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- Preface
- Introduction
- Brief History of Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Life
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- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Date of Birth
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Noble Mother
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Children
- The Auspicious Birth of Shams al-Shumus (the Radiant Sun among all the suns), ‘Ali b. Musa al-Ridha (a.s.)
- Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.), Wishing to See Imam al-Ridha (a.s.)
- Why was Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) Named al-Ridha?
- The Childhood and Adolescence Period of Imam al-Ridha (a.s.)
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Religious Authority in His Youth
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) High Status in the Divine Presence
- Devotional Sira of Imam al-Ridha (a.s.)
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Social Sira and his Good Conduct towards People
- The Greatness of Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Personality in the Words of Dignitaries
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Scholarly Status and Personality
- Some Examples of Imam al-Ridha‘s (a.s.) Wise Answers
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Knowledge of Various Languages
- Imam al- Ridha‘s (a.s.) Cultural Measures
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- 1. Confrontation with Zealotry and the Zealots
- 2. Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Struggles against Sufis
- 3. Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and the Importance of Imam from the Viewpoint of Ahl al-Bayt (a.s.)
- 4. Imam al-Ridha and Commander of the Faithful (a.s.)
- 5. Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and Her Holiness Fatima (a.s.)
- 6. Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and Imam al-Husayn (a.s.)
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- Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and the Visitation (Ziyara) of Imam al-Husayn (a.s.)
- Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and the Soil of Sayyid al-Shuhada’s (a.s.) Grave
- Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and the Importance of Mourning for Sayyid al-Shuhada (a.s.)
- Pouring Tears for Sayyid al-Shuhada’s (a.s.) Afflictions
- Weeping for Imam al-Husayn (a.s.)
- Major Problems of His Holiness Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) in the Time of his Imamate
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- The First Problem: Waqifites and Imam al-Ridha‘s (a.s.) Struggle against them
- The Waqf Sect and the Reason behind its Creation
- Most of the Shi‘as Deviated due to the Waqf Misconception
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Measures against the Waqifites
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Negotiation with the Chiefs of the Waqifites
- Commanding to Distance from the Waqifites
- Some of the Miraculous Acts of Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) for Guiding the Shi‘as
- The Fate of some Followers of the Waqifites in Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Words
- The Second Problem: Delay in Imam al-Jawad’s (a.s.) Birth
- The Third Problem: The Issue of Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Heir Apparency
- Plot to Assassinate Imam al-Ridha (a.s.)
- Report about the Tablet and the Names of the Purified Imams (a.s.)
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Historical Emigration
- The Issue of Heir Apparency
- Fulfillment of Pledge
- The Abbasid Ma’mun and his Ominous Objectives
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Martyrdom
- A Review of the most Important Events during the Imamate of Imam al-Ridha (a.s.)
- The High Excellence of Visitation (Ziyara) to Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Holy Shrine
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- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Intercession
- The Pilgrim of Paradise
- The Pilgrim of the Prophet (S)
- Reward of the Martyrs
- The Pilgrims of God
- The Fulfiller of Needs and Remover of Sorrows
- Better than Optional Hajj
- Secure from the Fire
- Best of Allah’s Guests
- In the Same Rank as the Imam (a.s.)
- The Pilgrim of Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and Imam al-Husayn (a.s.)
- The High Value of Enduring Hardship on the Way to Pilgrimage
- Some of Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Words of Wisdom
Story of the Sun A Look at Imam al-Ridha Life
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Author(s): Sayyid Muhammad Najafi Yazdi
Translator(s): Ahmad Rezwani
Publisher(s): Astaane Quds Razavi Printing and Publishing Institute
Category: The 12 Imams Miscellaneous information: nbsp;Story of the Sun: A Look at Imam al-Ridha Life
By: Sayyid Muhammad Najafi Yazdi
Translated by: Ahmad Rezwani
ISBN 978-964-971-401-1
Edited: Islamic Research Foundation
Astan Quds Razavi
Mashhad - I.R. Iran
Featured Category: Introducing the Ahlul Bayt
Person Tags: Imam Ridha
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A brief account on the life and attributes of Eighth Holy Imam: ‘Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha (as)
Preface
Ahl al-Bayt (a.s.) are the treasure-keepers of knowledge. The rivers and streams of knowledge, which have inundated and refreshed the farms of human souls in the past fourteen centuries, have originated from the heavenly pinnacles of this mountain of light. ‘Ali (a.s.), the Imam of the learned and the mystics said, “The flood water [of knowledge] flows down from me and no bird [flight of mind] can soar up to me.”
The prosperity and freshness of the land of knowledge and awareness is because of the glittering radiance of this Household’s divine knowledge; as the Great Prophet (S) said, “I am the city of knowledge and ‘Ali is its gate.”
The Ahl al-Bayt’s (a.s.) knowledge is of perceptive rather than learnable type, and this is because they have perceived the truth of knowledge by their heavenly souls. Imam ‘Ali (a.s.) describes mystics (of whom he is the master) as: “Knowledge has led them to real understanding, so they have associated themselves with spirit of conviction.”
The Great Prophet (S) was the original founder of
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