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BiographyOfImamMuhammadBinAli(A.S.)(AlTaqi)
Author
:
M.1M.
Dungersi
Ph.D
Preface
Chapter1:ImamMuhammadBinAli(A.S.)Childhood
SpecialQualitiesAsaChild
ImamMuhammad
Bin
Ali
(A.S.):
His
Adulthood
Imam'sMarriageUmmulFazl
ChapterThree:ImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.):HisCharacter
ChapterFour:ImamMuhammadBinAli(A.S.)HisMiracle
ChapterFive:ImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)HisSaying
QuestionsChapter
One
Preface
Inthelate50'sandearly60's,whenIwasamadressastudentinSchoolFaizinZanzibarAfrica,
therewasnosuchasubjectasIslamicHistoryonthemadressacurriculumNaturally,
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therefore,whenIjoinedtheteachingstaffoftheHuseiniMadressainDares SalaamTanzaniain
early80'sandwhenIwassubsequentlyassignedtoteachIslamicHistory,Iwasataloss,not
knowingexactlywhattoteach.
Notthat
there
was
no
syllabus
for
this
subject.
Rather,
my
main
concern
was
the
scope
of
the
syllabusForatthecoreofIslamicHistorysyllabuswasthestudyofthelifeoftheProphet(may
peacebeuponhimandhisprogeny)andthoseoftheotherthirteenMASOOMINfromhis
progeny.
Inmyview,besidesYusufLaljeesexcellentbook,KNOWYOURISLAM,therewasnoothersimple
butinformativetextthatcouldbeusedcomfortablybyboththeteachersandthestudentsalike.
Eventhen,thesectiononthelife history7ofMASOOMINwasrathersketchyinKNOWYOUR
ISLAM.
Sincethosedays,IhavefelttheneedtocompilebriefteachingnotesonthelivesofourTwelve
Imams(maypeacebeuponthemall)withtwoobjectivesinmindFirst,tofocusonallthoseareas
ofinformation,notexclusivelyhistoric,
thatwouldenablethelearnertoappreciatethecomplexsituationsinwhichourImamslivedand
performedtheirdutiesasdmnelvappointedguidesfortheuniverseSecondly,topresentthis
informationinastylewhichhasatitscoretheinterestaswellastheaptitudeoftheteachersand
studentsalike.
Ifoundthistaskeasytoconceiveinmind,butverydifficulttoimplementNeedlesstosay,Icould
accomplishlittleinthisfielduntilwhenImigratedtotheUSA.
Asluckwouldhaveit,atHuseiniMadressainNewYork,IwasoncemoreassignedtoteachIslamic
History.ForreasonsIneednotdisclosethemhere,Ifoundthistaskevenmoredauntingthanit
wasinAfricaFortunately,
atthiscriticaltimewhenIwasgropingindarknessinsearchofsuitableteachingtextformyclass,
IwascommissionedbyMaulanaSayyidSaeedAkhtarRizvi,theChiefMissionaryofBilalMuslim
MissionofTanzaniatowriteteachingunitsencompassingthelivesofourTwelveImams(may
peacebeuponthem)fortheCorrespondenceCourseoftheMission.TomethiswasAllah sent
bountyintwoways.
Firstly,thiscommissiongavemecourageandconfidencethatIhithertolacked.NowIhadthe
supportofoneofthemostrenownedShiascholarsofourtimes MaulanaRizvi.
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Secondly,Iwouldnothavetoworryaboutsearchingforsponsorstofinancetheprinting,the
publishingandthecirculationofmywritings;theBilalMuslimMissionofTanzaniawoulddothat.
Thisunitandotherstofollowarethereforetheresultoftheinitiativeandcompletesupportof
SayyidSaeedAkhtarRizvi,theadministrationofBilalMuslimMissionofTanzaniaanditsold
Chairman,Fidahusein
Abdullah
Hameer.
Boththesubstanceaswellasthestyleofthisunit(andtheonestofollow)havebeenoverly
simplified,tocomplywithSayyidSaeedAkhtarRizvi'sadvicethat"Wehavetokeepinmindthat
theseunitsaremeantforyouthsandnotforscholars."
Allsaidanddone,despitethemaximumprecautionsthatweretakentokeepthisunitfreeof
factualoranyothererrors,if,however,somehaveremaineduncorrected,theresponsibilityis
mine.
MayAllahforgivemefortheseunintentionalerrorsandmayHerewardhereandinthehereafter
allthosewhohaveinonewayoranother,assistedmeinthewriting,theproductionandthe
circulationofthisunit.
WASSALAMUALAYKUMWARAHMATULLAHIWA
BARAKATUH.
MOHAMEDRAZADUNGERSIPH.D.
Chapter1:ImamMuhammadBinAli(A.S.)Childhood
Introduction:ImamMuhammadBinAli(A.S.) knownmorebyhistitleTaqi(orthepiousone) is
ourninthImam.Hewasbornon10thRajab195A.H.inMedina,andwasmartyredwhenhewas
only25
years
of
age
on
29th
Zilqaad
220
AH.
He
was
buried
next
to
his
grandfather,
Imam
Musa
Kazim(A.S.)inKadhmainIraq.
Asamatteroffact,Kazmain(orthetwoKazims)hasacquireditsnamefromImamMusaKazim
(A.S.)andImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.),thetwoKazims.
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HISPARENTS:
ImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)wastheonlyson,andbymanyaccounts,theonlychildofImam
Reza(A.S.).Hismotherisknownbyseveralnamessuchas:Subaika,Sabika,Sukaina,Khizranand
Susan.
ShewasaNubianfromnorthAfrica,andfromthesametribeasMariaKibtia(mary,theCoptic)
oneoftheProphet'swives.
ShewasaverypiouspersonsomuchsothatbeforeevenjoiningthehouseholdofImamReza
(A.S.)ImamMusaKazim(A.S.)usedtospeakaboutherinwordsofpraise.
Infact,ImamMusaKazim(A.S.)usedtotellhisfamilymemberstoremembertogiveherhis
greetingswhenanyofthemlivedtomeether.ImamReza(A.S.)alsousedtohaveveryhigh
opinionabouther.
HeoncetoldAliBinJafferthatImamMusaKazim(A.S.)oncetoldhimthattheProphet
(S.A.W.W.)hadtoldImamAli(A.S.)aboutImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)byreferringtoImamTaqi's
mother,callingher"TheBestoftheNubianmaid."
HISMIRTH:
ImamReza'ssister,Hakima,narratesthatonedayImam(AS.)requestedhertostayinhishouse
sinceachildwastobebornfromKhizran.
