Bin 'Abd Allah al-Fayyad

513 124. Zakariya Bin 'Umran

513 125. Zakariya Bin Muhammed, Abu 'Abd Allah al-Mu'min

514 126. Ziyad Bin Abi Salam

514 127. Ziyad Bin al-Hasan

514 128. Ziyad Bin Sulayman al-Balakhi

514 129. Ziyad Bin Merwan al-Qandi al-Anbari

515 130. Ziyad Bin al-Haythem al-Washsha'

515 131. Zayd Bin Musa al-Ju'fi al-Kufi

515 132. Zayd al-Narsi

515 133. Zayd Bin Yunus

515 134. Salim Bin Mukarram Bin 'Abd Allah

515 135. Sa'd Bin Abi Khalaf

516 136. Sa'd Bin Abi 'Umran al-Ansari

516 137. Sa'd Bin Khalaf

516 138. Sa'd Bin Sa'eed al-Balakhi

516 139. Sa'd Bin 'Umran al-Qummi

516 140. Sa'dan Bin Muslim

516 141. Sa'eed Bin Abi al-Jahm al-Qabusi al-Lakhmi, al-Kufi

516 142. Sa'eed Bin Jinah

517 143. Sa'eed Bin Yasar al-Dab'i

517 144. Salama Bin Hanan

517 145. Salama Bin Muhammed al-Kufi

517 146. Saleem al-Farra' al-Kufi

517 147. Saleem Mawla 'Ali Bin Yaqteen

518 148. Sulayman Bin Abi Zayd

518 149. Sulayman Bin Abi Zina

518 150. Sulayman Bin Khalid al-Khattab

518 151. Sulayman Bin Rib'i Bin 'Abd Allah al-Hamadani

518 152. Sulayman al-Mu'min

518 153. Samma'ah Bin Mahran Bin 'Abd al-Rahman al-Hadrami

518 154. Sanan Bin Turayf al-Thawri

518 155. Sindi Bin al-Rabi' al-Baghdadi

519 156. Sehl Bin al-Yasa' Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Sa'd al-Ash'ari

519 157. Sayyaba Bin Najiya al-Medani

519 158. Sayf Bin 'Umayra al-Nakha'i

519 159. Shu'ayb Bin Ya'qub al-'Aqarqufi

519 160. Salih Bin Khalid al-Muhamili, Abu Shayb al-Kanasi

520 161. Salih Bin Sa'eed al-Ahwal

520 162. Sabah Bin Musa al-Sabati

520 163. Saffwan Bin Mahran Bin al-Mughira al-Asadi al-Kufi

520 164. Saffwan Bin Yehya Abu Muhammed, Bayya' al-Sabiry

521 165. Sandal Bin Muhammed Bin al-Hasan al-Anbari al-Khayyat

522 166. Al-Dahhak al-Hadrami

522 167. 'Asim Bin al-Hasan

522 168. 'Abbas Bin Amir

522 169. 'Abd al-Hemid Bin Salim al-'Attar al-Kufi

522 170. 'Abd al-Hemid Bin Sa'eed

522 171. 'Abd al-Hemid Bin Auwas al-Ta'i al-Kisa'i

522 172. 'Abd al-Rahman Bin al-Hajjajj al-Bajali

523 173. 'Abd al-Rahman Bin Yehya al-'Uqayli

523 174. 'Abd al-Kareem Bin 'Uttba al-Qarashi, al-Hashimi, al-Lahabi.

523 175. 'Abd al-Kareem Bin 'Amru Bin Salih al-Khath'ami

523 176. 'Abd Allah Bin Jublah Bin Hanan Bin al-Hirr al-Kinani

523 177. 'Abd Allah Bin al-Harith al-Makhzumi

524 178. 'Abd Allah Bin Hammad al-Ansari

524 179. 'Abd Allah Bin Jundub al-Bajali

524 180. 'Abd Allah Bin Khaddash al-Mihri

525 181. 'Abd Allah Bin Sinan Bin Tareef

525 182. 'Abd Allah Bin Salih al-Khath'ami

525 183. 'Abd Allah Bin 'Uthman al-Kayyat

526 184. 'Abd Allah Bin Ghalib al-Asadi

526 185. 'Abd Allah Bin al-Kasim al-Hadrami

526 186. 'Abd Allah al-Qasir

526 187. 'Abd Allah Bin Muhammed al-Ahwazi

526 188. 'Abd Allah Bin Muhammed al-Shu'ayri, al-Yemeni

526 189. 'Abd Allah Bin Marhum al-Azdi

526 190. 'Abd Allah Bin Miskan

527 191. 'Abd Allah Bin al-Mughira

527 192. 'Abd Allah al-Najashi

528 193. 'Abd Allah Bin Yehya

528 194. 'Abd al-Malik Bin al-Hakam al-Khath'ami

528 195. 'Abd al-Malik Bin 'Uttba al-Sayrafi

528 196. 'Ubayd Bin Yaqteen

528 197. 'Uthman Bin 'Isa, Abu 'Amru al-Amiri al-Kilabi

528 198. 'Ali Bin Abi Hamza

529 199. 'Ali Bin Ja'far

530 200. 'Ali Bin al-Hasan al-Tatiri

531 201. 'Ali Bin Hadeed al-Mada'ini, al-Azdi, al-Sabati

531 202. 'Ali Bin Hamza Bin al-Hasan Bin 'Ubayd Allah Bin al-'Abbas Bin Amir

al-Mu'minin, peace be on him.

531 203. 'Ali Bin al-Khattab al-Hallal

531 204. 'Ali Bin Rabab

531 205. 'Ali Bin Sa'eed

532 206. 'Ali Bin Swayyid al-Tammar

532 207. 'Ali Bin Swayyid al-Sa'i

532 208. 'Ali Bin 'Abd al-Hameed al-Zabbi

532 209. 'Ali Bin 'Ubayd Allah Bin al-Husayn Bin 'Ali Bin Al-Husayn Bin 'Ali

Bin Abi Talib, peace be on him.

532 210. 'Ali Bin 'Attiya

532 211. 'Ali Bin 'Isa Bin Razeen

532 212. 'Ali Bin Maymun al-Sa'igh

533 213. 'Ali Bin Yaqteen Bin Musa al-Baghdadi

533 A. His Birth

533 B. His Early Life

533 C. His Office

534 D. Imam Musa loves 'Ali Bin Yaqteen

535 E. Imam Musa guides him

535 F. His Books

537 G. His Death

538 214. 'Ammar Bin Musa al-Sabati

538 215. 'Ammar Bin al-Minhal Bin Meqlas al-Qaysi.

538 216. 'Amru Bin Riyah

538 217. 'Amr Bin Muhammed Bin Yazid Abu al-Aswad, Bayya' al-Sabiri

539 218. 'Isa Bin Dawud al-Najjar

539 219. 'Isa Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Sa'd Bin Malik al-Ash'ari

539 220. Al-'Ays Bin al-Qasim Bin Thabit Bin 'Ubayd Bin Mahran al-Bajali.

540 221. Ghalib Bin 'Uthman

540 222. Ghayyath Bin Ibrahim al-Temimi al-Asadi.

540 223. Fayyid al-Hannat

540 224. Fadala Bin Ayyub al-Azdi

540 225. Al-Fedl Bin Sulayman, al-Katib, al-Baghdadi

541 226. Al-Fedl Bin Yunus al-Katib al-Baghdadi

541 227. Al-Fayd Bin al-Mukhtar al-Ju'fui

541 228. Al-Qasim Bin Muhammed al-Jawhari.

