Dedication

Translator’s Foreword

Master of the Shrine

Shrine of the Master

A Residence Short-lived

About the Author a Brief Bibliography of the Author

The Author’s Foreword

Chapter One: Why Is Ali Ibn Musa (s) Called Al-reza

Chapter Two: Traditions About Imam Al-reza's Mother and Her Name

Chapter Three: On the Birthdate of Imam Al-reza(s)

Chapter Four: On Imam Al-kazim's (s) Clear Appointment of Imam Al-reza (s)

Chapter Five: On Musa Ibn Ja'far's Will

Chapter Six: On Proofs of Divine Leadership of Al-reza (s) Among the Twelve Imams (s)

Chapter Seven: On Traditions About Musa Ibn Ja’far (s), Harun Ar-rashid and Musa Ibn Al-mahdi

Chapter Eight: Traditions On the Death of Abi Ibrahim Musa Ibn Ja’far Ibn Muhammad Ibn Ali Ibn Al-hussein (s)

Chapter Nine: the Descendants of God's Prophet (s) Said To Have Been Killed By Ar-rashid in One Night After Poisoning Musa Ibn Ja'far (s) - Besides Those Killed By Others

Chapter Ten: On Reasons For the Formation of the Waqifites[117]

Chapter Eleven: On Traditions From Al-reza About Unity

Chapter Twelve: a Session of Al-reza (s)’s Debate With the Prominent Theologians From Among the Rhetoricians and the Various Religions

Chapter Thirteen: a Session in the Presence of Al-ma’mun of Al-reza’s Debate On Unity With Soleiman Al-marwazi - the Theologian From Khorasan

Chapter Fourteen: Another Session of Al-reza (s) and Al-ma’mun Along With People From Different Nations, and the Rhetoricians, As Well As Imam Al- Reza’s Answers To Muhammad Ibn Al-jahm Regarding the Immaculateness of the Prophets

Chapter Fifteen: Another Session With Al-reza (s) and Al-ma’mun On the Infallibility of the Prophets

Chapter Sixteen: Al-reza's Words On the People of the Ditch

Chapter Seventeen: Imam Al-reza's Words On the Interpretation of the Almighty God's Words, ‘and We Ransomed Him With a Momentous Sacrifice.’[327]

Chapter Eighteen: On Imam Al-reza's Views On the Prophet's Statement, “i Am the Son of the Two Offerings”

Chapter Nineteen: On Al-reza's Words On the Sign of the Imam

Chapter Twenty: On What Al-reza (s) Has Said Regarding Divine Leadership, Its Nobilities and the Rank of the Divine Leader

Chapter Twenty-one: Al-reza’s Words On the Marriage of the Blessed Lady Fatima (s)

Chapter Twenty-two: On What Al-reza (s) Said About Faith That Is Recognition of Paradise, Verbal Confession and Physical Action

Chapter Twenty-three: On Al-reza’s Debates With Al-ma’mun Regarding the Difference Between Family (itra) and Nation

Chapter Twenty-four: On Al-reza’s Words About the Man From Syria and His Questions From the Commander of the Faithful (s) in the Kufa Mosque

Chpater Twenty-five: On What Is Narrated By Al-reza (s) About Zayd Ibn Ali

Chapter Twenty-six: On Rare Traditions From Al-reza About Various Issues

Chapter Twenty-seven: On What Al-reza (s) Said About Harut and Marut

Chapter Twenty-eight: On Various Traditions From Imam Ali Ibn Musa Al-reza (s)

Chapter Twenty-nine: What Has Been Narrated From Al-reza (s) On the Characteristics of the Prophet (s)

Chapter Thirty: Various Traditions From Al-reza (s)

Uyun Akhbar Al-reza the Source of Traditions On Imam Reza (a.s.)

Dedication
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We dedicate this work to both of our parents to whom we are greatly
indebted - our fathers: the late Mr. Muhammad Mehdi Peiravi, and Mr.
Charles Henry Morgan. We also pray for the blessing of our mothers Mrs.
Talat Sheikh Peiravi and Mrs. Betty June Morgan whom our children and we
love and are still under their spiritual protection and loving support.

Dr. Ali Peiravi  
 Ms. Lisa Zaynab Morgan  
 ali\_peiravi@yahoo.com
