The Life of Imam Musa al-Kazim

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This book tries to give its readers a full biography and overview of the life of Imam Musa al-Kazim (a), the Seventh Imam and the Ninth Infallible, peace be on him. He left an amazing legacy full of good and beauty and a brilliant guidance for the community. Among the unique aspects that marked his personality is the steadfastness in front of the difficult events and the ordeals showered upon him by his contemporary tyrants. Old and young have a amazing opportunity of learning how to deal with life's difficulties by reading the present book. INTRODUCTION 1 1. Positive Resistance 11 2. Negative Resistance 11 CHAPTER 1: HIS BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD 19 The Blessed Baby 24 General Food 25 His Pure Childhood 26 Love and Honouring 26 His Features 27 His Veneration and Esteem 27 The Inscription of his ring 28 His Kunyas 28 His Nicknames 28 CHAPTER 2: HIS GENIUS AND SUPERIORITY 35 1. Heredity 35 2. The Family 36 3. The Environment 37 Cleverness and Genius 38 With Abu Hanifa 39 His Decision against Abu al-Khattab 41 CHAPTER 3: SCHOOL OF IMAM AL-SADIQ 45 The First Founder 45 At the Time of Imam al-Sadiq 49 In the Time of Imam Musa 67 CHAPTER 4: HIS IDEALS 69 His Imamate 69 The Meaning of the Imamate 69 The Necessity of the Imamate 70 Agreement on the Necessity of the Imamate 70 The Duties of the Imam 71 The Qualities of the Imam 73 The Designation of the Imam for the Imamate 78 Texts on the Imamate 86 The Texts on his Imamate 89 His Scientific Talents 98 His Worship and Fear of Allah 99 His Renouncing the World 106 His Generosity and Liberality 107 His Clemency 111 His Directions 113 His Kindness to Men 116 CHAPTER 5: STATEMENTS AND OPINIONS 119 1. Imam al-Sadiq 119 2. Harun al-Rashid 119 3. Ibn al-Saa'i 120 4. 'Abd Allah Bin As'ad al-Yafy 120 5. Ibn al-Jawzi 121 6. Abu Hatim 121 7. Al-Qarmani 121 8. Muhammad b. Ahmed al-Dhahaby 121 9. Khayr al-Deen al-Zargaly 121 10. Al-Hasan Bin 'Abd Allah al-Bakhshy 122 11. Ahmed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Khazrajy 122 12. Ibn Hejer al-'Asqelani 122 13. Al-Sayyid 'Ali Fikry 123 14. Dr. Zaky Mubarek 123 15. 'Ali Bin Muhammad al-Maliky (Ibn al-Sabbagh) 123 16. Al-Fadhl Bin al-Hasan al-Tabrasi 123 17. Muhammad Ameen Ghalib 123 18. Ibn Ma'iya 124 19. Al-Sayyid Kazim al-Yemeni 124 20. Muhammad Bin 'Ali Bin Shahrashub 124 21. Al-Sayyid Damen Bin Shedqam 125 22. 'Ali Bin Muhammad al-Sufi 125 23. Muhammad al-Sebbaan 125 24. Ahmed Bin Hajar al-Haythemi 125 25. Ahmed Bin Ya'qub (Ibn Waadih) 126 26. 'Abd al-Wahaab al-Sha'raany 126 27. Al-Nebehaani 126 28. Muhammad Bin Telha al-Shafi'i 126 29. Al-Shaykh al-Mufeed 127 30. Hefs 127 31. Al-Shiblanjy 127 32. 