The Life of Imam Musa Bin Ja'far al-Kazim

TITEL	Page
Dedication	4
Introduction	35
1. Positive Resistance	44
2. Negative Resistance	44
Chapter I His Birth and His Childhood	51

The Blessed Baby	55
General Food	56
His Pure Childhood	57
Love and Honoring	57
His Features	58
His Veneration and Esteem	58
The Inscription of his Ring	59
His Kunyas	59
His Nicknames	59
Al-Sabir (the Patient)	59
Al-Zahir (the Brilliant)	59
Al-'Abd al-Salih (the pious worshipper)	59
Al-Sayyid (the Master)	59
Al-Wafi (the Faithful)	59
Al-Amin (the Trusted one)	60
Qa'id al-'Askar (the Commander of the Troops)	60
Al-Kazim (the Restrained)	60
Dhu al-Nafs al-Zakiya (the One with a pure soul)	60
Bab al-Hawa'ijj (the Gate of Needs)	60
Chapter II His Genius and Superiority	64
1. Heredity	64
2. The Family	65
3. The Environment	66
Cleverness and Genius	67
With Abu Hanifa	68
His Decision against Abu al-Khattab	70
Chapter III School of Imam al-Sadiq	72
The First Founder	72
At the Time of Imam al-Sadiq	75
The factors of Development and Prosperity	76
The Public Center	77
The Science Delegations	77
The Number of its Students	78
Its Branches	78
His Professional Students	80
Recording Sciences	80
Pride and Glory	82
Its special Nature	83
The Authority fears the Imam's School	84
The Teaching Programs	86
Noble Moral Traits	86
Justice	88
Preferring the Truth	88
Bringing together the People of Separation	88
Oppression	89
Cooperation	89
His Words about Allah	90
The Qualities of the Believers	90
Piety	91
In the Time of Imam Musa	92
Chapter IV His Ideals	93
His Imamate	93
The Meaning of the Imamate	93
The Necessity of the Imamate	93
Agreement on the Necessity of the Imamate	94
The Duties of the Imam	95
The Qualities of the Imam	97
1. Infallibility	97
The Designation of the Imam for the Imamate	100
The Statement of Imam al-Rida	102
Texts on the Imamate	107
The Texts on his Imamate	109
His Scientific Talents	117
His Worship and Fear of Allah	118
A. His Prayers	119
B. His Fasting	121
C. His Performing the Hajj	121
D. His Reciting the Qur'an	123
E. His Weeping out of Fear of Allah	124
F. His Releasing Salves	124
His Renouncing the World	124
His Generosity and Liberality	125
His Clemency	128
His Directions	130
His Kindness to Men	132
Chapter V Statements and Opinions	134
Chapter VI Some of His Intellectual Legacy	145
His Treatise on Reason	145
1. Deduction is obligatory	146
2. Guidance is Occurrence	146
1. The Creation of the Heaven and the Earth	147
2. The Earth	148
3. The Difference between the Night and the Day	150
4. The Running of Ships	151
5. The Coming down of Rain from Clouds	151
6. The Spreading of Animals on the Earth	151
7. The Changing of the Winds	153
8. Clouds made subservient	153
His Treatise on the Oneness of Allah	175
Al-Bida'	176
The Meaning of al-Bida'	176
The Reality of al-Bida' in the Sight of the Shi'a	176
Criticizing the Shi'ites	179
Imam Musa's Opinion	180
Faith in Allah	181
Science	182
Obtaining Understanding in Religion	184
Sitting with (religious) Scholars	184
The Excellence of Jurists	184
