- ID BOOK
- Dedication
- INTRODUCTION
- Chapter 1
- Chapter II
- Chapter III
- School of Imam al-Sadiq
- The First Founder
- At the Time of Imam al-Sadiq
- The factors of Development and Prosperity
- The Public Center
- The Science Delegations
- The Number of its Students
- Its Branches
- His Professional Students
- Recording Sciences
- Pride and Glory
- Its special Nature
- The Authority fears the Imam's School
- The Teaching Programs
- Noble Moral Traits
- Justice
- Preferring the Truth
- Bringing together the People of Separation
- Oppression
- Cooperation
- His Words about Allah
- The Qualities of the Believers
- In the Time of Imam Musa
- Chapter IV
- His Ideals
- His Imamate
- The Meaning of the Imamate
- The Necessity of the Imamate
- Agreement on the Necessity of the Imamate
- The Duties of the Imam
- The Qualities of the Imam
- Infallibility
- The Designation of the Imam for the Imamate
- The Statement of Imam al-Rida
- Texts on the Imamate
- The Texts on his Imamate
- His Scientific Talents
- His Worship and Fear of Allah
- His Renouncing the World
- His Generosity and Liberality
- His Clemency
- His Directions
- His Kindness to Men
- Chapter V
- Chapter VI
- Some of His Intellectual Legacy
- His Treatise on Reason
- Evidence for the Existence of Allah
- The verse on the Existence of Allah 1
- The verse on the Existence of Allah 2
- Luqman's wise sayings
- Another part of the speech of the Imam Kazim
- The Qualities of the sane and the characteristics of their deeds
- His Treatise on the Oneness of Allah
- Al-Bida'
- Faith in Allah
- Science
- Obtaining Understanding in Religion
- Sitting with (religious) Scholars
- The Excellence of Jurists
- Warning against Laziness
- Noble Moral Traits
- Generosity and good Manners
- Patience
- Pardon and Restoration
- Saying the Truth
- Relieving Sanctuary-seekers
- Diffrent subjects
- His Supplications
- Sermons and Commandments
- His Debates and Discussions
- A brief, comprehensive letter on the affairs of the religion
- With some Jewish Scholars
- With Burayha
- With a Monk
- Chapter VII
- The Collapse of the Umayyad Government
- Ahl al-Bayt meet Severe Punishments
- The Shi'a are persecuted
- The Battle of al-Hurra
- The Policy of Unbelief and Oppression
- Fiscal Policy
- Additional Taxes
- The Choice of the Properties
- The People refuse their own Possessions
- The Governors and the Tax collectors
- Showing Despise toward the Peoples
- Their Persecuting the Non-Muslims Subjects
- Their Oppressing Non-Arab Muslims
- The Dissoluteness of the Umayyad Kings
- Al-Walid Bin Yazid
- The Fanaticism between the Yemenis and the Nazaris
- The Results of the Events
- The Great Revolt
- The Founder of the Revolt
- The Center of the Revolt
- Al-Abwa' Conference
- Abu Muslim is elected
- Ibrahim's Teachings to Abu Muslim
- In Khuresan
- With Nasar Bin Sayyar
- Chapter VIII
- Chapter IX
- During the Time of al-Mansur
- The Aspects of al-Mansur's Personality
- The Reasons for his Miserliness
- His Despotism
- His Assassinations
- His Ruinous Offences
- The Reasons for the Revolt
- Imam Bin al-Sa'i's Statement
- His Spying on the 'Alawids
- His Arresting the 'Alawids
- His Transferring them to Iraq
- Imam al-Sadiq's anguish
- His Letter to 'Abd Allah
- At al-Rabadha
- At al-Hashimiya
- His confiscating the 'Alawids' properties
- The Revolt of Muhammed al-Zaki
- The Revolt of Ibrahim al-Zaki
- His Putting them in Columns
- The Case of the 'Alawids' Heads
- The 'Alawids ask al-Mansur for Mercy
- Imam al-Sadiq passes away
- The Shi'ites follow Imam Musa
- Al-Mansur's Policy is criticized
- Imam Musa with al-Mansur
- The Death of al-Mansur
- Chapter X
- At the Time of al-Mehdi
- His Dissoluteness
- His Lavish Expenditure and Extravagance
- The Influence of Woman
- Bribe and Oppression
- His Taking care of the Fabricators
- His Showing Enmity toward the 'Alawids
- His Spending a lot of Money on Disparaging the 'Alawids
- His distressing his Minster Ya'qub
- With Imam Musa
- His giving a Proof of that Wine is forbidden
- The Borders of Fadak
- His Widening al-Mesjid al-Haram
- Imam Musa is arrested
- The Death of al-Mehdi
- Chapter XI
- Chapter XII
- The time of Al-Rashid
- His Fiscal Policy
- His general Budget
- Gifts to Singers
- His Gifts to the Poets
- His spending lavishly on Food
- His Spending lavishly on Salve Girls
- His Fondness of Jewels
- The Extravagance of Zubayda
- The Lavishness of al-Beramika
- His Letter to Sufyan
- Sufyan’s Answer
- Ibn Khaldun’s Statement
- Al-Joumerd’s Defense
- His Fondness of Singing
- His Drinking Wine
- His Playing Backgammon
- The Imam’s Attitude
- Harun severely punishes the ‘Alawids
- His Disparaging them
- A Terrible Massacre
- His demolishing the Shrine of al-Husayn