'Ali Bin 'Isa al-Arbeli 128 33. Al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi 129 34. Dr. Muhammad Yousif Musa 129 35. Shaykh Sulayman (Khaja Kelan) 129 36. The genealogist Ahmed Bin 'Ali 129 37. Mahmud Bin Weheeb al-Qeraghuly 130 38. Muhammad Ameen al-Suwaydi al-Baghdadi 130 39. Dr. 'Abd al-Jebbar al-Joumerd 130 40. Jamal al-Deen al-Atabeki 130 CHAPTER 6: SOME OF HIS INTELLECTUAL LEGACY 133 His Treatise on Reason 133 His Treatise on the Oneness of Allah 167 Al-Bida' 168 Science 176 The Excellence of Jurists 178 Noble Moral Traits 180 Sermons and Commandments 190 His Debates and Discussions 191 His Composing Poetry 207 Comprehensive Sayings 208 CHAPTER 7: THE COLLAPSE OF THE UMAYYAD GOVERNMENT 217 Ahl al-Bayt meet Severe Punishments 218 The Shi'a are persecuted 221 The Battle of al-Hurra 222 The Policy of Unbelief and Oppression 223 The Dissoluteness of the Umayyad Kings 237 The Great Revolt 245 CHAPTER 8: AT THE TIME OF AL-SAFFAH 253 The Battle of al-Zaab 254 The Umayyads escape 257 Genocide 258 The 'Abbasids dig up the Graves of the Umayyads 261 Imam al-Sadiq's Attitude 264 Abu Muslim repents 268 Al-Saffah dies 270 CHAPTER 9: DURING THE TIME OF AL-MANSUR 273 The Aspects of al-Mansur's Personality 274 His Assassinations 284 His Ruinous Offences 288 The Reasons for the Revolt 291 At al-Rabadha 304 At al-Hashimiya 306 His confiscating the 'Alawids' properties 308 The Revolt of Muhammad al-Zaki 308 The Revolt of Ibrahim al-Zaki 311 His putting them in Columns 316 The Case of the 'Alawids' Heads 317 The 'Alawids ask al-Mansur for Mercy 318 Imam al-Sadiq passes away 318 The Shi'ites follow Imam Musa 323 Al-Mansur's Policy is criticized 326 Imam Musa with al-Mansur 333 The Death of al-Mansur 335 CHAPTER 10: AT THE TIME OF AL-MEHDI 337 His Dissoluteness 337 His Lavish Expenditure and Extravagance 340 The Influence of Woman 342 Bribe and Oppression 342 His Taking care of the Fabricators 343 His Showing Enmity toward the 'Alawids 344 With Imam Musa 349 The Death of al-Mehdi 353 CHAPTER 11: AT THE TIME OF AL-HADI 355 His Tendencies 355 Al-Husayn, the great Revolutionist 357 The Reasons for his Revolt 360 His Martyrdom 363 The Prisoners of War reaches al-Hadi 366 His threatening Imam Musa 367 Imam Musa pays no attention to al-Hadi’s Threats 368 His Supplication against him 368 The Death of Musa al-Hadi 376 CHAPTER 12: THE TIME OF AL-RASHID 379 His Fiscal Policy 383 His general Budget 385 On whom is the public treasury spent? 