ThenewsthatachildwastobebornfromKhizransurprisedHakimasincenoonehadtoldher
beforethatKhizranwasexpectingachild,andmoresurprisingly,sheshowednosignsof
pregnancy!
However,inobediencetoherbrother'srequest,shestayedbehindandevencalledtwoother
womenintheneighbourhoodtobearoundtohelphertakecareofKhizianwhenshewasready
todeliverachild.
Aftermidnight,Khizranstartedshowingsignsofpregnancyandwentintolabourpains.Atdawn
('SubhSadiq)ababyboywasborn.Mewentintoprostration('.Sajda')inprayerstoAllah.
ImamReza(AS.)thenenteredthescene.Hakimawrappeddiechildinawhitecloth,andhanded
himtotheimam(AS.),whoread'Azan'inthechild'srightearand'Ikamah'inhisleftear.
TheImam(A.S)thenreturnedthechildtohissisterHakima,instructinghertokeephimwithher
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forthreedays.Onthethirdday,thechildopenedhiseyes,lookedattheskyandreadthe
"Qalema".Hakimawasoverjoyed.
Shereportedwhatshehadseenandheardtoherbrother,ImamReza(A.S.)whotheninformed
herthatthisunusualbehaviourofthechildshouldnotsurprisehersincethiswasnotanordinary
childbut
Allah's
representative
on
the
earth.
ThenImamReza(AS)namedthechildMuhammad."Manaqib",relatesthathesawthesealof
ImamatontheplacebetweentheshouldersofImamTaqi(A.S.)
CHILDHOOD
Hespentthefirstfiveyearsofhislifewithhisfather.Asamatteroffact,hewasbornmanyyears
afterImamReza'smarriage.Priortohisbirth,ImamReza'senemiesusedtotaunttheImam(A.S.)
fornothavingasontosucceedhimdespitethefactthattheImam(A.S.)hadtoldthemthatAllah
wouldsoongranthimason.
TheImam'sfriendsandfollowersontheotherhand,wereworriedthattherewasnoissuefrom
theImamtosucceedhim.TheImamassuredthem,too,thatAllahwouldsoongranthimason
whowouldbethenextImam.
ThebirthofImamTaqi(A.S.),therefore,waswelcomedwithangeranddisappointmentbyImam
Reza'senemies,andwithreliefandhappinessbytheImam'sfriends.
BecausehismotherwasaNubianandbecausethecolourofhisskinwasdark,ImamTaqi(A.S.)
wascalled'Aswad'(TheBlackone)bytheenemiesofImamReza(A.S.).Howevertoothershewas
knownas"Taqi"(ThePiousone)and"Jawad"(TheGenerousone).
HewasthefirstamongImamsfromtheHouseoftheProphettohavebeenseparatedfromhis
fatherataveryyoungage.AtthetimeofthemartyrdomofImamReza(A.S.)ImamTaqi(A.S.)was
onlynineyearsold.
Itwasveryimportant,therefore,thatImamReza(A.S.)shouldmakehisfollowersreadytoaccept
ImamTaqi(A.S.)astheirnextImam,despitethefactthathewasonlyachildbytheirstandards.
AfewinstancesarequotedhereunderfromAlIrshadtoshowhowImamReza(A.S.)introduced
ImamTaqi(A.S.)tothecommunityofthefollowers:
WhenAliBinJailerSadiq(A.S.)acknowledgedImamTaqi(A.S.)asthenextImam,ImamReza(A.S.)
wasveryhappyandremindedhimthatImamMusaKazim(A.S.)usedtosaythattheProphet
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(SAWW)oncetoldImamAli(A.S.)thatthesonofthebestoftheNubianmaidservantwouldbe
amonghisdescendants.
Hewouldbeseparatedfromhisfatherandwouldbeexiled.HisGrandsonwouldgointooccul
tation("Ghayba").
SafwanBinYahyaaskedImamReza(A.S.)regardinghissuccessor.TheImamnamedhisson
MuhammadTaqi(A.S.).
Safwanexpresseshissuprisesaying,"Butheisjustachild,onlythreeyearsold."TheImamreplied
thatthisshouldnotreallymatterforhadn'tProphetIssa(A.S.)giventestimonyofhismission
whenhewaslessthanthreeyearsold?
MuammarBinKhaladheardImamReza(A.S.)saythathissuccessorwashissonMuhammad
(A.S.).TheImamthenadded,"Wearethe'AhlulBayf.Ouryounginheritourold,likeonefeather
(onawing)isfollowedbyanother."
AlKahyranisaysthatheheardsomebodyaskImamReza(A.S.)aboutMuhammadwhoatthat
timewasveryyoung.Themanexpresseshissuprise.
ImamReza(A.S.)replied,thatAllahhadsentProphetIssaasProphetandMessengerandthe
latterassumedhismissionwhenhewasyoungerinagethanImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.).
SpecialQualitiesAsaChild
OverandaboveImamReza'sintroductionofImamTaqi(A.S.)tothefollowers,therewasalsoone
specialqualitythatAllahhadgiventoImamTaqi(A.S.)thatmadehimacceptableasImamofhis
timedespitehisyoungage;thisqualitywashisuniqueintelligence.Toseethisquality'atwork,
considerthefollowingincident.
AfterImam
Reza's
martyrdom,
Mamoon
Rashid
decided
to
call
Imam
Taqi
(A.S.)
to
Baghdad
so
as
tosilencethosewhobelievedthathehadcausedImamReza'sdeath.
ImamTaqi(A.S.)cametoBaghdadandhisfirstmeetingwithMamoonoccurredinaBazaarof
Baghdad.
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Imam(A.S.)wasinthestreetsofBaghdadwhenMamoonaccompaniedbyhischoicestfriendsand
generalspassedby,ridingfastrunninghorses,Allchildrenwhowereplayinginthestreetsran
away,fearingmischieffromtheRoyalprocession.TheImam(A.S.),however,stoodfearlessly
watchingtheKingandhisentourage.
Mamoonhad
not
yet
met
the
Imam
(A.S.)
and
therefore
did
not
recognise
him
as
such.
But
he
couldnothelpobservingthecharmandthecourageoftheImam(A.S.).Hestoppedhishorse,and
inquired.
"Youngman,whatmadeyoustandherefearlesslywhenallotherchildrenofyourageranawayin
fearoftherunninghorses?"TheImam(A.S.)repliedwithoutanyhesitation.
