Dedication

Chapter 31: Traditions about Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)

Chapter 32: On Ar-Ridha’’s Words on the Reasons for Various Things

Chapter 33: On What Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) Wrote Regarding the Reasons (Behind the Decrees) in Response to Questions by Muhammad ibn San’an

Chapter 34: The Reasons Cited by Al-Fazl ibn Shazan

Chapter 35: On What Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) Wrote for Al-Ma’mun Regarding Pure Islam and the Religious Decrees

Chapter 36: On Ar-Ridha’’s Entry to Neishaboor and Where He Resided

Chapter 37: On What Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said Upon Leaving Marba’at Neishaboor to See Al-Ma’mun

Chapter 38: A Rare Tradition From Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)

Chapter 39: On the Departure of Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) from Neishaboor Towards Toos and Marv

Chapter 40: On The Reasons why Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) accepted the succession to the throne from Al-Ma’mun, what Went On, those who were displeased and those who were pleased

Chapter 41: On Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) Praying for Rain On the Request of Al-Ma’mun, Display of the Honorable the Exalted God’s Power by Fulfilling His Request and the Destruction of Those who Denied This

Chapter 42: On the Plans of Al-Ma’mun for Fending off the People From the Meetings of Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.), Belittling him, and on the Cursing of Al-Ma’mun

Chapter 43:  On Poems About Patience and Silence in Front of the Ignorant, and Not Treating Friends With Reproach, and Attracting the Enemy So That He Becomes Friends and on Hiding Secrets

Chapter 44: On Ar-Ridha’’s Noble Characteristics and His Worshipping

Chapter 45: On What Al-Ma’mun did to Please Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.): His Debates With the Opponents Regarding Divine Leadership and Ali’s Nobility

Chapter 46: On What has been Narrated by Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) Regarding the Proofs for the Divine Leaders (a.s.), and the Rejection of the Boasters and Those who Believe in God Turning Over the Affairs - May God Damn Them

Chapter 47: On Indications of the Divine Leadership of Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)

Chapter 48: On the Proof of Ar-Ridha’’s Rightfulness Due to the Acceptance of His Prayers by God the Honorable the Exalted Against Bakkar ibn Abdullah ibn Mos’ab ibn az-Zobayr ibn Bakkar Who Had Oppressed Him

Chapter 49: On Proof of Ar-Ridha’’s Rightfulness Due to Predicting that He (a.s.) Would not See Baghdad, And Neither Would Baghdad See Him (a.s.)

Chapter 50: On Proof of Ar-Ridha’’s Rightfulness Due to the Acceptance by God the Honorable the Exalted of his prayers for the Barmakites

Chapter 51: On the Proof of His Rightfulness Due to Ar-Ridha’’s (a.s.) Prediction that He Will be Buried Next to Harun

Chapter 52: On Traditions Related to Ar-Ridha’’s (a.s.) Being Martyred With Poison and Being Buried Next to Harun Al-Rashid

Chapter 53: On Ar-Ridha’’s Insight and His Recognition of the Faithful Believers and the Hypocrites

Chapter 54: On Ar-Ridha’’s Knowledge of All the Languages

Chapter 55: On the Proof of Ar-Ridha’’s Rightfulness Due to His Replying to Al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Vosha’s Questions Before he could ask them

Chapter 56: On Ar-Ridha’’s Answer to Abi Qorrah - a friend of the Catholic Archbishop

Chapter 57: On What Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said on the Subject of Divine Leadership to Yahya ibn ad-Dhahhak al-Samarqandi in the Presence of Al-Ma’mun

Chapter 58: On What Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) told his Brother Zayd ibn Musa When Zayd was Being Haughty in Al-Ma’mun’s Presence and What Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) said About Mistreating the Shiites

Chpater 59: On Reasons for Which Al-Ma’mun Martyred Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) with Poison

Chapter60: On Ar-Ridha’s Appointment of his son Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.) as the Imam and his Successor

Chapter 61: On The Martyrdom of Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.) Due to Being Murdered by Al-Ma’mun With Poison

Chapter 62: Another Tradition From the Shiites on the Death of Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)

Chapter 63: On What Abu Salt Al-Harawi Has Narrated About Ar-Ridha’ Being Martyred With Poisoned Grapes

Chapter 64: On What (Abu Habib) Harthama ibn A’yan Narrated About the Martyrdom of Ar-Ridha’ by Being Poisoned With Pomegranates and Grapes

Chapter 65: On An Elegy Recited About Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)

Chapter 66: On the Reward of Visiting the Shrine of Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha’ (a.s.)

Chapter 67: On the Reward of Visiting the shrine of Fatima - the Daughter of Imam Musa ibn Ja’far (a.s.) in Qum

Chapter 68: On Visiting Ar-Ridha’(a.s.) in Toos

Chapter 69: On What Has Become Apparent For The People Of Our Time From The Blessings And Signs Of This Place Of Martyrdom, And The Fulfillment Of Prayers There

This is the second volume of the book Uyun Akhbar Ar-Ridha, which is not
only a detailed account of the Biography of our Eighth Imam Abul Hassan
Ali ibni Musa Ar-Ridha a.s. and a narration of the life-story of the
Imam AS’ but it gives an insight into the erudition and holiness of the
Imam AS. and the narration of His ahadith which has gone down in history
as “Al-Silsilatul Dhahabiyyah” (The Golden Chain) that is transmitted
from Imam to Imam from The Prophet SAWW. The second volume starts from
chapter 31 and ends at chapter 69, each of which treats a certain topic
related to the Imam AS. The Imam AS brilliant expose on Imamah and the
difference between ‘itrah’ and ‘ummah’ are recorded in this book.


The Source Of Traditions On Imam Ridha’ (A.S.)

Uyun Akhbar Ar-Ridha Volume 2

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>**