387 His Letter to Sufyan 408 Ibn Khaldun’s Statement 410 Al-Joumerd’s Defense 412 His Fondness of Singing 414 His Drinking Wine 418 His Playing Backgammon 421 The Imam’s Attitude 423 Harun severely punishes the ‘Alawids 424 Harun banishes them from Baghdad 425 His disparaging them 425 A Terrible Massacre 430 Harun orders the ‘Alawids to be executed and assassinated 433 CHAPTER 13: THE TIME OF THE IMAM 451 Al-Shi‘ubiya 452 The Attitude of Islam toward it 458 Ahmed Amin’s Fabrications 460 Atheism and Hypocrisy 462 The Beginning of Atheism 462 Kinds of Atheism 463 At the Umayyad Time 464 At the ‘Abbasid Time 465 The Manawiya (Manism) 465 The Zeradishtiya 468 The Summoners to Atheism 469 The Atheists are persecuted 471 Going too far in Accusing 473 The Imams debate with them 475 Bad Manners 487 The Policy of the ‘Abbasid Government 491 CHAPTER 14: A GROUP OF HIS COMPANIONS AND OF THE NARRATORS OF HIS TRADITIONS 537 1. Aban Bin ‘Uthman 538 2. Ibrahim Bin Abi al-Bilad 539 3. Ibrahim Bin Abi Bakr 539 4. Ibrahim Bin Shu‘ayb al-‘Aqarqufi 539 5. Ibrahim Bin ‘Abd al-Hameed al-San‘ani 540 6. Ibrahim Bin Muhammad al-Ju’di 540 7. Ibrahim Bin Muhammad al-Ash‘ary, al-Qummi 540 8. Ibrahim Bin Nasr Bin al-Qa‘qa‘ al-Ju‘fi 540 9. Ibrahim Bin Naeem al-‘Abdi al-Kinani 541 10. Ibrahim Bin Yousif al-Kindi, al-Tahhan 541 11. Ahmed Bin Abi Bishr 541 12. Ahmed Bin al-Harith 541 13. Ahmed Bin al-Hasan Bin Isma’il al-Tammar 542 14. Ahmed Bin Ziyad 542 15. Ahmed Bin ‘Amru Bin Abi Shu‘ba al-Halabi 542 16. Ahmed Bin al-Fadhl al-Khaza‘i 542 17. Ahmed Bin Muhammad 542 18. Ahmed Bin Muhammad al-Najashi 543 19. Ahmed Bin Mukhalad al-Nakhkhas 543 20. Ahmed Bin Zayd 543 21. Usama Bin Hafs 543 22. Asbat Bin Salim 543 23. Ishaq Bin Jareer 544 24. Ishaq Bin ‘Abd Allah Bin Malik al-Ash‘ary, al-Qummi 544 25. Ishaq Bin ‘Ammar al-Kufi al-Sayrafi 544 26. Ishaq Bin ‘Ammar al-Sabati 545 27. Ishaq Bin Muhammad 545 28. Isma‘il Bin Abi Sammal 545 29. Isma‘il Bin al-Hasan 545 30. Isma‘il Bin ‘Abd al-Khaliq 546 31. Isma‘il Bin Muhammad al-Manqari 546 32. Umayya Bin ‘Amru 546 33. Aymen Bin Muhriz 546 34. Ayyub Bin Ayun al-Kufi 546 35. Ayyub Bin al-Hurr al-Ju‘fi 547 36. Besheer al-Dahhan 547 37. Bakr Bin al-Ash‘ath, Abu Isma’il al-Kufi 547 38. Bakr Bin Salih al-Razi 547 39. Bakr Bin Muhammad Bin Jinah 548 40. Bakr Bin Muhammad Bin Na‘eem al-Azdi al-Ghamidi 548 41. Tha‘laba Bin Maymun al-Asadi al-Kufi. 548 42. Ja‘far Bin Khalaf al-Kufi 549 43. Ja‘far Bin Sulayman 549 44. Ja‘far Bin Samma‘ah 549 45. Ja‘far Bin Muhammad Bin Hakim al-Khath‘ami 549 46. Jameel Bin Darrajj Bin ‘Abd Allah al-Nakha‘i al-Kufi 549 47. Jameel Bin Salih al-Asadi al-Kufi 550 48. Jundub Bin Ayyub 550 49. Jahm Bin Abi Juhaym 550 50. Juhaym Bin Ja‘far Bin Jayyan 550 51. Habeeb Bin al-Mu‘alil al-Khath’ami al-Medaini 551 52. Hadeed Bin al-Hakeem, Abu ‘Ali al-Azdi