HWhywouldIwanttorunawaywhenthereisenoughpassageforyouandyourhorsestopassby
andwhenIhavedonenothingwrongtofearreprisalsfromyou?"
Thechild'sperfectmannersandeloquencestunnedMamoon.Heaskedinbewilderment."Whose
sonareyou,youngman?""IamMuhammadthesonofAliBinMusa,"repliedthechold.
Mamoonwentawayonhishuntingexpedition,fullofthoughtsaboutwhathehadseenand
heard.
Aspartofhishuntingexercise,Mamoonsetfreeintheairhuntingfalcons.Oneofthefalcons
returnedcarryingalivefishinitsbeak.Thiswasnotusual.Forhowcouldafishbeintheairtobe
huntedbyafalcon?Mamoonwasaquickthinkingperson.Hethoughtofanideaandhidthefish
inhispalms.
Onhiswayback,hemetImamTaqi(A.S.)again.Mamoondismountedfromhishorse,camenear
theImam(A.S.)andsaid."OthesonofProphet!Canyoutellmewhatishiddeninmyclosed
palm?"
TheImam(A.S.)replied,"Allahhascreatedseasandriversandotherwaterbodies.Inthemlive
fishes.Sometimes,asaresultofstrongcurrents,somesmallfishesarepulledintotheair,and
becomeapreyofhuntingfalcons.
KingshidethefishintheirpalmstotesttheknowledgeofthechildrenoftheProphet."Mamoon
wasverymuchimpressedbytheImam'ssuperbreplyandtookhimtohispalace.
Suchdisplayofintelligencewasnotaccidental.TheImam(A.S.)wastoshowitagainso
abundantlythatbothfriendsandfoescouldnothelpbutacknowledgehisunsurpassable
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Weshallseetheseinstancesattheappropriateplacesinthisunit.Atthispointitisenoughto
mentionthatatsuchyoungageheusedtorunclassesinMedinaintheMosqueoftheProphet,
surroundedbyscholarsfromdifferentpartsoftheworld.
Atone
such
instance,
agroup
of
pilgrims
asked
him
as
many
as
thirty
thousand
questions
and
he
answeredthemall,totheirsatisfaction.
t,thenunappearedagain,Wewenttiversal.IsmailbinIbrahimsaysthatonehewaspresent
Hisrecognitionasascholarwasuniversal.IsmailbinIbrahimsaysthatonehewaspresentamong
scolarsintheluminouspresenceoftheirgreatteacher,AlibinImamJafferSadiq(A.S.).Thencame
ayoungboywhowashardlythirteenyearsold.Theirteacher,AliBinJafferstoodupandwould
notsitdown,outofrespect,tilltheyoungboyimploredhimtodoso.Afterashortconversation,
theyoungboywentaway.
Therespectedteacheraccompaniedhimforsomedistance.Inthepresenceoftheyoungmanthe
teacherbehavedasifhehimselfwasalearner.
Afterthedepartureoftheyoungman,IsmailbinIbrahimsaystheycouldnothelpbutprotestto
theirteacher,sayingthathehadnocausefortreatingayoungboywithsuchrespect,notminding
hisownadvanceageandhighstatusasascholar.
TheseobjectionsupsetAliBinJaffer.Holdinghiswhite,flowingbeardinhishands,hesaid,"What
elseamIsupposedtodo?WhatAllahdidnotseeinthesewhitehairs,thatHesawinthe
youthfulnessoftheonewhomyoucanachild,andmadehimHisrepresentativeonthisearth.
IseekrefuseinAllahfromunderestimatingthepositionofthatchildandfromfailingtoshowdue
respecttohim."
HISFAMILY
HisfirstmarriagewastoUmmulFazl,thedaughterofMamoon,theCaliphofthetime.Hissecond
marriagewastoaNubianladyfromthesameclanasAmmarYasir,theProphet'sdearcompanion.
HernamewasSumannah.ShewasthemotherofourtenthImam,AliNaqi(A.S).
AccordingtoMufid,theImamhadonemoreson,namedMusaandtwodaughters,Fatimaand
Imama.
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ImamMuhammadBinAli(A.S.):HisAdulthood
INTRODUCTION
HewascalledupontoperformthedutiesoftheImamofthetimeataveryyoungageofeightor
nineyears.Andheleftawaythisworldalsoataveryyoungageof25.Thereforeitisrather
meaninglesstotalkofhislifeintermsofchildhoodandadulthood.
However,forthesakeofsimplicitywelookathislifeinthesetwophases thewaywedidforall
otherinfallibleImamsfromthehouseoftheProphet(S.A.W.W.)
MARTYRDOMOFHISFATHER,IMAMREZA(A.S.)
AtthetimewhenImamReza(A.S.)leftforMarvinA.H.200,ImamTaqi(A.S.)wasonlyfiveyears.
Thepartingofthefatherandthesonwasverypainfulandhasbeendescribedbyaneyewitness,
bythenameofUmayyaIbneAliwhoreports:
"BeforehisdepartureforMarv,ImamReza(A.S.)wenttoMeccatoprayinthehouseofAllah
(Ka'ba).Hisson,MuhammadTaqi(A.S.)waswithhim.
ImamReza(A.S.)completedhislastTawafoftheKa'baandwentatMakameIbrahimtopray.
ImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)waswithhisservant,Muwafaq,performingthe'TAWAF'ofKa'ba.
Havingfinishedthat,ImamTaqi(A.S.)retiredinonecorneroftheMosque.Muwafaqaskedthe
ImamtoaccompanyhimandgohomebuttheImamwasweeping;sayingwhatwastheuseof
goinghomewithouthisfather."
MuwafaqwenttocallImamReza(A.S.)whocameadconsoledhisson,askinghimtobearhis
separationpatientlyasthiswasthewillofAllah.
"ThefatherandthesonthenwentoutoftheMosque;thefatherleftforMarv,andthesonfor
Medina."
ImamReza(A.S.)neverreturnedfromthisjourney.Foryearslater,hewasmartyred.Butbefore
hedepartedthisworld,throughamiracle,hecontractedhissonImamTaqi(A.S.),askinghimto
cometoMarv.
WhenImamTaqi(A.S.)learnt,throughthespecialknowledgegiventohimbyAllah,thathis
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father,ImamReza(A.S.),hadbeenpoisonedinSanabad(Iran)andwasabouttoleavethisworld,
throughspecialpowersgivenbyAllah.HewenttoMarvtobebythesideofhisfather,andto
offeralltheritualservicesgiventothedead.AfterthathereturnedtoMedina.