541 229. Qays Bin Musa al-Sabati

542 230. Kurdawayh al-Hamadani

542 231. Layth Bin al-Bakhtary al-Muradi

542 232. Muhammed Bin Ibrahim al-Mousili

542 233. Muhammed Bin Abi 'Umayr al-Azdi

542 A. His Knowledge

543 B. His Books

543 C. His Worship

543 D. In Prison

544 E. His Death

544 234. Muhammed Bin Ishaq Bin 'Ammar Bin Hayyan al-Taghlubi al-Sayrafi

544 235. Muhammed Bin Isma'il Bin Buzaygh

545 236. Muhammed Bin Basheer

545 A. His Heresies

546 B. His Jugglery

546 C. His Denying Imam Musa

546 D. Imam Musa invokes Allah against him

547 E. His Death

547 237. Muhammed Bin Bakr Bin Jinah

547 238. Muhammed Bin Thabit

547 239. Muhammed Bin Ja'far Bin Sa'd al-Aslami

548 240. Muhammed Bin al-Harith al-Ansari

548 241. Muhammed Bin Hakim al-Khath'ami

548 242. Muhammed Bin Khalid

548 243. Muhammed Bin Zarqan Bin al-Habab, the companion of Imam Musa.

549 244. Muhammed Bin Sulayman al-Basri al-Daylami

549 245. Muhammed Bin Sinan, Abu Ja'far al-Zahidi al-Khaza'i

549 246. Muhammed Bin al-Sabah

551 247. Muhammed Bin Sadaqa al-Anbari al-Basri

551 248. Muhammed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Jallab al-Basri

551 249. Muhammed Bin 'Adhafir Bin 'Isa al-Sayrafi al-Meda'ini

551 250. Muhammed Bin 'Ali Bin al-Nu'man

551

1. His Graduation

552 2. His high Position

552 3 His Specialization

552 4. His Debates

553 5. His Books

556 251. Muhammed Bin 'Ali Bin al-Nisaburi

557 252. Muhammed Bin 'Amru

557 253. Muhammed Bin 'Amru Bin Yazid al-Sabiry.

557 254. Muhammed Bin al-Faraj al-Rakhji.

557 255. Muhammed Bin al-Fedl Bin Kuthayr al-Azdi al-Sayrafi al-Kufi

557 256. Muhammed Bin Mas'ud al-Ta'i

558 257. Muhammed Bin Yazid al-Nehrwani

558 258. Muhammed Bin Yunus

558 259. Marzam Bin Hakim al-Azdi al-Meda'ini

558 260. Mas'ada Bin Sadaqa al-'Abdi

558 261. Masma' Bin 'Abd al-Malik Bin Masma'

558 262. Musadif

559 263. Mu'awiya Bin Abi Mu'awiya al-Bajali al-Dihni

559 264. Mu'awiya Bin Wahab al-Bajali

559 265. Mi'tib

559 266. Al-Mughira Bin Tawba al-Makhzumi al-Kufi

559 267. Al-Mufaddal Bin Salih

560 268. Al-Mufaddal Bin 'Amru al-Ju'fi al-Kufi

560 A. His Birth

560 B. His Early life

560 C. His Knowledge

560 D. His trustworthiness

561 E. Criticisms

561 F. His Books

561 G. His Commandments

562 269. Al-Minkhil Bin Jameel al-Asadi al-Kufi

564 270. Mansur Bin Abi Baseer

564 271. Mansur Bin Hazim al-Bajali, al-Kufi

564 272. Mansur Bin Yunus

565 273. Musa Bin Ibrahim al-Merwezi

565 274. Musa Bin Bakr al-Wasiti

567 275. Musa Bin al-Hasan

568 276. Musa Bin Sa'dan al-Hannat al-Kufi.

568 277. Mahran Bin Abi Baseer

568 278. Nujayya Bin al-Harith al-Qauwas al-'Attar.

568 279. Nasheet Bin Salih Bin Laffafa.

568 280. Nasr Bin Qabus al-Lakhmi, al-Qabusi.

568 281. Al-Nadar Bin Suwayd al-Sayrafi

569 282. Na'im al-Qabu

569 283. Al-Waleed Bin Sa'eed

569 284. Al-Waleed Bin Hisham al-Muradi

569 285. Waheeb Bin Hafs al-Jariri

569 286. Hisham Bin Ibrahim al-Baghdadi al-Mashrafi

570 287. Hisham Bin al-Ahmar al-Kufi

570 288. Hisham Bin al-Hakam

570 A. His Birth

570 B. His Early Life

570 C. His Graduation

572 D. Those who narrated from him

572 F. His Specialization

572 G. His Books

573 H. His valuable Debates

574 H. The mad Campaigns

581 I. The Defenders

582 J. His Death

584 289. Hisham Bin Salim al-Jawaliqi al-Ju'fi, Bisher Bin Merwan

585 290. Hind Bin al-Hajjajj

585 291. Al-Haythem Bin 'Abd Allah al-Rumani, al-Kufi

586 292. Yaseen al-Dareer al-Zayyat, al-Basri

586 293. Yehya al-Azraq

586 294. Yehya Bin al-Husayn Bin Zayd Bin 'Ali Bin al-Husayn, peace be on him.

586 295. Yehya Bin 'Abd al-Rahman al-Azraq

587 296. Yehya Bin 'Abd Allah al-Basri

588 297. Yehya Bin 'Umran Bin 'Ali Bin Abi Shu'ba al-Halabi

588 298. Yehya Bin al-Fedl al-Nawfali

588 299. Yehya Bin al-Qasim al-Hadhdha'