al-Meda’ini 551 53. Hudhayfa Bin Mansur, Bayya‘al-Sabiri 551 54. Hassan Bin Mahran al-Jammal 551 55. Al-Hasan Bin Abi al-‘Arandas al-Kufi 551 56. Al-Hasan Bin Basheer 552 57. Al-Hasan Bin Ayyub 552 58. Al-Hasan Bin al-Jahm Bin Bukayr, Abu Muhammad al-Shaybani 552 59. Al-Hasan Bin Rashid 552 60. Al-Hasan Bin Sadafa al-Meda’ini 553 61. Al-Hasan Bin ‘Abd Allah 553 62. Al-Hasan Bin ‘Ali Bin Yaqteen Bin Musa 553 63. Al-Hasan Bin ‘Ali Bin Faddal Bin ‘Amru Bin Anees al-Temimi 553 64. Al-Hasan Bin Amir Bin Sulayman 554 65. Al-Hasan Bin Mahbub al-Sarrad 554 66. Al-Hasan Bin Muhammad Bin Samma‘ah al-Kindi al-Sayrafi 554 67. Al-Husayn Bin Ibrahim Bin Musa 555 68. Al-Husayn Bin Rashid 555 69. Al-Husayn Bin Bashshar al-Meda’ini 555 70. Al-Husayn Bin al-Jahm Bin Bukayr Bin A‘yun 555 71. Al-Husayn Bin Khalid al-Sayrafi 556 72. Al-Husayn Bin Zayd Bin ‘Ali Bin al-Husayn 556 73. Al-Husayn Bin Sadaqa 556 74. Al-Husayn Bin ‘Uthman Bin Shurayk Bin Adi al-Amiri al-Wahidi al-Kufi. 556 75. Al-Husayn Bin al-Qasim al-‘Abbasi 557 76. Al-Husayn Bin Qiyama 557 77. Al-Husayn Bin Kaysan 557 78. Al-Husayn Bin Muhammad Bin al-Fadhl al-Hashimi 557 79. Al-Husayn Bin al-Mukhtar al-Qalanisi, al-Kufi 558 80. Al-Husayn Bin Musa 558 81. Al-Husayn Bin Mahran al-Sukuni 558 82. Al-Husayn Bin Makhariq 558 83. Hafs Bin al-Bakhtary al-Baghdadi 558 84. Hafs Bin Sulayman 559 85. Hafs Bin Sawaqa al-‘Umari 559 86. Hafs Bin Gayyath al-Nakha’i al-Kufi 559 87. Al-Hakam Bin Ayun al-Hannat 559 88. Hammad Bin ‘Uthman Bin ‘Amru Bin Khalid al-Fazari, al-Kufi 560 89. Hammad Bin ‘Uthman Bin Ziyad al-Rawasi 560 90. Hammad Bin ‘Isa al-Juhni al-Basri 560 91. Hammad Bin al-Mu‘afa al-Subayhi 561 92. Hamza Bin al-Yasa‘al-As‘ari al-Qumi 561 93. Hameed Bin al-Muthana al-‘Ijli, Abu al-Mu‘iz al-Kufi 561 94. Hanan Bin Sudayr al-Sayrafi, al-Kufi 561 95. Khalid Bin Bukhayh al-Jawan 561 96. Khalid Bin Ziyad al-Qalanisi 562 97. Khalid Bin Sa‘eed al-Qammat 562 98. Khalid Bin Ramad al-Qalanisi al-Kufi 562 99. Khalid Bin Yazid Bin Jabal 562 100. Khuzayma Bin Yaqteen 562 101. Khalaf Bin Hammad Bin Yasir Bin al-Musayyab 563 102. Khalaf Bin Hammad al-Kufi 563 103. Khalaf Bin Khalaf 563 104. Khalaf Bin Salama al-Basri 563 105. Dawud Bin Abi Yazid al-Kufi al-‘Attar 563 106. Dawud Bin Abi al-Husayn al-Asadi, al-Kufi 564 107. Dawud Bin Zurbi al-Khandafi, al-Bandar 564 108. Dawud Bin Sarhan al-‘Attar, al-Kufi 564 109. Dawud Bin Sulayman 564 110. Dawud Bin ‘Ali al-Ya‘qubi al-Hashimi 565 111. Dawud Bin Farqad 565 112. Dawud Bin Kuthayr 565 113. Dawud Bin al-Nu‘man 566 114. Durust Bin Abi Mansur al-Wasiti 566 115. Dhurayh Bin Muhammad Bin Yazid, Abu al-Waleed al-Maharibi 566 116. Rib‘i Bin ‘Abd Allah Bin al-Jarud Bin Abi Sibra