MAMOONCALLS
HIM
TO
BAGHDAD
IN
AH
206
AstheImamofhistimes,hestartedservingIslaminthesamewayashispredecessorshaddone.
His"headquarters",asitwere,wastheProphet'sMosqueinMedinawherepeoplefromallover
theworldwouldcomeinsearchofknowledgeandguidanceandhewouldservethemall.
Hisbiggestchallengewashisage.However,anyonewhocaminhiscontactwouldimmediately
recognizehisexcellenceandseeinhimtheextraordinaryqualitiesfoundinonlytheImams
appointedbyAllah.
Forhisownselfishreasons,MamooninvitedImam(A.S.)toBaghdad,andofferedhisown
daughterUmmulFadhltohim,inmarriage.
ThenoblemenandcourtiersfromtheclanofAbbas(ThecBaniAbbasi')wereveryangrywith
MamoonforwishingtomakeImamTaqi(A.S)hissoninlaw.Theysentastrongdelegationto
Mamoon,expressingtheirdissatisfactionwiththisarrangement.
Aroyalprincessgiventothe"childImam"wouldhumiliatethenoblehouseofAbbas1Mamoon's
replywas"Donotunderestimatethischild,hehasqualitiesthatnoneamongstyouhas."
Tosatisfythem,MamoongavethempermissiontotesttheyoungImam'sknowledgeandany
otherskillsthattheywished.TheBaniAbbasiwereveryhappywiththisproposal.
TheyplannedtohavetheImamtestedbythemostrenownedscholarofthecourt,KaziYahya
IbneAksam,whoalsohappenedtobetheheadoftheJudiciaryoftheMuslimempireatthat
time.("Kaziul Kuzzat").
THEQUESTION ANSWERSESSIONINTHEROYALCOURT.
TheBaniAbbasiweresurethattheImam(A.S)wasnomatchtothecraftyKazi.However,they
wantedthewholeworldtoseetheyoungImamhumiliated.Bytheirinsistence,Mamoon
arrangedforafullcourtsessionandinvited900scholarstobepresenttowatchtheImambeing
tested.
TheCourtwasfullydecoratedfortheoccasion.Irnam(A.S)wasofferedaplacetotherightof
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Mamoon.
KaziYahya,beamingwitharrogance,turnedtoMamoon,seekingformalpermissiontobegin
testingtheImam(A.S).
Mamoonadvised
him
to
seek
the
permission
from
Imam
(A.S)
himself
Kazi
Yahya
Bin
Aksam
addressedtheImamsaying,"MayIaskyouaquestion?"
TheImamreplied.Yes,goahead."
Yahyathenpausedhisquestion"Whatfinedoesapersonhavetopayifhehuntswhileheisstill
in'Ihram"(Ifoneisin'Ihram"ofpilgrimagetoMecca,heisforbiddenfromdoing25thingsoneof
thembeinghunting).
Yahyahadareasonforaskingthisquestion.Inhiswisdom,hethoughtthathowevercleverthe
childmaybeinIslamic"FIQH",hisknowledgewouldbelimitedtomattersof"Salat",fastingetc.;
thechildwouldhardlyknowmatterson"Hajj"asthisactisperformedbutonceinayearoronce
inlifetime.Yahyawasprovedwrong.TheImampolitelybutfirmlreplied,"Yourquestionhasno
answer,becauseitistotallyincomplete."
ThisreplysentchillindiespineofYahyaandeveryonepresentintheCourt.
TheImamcontinued,"Youhavetotellmeifthis"Muhrim"(Theonewhoiswearingthespecial
garmentforperformingpilgrimagewhenenteringMecca)killedtheanimalin"HILL"(inthenon
forbiddenarea)or"HARAM"(theforbiddenarea)?
Didhedothisactinignorance,bymistakeorpurposely?Wasthe"MUHR1M'afreepersonora
slave,youngorold,anexperiencedhunteroraninexperiencedor:Wastheanimalwhichwas
huntedabirdoramammal,smallorlarge?Wasthehunterrepentantornonrepentant?Wasthe
huntingdoneindaylightoratnight?WasthehunterintheIhramof'Hajj'or"Umra"?"
AftertheImamhadrestatedquestion,everyoneintheCourtknewthatYahyadidnotknowthe
answer!Therewasacompletesilence:Yahyawishedhewasneverborn!
Mamoonturnedtohiscourtiersandsaid,"Didn'tItellyouthatthisyoungman'sknowledgeis
supremeandunmatchable?"HethenrequestedtheImam(A.S.)toreplythequestionasnone
knewtheanswer.
InreplytheImamsaid,"Ifthe'Muhrim'huntedin"Hill"alargebirdhewouldhavetogiveKaffara
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('pay'asafine)bysacrificingasheep;ifthisactwasdoneat"Haram"the"Kaffarawouldbetwo
sheep.
Ifthebirdhuntedwassmallandkilledat"Hill"the"Kaffara"wouldbealambthathadstopped
takingmilk.Thesimilarbirdifhuntedat"Haram"wouldcallforaKaffaraofalambandmonetary
valueof
asmall
bird.
"Asforwildanimalsat"Hill",ifawild,aswaskilledthe"Kaffara"wouldbeacow.Ifanostrichwas
killed,the"Kaffara"wouldbeacamel.Ifadeerwashunted,thefinewouldbeasheep.Ifthe
huntingwasinthe"Haram"theKaffarawouldbedouble,tobeofferedinMecca.
"IfthehuntingwasdoneintheIhramof"HAJJ"thesacrificewouldbedoneatMeena,iftheIhram
wasfor"Umra"thesacrificeswouldbeofferedatMecca."
TheImam'sreplywassuchthatevenhisworstenemiesadmittedthathewasnotanordinary
childbutonegiftedwithspecialqualitiesbyAllah.
TheImam(A.S.)nowinquiredfromYahyaifhewaswillingtoanswerhisquestion.Yahyareplied
meekly,"Yesaskmewhateveryouwant.IfIknowtheanswersIwilltellyou,ifnotIwillrequest
youtoanswersityourself".
TheImam'squestionprovedtoohardforYahya.IfascholarlikeYahyaBinAksamcouldnotreply
theImam'squestion,whoelsecould?TheImam(A.S.)repliedithimself.
TheBanAbbasiwhohadcometotheCourttoHumiliatetheImam(A.S.)werethemselves
humbled.TheycoulddonothingbutbowdowntheirheadsinfrontoftheImam(A.S.).
