Islam: Faith, Practice & History

1. Birth & Early Days Imam Ja‘far as-Sādiq,son of the fifth Imam, was bornin 83 A.H./ 702 C.E.Afterthedeathofhisfatherin 114 ...

2. His Imamate: Continuation of Scholarly Jihād Duringthe 34 yearsofimamateofas-Sādiq(a.s.)greaterpossibilitiesand a more favora ...

3. Students & Companions HamrānbinA‘yan:SomeofthestudentsofImamJa‘faras-Sādiq(a.s.)had reachedsuchheightsofexcellencethatthe ...

4. Rulers & their Attitude Imamas-Sādiq’simamatecoincidedwiththeruleofthelastfiveUmayy- adrulers(Hishāmbin‘Abdu’l-Malik,Walī ...

us.”TheImamreplied,“Thosewhoseekthisworldwillneveradmonish you, and those who seek the hereafter will never come to you.” ...

5. Last Days & Death Finally,MansūrhadImamas-Sādiq(a.s.)arrestedandbroughttoSāmar- rah(Iraq)wherehehadtheImamkeptundersuperv ...

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Question Paper on Lesson 43 Question 1: [20 points] True or False: (a) The imamate of Ja‘far as-Sādiq (a.s.) was for thirty four ...

Part 46 The Seventh Imām (Musa ibn Ja‘far) ...

Name: Musa. Agnomen: Abu ’l-Hasan. Title: Al-Kādhim. Father: Ja‘far bin Muhammad. Mother: Hamidah Khātun. Birth: 7th Safar 128 A ...

1. Birth ImamMusaal-Kādhim,thesonofthesixthImam,wasbornin 128 A.H. inAbwā’,avillagebetween MedinaandMecca whilehisparents were o ...

2. Political Circumstance of His Imamate Musaal-Kazim(a.s.)becametheImamattheageoftwentythroughDiv- ineCommandandthedecreeofhisf ...

Hadidiedin 170 A.H.andwassucceededbyHārunar-Rashīd.Hārun, inspiteofallthefamethathehasinadvancingsciencesandknowledge, wasaveryt ...

3. His Companions InspiteofthedifficultpoliticalatmospheretheImamhadtrainedgreat companions in knowledge as well as in piety. Ib ...

4. Death in Prison DuringHārun’sreign,ImamMusaal-Kādhim(a.s.)livedinverydifficult times,inhiding,untilfinallyHārunwentonthehajja ...

FinallyhediedinBaghdadintheprisonofSindiibnShāhakthrough poisoningandwasburiedinthecemeteryoftheQurayshwhichisnow located in the ...

Question Paper on Lesson 44 Question 1: [10 points] True or False: (a) The seventh Imam’s imamate started during the reign of Ab ...

Part 47 The Eighth Imām (‘Alī ibn Musa) ...

Name: ‘Ali. Agnomen: Abu ‘l-Hasan ath-Thāni. Title: Ar-Ridha. Father: Musa ibn Ja‘far. Mother: Najma, also known as Taktum. Birt ...

1. Birth Imam‘Alīar-Ridha wasthe sonofthe seventhImamandaccordingto well-known accounts was born in 148/765 and died in 203/817. ...