588 300. Yazid Bin Khalifa al-Harithi al-Halawani

588 301. Yazid Bin Sulayt al-Zaydi

589 302. Yaqubi Bin Ja'far Bin Muhammed

589 303. Ya'qub Bin al-Fedl Bin Ya'qub al-Hashimi

589 304. Yousif Bin Ya'qub

589 305. Yunus Bin 'Abd al-Rahman

589 A. His Birth day

589 B. His Early Life

589 C. His High Position

590 D. His Knowledge

590 E. His Books

591 F. His Piety

592 G. With the Waqifites

592 H. His Enviers

592 I. His Death

593 306. Yunus Bin Ya'qub Bin Qays, Abu 'Ali, al-Bajali, al-Duhni, al-Kufi

593 307. Abu Jabal

594 308. Abu Ju'da

594 309. Abu Khalid al-Dhayyal

594 310. Abu Khalid al-Zubali

595 311. Abu Zakariya al-A'war

595 312. Abu Sa'eed al-Qammat

595 313. Abu Salama

595 314. Abu Shu'ayb al-Mahamili

595 315. Abu 'Aamir Bin Jinah

595 316. Abu al-Ala' al-Hadrami

595 317. Abu al-Muhtamil al-Kufi

596 318. Abu Mus'ab al-Zaydi

596 319. Abu Yehya

596 320 Abu Yehya al-Makfuf

596 Chapter XV The Imam's Children 597 The Males:

598 The Females:

598

1. Imam al-Rida

598 His Birth place and day

599 His Early life

599 His Noble Moral Traits

599 His Knowledge

599 The Narrators of his Traditions

601 Some of his Wise Sayings and Viewpoints

601 His Imamate

603 The Regency

603 The Assassination of the Imam

608 2. Ibrahim the elder

610 A. With the Waqifites

611 B. With Imam al-Rida (P.B.O.H)

612 C. With Abu al-Saraya

612 Abu al-Saraya joins the Revolt

613 The Declaration of the Revolt

614 The Death of Muhammed

616 The Death of Ibrahim

620 3. Ibrahim the Youngest

621 4. Ahmed

621 His Position with his Father

621 His fear of Allah and Worship

622 His Knowledge

622 With Abu al-Saraya

622 His Death

623 5. Ishaq

624 6. Isma'il

625 7. Ja'far

626 8. Al-Hasan

626 9. Al-Husayn

626 10. Hamza

627 11. Zayd

628 A. With Abu al-Saraya

628 B. With Imam al-Rida

630 C. His Death

631 12. Al-'Abbas

631 13. 'Abd Allah

633 14. 'Ubayd Allah

634 15. Al-Qasim

635 A. The Imam loves him

635 B. The Authorities pursue al-Qasim

635 C. His Death

636 D. His Shrine

636 E. Visitation to it is Desirable

637 16. Muhammed

637 17. Harun

639 18. 'Awn

639 19. Idris

640 20 Shams

640 21. Sharaf al-Din

640 22. Salih

640

1. Aamina

640 2. Hekima

641 3. Fatima

641 4. Fatim the younger

642 Chapter XVI The Reasons for his Imprisonment 643

1. His High Personality

643 2. Harun's Malice

647 3. His Craving after Power

648 4. His Hating the 'Alawids

648 5. Informing against him

649 Collecting Money for him

649 His Seeking the Caliphate

649 6. The Imam's Demonstrations

652 7. His Specifying the Borders of Fedek

653 8. The Imam's firm Attitude

654 Chapter XVII In Dark Prisons 656

1. Imam Musa is arrested

657 2. The Muslims fear for the Imam

657 3. The Imam is detained in Basrah

658 A. His devoting himself to Worship

658 B. Some Religious Scholars communicate with the Imam

658 C. Harun commands 'Isa to assassinate the Imam

659 D. 'Isa asks Harun to exempt him from that

659 4. The Imam is carried to Baghdad

659 A. The Imam is detained in al-Fedl's House

660 B. He busies himself with worship

660 C. Harun watches the Imam

662 D. The Imam is tired of Prison

662 E. His Supplication

662 F. The Imam is released

663 5. Harun decides to kill the Imam

666 6. The Imam is detained in al-Fedl's House

668 A. Al-Fedl entertains the Imam

668 B. Harun commands al-Fedl to assassinate the Imam

668 C. Harun severely punishes al-Fedl

668 EPILOGUE 671

1. The Place of his Imprisonment

671 2. Al-Sindi harasses the Imam

672 3. The Imam devotes himself to Worship

673 4. Some Religious Scholars visit the Imam

673 5. Religious Questions sent to the Imam

674 6. The Imam appoints Representatives

674 7. The Imam appoints his Successor

674 8. His Commandments

675 9. The Imam's Alms and Endowments

677 10. His being far above demanding his Release

679 11. The Imam's Letter to Harun

679 12. Harun sends a Salve Girl to the Imam

679 13. Harun fails in assassinating the Imam

681 14. Yehya intercedes with Harun for Releasing the Imam

682 15. The Imam announces his Death

683 16. His Assassination

685 17. Statements on Giving him a Poison

685 A. Yehya b. Khalid

685 B. Al-Fedl b. Yehya

686 C. Al-Sindi b. Shahik

686 18. How was the Imam poisoned?

687 19. Al-Sindi becomes confused

687 20. With al-Musayyab b. Zahra

688 21. To the High Comrade

689 22. The Time of his Death

691 23. The Place of his Death

691 24. The police investigate the Event

691 25. The Imam is put on the Bridge

693 26. The Horrible Announcement

694 27. The Reasons for this Horrible Announcement

695 A. To know the Shi'ites

695 B. To slander them

695 C. To seek Nearness to Harun

695 28. The Imam remains on the Bridge for three Days

695 29. Sulayman prepares the Imam for Burial

695 A. To remove the Shame from his Family

696 B. The close Womb Kinship

696 C. His Fear of the Revolt of the Shi'ites

696 30 The Imam is prepared for Burial

697 31. The Processions of the Funeral

697 32. In his Final Resting Place

698

TITEL

Page

Dedication

4

Introduction

35

1. Positive Resistance

44

2. Negative Resistance

44

Chapter I His Birth and His Childhood

51

The Blessed Baby

55

General Food

56

His Pure Childhood

57

Love and Honoring

57

His Features

58

His Veneration and Esteem

58

The Inscription of his Ring

59

His Kunyas

59

His Nicknames

59

Al-Sabir (the Patient)

59

Al-Zahir (the Brilliant)

59

Al-'Abd al-Salih (the pious worshipper)

59

Al-Sayyid (the Master)

59

Al-Wafi (the Faithful)

59

Al-Amin (the Trusted one)

60

Qa'id al-'Askar (the Commander of the Troops)

60

Al-Kazim (the Restrained)

60

Dhu al-Nafs al-Zakiya (the One with a pure soul)

60

Bab al-Hawa'ijj (the Gate of Needs)

60

Chapter II His Genius and Superiority

64

1. Heredity

64

2. The Family

65

3. The Environment

66

Cleverness and Genius

67

With Abu Hanifa

68

His Decision against Abu al-Khattab

70

Chapter III School of Imam al-Sadiq

72

The First Founder

72

At the Time of Imam al-Sadiq

75

The factors of Development and Prosperity

76

The Public Center

77

The Science Delegations

77

The Number of its Students

78

Its Branches

78

His Professional Students

80

Recording Sciences

80

Pride and Glory

82

Its special Nature

83

The Authority fears the Imam's School

84

The Teaching Programs

86

Noble Moral Traits

86

Justice

88

Preferring the Truth

88

Bringing together the People of Separation

88

Oppression

89

Cooperation

89

His Words about Allah

90

The Qualities of the Believers

90

Piety

91

In the Time of Imam Musa

92

Chapter IV His Ideals

93

His Imamate

93

The Meaning of the Imamate

93

The Necessity of the Imamate

93

Agreement on the Necessity of the Imamate

94

The Duties of the Imam

95

The Qualities of the Imam

97

1. Infallibility

97

The Designation of the Imam for the Imamate

100

The Statement of Imam al-Rida

102

Texts on the Imamate

107

The Texts on his Imamate

109

His Scientific Talents

117

His Worship and Fear of Allah

118

A. His Prayers

119

B. His Fasting

121

C. His Performing the Hajj

121

D. His Reciting the Qur'an

123

E. His Weeping out of Fear of Allah

124

F. His Releasing Salves

124

His Renouncing the World

124

His Generosity and Liberality

125

His Clemency

128

His Directions

130

His Kindness to Men

132

Chapter V Statements and Opinions

134

Chapter VI Some of His Intellectual Legacy

145

His Treatise on Reason

145

1. Deduction is obligatory

146

2. Guidance is Occurrence

146

1. The Creation of the Heaven and the Earth

147

2. The Earth

148

3. The Difference between the Night and the Day

150

4. The Running of Ships

151

5. The Coming down of Rain from Clouds

151

6. The Spreading of Animals on the Earth

151

7. The Changing of the Winds

153

8. Clouds made subservient

153

His Treatise on the Oneness of Allah

175

Al-Bida'

176

The Meaning of al-Bida'

176

The Reality of al-Bida' in the Sight of the Shi'a

176

Criticizing the Shi'ites

179

Imam Musa's Opinion

180

Faith in Allah

181

Science

182

Obtaining Understanding in Religion

184

Sitting with (religious) Scholars

184

The Excellence of Jurists

184

Work

184

Warning against Laziness

185

Moderation

186

Noble Moral Traits

186

Generosity and good Manners

187

Piety

187

Patience

187

Silence

187

Pardon and Restoration

187

Saying good Words

187

Saying the Truth

188

Good Neighborhood

188

Relieving Sanctuary-seekers

188

Paying Visit to Brothers

188

Consent with Allah's Decree

189

Gratitude for Bounties

189

Reckoning Soul

189

Consultation

189

Evil Deeds

189

Following Mean Desires

189

Disobedience of Parents

189

Regarding Sins as Small

189

Joking

190

His Supplications

190

His Supplication against Someone who wronged him

190

His Supplication in Seeking Needs

193

His Supplication for Help in Repaying Debts

193

His Supplication for Seeking Veil

194

Sermons and Commandments

194

His commandments to a Son of his.