Work	184
Warning against Laziness	185
Moderation	186
Noble Moral Traits	186
Generosity and good Manners	187
Piety	187
Patience	187
Silence	187
Pardon and Restoration	187
Saying good Words	187
Saying the Truth	188
Good Neighborhood	188
Relieving Sanctuary-seekers	188
Paying Visit to Brothers	188
Consent with Allah's Decree	189
Gratitude for Bounties	189
Reckoning Soul	189
Consultation	189
Evil Deeds	189
Following Mean Desires	189
Disobedience of Parents	189
Regarding Sins as Small	189
Joking	190
His Supplications	190
His Supplication against Someone who wronged him	190
His Supplication in Seeking Needs	193
His Supplication for Help in Repaying Debts	193
His Supplication for Seeking Veil	194
Sermons and Commandments	194
His commandments to a Son of his.	194
Directions and Guidance	195
General Advice	195
Urging for Doing Good	195
His Debates and Discussions	196
1. With Nafee' al-Ansari	196
2. With al-Fedl b. al-Rabi'	197
3. With Abu Yousif	197
4. With Abu Hanifa	198
5. With Harun al-Rashid	198
With some Jewish Scholars	206
With Burayha	207
With a Monk	208
His Composing Poetry	209
Comprehensive Sayings:	210
Chapter VII The Collapse of the Umayyad Government	217
Ahl al-Bayt meet Severe Punishments	218
The Shi'a are persecuted	220
The Battle of al-Hurra	221
The Policy of Unbelief and Oppression	222
Fiscal Policy	226
Additional Taxes	227
The Choice of the Properties	228
The People refuse their own Possessions	228
The Governors and the Tax collectors	229
Showing Despise toward the Peoples	232
Their Persecuting the Non-Muslims Subjects	232
Their Oppressing Non-Arab Muslims	233
The Dissoluteness of the Umayyad Kings	234
Yazid Bin 'Abd al-Malik	235
Al-Walid Bin Yazid	236
The Fanaticism between the Yemenis and the Nazaris	237
The Results of the Events	238
1. The Local Revolts	238
2. The Summons to the 'Alawids	239
3. The General Disorder	241
The Great Revolt	241
The Founder of the Revolt	242
The Center of the Revolt	242
Al-Abwa' Conference	243
Abu Muslim is elected	244
Ibrahim's Teachings to Abu Muslim	244
In Khuresan	245
With Nasar Bin Sayyar	245
Chapter VIII At the Time of al-Saffah	249
The Battle of al-Zaab	250
The Umayyads escape	252
Genocide	253
1. In Basrah	253
2. In Mecca and Medina	254
3. In al-Hirah	254
The 'Abbasids dig up the Graves of the Umayyads	256
Al-Saffah and the 'Alawids	257
Imam al-Sadiq's Attitude	259
1. With the 'Alawids	259
2.With Abu Salama	260
3. With Abu Muslim	262
Abu Muslim repents	262
Al-Saffah dies	264
Chapter IX During the Time of al-Mansur	265
The Aspects of al-Mansur's Personality	266
1. Miserliness	266
A. He deprived himself of pleasures	267
B. His showing Miserliness toward his friends	267
C. His Depriving the Writers of Giving	268
D. With al-Mehdi	271
E. With the Jurist Ibn al-Samman	272
F. With his Governors	273
The Reasons for his Miserliness	273
His Despotism	274
His Assassinations	275
1. Abu Muslim	275
2. 'Abd Allah b. 'Ali	276
3. Muhammed Bin Abi al-'Abbas	278
His Ruinous Offences	278
1. His Frightening the Civilians	278