Imam'sMarriageUmmulFazl
TOMAMOON'S
DAUGHTER
AfterKaziYahyaBinAksam'sshamefuldefeat,BaniAbbasihadnochoicebutacceptMamoon's
proposaltomakeImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)hissoninlaw.
Agrandscalemarriageceremonywasarranged.FirstImamTaqi(A.S.)readthe'Nikah'.Hefixed
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"marriageprice"(Mahar)of500dirhams,followingtheexampleoftheProphet(S.A.W.W.)who
hadfixed'Mahar'ofHazratFatima(A.S.)at500dirhams.
Afterthe"Nikah"ceremony,everybodywhowaspresenthadhisbeardperfumed.
Expensivegifts
of
gold
and
bags
of
money
were
given
out
by
Mamoon
in
honour
of
this
marriage.
ThisoccasionhasbeendescribedinsomedetailsbySheikhMufidinAlIrshadfromwhereInow
quote:
"Threetraysofsilverwerebrought.Onthemwerenuggetsofmuskandkneadedsaffron.Nthe
middleofnuggetswerepiecesofparchmentonwhichwaswrittenconsiderablewealth,annual
incomeandestates.
AlMamunorderedthemtobescatteredamongthecourtiersBagscontainingtenthousand
dirhamswereputdownandtheircontentsscatteredamongthemilitaryleadersandothers.The
peopledepartedandtheywererichasaresultofthegiftsandsalaries"
IMAM'SMARRIEDLIFE
Peoplehadexpectedthatafterhismarriagetotheprincessoftheland,theyouthfulImamwould
leadalifeofluxuryandcomfortinapalaceofhisownorthatofMamoon.Imam(A.S.)proved
themwrong.Herentedhisownapartmentwithmeagerfurnishingandcontinuedlivingasimple
life,likehehaddonebeforehismarriage.
Hiswayofliferemainedunchanged.OneofhisfriendsnarratesthathepaidtheImam(A.S.)avisit
afterthelatter'smarriage.HewassurprisedtoseethattheImam'slivinghabitshadremained
totallyunchangedalthoughhewasnowthesoninlawoftheCaliph.
Inthemeanwhile,thefriendbecamethirstyubuthewastoonervoustoaskforwater.TheImam
(A.S.)askedhisservanttobringwater.Theservanttookhisowntime.TheImam(A.S.)went
himselftobringwaterandthusservedhisfriendpersonally.
HiswifeUmmulFazlwhohadbeenbroughtupasaprincessfoundthissimpleandhumblelife
unbearable.ShebecameacontinuoussourceoftroublefortheImam(A.S.).
HerangerandjealousyknewnolimitswhentheImammarriedaNubianslave maidcalled
Sumannah.UmmulFazlwenttoherfatherMamoonandcomplainedabouttheImam(A.S.).
Mamoonatthattimewasdrunk.Hearmedhimselfwithaswordandaccompaniedbyhisservants
HebrokeintotheImam'sbedroomandattackedthesleepingImamleavingthebedroomonly
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afterhewassurethathehadcuttheImamintopieces.
Nextday,whenhewasinformedofwhathehaddoneon(hepreviousnight,Mamoonwassorry
forhisactionsandsenthisspecialservantYasirtotheImam'shousetoinquireabouttheImam's
condition.
Tohisbewilderment,Yasirsawtheimam(A.S)safeandsound,brushinghisteeth!Yasirwentback
informedMamoonthattheImamwaswell.Mamoonabagcontaining20,000dinarstotheImam
withYasir.
YasirthenrequestedtheImam(A.S)togivehimtheshirtthathewaswearing!TheImam(A.S)
removedhisshirtforYasirwhosawthattherewasnotevenasinglescratchontheImam'sbody.
Smilingly,theImam(A.S.)askedYasirifthiswasMamoon'sideaandwaslinkedwiththeprevious
night'sevent.YasirrepliedthathewasnowactingonhisownandthatMamoonwastrulysorry
forwhathehaddonethepreviousnight.
Inthemeantime,Mamoon,too,cametoImam(A.S.)toapologiseforhismisbehaviourHegave
theImam(A.S)asagifttheswordthathehadusedagainsttheImam(A.S.)andthehorseon
whichherodetogototheImam'shousetokillhim.OntheotherhandtheImam(A.S.)made
Mamoonpromisenevertouseliquoragain.
MamoonthenwarnedhisdaughternevertocomplaintohimabouttheImam(A.S.)orelsehe
wouldneverseeortalkwithher.
AyearafterhismarriagetoUmmulFazl,Imam(A.S.)returnedtoMedina.UmmulFazlecamewith
himbutkeptonwritingletterstoherfathercomplainingthattheImam(.A.S.)hadmarried
anotherwoman.
Mamoon'sreplywas,"IdidnotgiveyouinmarriagetoAbuJaffersothat!shouldmakeforhim
Haram(Forbidden)whatAllahhasmadeHalal(Legitimate)."
InMedina,Imam'smainjobwastoserveIslam,Oneof"hisgreatestachievementswastoweaken
theWaqifiaMovementwhichhadbeenformedonthedeathofImamMusaKazim(A.S)and
whichhadbeenacauseofserioustroubletoImamReza(A.S.).BecauseofImamTaqi'sefforts
WaqifiaMovementwasnomoreathreattoIslam.
Scholarsfromallovertheworldwouldcometolearnfrominvariousbranchesofknowledgesuch
asphilosophy,literatureandjurisprudenceandthengobacktotheircountriestobenefitothers
withwhattheyhadlearntfromtheImam(A.S,).
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ImamTaqi(A..S.)continuedservicestoIslamcametoasuddenendin217AHwhenMamoon
diedatatownnearTarsusinCiliciawherehewasonanexpeditionagainsttheByzantineRoman
Emperor.
Mamoon'sbrother
Muttasim
became
the
successor
of
Mamoon
and
the
new
Caliph
of
the
Muslims.HewasknownforhishatredtowardsImamReza(A.S.)andheequallyImam
MuhammadTaqi(AS.)HewroteinstructionstothegovernorofMedinatosendImamTaqi(A.S.)
UmmulFaziltoBaghdadimmediately.
ThiswasinAH218.WheninBaghdadtheImamwasputunderhousearrest.UmmulFazl's
complaintsagainstthegaveMutassimagoodexcusetoharasstheImam.
LifefortheImam(A.S)becamesodifficultthatinthelastdaysofhislife,oneveryFridaywhenhe
camebackfromthehewouldpraytoAllahsaying,"OmyLord!Ifmysalvationfromthe
oppressionofthisworldliesinmydeath,thenhastenitfromthisverymoment."