194

Directions and Guidance

195

General Advice

195

Urging for Doing Good

195

His Debates and Discussions

196

1. With Nafee' al-Ansari

196

2. With al-Fedl b. al-Rabi'

197

3. With Abu Yousif

197

4. With Abu Hanifa

198

5. With Harun al-Rashid

198

With some Jewish Scholars

206

With Burayha

207

With a Monk

208

His Composing Poetry

209

Comprehensive Sayings:

210

Chapter VII The Collapse of the Umayyad Government

217

Ahl al-Bayt meet Severe Punishments

218

The Shi'a are persecuted

220

The Battle of al-Hurra

221

The Policy of Unbelief and Oppression

222

Fiscal Policy

226

Additional Taxes

227

The Choice of the Properties

228

The People refuse their own Possessions

228

The Governors and the Tax collectors

229

Showing Despise toward the Peoples

232

Their Persecuting the Non-Muslims Subjects

232

Their Oppressing Non-Arab Muslims

233

The Dissoluteness of the Umayyad Kings

234

Yazid Bin 'Abd al-Malik

235

Al-Walid Bin Yazid

236

The Fanaticism between the Yemenis and the Nazaris

237

The Results of the Events

238

1. The Local Revolts

238

2. The Summons to the 'Alawids

239

3. The General Disorder

241

The Great Revolt

241

The Founder of the Revolt

242

The Center of the Revolt

242

Al-Abwa' Conference

243

Abu Muslim is elected

244

Ibrahim's Teachings to Abu Muslim

244

In Khuresan

245

With Nasar Bin Sayyar

245

Chapter VIII At the Time of al-Saffah

249

The Battle of al-Zaab

250

The Umayyads escape

252

Genocide

253

1. In Basrah

253

2. In Mecca and Medina

254

3. In al-Hirah

254

The 'Abbasids dig up the Graves of the Umayyads

256

Al-Saffah and the 'Alawids

257

Imam al-Sadiq's Attitude

259

1. With the 'Alawids

259

2.With Abu Salama

260

3. With Abu Muslim

262

Abu Muslim repents

262

Al-Saffah dies

264

Chapter IX During the Time of al-Mansur

265

The Aspects of al-Mansur's Personality

266

1. Miserliness

266

A. He deprived himself of pleasures

267

B. His showing Miserliness toward his friends

267

C. His Depriving the Writers of Giving

268

D. With al-Mehdi

271

E. With the Jurist Ibn al-Samman

272

F. With his Governors

273

The Reasons for his Miserliness

273

His Despotism

274

His Assassinations

275

1. Abu Muslim

275

2. 'Abd Allah b. 'Ali

276

3. Muhammed Bin Abi al-'Abbas

278

His Ruinous Offences

278

1. His Frightening the Civilians

278

2. His Making little of the Kaaba

280

3. His Embezzling Properties

280

4. His Punishing the 'Alawids severely

280

The Reasons for the Revolt

281

1. The Sense of Responsibility

281

2. Self-esteem and Refusal

282

3. Deprivation of their Rights

283

Imam Bin al-Sa'i's Statement

284

His Spying on the 'Alawids

285

His Arresting the 'Alawids

286

His Transferring them to Iraq

287

Imam al-Sadiq's anguish

288

His Letter to 'Abd Allah

289

At al-Rabadha

292

At al-Hashimiya

293

His confiscating the 'Alawids' properties

295

The Revolt of Muhammed al-Zaki

295

The Revolt of Ibrahim al-Zaki

298

His Putting them in Columns

302

The Case of the 'Alawids' Heads

303

The 'Alawids ask al-Mansur for Mercy

303

Imam al-Sadiq passes away

304

The Shi'ites follow Imam Musa

308

Al-Mansur's Policy is criticized

310

1. 'Abd Allah b. Tawus

311

2. Sufyan al-Thawri

311

3. Ibn Abi Dhi'b

312

4. 'Abd al-Rahman b. Ziyad

313

5. A great Reformer

314

6. 'Amru Bin 'Ubayd

316

Imam Musa with al-Mansur

316

The Death of al-Mansur

318

Chapter X At the Time of al-Mehdi

319

His Dissoluteness

319

His Lavish Expenditure and Extravagance

322

The Influence of Woman

323

Bribe and Oppression

323

His Taking care of the Fabricators

324

His Showing Enmity toward the 'Alawids

325

His Spending a lot of Money on Disparaging the 'Alawids

326

His distressing his Minster Ya'qub

327

With Imam Musa

329

His giving a Proof of that Wine is forbidden

329

The Borders of Fadak

330

His Widening al-Mesjid al-Haram

330

Imam Musa is arrested

331

The Death of al-Mehdi

332

Chapter XI At the Time of al-Hadi

335

His Tendencies

335

A. His Vainglory and his Recklessness

335

B. His Amusement and Dissoluteness

335

C. His Ill-temperedeness

336

D. His Showing Enmity toward the 'Alawids

336

The Tragedy of Fekh

336

Al-Husayn, the great Revolutionist

337

A. His clear Lineage

337

B. His Early Life

338

C. His unique Qualities

338

The Reasons for his Revolt

340

His Martyrdom

342

The Prisoners of War reaches al-Hadi

345

His threatening Imam Musa

346

Imam Musa pays no attention to al-Hadi's Threats

346

His Supplication against him

347

The Death of Musa al-Hadi

354

Chapter XII The time of Al-Rashid

355

His Fiscal Policy

359

His general Budget

361

Gifts to Singers

362

His Gifts to the Poets

366

His spending lavishly on Food

369

His Spending lavishly on Salve Girls

370

His Fondness of Jewels

374

The Extravagance of Zubayda

375

The Lavishness of al-Beramika

376

His Letter to Sufyan

380

Sufyan's Answer

381

Ibn Khaldun's Statement

382

Al-Joumerd's Defense

383

His Fondness of Singing

385

His Drinking Wine

389

His Playing Backgammon

391

The Imam's Attitude

393

Harun severely punishes the 'Alawids

394

Harun banishes them from Baghdad

394

His Disparaging them

395

A Terrible Massacre

400

His demolishing the Shrine of al-Husayn

401

Harun orders the 'Alawids to be executed and assassinated

402

1.'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. 'Ali b. Imam Zayn al-'Abidin

403

2. Al-'Abbas b. Muhammed b. 'Abd Allah b. Imam Zayn al-'Abidin

403

3. Idris b. 'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. Imam 'Ali, the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him

404

4. Yehya b. 'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. 'Ali, the Commander of

the faithful, peace be on him.