2. His Making little of the Kaaba	280
3. His Embezzling Properties	280
4. His Punishing the 'Alawids severely	280
The Reasons for the Revolt	281
1. The Sense of Responsibility	281
2. Self-esteem and Refusal	282
3. Deprivation of their Rights	283
Imam Bin al-Sa'i's Statement	284
His Spying on the 'Alawids	285
His Arresting the 'Alawids	286
His Transferring them to Iraq	287
Imam al-Sadiq's anguish	288
His Letter to 'Abd Allah	289
At al-Rabadha	292
At al-Hashimiya	293
His confiscating the 'Alawids' properties	295
The Revolt of Muhammed al-Zaki	295
The Revolt of Ibrahim al-Zaki	298
His Putting them in Columns	302
The Case of the 'Alawids' Heads	303
The 'Alawids ask al-Mansur for Mercy	303
Imam al-Sadiq passes away	304
The Shi'ites follow Imam Musa	308
Al-Mansur's Policy is criticized	310
1. 'Abd Allah b. Tawus	311
2. Sufyan al-Thawri	311
3. Ibn Abi Dhi'b	312
4. 'Abd al-Rahman b. Ziyad	313
5. A great Reformer	314
6. 'Amru Bin 'Ubayd	316
Imam Musa with al-Mansur	316
The Death of al-Mansur	318
Chapter X At the Time of al-Mehdi	319
His Dissoluteness	319
His Lavish Expenditure and Extravagance	322
The Influence of Woman	323
Bribe and Oppression	323
His Taking care of the Fabricators	324
His Showing Enmity toward the 'Alawids	325
His Spending a lot of Money on Disparaging the 'Alawids	326
His distressing his Minster Ya'qub	327
With Imam Musa	329
His giving a Proof of that Wine is forbidden	329
The Borders of Fadak	330
His Widening al-Mesjid al-Haram	330
Imam Musa is arrested	331
The Death of al-Mehdi	332
Chapter XI At the Time of al-Hadi	335
His Tendencies	335
A. His Vainglory and his Recklessness	335
B. His Amusement and Dissoluteness	335
C. His Ill-temperedeness	336
D. His Showing Enmity toward the 'Alawids	336
The Tragedy of Fekh	336
Al-Husayn, the great Revolutionist	337
A. His clear Lineage	337
B. His Early Life	338
C. His unique Qualities	338
The Reasons for his Revolt	340
His Martyrdom	342
The Prisoners of War reaches al-Hadi	345
His threatening Imam Musa	346
Imam Musa pays no attention to al-Hadi's Threats	346
His Supplication against him	347
The Death of Musa al-Hadi	354
Chapter XII The time of Al-Rashid	355
His Fiscal Policy	359
His general Budget	361
Gifts to Singers	362
His Gifts to the Poets	366
His spending lavishly on Food	369
His Spending lavishly on Salve Girls	370
His Fondness of Jewels	374
The Extravagance of Zubayda	375
The Lavishness of al-Beramika	376
His Letter to Sufyan	380
Sufyan's Answer	381
Ibn Khaldun's Statement	382
Al-Joumerd's Defense	383
His Fondness of Singing	385
His Drinking Wine	389
His Playing Backgammon	391
The Imam's Attitude	393
Harun severely punishes the 'Alawids	394
Harun banishes them from Baghdad	394
His Disparaging them	395
A Terrible Massacre	400
His demolishing the Shrine of al-Husayn	401
Harun orders the 'Alawids to be executed and assassinated	402
1.'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. 'Ali b. Imam Zayn al-'Abidin	403
2. Al-'Abbas b. Muhammed b. 'Abd Allah b. Imam Zayn al-'Abidin	403