TheImam(A.S.)finallyleftthisworldon29ZilqaadAH220afterbeingpoisonedbyUmmulFazl
throughtheinstigationofMuttasim,heruncleandtheCaliphofthetime.
"FromAllahdowecomeandtohimshallwereturn."
ChapterThree:ImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.):HisCharacter
INTRODUCTION:
AllImamsarebornImams.Theexcellenceoftheircharactersthereforeappearsincetheir
childhood.However,withtheexceptionofourlastfourImams(ImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.),
ImamaliNaqi(A.S.),ImamHasanAskari(A.S.)andImamMehdi(A.S.),allotherImamshadthe
fortuneof
spending
with
their
fathers.
TheirdutiesasImamoftimecameintheiradulthood.Theydidnotfacethechallengeofleading
theUmmahwhichwasreluctanttoacceptthemowingtotheirtenderage.ImamMuhammad
Taqi(A.S.)wasthefirstImamtofacethischallenge.
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ToenableourImam(A.S.)toconducthisdutieswell,Allahendowedhimwithsomespecial
qualitieswhilehewasstillachild.InthiswaytheImam(A.S.)couldconvincethegenuinebut
confusedfollowersofhis"Imamat"
WeshallexaminetheseuniquequalitiesofourninethImamunderthelightofhischaracter.
CHARACTER
Wealllovechildren!Howmanyofushowever,wouldentrustthemwiththesafetyandsecurity
ofourlives?
ImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)proclaimedhisImamatatthetenderageofnine.Eventhemost
genuinefollowersofImamReza(A.S.)foundithardtoaccepthim.
ImamTaqi(A.S.)neededtoconducthimselfinanexceptionalwaytoconvinceeventhemost
sympatheticfollowersthat,indeed,hewastheirspiritualleaderandtherepresentativeofAllah
onearth.Hedidthisthroughtheexcellenceofhischaracter.
ThegreateststrengthofImam'spersonalitywashisintelligence.Notonlywashethemost
knowledgeablepersonofhistimes,buthisknowledgewasalsosupportedbythreeother
qualities:
Abilitytothinkveryfastandgiveimmediateanswers;Excellentspeakingmannersthatwould
charmevenhismostavowedenemies;andAbilitytoexplaindifficultideasinasimplelanguage
usingcommonexamples.
ToseehowthesequalitiesintheImam(A.S.)worked,consideragainhisquestionanswersession
inMamoon'scourtwithKaziYahyaBinAksam.
NoticehowpolitelybutfirmlydidhedealwithbothMamoonandKaziYahyadespitetheirageand
position.Asamatteroffact,hischarm,hisconfidenceandhiscouragemeltedthehardheartsof
hisenemies,theBaniAbbas,likeheatmeltsbutter.Theyallacceptedhissupremacyinknowledge
andwisdom,despitetheirprejudices.
Overandabovehisintelligence,ourninthImam(A.S.)hadotherexcellentqualitieswhichare
describedinthefollowinglines.
PIETY
Youthfulnessisalwaysassociatedwithplayfulness.ButthiswasnotsowithourninthImam.His
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loveforapurelifethatisdevotedtoAllahwassuchthathecametobeknownasTaqiorthe
Piousone.
GENEROSITY
ImamMuhammad
Taqi
(A.S.)
is
also
known
as
"Jawad"
or
the
generous
one.
His
generosityknew
nobounds.Hewastherefortheneedyaswellasforanyoneelsewhosoughtforhishelp.Itis
saidthatwheneverhewentoutofhishomehemadesurethathehadwithhimenoughmoneyas
toenablehimtomeetthedemandsofthosewhowenttohimforhelp.
Followinghisfather'sadvice,hewouldgivetohisrelativesnotlessthan50Dirhamsatonetime.
Likehisgreatgrandparents,heusedtovisittheneedyinthedarknessofthenightandmeettheir
demandswithoutthemknowingwhotheirbenefactorwas.
ForthosewhomtheImam(A.S.)couldnotreachinperson,hewouldmeettheirneedsthrough
hisagents.
ThosewhovisitedMedinaorBaghdaddependinguponwheretheImam(A.S.)wasatthattime,
adwhodidnothaveaplacetostay,wouldgotoImam'shouse.Ononesuchoccasionavisitor
paidtheImam(A.S.)avisitlateatnight.
TheImam(A.S.)welcomedhimandaskedhimifhewashungry.Thevisitorrepliedthathewas,
indeed,hungrybuthedid'ntwishtohaveanyfoodasthiswouldinconvenienceImam(A.S.).
TheImam's(A.S.)replywas"Noonesleepshungryinmyhouse."
TheImam(A.S.)thenawakenedhismaidrequestinghertomakedoughforbreadwhereashe
wouldhimselfheatthestove.ThemaidvolunteeredtodoboththejobsherselfbuttheImam
(A.S.)insistedonmakingfireinthestovearguingthathetoowantedtoearnrewardfromAllah
forservingtheguest.
NoticingtheImam'ssincerity,thevisitorburstintotears.Hethensaid"Howunfortunateitisthat
theworlddoesnotrecogniseandvaluesuchapersonalityasthisone."
HUMILITY
Hisunsurpassableknowledge,andhishighpositioninthecourtofMamoonandhisspecial
relationshipwithMamoonashisfatherinlawnevergotintotheheadourImam(A.S.).
Hisclosefriendswhohadexpectedhislivingstyleandhisbehaviourtowardsthemtochange
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afterhismarriagetotheprincessofthelandwereshockedtoseethatheramainedashumbleas
before.
OnceImam(A.S.)wasverysick.Avisitorcametoseehimforsomeurgentmatters.Imam'sfamily
memberswantedtosendawaythevisitorbuttheImam(A.S.)sawhemustmeethim.TheImam
(A.S.)was
helped
by
his
servants
to
get
out
of
his
bed.
ThevisitorhadwishedthattheImam(A.S.)wouldvisittheformer'sfatherwhowasonhisdeath
bedandwantedtorelatehiswilltotheImambeforedying.Thevisitorthensaid,"Butseeingyour
condition,Icannotaskyoutocomewithmetoseemyfather."
TheImam(A.S.)insistedonvisitinginthesickpersonanddidsodespitehisownsickness.
BRAVERY
Allalong,MamoonandhisAbbasideclanhadthoughtthatdespitehissuperintelligence,the
Imam(A.S.)wouldbecontrolledthroughthepowerofthePalace.TheImam(A.S.)provedthem
wrong.TheImam'srefusaltogiveawayhisGodgivenrighttomarymorethanonewife,when
appropriate,illustratesthispoint.