al-Hadhali 566 117. Rifa‘a Bin Musa al-Asadi al-Nahhas 567 118. Rumi Bin Zarara Bin A‘yun al-Shaybani 567 119. Rehem al-Ansari 567 120. Zar‘a Bin Muhammad al-Hadrami 567 121. Zakariya Bin Idris al-Qummi 568 122. Zakariya Bin ‘Abd al-Samad al-Qummi 568 123. Zakariya Bin ‘Abd Allah al-Fayyad 568 124. Zakariya Bin ‘Umran 568 125. Zakariya Bin Muhammad, Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Mu’min 569 126. Ziyad Bin Abi Salam 569 127. Ziyad Bin al-Hasan 570 128. Ziyad Bin Sulayman al-Balakhi 570 129. Ziyad Bin Merwan al-Qandi al-Anbari 570 130. Ziyad Bin al-Haythem al-Washsha’ 570 131. Zayd Bin Musa al-Ju‘fi al-Kufi 571 132. Zayd al-Narsi 571 133. Zayd Bin Yunus 571 134. Salim Bin Mukarram Bin ‘Abd Allah 571 135. Sa‘d Bin Abi Khalaf 571 136. Sa‘d Bin Abi ‘Umran al-Ansari 572 137. Sa‘d Bin Khalaf 572 138. Sa‘d Bin Sa‘eed al-Balakhi 572 139. Sa‘d Bin ‘Umran al-Qummi 572 140. Sa‘dan Bin Muslim 573 141. Sa‘eed Bin Abi al-Jahm al-Qabusi al-Lakhmi, al-Kufi 573 142. Sa‘eed Bin Jinah 573 143. Sa‘eed Bin Yasar al-Dab‘i 573 144. Salama Bin Hanan 574 145. Salama Bin Muhammad al-Kufi 574 146. Saleem al-Farra’ al-Kufi 574 147. Saleem Mawla ‘Ali Bin Yaqteen 574 148. Sulayman Bin Abi Zayd 574 149. Sulayman Bin Abi Zina 575 150. Sulayman Bin Khalid al-Khattab 575 151. Sulayman Bin Rib‘i Bin ‘Abd Allah al-Hamadani 575 152. Sulayman al-Mu’min 575 153. Samma‘ah Bin Mahran Bin ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Hadrami 575 154. Sanan Bin Turayf al-Thawri 576 155. Sindi Bin al-Rabi‘ al-Baghdadi 576 156. Sehl Bin al-Yasa‘ Bin ‘Abd Allah Bin Sa‘d al-Ash‘ari 576 157. Sayyaba Bin Najiya al-Medani 576 158. Sayf Bin ‘Umayra al-Nakha‘i 576 159. Shu‘ayb Bin Ya‘qub al-‘Aqarqufi 577 160. Salih Bin Khalid al-Muhamili, Abu Shayb al-Kanasi 577 161. Salih Bin Sa‘eed al-Ahwal 578 162. Sabah Bin Musa al-Sabati 578 163. Saffwan Bin Mahran Bin al-Mughira al-Asadi al-Kufi 578 164. Saffwan Bin Yehya Abu Muhammad, Bayya‘ al-Sabiry 579 165. Sandal Bin Muhammad Bin al-Hasan al-Anbari al-Khayyat 580 166. Al-Dahhak al-Hadrami 580 167. ‘Asim Bin al-Hasan 580 168. ‘Abbas Bin Amir 581 169. ‘Abd al-Hemid Bin Salim al-‘Attar al-Kufi 581 170. ‘Abd al-Hemid Bin Sa‘eed 581 171. ‘Abd al-Hemid Bin Auwas al-Ta’i al-Kisa’i 581 172. ‘Abd al-Rahman Bin al-Hajjajj al-Bajali 581 173. ‘Abd al-Rahman Bin Yehya al-‘Uqayli 582 174. ‘Abd al-Kareem Bin ‘Uttba al-Qarashi, al-Hashimi, al-Lahabi. 