3. Idris b. 'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. Imam 'Ali, the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him	404
4. Yehya b. 'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. 'Ali, the Commander of
the faithful, peace be on him.	405
5. Muhammed b. Yehya b. 'Abd Allah b. al-Hasan b. al-Hasan b. Imam 'Ali, the Commander of the faithful, peace be on him	414
6. Al-Husayn Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Isma'il Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Ja'far Bin Abi Talib, peace be on him	414
7. Ishaq Bin al-Hasan Bin Zayd Bin al-Hasan Bin 'Ali Bin Abi Talib, peace be on him	415
Chapter XIII The Time of the Imam	417
Al-Shi'ubiya	418
A. The Definition of al- shi'ubiya	418
B. Its Beginning	419
C. Its Development	419
The Attitude of Islam toward it	423
Ahmed Amin's Fabrications	425
Atheism and Hypocrisy	426
The Beginning of Atheism	427
Kinds of Atheism	427
At the Umayyad Time	428
D. At the 'Abbasid Time	429
The Manawiya (Manism)	429
The Zeradishtiya	431
The Summoners to Atheism	432
The Atheists are persecuted	434
Going too far in Accusing	435
The Imams debate with them	437
Imam al-Sadiq's Debates	438
Imam Musa	442
1. His confuting the Movement of Allah	442
2. Negating Body from Allah	443
3. The Meaning of Allah	444
4. His Knowledge	445
5. Allah's Will	445
6. Allah's Desire	446
7. The Formative and Legislative Will	446
Bad Manners	448
Misery and Unhappiness	449
The Policy of the 'Abbasid Government	450
The Muslim Sects	452
The Meaning of the Shi'a	454
The Beginning of the Shi'a	454
The Ideological Frame of Shi'a	460
Love for Ahl al-Bayt	460
The Revolt against Oppression	461
Courage and Intrepidity	463
Exemplary Punishments on the Shi'ites	465
Wonderful Resistance	468
A. The Secret Propaganda	468
B. Forming Parties	469
C. The Debates	469
D. Writings on Walls	470
E. Practicing Teqiya	471
The Shi'ite Sects	472
1. Al-Kaysaniya	473
2. Al-Zaydiya	474
3. Al-Imamiya	475
4. Al-Fetehiya	477
5. Al-Semetiya	477
6. Al-Khettabiya	478
7. Al-Nawusiya	478
8. Al-Isma'iliya	478
9. Al-Waqifiya	480
10. Al-Qeramita	483
The Problem of the Excessive	483
The Problem of the Creation of the Qur'an	485
The Disaster of the Bermekis	486
1. Ja'far betrays al-'Abbasa	487
2. The Accusation of Shi'ism	487
3. Their wide Influence	488
The Execution of Ja'far	489
Chapter XIV A Group of his Companions and of the Narrators of his Traditions	491
1. Aban Bin 'Uthman	492
2. Ibrahim Bin Abi al-Bilad	493
3. Ibrahim Bin Abi Bakr	493
4. Ibrahim Bin Shu'ayb al-'Aqarqufi	493
5. Ibrahim Bin 'Abd al-Hameed al-San'ani	493
6. Ibrahim Bin Muhammed al-Ju'di	493
7. Ibrahim Bin Muhammed al-Ash'ary, al-Qummi	493
8. Ibrahim Bin Nasr Bin al-Qa'qa' al-Ju'fi	494
9. Ibrahim Bin Naeem al-'Abdi al-Kinani	494
10. Ibrahim Bin Yousif al-Kindi, al-Tahhan	494
11. Ahmed Bin Abi Bishr	494
12. Ahmed Bin al-Harith	494
13. Ahmed Bin al-Hasan Bin Isma'il al-Tammar	494
14. Ahmed Bin Ziyad	495
15. Ahmed Bin 'Amru Bin Abi Shu'ba al-Halabi	495
16. Ahmed Bin al-Fedl al-Khaza'i	495
17. Ahmed Bin Muhammed	495