NeitherUmmulFazFscomplaintsnorthepressureoftheBanicourtierswouldforcehimto
divorcehisNubianwife.
Hedidno!makeitsecretthattohimtheonewithnobilityofcharacterwasbetterthantheone
withnobilityofbloodinsupportofhisexcellentstand,Allahcontinued;tieoftheProphetthrough
SamannahtheNubiannotUmmulFazlthe"Pure"Quraish!
ItneededrealcouragetostandagainstUmmulFazl'sandlater,Muttasim'spressures,andthe
Imam(A.S.)didjustthat,notcaringfortheconsequences.Suchabravepersonhewas.
ChapterFour:ImamMuhammadBinAli(A.S.)HisMiracle
INTRODUCTION:
Aswehavelearntinthepreviousunits,AllahgivessomeextraordinarypowerstohisProphets
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and"Masoom"ImamstomakethepeoplerecognizethemasHisspecialrepresentativesonearth.
ThegreatestmiracleofImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)washisintelligenceaswesawinthe
previouschapters.Asamatteroffact,whenMuallaBinMuhammadquestionedhimastohowhe
couldclaimtobeanImamfromAllahatsuchayoungage.
Imam(A.S.)replied,"OMualla!AllahhasmademeHissignthesamewayasHemadeProphetIsa
HissignforwhomAllahsays"Wegavehimthelawwhilestillaboy"(10:12)
Otherthanthattherewereseveralmiraclesthatareassociatedwithhim;weshallconsidersome
oftheminthischapter.
MIRACLE1.
AliBinKhalidsaysthatwhenhewasinSamaraheheardthataprisonerhadarrivedfrom
Damascus.HiscrimewasthatheclaimedtobeaProphet.Alipaidhimavisitoutofcuriosity.The
prisonerlookedpiousandvirtuous.HetoldhisstorytoAliBinKhalidinthefollowingwords.
"IamaresidentofDamascus.IusedtospendmynightsprayingatasitewhereonceImam
Husain's(A.S.)severedheadhadbeenkept,asIconsideredthisplacetobeaHolysite.
"Onenightayoung,goodlookingandpiouspersoncamethere.Heaskedmetoaccompanyhim
and1didso,Wehadn'tgonemuchwhenwefoundourselvesintheMosqueofKufa(Masjide
Kufa)heaskedmeifIknewwherewewereandIsaidwewereintheMosqueofKufa,Bothofus
prayed.
WethenwalkedalittleandwewereintheMosqueoftheProphetinMedina!
Theretoo,weprayedandthenwewalkedforashortwhileandfoundourselvesstandingnearthe
Kaba,Weperformedthe"Tawaf'(sevenrounds)oftheKabaThen,wewalkedforalittlebitand
wewerebackinDamascus.BeforeIcouldfindoutwhohewas,theyoungmandisappeared.
"Oneyearafterthisevent,thenunappearedagain,Wewenttoallthoseplaceswhichwehad
doneinthepreviousyear.However,tinstimebeforehecoulddisappearIrequestedhimtotell
mewhohewas.
HeintroducedhimselfasMuhammadBinAh,BinMusa,BinJaffer,BinMuhammadBinAHHusain
BinAHBinAbutalib(A.S.)
"Inmyjoy,IwentaroundtellingpeopleabouttheImam'smiracle.Thegovernmentaccusedrneof
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claimingforProphethoodandsentmeliere,ontheorderofMuhammadBinAbdulmalikZayvat
AliBinKhalidincidentallyknewMuhammadBinAbdulMalikZayyatpersonally.
HepromisedtheprisonerthathewouldinterveneforhimandwouldrequestMuhammadbin
AbdulMalikZayyattofreehimTruetohiswordsAllBinKhalidwrotealettertoMuhammadBin
AbdulMalik
Zayyat
explaining
to
him
in
details
the
prisoner's
case
and
requesting
him
to
set
the
prisonerfreeashewasinnocent.
AfterawhileMuhammadBinAbdulMalikZayyatrespondedtoAlibinKhalid'sletter.Hereturned
theoriginalletterwiththesecommentsinthemargin.
"TellyourfriendtorequesthisfreedomfromhewhotookhimtotheMosqueofKufa,the
MosqueoftheProphetandtheHouseofAllah,allinonenight"AlibinKhalidsaysthathishopes
offreeingthisinnocentandGodfearingpersonweredashed.
Anyway,hewenttowherehehadbeenkeptasprisonertoconsolehim.Hesawthewardensof
theprisonhopelesslyfromoneplacetoanotherasthenprisonerhaddisappeared,althoughthe
doorswerealllocked!
AliBinKhalidsaysIknewwhathadhappenedTheImam(A.S.)musthavefreedtheinnocent
personUptothatmomentAliBinKhalidwasaZaidiandnotthefollowerofImamTaqi(A.S.).
HavingwitnessedImam'smiracle,hebecameafollowerofImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.).
Alisaysthatafterthisincident,onedayhemettheprisonerwhotoldhimthat,indeed,itwas
ImamTaqi(AS)whopaidhimavisitintheprisonandsethimfree.
MIRACLE2
ImamReza(A.S.)hadtakenaloanof4000DirhamsfromamanknownasAlMitrafi.Imam(A.S.)
wasmartyredbeforehecouldrepaytheloan.BesidesthelenderandImamReza(A.S.),noone
elseknewaboutthisloanandtherewasnothinginwritingTherewasnoway,thereforeforAl
Mitrafitoclaimfortheloan.
HedecidedtowriteitoffThenImamMuhammadTaqi(AS)calledhiminhishouseandaskedhim
astowhyhehadnotclaimedforhis4000Dirhamsthathehadlenttohisfather!TheImam(A.S.)
thenputhishandbeneaththeprayerscarpet,tookoutapouchandhandeditovertoAlMitrafi.
Oncountingthemoneyhefoundittobeexactly4000Dirhams.
MIRACLE3
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AfterthemartyrdomofImamReza(A.S.),MomooncalledtheImam'sservant,AbuSaltHarawi
anddemandedfromhimthe"DUA"thattheImamhadtaughthimtoreadnearthegravewhere
fisheshadappearedatthetimeofImam'sburial.AbuSaltcouldnotremembertheDUA.