405

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

414

6. Al-Husayn Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Isma'il Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Ja'far Bin Abi Talib, peace be on him

414

7. Ishaq Bin al-Hasan Bin Zayd Bin al-Hasan Bin 'Ali Bin Abi Talib, peace be on him

415

Chapter XIII The Time of the Imam

417

Al-Shi'ubiya

418

A. The Definition of al- shi'ubiya

418

B. Its Beginning

419

C. Its Development

419

The Attitude of Islam toward it

423

Ahmed Amin's Fabrications

425

Atheism and Hypocrisy

426

The Beginning of Atheism

427

Kinds of Atheism

427

At the Umayyad Time

428

D. At the 'Abbasid Time

429

The Manawiya (Manism)

429

The Zeradishtiya

431

The Summoners to Atheism

432

The Atheists are persecuted

434

Going too far in Accusing

435

The Imams debate with them

437

Imam al-Sadiq's Debates

438

Imam Musa

442

1. His confuting the Movement of Allah

442

2. Negating Body from Allah

443

3. The Meaning of Allah

444

4. His Knowledge

445

5. Allah's Will

445

6. Allah's Desire

446

7. The Formative and Legislative Will

446

Bad Manners

448

Misery and Unhappiness

449

The Policy of the 'Abbasid Government

450

The Muslim Sects

452

The Meaning of the Shi'a

454

The Beginning of the Shi'a

454

The Ideological Frame of Shi'a

460

Love for Ahl al-Bayt

460

The Revolt against Oppression

461

Courage and Intrepidity

463

Exemplary Punishments on the Shi'ites

465

Wonderful Resistance

468

A. The Secret Propaganda

468

B. Forming Parties

469

C. The Debates

469

D. Writings on Walls

470

E. Practicing Teqiya

471

The Shi'ite Sects

472

1. Al-Kaysaniya

473

2. Al-Zaydiya

474

3. Al-Imamiya

475

4. Al-Fetehiya

477

5. Al-Semetiya

477

6. Al-Khettabiya

478

7. Al-Nawusiya

478

8. Al-Isma'iliya

478

9. Al-Waqifiya

480

10. Al-Qeramita

483

The Problem of the Excessive

483

The Problem of the Creation of the Qur'an

485

The Disaster of the Bermekis

486

1. Ja'far betrays al-'Abbasa

487

2. The Accusation of Shi'ism

487

3. Their wide Influence

488

The Execution of Ja'far

489

Chapter XIV A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions

491

1. Aban Bin 'Uthman

492

2. Ibrahim Bin Abi al-Bilad

493

3. Ibrahim Bin Abi Bakr

493

4. Ibrahim Bin Shu'ayb al-'Aqarqufi

493

5. Ibrahim Bin 'Abd al-Hameed al-San'ani

493

6. Ibrahim Bin Muhammed al-Ju'di

493

7. Ibrahim Bin Muhammed al-Ash'ary, al-Qummi

493

8. Ibrahim Bin Nasr Bin al-Qa'qa' al-Ju'fi

494

9. Ibrahim Bin Naeem al-'Abdi al-Kinani

494

10. Ibrahim Bin Yousif al-Kindi, al-Tahhan

494

11. Ahmed Bin Abi Bishr

494

12. Ahmed Bin al-Harith

494

13. Ahmed Bin al-Hasan Bin Isma'il al-Tammar

494

14. Ahmed Bin Ziyad

495

15. Ahmed Bin 'Amru Bin Abi Shu'ba al-Halabi

495

16. Ahmed Bin al-Fedl al-Khaza'i

495

17. Ahmed Bin Muhammed

495

18. Ahmed Bin Muhammed al-Najashi

495

19. Ahmed Bin Mukhalad al-Nakhkhas

495

20. Ahmed Bin Zayd

495

21. Usama Bin Hafs

495

22. Asbat Bin Salim

496

23. Ishaq Bin Jareer

496

24. Ishaq Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Malik al-Ash'ary, al-Qummi

496

25. Ishaq Bin 'Ammar al-Kufi al-Sayrafi

496

26. Ishaq Bin 'Ammar al-Sabati

497

27. Ishaq Bin Muhammed

497

28. Isma'il Bin Abi Sammal

497

29. Isma'il Bin al-Hasan

497

30. Isma'il Bin 'Abd al-Khaliq

497

31. Isma'il Bin Muhammed al-Manqari

497

32. Umayya Bin 'Amru

497

33. Aymen Bin Muhriz

498

34. Ayyub Bin Ayun al-Kufi

498

35. Ayyub Bin al-Hurr al-Ju'fi

498

36. Besheer al-Dahhan

498

37. Bakr Bin al-Ash'ath, Abu Isma'il al-Kufi

498

38. Bakr Bin Salih al-Razi

498

39. Bakr Bin Muhammed Bin Jinah

498

40. Bakr Bin Muhammed Bin Na'eem al-Azdi al-Ghamidi

499

41. Tha'laba Bin Maymun al-Asadi al-Kufi.

499

42. Ja'far Bin Khalaf al-Kufi

499

43. Ja'far Bin Sulayman

499

44. Ja'far Bin Samma'ah

500

45. Ja'far Bin Muhammed Bin Hakim al-Khath'ami

500

46. Jameel Bin Darrajj Bin 'Abd Allah al-Nakha'i al-Kufi

500

47. Jameel Bin Salih al-Asadi al-Kufi

500

48. Jundub Bin Ayyub

500

49. Jahm Bin Abi Juhaym

500

50. Juhaym Bin Ja'far Bin Jayyan

500

51. Habeeb Bin al-Mu'alil al-Khath'ami al-Medaini

501

52. Hadeed Bin al-Hakeem, Abu 'Ali al-Azdi al-Meda'ini

501

53. Hudhayfa Bin Mansur, Bayya' al-Sabiri

501

54. Hassan Bin Mahran al-Jammal

501

55. Al-Hasan Bin Abi al-'Arandas al-Kufi

501

56. Al-Hasan Bin Basheer

501

57. Al-Hasan Bin Ayyub

502

58. Al-Hasan Bin al-Jahm Bin Bukayr, Abu Muhammed al-Shaybani

502

59. Al-Hasan Bin Rashid

502

60. Al-Hasan Bin Sadafa al-Meda'ini

502

61. Al-Hasan Bin 'Abd Allah

502

62. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali Bin Yaqteen Bin Musa

502

63. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali Bin Faddal Bin 'Amru Bin Anees al-Temimi