582 175. ‘Abd al-Kareem Bin ‘Amru Bin Salih al-Khath‘ami 582 176. ‘Abd Allah Bin Jublah Bin Hanan Bin al-Hirr al-Kinani 582 177. ‘Abd Allah Bin al-Harith al-Makhzumi 583 178. ‘Abd Allah Bin Hammad al-Ansari 583 179. ‘Abd Allah Bin Jundub al-Bajali 583 180. ‘Abd Allah Bin Khaddash al-Mihri 584 181. ‘Abd Allah Bin Sinan Bin Tareef 585 182. ‘Abd Allah Bin Salih al-Khath‘ami 585 183. ‘Abd Allah Bin ‘Uthman al-Kayyat 585 184. ‘Abd Allah Bin Ghalib al-Asadi 586 185. ‘Abd Allah Bin al-Kasim al-Hadrami 586 186. ‘Abd Allah al-Qasir 586 187. ‘Abd Allah Bin Muhammad al-Ahwazi 586 188. ‘Abd Allah Bin Muhammad al-Shu‘ayri, al-Yemeni 586 189. ‘Abd Allah Bin Marhum al-Azdi 587 190. ‘Abd Allah Bin Miskan 587 191. ‘Abd Allah Bin al-Mughira 587 192. ‘Abd Allah al-Najashi 588 193. ‘Abd Allah Bin Yehya 588 194. ‘Abd al-Malik Bin al-Hakam al-Khath‘ami 589 195. ‘Abd al-Malik Bin ‘Uttba al-Sayrafi 589 196. ‘Ubayd Bin Yaqteen 589 197. ‘Uthman Bin ‘Isa, Abu ‘Amru al-Amiri al-Kilabi 589 198. ‘Ali Bin Abi Hamza 590 199. ‘Ali Bin Ja‘far 591 200. ‘Ali Bin al-Hasan al-Tatiri 592 201. ‘Ali Bin Hadeed al-Mada’ini, al-Azdi, al-Sabati 592 202. ‘Ali Bin Hamza Bin al-Hasan Bin ‘Ubayd Allah Bin al-‘Abbas Bin Amir al-Mu’minin, peace be on him. 593 203. ‘Ali Bin al-Khattab al-Hallal 593 204. ‘Ali Bin Rabab 593 205. ‘Ali Bin Sa‘eed 593 206. ‘Ali Bin Swayyid al-Tammar 594 207. ‘Ali Bin Swayyid al-Sa’i 594 208. ‘Ali Bin ‘Abd al-Hameed al-Zabbi 594 209. ‘Ali Bin ‘Ubayd Allah Bin al-Husayn Bin ‘Ali Bin Al-Husayn Bin ‘Ali Bin Abi Talib, peace be on him. 594 210. ‘Ali Bin ‘Attiya 595 211. ‘Ali Bin ‘Isa Bin Razeen 595 212. ‘Ali Bin Maymun al-Sa’igh 595 213. ‘Ali Bin Yaqteen Bin Musa al-Baghdadi 595 214. ‘Ammar Bin Musa al-Sabati 601 215. ‘Ammar Bin al-Minhal Bin Meqlas al-Qaysi. 602 216. ‘Amru Bin Riyah 602 217. ‘Amr Bin Muhammad Bin Yazid Abu al-Aswad, Bayya‘ al-Sabiri 602 218. ‘Isa Bin Dawud al-Najjar 603 219. ‘Isa Bin ‘Abd Allah Bin Sa‘d Bin Malik al-Ash‘ari 603 220. Al-‘Ays Bin al-Qasim Bin Thabit Bin ‘Ubayd Bin Mahran al-Bajali 604 221. Ghalib Bin ‘Uthman 604 222. Ghayyath Bin Ibrahim al-Temimi al-Asadi 604 223. Fayyid al-Hannat 604 224. Fadala Bin Ayyub al-Azdi 604 225. Al-Fadhl Bin Sulayman, al-Katib, al-Baghdadi 605 226. Al-Fadhl Bin Yunus al-Katib al-Baghdadi 605 227. Al-Fayd Bin al-Mukhtar al-Ju‘fui 606 228. Al-Qasim Bin Muhammad al-Jawhari 606 229. Qays Bin Musa al-Sabati 606 230. Kurdawayh al-Hamadani 606 231. Layth Bin al-Bakhtary al-Muradi 607 232. Muhammad Bin Ibrahim al-Mousili 607 233. Muhammad Bin Abi ‘Umayr al-Azdi 607 234. Muhammad Bin Ishaq Bin ‘Ammar Bin Hayyan al-Taghlubi al-Sayrafi 610 235. Muhammad Bin Isma‘il Bin Buzaygh 610 236. Muhammad Bin Basheer 611 237. Muhammad Bin Bakr Bin Jinah 613 238. Muhammad Bin Thabit 613 239. Muhammad Bin Ja‘far Bin Sa‘d al-Aslami 614 240. Muhammad Bin al-Harith al-Ansari 614 241. Muhammad Bin Hakim al-Khath‘ami 614 242. Muhammad Bin Khalid 614 243. Muhammad Bin Zarqan Bin al-Habab, the companion of Imam Musa 