Mamoonsent
Abu
Salt
to
prison
and
vowed
to
keep
him
there
as
long
as
he
did
not
remember
the
DUA.ThenonenightImamTaqi(A.S.)appearedintheprisonandhesetAbuSaltfreeand
promisedhimthatMamoonwouldneverseehimagainandwouldnot,inanyway,causeharmto
him.AbuSaltneveragainsawMamoonandwasneverbotheredbyMamoonorhismenever
since.
MIRACLE4
MuhammadbinAliAlHashimreportsthathevisitedImam(A.S.)onthedayfollowinghis
marriagetoUmmulFazl.Becauseofthemedicinehehadtakenonthepreviousnight,hewas
feelingverythirsty.However,hedidnotwanttotroubletheImam(A.S.)sohedidn'taskfor
water.
ButtheImam(A.S.)lookedathimandtoldhimthatsincehewasthirstywouldhecaretohave
water?MuhammadBinAliacceptedtheoffer.Imam(A.S.)askedhisservanttobringwaterfor
Muhammad.
Whentheservantbroughtwater,Muhammadfearedthatthewaterhadbeenpoisoned.The
Imam(A.S.)immediatelytookthewaterandhavingdrunkfromitpassedontoMuhammadBin
Ali.
Muhammadbecamethirstyagain,TheImamfA.S.)againgotwaterforhimtestedithimselffirst
andthenpasseditontoMuhammadBinAllAlHashim.
ChapterFive:ImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)HisSaying
INTRODUCTION:
AlthoughImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S)livedaveryshortlife,hisservicestoIslamaremany.
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hewasinMedinaorinBaghdad,Aswaspointedoutearlier,atonetimealone}hewasasked
thirtythousandquestionsonvarioussubjectsonIslamandheansweredthemall.
InthischapterweshallreproduceafewsayingsandwordsofadvicethatImamMuhammadTaqi
(A.S.)gavetohisfollowers.
SAYINGSANDWORDSOFADVICE
TheImam(A.S.)isreportedtohavesaid:
1.ThetrustinAllahislikethevalueofeverythingthatisprecious,anditisalsoaladdertoevery
highandsublimegoal.2.Apersonwhofollowshisdesireendsupyieldingtohisenemies.
3.DonotactlikeafriendofAllahinpublicbutHisenemyinprivate.
4.WhoeverhadfoundahelperinAllah,hasfoundaMansioninParadise
5.ImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)reportsfromImamAli(A.S.)whosaid,"WhentheProphet
(S.A.W.W.)sentmetoYemenhesaid,OAli,anyonewhoexpectsgoodnessfromAllahisnever
disappointedandanyonewhoasksHisguidancehasnocausetoregret."
6.ImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)reportsImamAli(A.S.)tohavesaid,"Riseupearlyinthemorning
forthepleasureofAllahasAllahbestowsablessingonthosewhoriseearly."
7.SheikhSudduqreportsinhis"ItiqadatulImaniyyah"thatImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)was
askedastowhysomeMuslimsdislikedeath.TheImam(A.S.)replied"Theyareignorantofitand
thereforetheydislikeit.IftheypossessedknowledgeofitandweretruefriendsofAllahthey
wouldloveitandwouldsurelyknowthattheotherworldisbetterforthemthanthis.
"TheImam(A.S.)added,"OSlaveofAllah!Whydoesthechildorthemadmanrefusestotakethe
medicinewhichcleanseshisbodyandremoveshispain?
IswearbyhimwhosentMuhammad(S.A.W.W.)astheProphetoftruth,thosewhoprepare
themselvesfordeathastheyarerequired,theywillfinddeathabettercurethanmedicine.
Ifonlytheyknewwhatablessingdeathwouldbetothem.Thentheywouldcalloutforitand
desiremedicinemorethanthewiseandresolutemanwhodesiresitsoastouseittocuretheir
illnessandrecovertheirhealth."
8.ImamTaqi(A.S.)alsoisreportedtohaveadvisedhisfollowerstobegoodtothecreationof
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Allah.Healsosaidthat,hewhodoesnotactwithconcernandcompassionforotherswillfind
himselfdeprivedofcareandcompassionfromothers.
Suchapersonwillalsofindhimselfatargetofintensecalamities.TheImam(A.S.)addedthatany
personwhostopsbeinggoodtootherswillsoonfaceseveretrouble.
9.Warninghisfollowersnottobeoppressors,theImam(A.S.)saidthatontheDayofJudgement
oppressorswillbeinaworsepositionthanthosewhomtheyoppressedinthisworld.
QuestionsChapterOne
1.Matchitemsundercolumn(a)belowwiththoseundercolumn
(b)byfillingincolumn(x)Column(a)
1.9thImam'sBirthday
2.Kadhmain
3.Sabika
4.TheProphet'swife
5.Hakima
6.Taqi
7.9thImam'sMartyrdom
8.Jawad
9.
8th
Imam
compared
him
with
9th
Imam
10.MamoonColumn(b)9thImam'smotherMariaKibtia9thImam'sAuntThepiousoneNabiIssa
ThetwoKazims29thZilqaad220AHTheCaliph10thRajab195AHThegenerousone.
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withhappinessbyhisfriends?
3.WhenPeoplecomplainedthatImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)wastooyoungtobeanImam,
whatreplydidImamReza(A.S.)give?
4.What
problem
did
Irnam
Muhammad
Taqi
(A.S.)
face
which
none
of
the
other
Imam's
did
beforehim?
5.Givingexamples,explainwhyImamTaqi'smotherwasagreatperson.
CHAPTERTWO
1.WhenImamReza(AS)waspoisonedinSanabadhowdidTaqi(A.S.)cometoknow?Whatdid
hedoaftergettingthissadnews?
2.Whatwasthe"Selfish"reasonthatmadeMamooncallImamTaqi(A.S.)toBaghdad?
3.Whowere;
(a)BaniAbbasi
(b)YahyaBinAksam
(c)UmmulFazl
(d)Muttasim
4..DescribebrieflywhywastheImam(A.S.)recalledtoBaghdadin219AH,andmartyredin220
AH
CHAPTERTHREE
1.Givingexamples,explainthefollowingstatements:
(a)AtthebeginningthefollowersofImamReza(A.S.)werenotreadytuacceptImamTaqi(A.S,)
astheirImam.
(b)ThegreatestofImamTaqi(A.S,)washisintelligenceataveryyoungage.
(c)OurninethImamisalsoknownbysuchnamesasTaqiandJawad.
(d)HismarriagewithUrnulFazldidnotchangehislifestyle.
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(e)ImamMuhammadTaqi(A.S.)wasbrave,
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