18. Ahmed Bin Muhammed al-Najashi	495
19. Ahmed Bin Mukhalad al-Nakhkhas	495
20. Ahmed Bin Zayd	495
21. Usama Bin Hafs	495
22. Asbat Bin Salim	496
23. Ishaq Bin Jareer	496
24. Ishaq Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Malik al-Ash'ary, al-Qummi	496
25. Ishaq Bin 'Ammar al-Kufi al-Sayrafi	496
26. Ishaq Bin 'Ammar al-Sabati	497
27. Ishaq Bin Muhammed	497
28. Isma'il Bin Abi Sammal	497
29. Isma'il Bin al-Hasan	497
30. Isma'il Bin 'Abd al-Khaliq	497
31. Isma'il Bin Muhammed al-Manqari	497
32. Umayya Bin 'Amru	497
33. Aymen Bin Muhriz	498
34. Ayyub Bin Ayun al-Kufi	498
35. Ayyub Bin al-Hurr al-Ju'fi	498
36. Besheer al-Dahhan	498
37. Bakr Bin al-Ash'ath, Abu Isma'il al-Kufi	498
38. Bakr Bin Salih al-Razi	498
39. Bakr Bin Muhammed Bin Jinah	498
40. Bakr Bin Muhammed Bin Na'eem al-Azdi al-Ghamidi	499
41. Tha'laba Bin Maymun al-Asadi al-Kufi.	499
42. Ja'far Bin Khalaf al-Kufi	499
43. Ja'far Bin Sulayman	499
44. Ja'far Bin Samma'ah	500
45. Ja'far Bin Muhammed Bin Hakim al-Khath'ami	500
46. Jameel Bin Darrajj Bin 'Abd Allah al-Nakha'i al-Kufi	500
47. Jameel Bin Salih al-Asadi al-Kufi	500
48. Jundub Bin Ayyub	500
49. Jahm Bin Abi Juhaym	500
50. Juhaym Bin Ja'far Bin Jayyan	500
51. Habeeb Bin al-Mu'alil al-Khath'ami al-Medaini	501
52. Hadeed Bin al-Hakeem, Abu 'Ali al-Azdi al-Meda'ini	501
53. Hudhayfa Bin Mansur, Bayya' al-Sabiri	501
54. Hassan Bin Mahran al-Jammal	501
55. Al-Hasan Bin Abi al-'Arandas al-Kufi	501
56. Al-Hasan Bin Basheer	501
57. Al-Hasan Bin Ayyub	502
58. Al-Hasan Bin al-Jahm Bin Bukayr, Abu Muhammed al-Shaybani	502
59. Al-Hasan Bin Rashid	502
60. Al-Hasan Bin Sadafa al-Meda'ini	502
61. Al-Hasan Bin 'Abd Allah	502
62. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali Bin Yaqteen Bin Musa	502
63. Al-Hasan Bin 'Ali Bin Faddal Bin 'Amru Bin Anees al-Temimi	503
64. Al-Hasan Bin Amir Bin Sulayman	503
65. Al-Hasan Bin Mahbub al-Sarrad	503
66. Al-Hasan Bin Muhammed Bin Samma'ah al-Kindi al-Sayrafi	503
67. Al-Husayn Bin Ibrahim Bin Musa	504
68. Al-Husayn Bin Rashid	504
69. Al-Husayn Bin Bashshar al-Meda'ini	504
70. Al-Husayn Bin al-Jahm Bin Bukayr Bin A'yun	504
71. Al-Husayn Bin Khalid al-Sayrafi	504
72. Al-Husayn Bin Zayd Bin 'Ali Bin al-Husayn	504
73. Al-Husayn Bin Sadaqa	505
74. Al-Husayn Bin 'Uthman Bin Shurayk Bin Adi al-Amiri al-Wahidi al-Kufi.	505
75. Al-Husayn Bin al-Qasim al-'Abbasi	505
76. Al-Husayn Bin Qiyama	505
77. Al-Husayn Bin Kaysan	505
78. Al-Husayn Bin Muhammed Bin al-Fedl al-Hashimi	505
79. Al-Husayn Bin al-Mukhtar al-Qalanisi, al-Kufi	506
80. Al-Husayn Bin Musa	506
81. Al-Husayn Bin Mahran al-Sukuni	506
82. Al-Husayn Bin Makhariq	506
83. Hafs Bin al-Bakhtary al-Baghdadi	506
84. Hafs Bin Sulayman	506
85. Hafs Bin Sawaqa al-'Umari	507
86. Hafs Bin Gayyath al-Nakha'i al-Kufi	507
87. Al-Hakam Bin Ayun al-Hannat	507
88. Hammad Bin 'Uthman Bin 'Amru Bin Khalid al-Fazari, al-Kufi	507
89. Hammad Bin 'Uthman Bin Ziyad al-Rawasi	507
90. Hammad Bin 'Isa al-Juhni al-Basri	507
91. Hammad Bin al-Mu'afa al-Subayhi	508
92. Hamza Bin al-Yasa' al-As'ari al-Qumi	508