503

64. Al-Hasan Bin Amir Bin Sulayman

503

65. Al-Hasan Bin Mahbub al-Sarrad

503

66. Al-Hasan Bin Muhammed Bin Samma'ah al-Kindi al-Sayrafi

503

67. Al-Husayn Bin Ibrahim Bin Musa

504

68. Al-Husayn Bin Rashid

504

69. Al-Husayn Bin Bashshar al-Meda'ini

504

70. Al-Husayn Bin al-Jahm Bin Bukayr Bin A'yun

504

71. Al-Husayn Bin Khalid al-Sayrafi

504

72. Al-Husayn Bin Zayd Bin 'Ali Bin al-Husayn

504

73. Al-Husayn Bin Sadaqa

505

74. Al-Husayn Bin 'Uthman Bin Shurayk Bin Adi al-Amiri al-Wahidi al-Kufi.

505

75. Al-Husayn Bin al-Qasim al-'Abbasi

505

76. Al-Husayn Bin Qiyama

505

77. Al-Husayn Bin Kaysan

505

78. Al-Husayn Bin Muhammed Bin al-Fedl al-Hashimi

505

79. Al-Husayn Bin al-Mukhtar al-Qalanisi, al-Kufi

506

80. Al-Husayn Bin Musa

506

81. Al-Husayn Bin Mahran al-Sukuni

506

82. Al-Husayn Bin Makhariq

506

83. Hafs Bin al-Bakhtary al-Baghdadi

506

84. Hafs Bin Sulayman

506

85. Hafs Bin Sawaqa al-'Umari

507

86. Hafs Bin Gayyath al-Nakha'i al-Kufi

507

87. Al-Hakam Bin Ayun al-Hannat

507

88. Hammad Bin 'Uthman Bin 'Amru Bin Khalid al-Fazari, al-Kufi

507

89. Hammad Bin 'Uthman Bin Ziyad al-Rawasi

507

90. Hammad Bin 'Isa al-Juhni al-Basri

507

91. Hammad Bin al-Mu'afa al-Subayhi

508

92. Hamza Bin al-Yasa' al-As'ari al-Qumi

508

93. Hameed Bin al-Muthana al-'Ijli, Abu al-Mu'iz al-Kufi

508

94. Hanan Bin Sudayr al-Sayrafi, al-Kufi

508

95. Khalid Bin Bukhayh al-Jawan

508

96. Khalid Bin Ziyad al-Qalanisi

509

97. Khalid Bin Sa'eed al-Qammat

509

98. Khalid Bin Ramad al-Qalanisi al-Kufi

509

99. Khalid Bin Yazid Bin Jabal

509

100. Khuzayma Bin Yaqteen

509

101. Khalaf Bin Hammad Bin Yasir Bin al-Musayyab

509

102. Khalaf Bin Hammad al-Kufi

509

103. Khalaf Bin Khalaf

510

104. Khalaf Bin Salama al-Basri

510

105. Dawud Bin Abi Yazid al-Kufi al-'Attar

510

106. Dawud Bin Abi al-Husayn al-Asadi, al-Kufi

510

107. Dawud Bin Zurbi al-Khandafi, al-Bandar

510

108. Dawud Bin Sarhan al-'Attar, al-Kufi

510

109. Dawud Bin Sulayman

511

110. Dawud Bin 'Ali al-Ya'qubi al-Hashimi

511

111. Dawud Bin Farqad

511

112. Dawud Bin Kuthayr

511

113. Dawud Bin al-Nu'man

511

114. Durust Bin Abi Mansur al-Wasiti

512

115. Dhurayh Bin Muhammed Bin Yazid, Abu al-Waleed al-Maharibi

512

116. Rib'i Bin 'Abd Allah Bin al-Jarud Bin Abi Sibra al-Hadhali

512

117. Rifa'a Bin Musa al-Asadi al-Nahhas

512

118. Rumi Bin Zarara Bin A'yun al-Shaybani

512

119. Rehem al-Ansari

513

120. Zar'a Bin Muhammed al-Hadrami

513

121. Zakariya Bin Idris al-Qummi

513

122. Zakariya Bin 'Abd al-Samad al-Qummi

513

123. Zakariya Bin 'Abd Allah al-Fayyad

513

124. Zakariya Bin 'Umran

513

125. Zakariya Bin Muhammed, Abu 'Abd Allah al-Mu'min

514

126. Ziyad Bin Abi Salam

514

127. Ziyad Bin al-Hasan

514

128. Ziyad Bin Sulayman al-Balakhi

514

129. Ziyad Bin Merwan al-Qandi al-Anbari

515

130. Ziyad Bin al-Haythem al-Washsha'

515

131. Zayd Bin Musa al-Ju'fi al-Kufi

515

132. Zayd al-Narsi

515

133. Zayd Bin Yunus

515

134. Salim Bin Mukarram Bin 'Abd Allah

515

135. Sa'd Bin Abi Khalaf

516

136. Sa'd Bin Abi 'Umran al-Ansari

516

137. Sa'd Bin Khalaf

516

138. Sa'd Bin Sa'eed al-Balakhi

516

139. Sa'd Bin 'Umran al-Qummi

516

140. Sa'dan Bin Muslim

516

141. Sa'eed Bin Abi al-Jahm al-Qabusi al-Lakhmi, al-Kufi

516

142. Sa'eed Bin Jinah

517

143. Sa'eed Bin Yasar al-Dab'i

517

144. Salama Bin Hanan

517

145. Salama Bin Muhammed al-Kufi

517

146. Saleem al-Farra' al-Kufi

517

147. Saleem Mawla 'Ali Bin Yaqteen

518

148. Sulayman Bin Abi Zayd

518

149. Sulayman Bin Abi Zina

518

150. Sulayman Bin Khalid al-Khattab

518

151. Sulayman Bin Rib'i Bin 'Abd Allah al-Hamadani

518

152. Sulayman al-Mu'min

518

153. Samma'ah Bin Mahran Bin 'Abd al-Rahman al-Hadrami

518

154. Sanan Bin Turayf al-Thawri

518

155. Sindi Bin al-Rabi' al-Baghdadi

519

156. Sehl Bin al-Yasa' Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Sa'd al-Ash'ari

519

157. Sayyaba Bin Najiya al-Medani

519

158. Sayf Bin 'Umayra al-Nakha'i

519

159. Shu'ayb Bin Ya'qub al-'Aqarqufi

519

160. Salih Bin Khalid al-Muhamili, Abu Shayb al-Kanasi

520

161. Salih Bin Sa'eed al-Ahwal

520

162. Sabah Bin Musa al-Sabati

520

163. Saffwan Bin Mahran Bin al-Mughira al-Asadi al-Kufi

520

164. Saffwan Bin Yehya Abu Muhammed, Bayya' al-Sabiry

521

165. Sandal Bin Muhammed Bin al-Hasan al-Anbari al-Khayyat

522

166. Al-Dahhak al-Hadrami

522

167. 'Asim Bin al-Hasan

522

168. 'Abbas Bin Amir

522

169. 'Abd al-Hemid Bin Salim al-'Attar al-Kufi

522

170. 'Abd al-Hemid Bin Sa'eed

522

171. 'Abd al-Hemid Bin Auwas al-Ta'i al-Kisa'i

522

172. 'Abd al-Rahman Bin al-Hajjajj al-Bajali

523

173. 'Abd al-Rahman Bin Yehya al-'Uqayli

523

174. 'Abd al-Kareem Bin 'Uttba al-Qarashi, al-Hashimi, al-Lahabi.