615 244. Muhammad Bin Sulayman al-Basri al-Daylami 615 245. Muhammad Bin Sinan, Abu Ja‘far al-Zahidi al-Khaza‘i 615 246. Muhammad Bin al-Sabah 617 247. Muhammad Bin Sadaqa al-Anbari al-Basri 618 248. Muhammad Bin ‘Abd Allah al-Jallab al-Basri 618 249. Muhammad Bin ‘Adhafir Bin ‘Isa al-Sayrafi al-Meda’ini 618 250. Muhammad Bin ‘Ali Bin al-Nu‘man 618 251. Muhammad Bin ‘Ali Bin al-Nisaburi 625 252. Muhammad Bin ‘Amru 625 253. Muhammad Bin ‘Amru Bin Yazid al-Sabiry 625 254. Muhammad Bin al-Faraj al-Rakhji 625 255. Muhammad Bin al-Fadhl Bin Kuthayr al-Azdi al-Sayrafi al-Kufi 626 256. Muhammad Bin Mas‘ud al-Ta’i 626 257. Muhammad Bin Yazid al-Nehrwani 626 258. Muhammad Bin Yunus 626 259. Marzam Bin Hakim al-Azdi al-Meda’ini 626 260. Mas‘ada Bin Sadaqa al-‘Abdi 627 261. Masma‘Bin ‘Abd al-Malik Bin Masma‘ 627 262. Musadif 627 263. Mu‘awiya Bin Abi Mu‘awiya al-Bajali al-Dihni 628 264. Mu‘awiya Bin Wahab al-Bajali 628 265. Mi‘tib 628 266. Al-Mughira Bin Tawba al-Makhzumi al-Kufi 628 267. Al-Mufaddal Bin Salih 629 268. Al-Mufaddal Bin ‘Amru al-Ju‘fi al-Kufi 629 269. Al-Minkhil Bin Jameel al-Asadi al-Kufi 634 270. Mansur Bin Abi Baseer 634 271. Mansur Bin Hazim al-Bajali, al-Kufi 635 272. Mansur Bin Yunus 635 273. Musa Bin Ibrahim al-Merwezi 636 274. Musa Bin Bakr al-Wasiti 638 275. Musa Bin al-Hasan 639 276. Musa Bin Sa‘dan al-Hannat al-Kufi 639 277. Mahran Bin Abi Baseer 639 278. Nujayya Bin al-Harith al-Qauwas al-‘Attar 639 279. Nasheet Bin Salih Bin Laffafa 639 280. Nasr Bin Qabus al-Lakhmi, al-Qabusi 640 281. Al-Nadar Bin Suwayd al-Sayrafi 640 282. Na‘im al-Qabu 640 283. Al-Waleed Bin Sa‘eed 641 284. Al-Waleed Bin Hisham al-Muradi 641 285. Waheeb Bin Hafs al-Jariri 641 286. Hisham Bin Ibrahim al-Baghdadi al-Mashrafi 641 287. Hisham Bin al-Ahmar al-Kufi 641 288. Hisham Bin al-Hakam 642 289. Hisham Bin Salim al-Jawaliqi al-Ju‘fi, Bisher Bin Merwan 660 290. Hind Bin al-Hajjajj 660 291. Al-Haythem Bin ‘Abd Allah al-Rumani, al-Kufi 660 292. Yaseen al-Dareer al-Zayyat, al-Basri 661 293. Yehya al-Azraq 661 294. Yehya Bin al-Husayn Bin Zayd Bin ‘Ali Bin al-Husayn, peace be on him 661 295. Yehya Bin ‘Abd al-Rahman al-Azraq 663 296. Yehya Bin ‘Abd Allah al-Basri 663 297. Yehya Bin ‘Umran Bin ‘Ali Bin Abi Shu‘ba al-Halabi 663 298. Yehya Bin al-Fadhl al-Nawfali 663 299. Yehya Bin al-Qasim al-Hadhdha’ 664 300. Yazid Bin Khalifa al-Harithi al-Halawani 664 301. Yazid Bin Sulayt al-Zaydi 665 302. Yaqubi Bin Ja‘far Bin Muhammad 665 303. Ya‘qub Bin al-Fadhl Bin Ya‘qub al-Hashimi 665 304. Yousif Bin Ya‘qub 665 305. Yunus Bin ‘Abd al-Rahman 665 306. Yunus Bin Ya‘qub Bin Qays, Abu ‘Ali, al-Bajali, al-Duhni, al-Kufi 671 307. Abu Jabal 672 308. Abu Ju‘da 672 309. Abu