93. Hameed Bin al-Muthana al-'Ijli, Abu al-Mu'iz al-Kufi	508
94. Hanan Bin Sudayr al-Sayrafi, al-Kufi	508
95. Khalid Bin Bukhayh al-Jawan	508
96. Khalid Bin Ziyad al-Qalanisi	509
97. Khalid Bin Sa'eed al-Qammat	509
98. Khalid Bin Ramad al-Qalanisi al-Kufi	509
99. Khalid Bin Yazid Bin Jabal	509
100. Khuzayma Bin Yaqteen	509
101. Khalaf Bin Hammad Bin Yasir Bin al-Musayyab	509
102. Khalaf Bin Hammad al-Kufi	509
103. Khalaf Bin Khalaf	510
104. Khalaf Bin Salama al-Basri	510
105. Dawud Bin Abi Yazid al-Kufi al-'Attar	510
106. Dawud Bin Abi al-Husayn al-Asadi, al-Kufi	510
107. Dawud Bin Zurbi al-Khandafi, al-Bandar	510
108. Dawud Bin Sarhan al-'Attar, al-Kufi	510
109. Dawud Bin Sulayman	511
110. Dawud Bin 'Ali al-Ya'qubi al-Hashimi	511
111. Dawud Bin Farqad	511
112. Dawud Bin Kuthayr	511
113. Dawud Bin al-Nu'man	511
114. Durust Bin Abi Mansur al-Wasiti	512
115. Dhurayh Bin Muhammed Bin Yazid, Abu al-Waleed al-Maharibi	512
116. Rib'i Bin 'Abd Allah Bin al-Jarud Bin Abi Sibra al-Hadhali	512
117. Rifa'a Bin Musa al-Asadi al-Nahhas	512
118. Rumi Bin Zarara Bin A'yun al-Shaybani	512
119. Rehem al-Ansari	513
120. Zar'a Bin Muhammed al-Hadrami	513
121. Zakariya Bin Idris al-Qummi	513
122. Zakariya Bin 'Abd al-Samad al-Qummi	513
123. Zakariya Bin 'Abd Allah al-Fayyad	513
124. Zakariya Bin 'Umran	513
125. Zakariya Bin Muhammed, Abu 'Abd Allah al-Mu'min	514
126. Ziyad Bin Abi Salam	514
127. Ziyad Bin al-Hasan	514
128. Ziyad Bin Sulayman al-Balakhi	514
129. Ziyad Bin Merwan al-Qandi al-Anbari	515
130. Ziyad Bin al-Haythem al-Washsha'	515
131. Zayd Bin Musa al-Ju'fi al-Kufi	515
132. Zayd al-Narsi	515
133. Zayd Bin Yunus	515
134. Salim Bin Mukarram Bin 'Abd Allah	515
135. Sa'd Bin Abi Khalaf	516
136. Sa'd Bin Abi 'Umran al-Ansari	516
137. Sa'd Bin Khalaf	516
138. Sa'd Bin Sa'eed al-Balakhi	516
139. Sa'd Bin 'Umran al-Qummi	516
140. Sa'dan Bin Muslim	516
141. Sa'eed Bin Abi al-Jahm al-Qabusi al-Lakhmi, al-Kufi	516
142. Sa'eed Bin Jinah	517
143. Sa'eed Bin Yasar al-Dab'i	517
144. Salama Bin Hanan	517
145. Salama Bin Muhammed al-Kufi	517
146. Saleem al-Farra' al-Kufi	517
147. Saleem Mawla 'Ali Bin Yaqteen	518
148. Sulayman Bin Abi Zayd	518
149. Sulayman Bin Abi Zina	518
150. Sulayman Bin Khalid al-Khattab	518
151. Sulayman Bin Rib'i Bin 'Abd Allah al-Hamadani	518
152. Sulayman al-Mu'min	518
153. Samma'ah Bin Mahran Bin 'Abd al-Rahman al-Hadrami	518
154. Sanan Bin Turayf al-Thawri	518
155. Sindi Bin al-Rabi' al-Baghdadi	519
156. Sehl Bin al-Yasa' Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Sa'd al-Ash'ari	519
157. Sayyaba Bin Najiya al-Medani	519
158. Sayf Bin 'Umayra al-Nakha'i	519
159. Shu'ayb Bin Ya'qub al-'Aqarqufi	519
160. Salih Bin Khalid al-Muhamili, Abu Shayb al-Kanasi	520
161. Salih Bin Sa'eed al-Ahwal	520
162. Sabah Bin Musa al-Sabati	520
163. Saffwan Bin Mahran Bin al-Mughira al-Asadi al-Kufi	520
164. Saffwan Bin Yehya Abu Muhammed, Bayya' al-Sabiry	521
165. Sandal Bin Muhammed Bin al-Hasan al-Anbari al-Khayyat	522
166. Al-Dahhak al-Hadrami	522