523

175. 'Abd al-Kareem Bin 'Amru Bin Salih al-Khath'ami

523

176. 'Abd Allah Bin Jublah Bin Hanan Bin al-Hirr al-Kinani

523

177. 'Abd Allah Bin al-Harith al-Makhzumi

524

178. 'Abd Allah Bin Hammad al-Ansari

524

179. 'Abd Allah Bin Jundub al-Bajali

524

180. 'Abd Allah Bin Khaddash al-Mihri

525

181. 'Abd Allah Bin Sinan Bin Tareef

525

182. 'Abd Allah Bin Salih al-Khath'ami

525

183. 'Abd Allah Bin 'Uthman al-Kayyat

526

184. 'Abd Allah Bin Ghalib al-Asadi

526

185. 'Abd Allah Bin al-Kasim al-Hadrami

526

186. 'Abd Allah al-Qasir

526

187. 'Abd Allah Bin Muhammed al-Ahwazi

526

188. 'Abd Allah Bin Muhammed al-Shu'ayri, al-Yemeni

526

189. 'Abd Allah Bin Marhum al-Azdi

526

190. 'Abd Allah Bin Miskan

527

191. 'Abd Allah Bin al-Mughira

527

192. 'Abd Allah al-Najashi

528

193. 'Abd Allah Bin Yehya

528

194. 'Abd al-Malik Bin al-Hakam al-Khath'ami

528

195. 'Abd al-Malik Bin 'Uttba al-Sayrafi

528

196. 'Ubayd Bin Yaqteen

528

197. 'Uthman Bin 'Isa, Abu 'Amru al-Amiri al-Kilabi

528

198. 'Ali Bin Abi Hamza

529

199. 'Ali Bin Ja'far

530

200. 'Ali Bin al-Hasan al-Tatiri

531

201. 'Ali Bin Hadeed al-Mada'ini, al-Azdi, al-Sabati

531

202. 'Ali Bin Hamza Bin al-Hasan Bin 'Ubayd Allah Bin al-'Abbas Bin Amir

al-Mu'minin, peace be on him.

531

203. 'Ali Bin al-Khattab al-Hallal

531

204. 'Ali Bin Rabab

531

205. 'Ali Bin Sa'eed

532

206. 'Ali Bin Swayyid al-Tammar

532

207. 'Ali Bin Swayyid al-Sa'i

532

208. 'Ali Bin 'Abd al-Hameed al-Zabbi

532

209. 'Ali Bin 'Ubayd Allah Bin al-Husayn Bin 'Ali Bin Al-Husayn Bin 'Ali

Bin Abi Talib, peace be on him.

532

210. 'Ali Bin 'Attiya

532

211. 'Ali Bin 'Isa Bin Razeen

532

212. 'Ali Bin Maymun al-Sa'igh

533

213. 'Ali Bin Yaqteen Bin Musa al-Baghdadi

533

A. His Birth

533

B. His Early Life

533

C. His Office

534

D. Imam Musa loves 'Ali Bin Yaqteen

535

E. Imam Musa guides him

535

F. His Books

537

G. His Death

538

214. 'Ammar Bin Musa al-Sabati

538

215. 'Ammar Bin al-Minhal Bin Meqlas al-Qaysi.

538

216. 'Amru Bin Riyah

538

217. 'Amr Bin Muhammed Bin Yazid Abu al-Aswad, Bayya' al-Sabiri

539

218. 'Isa Bin Dawud al-Najjar

539

219. 'Isa Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Sa'd Bin Malik al-Ash'ari