Khalid al-Dhayyal 672 310. Abu Khalid al-Zubali 672 311. Abu Zakariya al-A‘war 672 312.Abu Sa‘eed al-Qammat 673 313. Abu Salama 673 314. Abu Shu‘ayb al-Mahamili 673 315. Abu ‘Aamir Bin Jinah 673 316. Abu al-Ala’ al-Hadrami 673 317. Abu al-Muhtamil al-Kufi 674 318. Abu Mus‘ab al-Zaydi 674 319. Abu Yehya 674 320. Abu Yehya al-Makfuf 674 CHAPTER 15: THE IMAM’S CHILDREN 677 The Males 678 The Females 678 1. Imam al-Ridha’ 679 2. Ibrahim the elder 692 3. Ibrahim the Youngest 704 4. Ahmed 705 5. Ishaq 709 6. Isma‘il 709 7. Ja‘far 711 8. Al-Hasan 711 9. Al-Husayn 711 10. Hamza 713 11. Zayd 713 12. Al-‘Abbas 717 13. ‘Abd Allah 720 14. ‘Ubayd Allah 721 15. Al-Qasim 721 16. Muhammad 724 17. Harun 725 18. ‘Awn 726 19. Idris 727 20. Shams Ahmed b. Muhammad al-Jilani al-Nejefi 727 21. Sharaf al-Din 727 22. Salih 727 CHAPTER 16: THE REASONS FOR HIS IMPRISONMENT 731 1. His High Personality 731 2. Harun’s Malice 736 3. His Craving after Power 737 4. His Hating the ‘Alawids 737 5. Informing against him 738 6. The Imam’s Demonstrations 742 7. His Specifying the Borders of Fedek 743 8. The Imam’s firm Attitude 744 CHAPTER 17: IN DARK PRISONS 747 1. Imam Musa is arrested 748 2. The Muslims fear for the Imam 748 3. The Imam is detained in Basrah 749 4. The Imam is carried to Baghdad 751 5. Harun decides to kill the Imam 758 6. The Imam is detained in al-Fadhl’s House 761 EPILOGUE 765 1. The Place of his Imprisonment 765 2. Al-Sindi harasses the Imam 766 3. The Imam devotes himself to Worship 767 4. Some Religious Scholars visit the Imam 767 5. Religious Questions sent to the Imam 768 6. The Imam appoints Representatives 769 7. The Imam appoints his Successor 769 8. His Commandments 770 9. The Imam’s Alms and Endowments 772 10. His being far above demanding his Release 774 11. The Imam’s Letter to Harun 774 12. Harun sends a Salve Girl to the Imam 775 13. Harun fails in assassinating the Imam 776 14. Yehya intercedes with Harun for Releasing the Imam 777 15. The Imam announces his Death 779 16. His Assassination 781 17. Statements on Giving him a Poison 782 18. How was the Imam poisoned? 783 19. Al-Sindi becomes confused 784 20. With al-Musayyab b. Zahra 785 21. To the High Comrade 786 22. The Time of his Death 788 23. The Place of his Death 788 24. The police investigate the Event 788 25. The Imam is put on the Bridge 791 26. The Horrible Announcement 792 27. The Reasons for this Horrible Announcement 792 28. The Imam remains on the Bridge for three Days 793 29. Sulayman prepares the Imam for Burial 793 30 The Imam is prepared for Burial 795 31. The Processions of the Funeral 795 32. In his Final Resting Place 797 MAXIMS OF IMAM MUSA IBN JA'FAR AL-KAZIM 799