Islam: Faith, Practice & History

2. Political Circumstances of His Imamate Imamar-Ridha (a.s.)becamethe Imamattheageof thirtyfive,through DivineCommandandthedecr ...

he gave Fadak back to the descendants of ‘Ali and Fātima. he chose Imam ‘Ali ar-Ridha as his successor, hoping in this way to o ...

3. Imam ar-Ridha’s Historical Journey to Marw Inordertohavehislastdecisionputintoeffect,Ma’munaskedImamar- RidhatocometoMarwfrom ...

4. Ma’mun’s Decision & Its Consequences FinallyImam ar-Ridha arrived atMarw. Ma’munoffered himfirstthe caliphateandthenthe s ...

Unlikeothercaliphs,Ma’mundisplayedgreatinterestinhavingworks ontheintellectualsciencestranslatedinto Arabic.He organisedgather- ...

5. Words of Wisdom Some one asked Imam ar-Ridha, “Where is God?” TheImam:“ThisisaninvalidquestionbecauseGodcreatedspace;He canno ...

harboursuchfeelingsagainsttheother[caliphs]sincetheydidnothold thesame[high]positionwiththeProphetasthatof‘Alineitherdidthey ran ...

Question Paper on Lesson 45 Question 1: [10 points] True or False: (a) The eighth Imam’s imamate started in 194 A.H. (b) Imam ar ...

Part 48 The Ninth Imām (Muhammad bin ‘Alī) ...

Name: Muhammad bin ‘Ali. Agnomen: Abu Ja‘far; Ibnu ’r-Rida. Title: At-Taqi; al-Jawād. Father: ‘Ali ar-Ridha. Mother: Sabika, als ...

1. Birth & Imamate in Childhood ImamMuhammadat-Taqiwasbornin195/ 809 inMedina.Thenewsof hisbirthcausedextraordinaryjoyamongt ...

2. Ma’mūn & Imam at-Taqi (a.s.) CaliphMa’munar-Rashid,inpursuingthesamepoliciesasmentionedin the previous lesson, asked that ...

“Was he a free man or a slave? “Was he minor or an adult? “Was this his first hunting in the state of ihrām or a second time? “W ...

ThenMa’munproposedthatnowtheImamshouldaskaquestionto YahyabinAktham.Thelatterreplied,“IfIknowtheanswer,Iwillreply; otherwise, I ...

OnemustrememberthatMa’munwasaveryshrewdpolitician.This marriage between his daughter and Imam Muhammad at-Taqi (a.s.) shouldnot ...

3. Mu‘tasim’s Rule Ma’munar-Rashid diedinthe year 218 A.H.Hewassucceeded byhis brother, Mu‘tasimbillah.Inthe year220,Mu‘tasimord ...

ThecaliphlikedtheansweroftheImamandorderedthatthefourfin- gers of the thief be cut. This extraordinary event, in the public’s vi ...

Question Paper on Lesson 46 Question 1: [10 points] True or False: (a) Imam Muhammad at-Taqi was born in 195 A.H. (b) Imam at-Ta ...

Part 49 The Tenth Imām (‘Alī ibn Muhammad) ...

Name: ‘Ali bin Muhammad. Agnomen: Abul Hasan ath-Thālith. Title: An-Naqi; al-Hādi. Father: Muhammad at-Taqi. Mother: Samana. Bir ...