539

220. Al-'Ays Bin al-Qasim Bin Thabit Bin 'Ubayd Bin Mahran al-Bajali.

540

221. Ghalib Bin 'Uthman

540

222. Ghayyath Bin Ibrahim al-Temimi al-Asadi.

540

223. Fayyid al-Hannat

540

224. Fadala Bin Ayyub al-Azdi

540

225. Al-Fedl Bin Sulayman, al-Katib, al-Baghdadi

541

226. Al-Fedl Bin Yunus al-Katib al-Baghdadi

541

227. Al-Fayd Bin al-Mukhtar al-Ju'fui

541

228. Al-Qasim Bin Muhammed al-Jawhari.

541

229. Qays Bin Musa al-Sabati

542

230. Kurdawayh al-Hamadani

542

231. Layth Bin al-Bakhtary al-Muradi

542

232. Muhammed Bin Ibrahim al-Mousili

542

233. Muhammed Bin Abi 'Umayr al-Azdi

542

A. His Knowledge

543

B. His Books

543

C. His Worship

543

D. In Prison

544

E. His Death

544

234. Muhammed Bin Ishaq Bin 'Ammar Bin Hayyan al-Taghlubi al-Sayrafi

544

235. Muhammed Bin Isma'il Bin Buzaygh

545

236. Muhammed Bin Basheer

545

A. His Heresies

546

B. His Jugglery

546

C. His Denying Imam Musa

546

D. Imam Musa invokes Allah against him

547

E. His Death

547

237. Muhammed Bin Bakr Bin Jinah

547

238. Muhammed Bin Thabit

547

239. Muhammed Bin Ja'far Bin Sa'd al-Aslami

548

240. Muhammed Bin al-Harith al-Ansari

548

241. Muhammed Bin Hakim al-Khath'ami

548

242. Muhammed Bin Khalid

548

243. Muhammed Bin Zarqan Bin al-Habab, the companion of Imam Musa.

549

244. Muhammed Bin Sulayman al-Basri al-Daylami

549

245. Muhammed Bin Sinan, Abu Ja'far al-Zahidi al-Khaza'i

549

246. Muhammed Bin al-Sabah

551

247. Muhammed Bin Sadaqa al-Anbari al-Basri

551

248. Muhammed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Jallab al-Basri

551

249. Muhammed Bin 'Adhafir Bin 'Isa al-Sayrafi al-Meda'ini

551

250. Muhammed Bin 'Ali Bin al-Nu'man

551

1. His Graduation

552

2. His high Position

552

3 His Specialization

552

4. His Debates

553

5. His Books

556

251. Muhammed Bin 'Ali Bin al-Nisaburi

557

252. Muhammed Bin 'Amru

557

253. Muhammed Bin 'Amru Bin Yazid al-Sabiry.

557

254. Muhammed Bin al-Faraj al-Rakhji.

557

255. Muhammed Bin al-Fedl Bin Kuthayr al-Azdi al-Sayrafi al-Kufi

557

256. Muhammed Bin Mas'ud al-Ta'i

558

257. Muhammed Bin Yazid al-Nehrwani

558

258. Muhammed Bin Yunus

558

259. Marzam Bin Hakim al-Azdi al-Meda'ini

558

260. Mas'ada Bin Sadaqa al-'Abdi

558

261. Masma' Bin 'Abd al-Malik Bin Masma'

558

262. Musadif

559

263. Mu'awiya Bin Abi Mu'awiya al-Bajali al-Dihni

559

264. Mu'awiya Bin Wahab al-Bajali

559

265. Mi'tib

559

266. Al-Mughira Bin Tawba al-Makhzumi al-Kufi

559

267. Al-Mufaddal Bin Salih

560

268. Al-Mufaddal Bin 'Amru al-Ju'fi al-Kufi

560

A. His Birth

560

B. His Early life

560

C. His Knowledge

560

D. His trustworthiness

561

E. Criticisms

561

F. His Books

561

G. His Commandments

562

269. Al-Minkhil Bin Jameel al-Asadi al-Kufi

564

270. Mansur Bin Abi Baseer

564

271. Mansur Bin Hazim al-Bajali, al-Kufi

564

272. Mansur Bin Yunus

565

273. Musa Bin Ibrahim al-Merwezi

565

274. Musa Bin Bakr al-Wasiti

567

275. Musa Bin al-Hasan

568

276. Musa Bin Sa'dan al-Hannat al-Kufi.

568

277. Mahran Bin Abi Baseer

568

278. Nujayya Bin al-Harith al-Qauwas al-'Attar.

568

279. Nasheet Bin Salih Bin Laffafa.

568

280. Nasr Bin Qabus al-Lakhmi, al-Qabusi.

568

281. Al-Nadar Bin Suwayd al-Sayrafi

569

282. Na'im al-Qabu

569

283. Al-Waleed Bin Sa'eed

569

284. Al-Waleed Bin Hisham al-Muradi

569

285. Waheeb Bin Hafs al-Jariri

569

286. Hisham Bin Ibrahim al-Baghdadi al-Mashrafi

570

287. Hisham Bin al-Ahmar al-Kufi

570

288. Hisham Bin al-Hakam

570

A. His Birth

570

B. His Early Life

570

C. His Graduation

572

D. Those who narrated from him

572

F. His Specialization

572

G. His Books

573

H. His valuable Debates

574

H. The mad Campaigns

581

I. The Defenders

582

J. His Death

584

289. Hisham Bin Salim al-Jawaliqi al-Ju'fi, Bisher Bin Merwan

585

290. Hind Bin al-Hajjajj

585

291. Al-Haythem Bin 'Abd Allah al-Rumani, al-Kufi

586

292. Yaseen al-Dareer al-Zayyat, al-Basri

586

293. Yehya al-Azraq

586

294. Yehya Bin al-Husayn Bin Zayd Bin 'Ali Bin al-Husayn, peace be on him.

586

295. Yehya Bin 'Abd al-Rahman al-Azraq

587

296. Yehya Bin 'Abd Allah al-Basri

588

297. Yehya Bin 'Umran Bin 'Ali Bin Abi Shu'ba al-Halabi

588

298. Yehya Bin al-Fedl al-Nawfali

588

299. Yehya Bin al-Qasim al-Hadhdha'

588

300. Yazid Bin Khalifa al-Harithi al-Halawani

588

301. Yazid Bin Sulayt al-Zaydi

589

302. Yaqubi Bin Ja'far Bin Muhammed

589

303. Ya'qub Bin al-Fedl Bin Ya'qub al-Hashimi

589

304. Yousif Bin Ya'qub

589

305. Yunus Bin 'Abd al-Rahman

589

A. His Birth day

589

B. His Early Life

589

C. His High Position

590

D. His Knowledge

590

E. His Books

591

F. His Piety

592

G. With the Waqifites

592

H. His Enviers

592

I. His Death

593

306. Yunus Bin Ya'qub Bin Qays, Abu 'Ali, al-Bajali, al-Duhni, al-Kufi

593

307. Abu Jabal

594

308. Abu Ju'da

594

309. Abu Khalid al-Dhayyal

594

310. Abu Khalid al-Zubali

595

311. Abu Zakariya al-A'war

595

312. Abu Sa'eed al-Qammat

595

313. Abu Salama

595

314. Abu Shu'ayb al-Mahamili

595

315. Abu 'Aamir Bin Jinah

595

316. Abu al-Ala' al-Hadrami

595

317. Abu al-Muhtamil al-Kufi

596

318. Abu Mus'ab al-Zaydi

596

319. Abu Yehya

596

320 Abu Yehya al-Makfuf

596

Chapter XV The Imam's Children

597

The Males:

598

The Females:

598

1. Imam al-Rida

598

His Birth place and day

599

His Early life

599

His Noble Moral Traits

599

His Knowledge

599

The Narrators of his Traditions

601

Some of his Wise Sayings and Viewpoints

601

His Imamate

603

The Regency

603

The Assassination of the Imam

608

2. Ibrahim the elder

610

A. With the Waqifites

611

B. With Imam al-Rida (P.B.O.H)

612

C. With Abu al-Saraya

612

Abu al-Saraya joins the Revolt

613

The Declaration of the Revolt

614

The Death of Muhammed

616

The Death of Ibrahim

620

3. Ibrahim the Youngest

621

4. Ahmed

621

His Position with his Father

621

His fear of Allah and Worship

622

His Knowledge

622

With Abu al-Saraya

622

His Death

623

5. Ishaq

624

6. Isma'il

625

7. Ja'far

626

8. Al-Hasan

626

9. Al-Husayn

626

10. Hamza

627

11. Zayd

628

A. With Abu al-Saraya

628

B. With Imam al-Rida

630

C. His Death

631

12. Al-'Abbas

631

13. 'Abd Allah

633

14. 'Ubayd Allah

634

15. Al-Qasim

635

A. The Imam loves him

635

B. The Authorities pursue al-Qasim

635

C. His Death

636

D. His Shrine

636

E. Visitation to it is Desirable

637

16. Muhammed

637

17. Harun

639

18. 'Awn

639

19. Idris

640

20 Shams

640

21. Sharaf al-Din

640

22. Salih

640

1. Aamina

640

2. Hekima

641

3. Fatima

641

4. Fatim the younger

642

Chapter XVI The Reasons for his Imprisonment

643

1. His High Personality

643

2. Harun's Malice

647

3. His Craving after Power

648

4. His Hating the 'Alawids

648

5. Informing against him

649

Collecting Money for him

649

His Seeking the Caliphate

649

6. The Imam's Demonstrations

652

7. His Specifying the Borders of Fedek

653

8. The Imam's firm Attitude

654

Chapter XVII In Dark Prisons

656

1. Imam Musa is arrested

657

2. The Muslims fear for the Imam

657

3. The Imam is detained in Basrah

658

A. His devoting himself to Worship

658

B. Some Religious Scholars communicate with the Imam

658

C. Harun commands 'Isa to assassinate the Imam

659

D. 'Isa asks Harun to exempt him from that

659

4. The Imam is carried to Baghdad

659

A. The Imam is detained in al-Fedl's House

660

B. He busies himself with worship

660

C. Harun watches the Imam

662

D. The Imam is tired of Prison

662

E. His Supplication

662

F. The Imam is released

663

5. Harun decides to kill the Imam

666

6. The Imam is detained in al-Fedl's House

668

A. Al-Fedl entertains the Imam

668

B. Harun commands al-Fedl to assassinate the Imam

668

C. Harun severely punishes al-Fedl

668

EPILOGUE

671

1. The Place of his Imprisonment

671

2. Al-Sindi harasses the Imam

672

3. The Imam devotes himself to Worship

673

4. Some Religious Scholars visit the Imam

673

5. Religious Questions sent to the Imam

674

6. The Imam appoints Representatives

674

7. The Imam appoints his Successor

674

8. His Commandments

675

9. The Imam's Alms and Endowments

677

10. His being far above demanding his Release

679

11. The Imam's Letter to Harun

679

12. Harun sends a Salve Girl to the Imam

679

13. Harun fails in assassinating the Imam

681

14. Yehya intercedes with Harun for Releasing the Imam

682

15. The Imam announces his Death

683

16. His Assassination

685

17. Statements on Giving him a Poison

685

A. Yehya b. Khalid

685

B. Al-Fedl b. Yehya

686

C. Al-Sindi b. Shahik

686

18. How was the Imam poisoned?

687

19. Al-Sindi becomes confused

687

20. With al-Musayyab b. Zahra

688

21. To the High Comrade

689

22. The Time of his Death

691

23. The Place of his Death

691

24. The police investigate the Event

691

25. The Imam is put on the Bridge

693

26. The Horrible Announcement

694

27. The Reasons for this Horrible Announcement

695

A. To know the Shi'ites

695

B. To slander them

695

C. To seek Nearness to Harun

695

28. The Imam remains on the Bridge for three Days

695

29. Sulayman prepares the Imam for Burial

695

A. To remove the Shame from his Family

696

B. The close Womb Kinship

696

C. His Fear of the Revolt of the Shi'ites

696

30 The Imam is prepared for Burial

697

31. The Processions of the Funeral

697

32. In his Final Resting Place

698