167. 'Asim Bin al-Hasan	522
168. 'Abbas Bin Amir	522
169. 'Abd al-Hemid Bin Salim al-'Attar al-Kufi	522
170. 'Abd al-Hemid Bin Sa'eed	522
171. 'Abd al-Hemid Bin Auwas al-Ta'i al-Kisa'i	522
172. 'Abd al-Rahman Bin al-Hajjajj al-Bajali	523
173. 'Abd al-Rahman Bin Yehya al-'Uqayli	523
174. 'Abd al-Kareem Bin 'Uttba al-Qarashi, al-Hashimi, al-Lahabi.	523
175. 'Abd al-Kareem Bin 'Amru Bin Salih al-Khath'ami	523
176. 'Abd Allah Bin Jublah Bin Hanan Bin al-Hirr al-Kinani	523
177. 'Abd Allah Bin al-Harith al-Makhzumi	524
178. 'Abd Allah Bin Hammad al-Ansari	524
179. 'Abd Allah Bin Jundub al-Bajali	524
180. 'Abd Allah Bin Khaddash al-Mihri	525
181. 'Abd Allah Bin Sinan Bin Tareef	525
182. 'Abd Allah Bin Salih al-Khath'ami	525
183. 'Abd Allah Bin 'Uthman al-Kayyat	526
184. 'Abd Allah Bin Ghalib al-Asadi	526
185. 'Abd Allah Bin al-Kasim al-Hadrami	526
186. 'Abd Allah al-Qasir	526
187. 'Abd Allah Bin Muhammed al-Ahwazi	526
188. 'Abd Allah Bin Muhammed al-Shu'ayri, al-Yemeni	526
189. 'Abd Allah Bin Marhum al-Azdi	526
190. 'Abd Allah Bin Miskan	527
191. 'Abd Allah Bin al-Mughira	527
192. 'Abd Allah al-Najashi	528
193. 'Abd Allah Bin Yehya	528
194. 'Abd al-Malik Bin al-Hakam al-Khath'ami	528
195. 'Abd al-Malik Bin 'Uttba al-Sayrafi	528
196. 'Ubayd Bin Yaqteen	528
197. 'Uthman Bin 'Isa, Abu 'Amru al-Amiri al-Kilabi	528
198. 'Ali Bin Abi Hamza	529
199. 'Ali Bin Ja'far	530
200. 'Ali Bin al-Hasan al-Tatiri	531
201. 'Ali Bin Hadeed al-Mada'ini, al-Azdi, al-Sabati	531
202. 'Ali Bin Hamza Bin al-Hasan Bin 'Ubayd Allah Bin al-'Abbas Bin Amir
al-Mu'minin, peace be on him.	531
203. 'Ali Bin al-Khattab al-Hallal	531
204. 'Ali Bin Rabab	531
205. 'Ali Bin Sa'eed	532
206. 'Ali Bin Swayyid al-Tammar	532
207. 'Ali Bin Swayyid al-Sa'i	532
208. 'Ali Bin 'Abd al-Hameed al-Zabbi	532
209. 'Ali Bin 'Ubayd Allah Bin al-Husayn Bin 'Ali Bin Al-Husayn Bin 'Ali
Bin Abi Talib, peace be on him.	532
210. 'Ali Bin 'Attiya	532
211. 'Ali Bin 'Isa Bin Razeen	532
212. 'Ali Bin Maymun al-Sa'igh	533
213. 'Ali Bin Yaqteen Bin Musa al-Baghdadi	533
A. His Birth	533
B. His Early Life	533
C. His Office	534
D. Imam Musa loves 'Ali Bin Yaqteen	535
E. Imam Musa guides him	535
F. His Books	537
G. His Death	538
214. 'Ammar Bin Musa al-Sabati	538
215. 'Ammar Bin al-Minhal Bin Meqlas al-Qaysi.	538
216. 'Amru Bin Riyah	538
217. 'Amr Bin Muhammed Bin Yazid Abu al-Aswad, Bayya' al-Sabiri	539
218. 'Isa Bin Dawud al-Najjar	539
219. 'Isa Bin 'Abd Allah Bin Sa'd Bin Malik al-Ash'ari	539
220. Al-'Ays Bin al-Qasim Bin Thabit Bin 'Ubayd Bin Mahran al-Bajali.	540
221. Ghalib Bin 'Uthman	540
222. Ghayyath Bin Ibrahim al-Temimi al-Asadi.	540
223. Fayyid al-Hannat	540
224. Fadala Bin Ayyub al-Azdi	540
225. Al-Fedl Bin Sulayman, al-Katib, al-Baghdadi	541
226. Al-Fedl Bin Yunus al-Katib al-Baghdadi	541
227. Al-Fayd Bin al-Mukhtar al-Ju'fui	541
228. Al-Qasim Bin Muhammed al-Jawhari.	541
229. Qays Bin Musa al-Sabati	542
230. Kurdawayh al-Hamadani	542
231. Layth Bin al-Bakhtary al-Muradi	542
232. Muhammed Bin Ibrahim al-Mousili	542
233. Muhammed Bin Abi 'Umayr al-Azdi	542