- Harun orders the ‘Alawids to be executed and assassinated
- some of his affairs and conditions
- His distinguishing Features
- His Scientific Position
- His Early Life
- His taking Part in the Revolt of al-Husayn
- His Flight to al-Daylem
- Al-Fedl goes out to war against him
- The scatter of Yehya’s companions
- The Peace Treaty
- His going to Baghdad
- With Imam Musa, peace be on him
- Breaking the Security
- His Martyrdom
- Footnote
- Chapter XIII
- The Time of the Imam
- Al-Shi‘ubiya
- Atheism and Hypocrisy
- The Beginning of Atheism
- At the ‘Abbasid Time
- The Summoners to Atheism
- The Atheists are persecuted
- Going too far in Accusing
- The Imams debate with them
- Imam al-Sadiq’s Debates
- Imam Musa
- Bad Manners
- Misery and Unhappiness
- The Policy of the ‘Abbasid Government
- The Muslim Sects
- The Meaning of the Shi‘a
- The Beginning of the Shi‘a
- The Ideological Frame of Shi‘a
- Love for Ahl al-Bayt
- The Revolt against Oppression
- Courage and Intrepidity
- Exemplary Punishments on the Shi‘ites
- Wonderful Resistance
- The Shi‘ite Sects
- The Problem of the Excessive
- The Problem of the Creation of the Qur’an
- The Disaster of the Bermekis
- The Execution of Ja‘far
- Chapter XIV
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 1
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 2
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 3
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 4
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 5
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 6
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 7
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 8
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 9
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 10
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 11
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 12
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 13
- A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions 14
- Footnote
- Chapter XV
- Chapter XVI
- Chapter XVII
- EPILOGUE
- Point
- The Place of his Imprisonment
- Al-Sindi harasses the Imam
- The Imam devotes himself to Worship
- Some Religious Scholars visit the Imam
- Religious Questions sent to the Imam
- The Imam appoints Representatives
- The Imam appoints his Successor
- His Commandments
- The Imam’s Alms and Endowments
- His being far above demanding his Release
- The Imam’s Letter to Harun
- Harun sends a Salve Girl to the Imam
- Harun fails in assassinating the Imam
- Yehya intercedes with Harun for Releasing the Imam
- The Imam announces his Death
- His Assassination
- Statements on Giving him a Poison
- How was the Imam poisoned?
- Al-Sindi becomes confused
- With al-Musayyab b. Zahra
- To the High Comrade
- The Time of his Death
- The Place of his Death
- The police investigate the Event
- The Imam is put on the Bridge
- The Horrible Announcement
- The Reasons for this Horrible Announcement
- The Imam remains on the Bridge for three Days
- Sulayman prepares the Imam for Burial
- The Imam is prepared for Burial
- The Processions of the Funeral
- In his Final Resting Place
- Maxims of Imam Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim
- Footnote
THE LIFE OF IMAM MUSA BIN JA'FAR
ID BOOK
THE LIFE OF IMAM MUSA BIN JA'FAR
AL-KAZIM
By: Baqir Sharif al-Qarashi
Translated by
Jasim al-Rasheed
Dedication
To him who has given a new life and knowledge to generations.
To the renewer of the intellectual renaissance in Islam.
To Imam Abu 'Abd Allah, Ja'far al-Sadiq, Peace be on him.
With both my hands I raise this humble effort with which I have been honored through writing a research on the life of his son Imam Musa; his testamentary trustee and his only successor in (taking) part in his ordeal and affliction, hostage to prisons, ally of pain, like of the Messiah, Isa b. Mariyam, in devotion, piety, and asceticism. So, be bounteous to me, great Imam, through accepting (this research) that it may be a store for me on the day of Coming to Allah.
The Author
INTRODUCTION
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
If a researcher reviews any side of the life of Imam Musa, peace be on him, he will surely find a generous, brilliant legacy full of good and beauty, having bountiful giving and a brilliant guidance for the community.
Surely Imam Musa’s life in all dimensions is distinguished by firmness for the right, steadfastness in front of events, luminous behavior concerning which no deviation and crookedness have been reported. It is marked by balance and is harmonious with that of the great Prophet, with his line and direction, and with his literal sticking to Islam.
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