A. His Knowledge	543
B. His Books	543
C. His Worship	543
D. In Prison	544
E. His Death	544
234. Muhammed Bin Ishaq Bin 'Ammar Bin Hayyan al-Taghlubi al-Sayrafi	544
235. Muhammed Bin Isma'il Bin Buzaygh	545
236. Muhammed Bin Basheer	545
A. His Heresies	546
B. His Jugglery	546
C. His Denying Imam Musa	546
D. Imam Musa invokes Allah against him	547
E. His Death	547
237. Muhammed Bin Bakr Bin Jinah	547
238. Muhammed Bin Thabit	547
239. Muhammed Bin Ja'far Bin Sa'd al-Aslami	548
240. Muhammed Bin al-Harith al-Ansari	548
241. Muhammed Bin Hakim al-Khath'ami	548
242. Muhammed Bin Khalid	548
243. Muhammed Bin Zarqan Bin al-Habab, the companion of Imam Musa.	549
244. Muhammed Bin Sulayman al-Basri al-Daylami	549
245. Muhammed Bin Sinan, Abu Ja'far al-Zahidi al-Khaza'i	549
246. Muhammed Bin al-Sabah	551
247. Muhammed Bin Sadaqa al-Anbari al-Basri	551
248. Muhammed Bin 'Abd Allah al-Jallab al-Basri	551
249. Muhammed Bin 'Adhafir Bin 'Isa al-Sayrafi al-Meda'ini	551
250. Muhammed Bin 'Ali Bin al-Nu'man	551
1. His Graduation	552
2. His high Position	552
3 His Specialization	552
4. His Debates	553
5. His Books	556
251. Muhammed Bin 'Ali Bin al-Nisaburi	557
252. Muhammed Bin 'Amru	557
253. Muhammed Bin 'Amru Bin Yazid al-Sabiry.	557
254. Muhammed Bin al-Faraj al-Rakhji.	557
255. Muhammed Bin al-Fedl Bin Kuthayr al-Azdi al-Sayrafi al-Kufi	557
256. Muhammed Bin Mas'ud al-Ta'i	558
257. Muhammed Bin Yazid al-Nehrwani	558
258. Muhammed Bin Yunus	558
259. Marzam Bin Hakim al-Azdi al-Meda'ini	558
260. Mas'ada Bin Sadaqa al-'Abdi	558
261. Masma' Bin 'Abd al-Malik Bin Masma'	558
262. Musadif	559
263. Mu'awiya Bin Abi Mu'awiya al-Bajali al-Dihni	559
264. Mu'awiya Bin Wahab al-Bajali	559
265. Mi'tib	559
266. Al-Mughira Bin Tawba al-Makhzumi al-Kufi	559
267. Al-Mufaddal Bin Salih	560
268. Al-Mufaddal Bin 'Amru al-Ju'fi al-Kufi	560
A. His Birth	560
B. His Early life	560
C. His Knowledge	560
D. His trustworthiness	561
E. Criticisms	561
F. His Books	561
G. His Commandments	562
269. Al-Minkhil Bin Jameel al-Asadi al-Kufi	564
270. Mansur Bin Abi Baseer	564
271. Mansur Bin Hazim al-Bajali, al-Kufi	564
272. Mansur Bin Yunus	565
273. Musa Bin Ibrahim al-Merwezi	565
274. Musa Bin Bakr al-Wasiti	567
275. Musa Bin al-Hasan	568
276. Musa Bin Sa'dan al-Hannat al-Kufi.	568
277. Mahran Bin Abi Baseer	568
278. Nujayya Bin al-Harith al-Qauwas al-'Attar.	568
279. Nasheet Bin Salih Bin Laffafa.	568
280. Nasr Bin Qabus al-Lakhmi, al-Qabusi.	568
281. Al-Nadar Bin Suwayd al-Sayrafi	569
282. Na'im al-Qabu	569
283. Al-Waleed Bin Sa'eed	569
284. Al-Waleed Bin Hisham al-Muradi	569
285. Waheeb Bin Hafs al-Jariri	569
286. Hisham Bin Ibrahim al-Baghdadi al-Mashrafi	570
287. Hisham Bin al-Ahmar al-Kufi	570
288. Hisham Bin al-Hakam	570
A. His Birth	570
B. His Early Life	570
C. His Graduation	572
D. Those who narrated from him	572
F. His Specialization	572
G. His Books	573
H. His valuable Debates	574
H. The mad Campaigns	581
I. The Defenders	582
J. His Death	584
289. Hisham Bin Salim al-Jawaliqi al-Ju'fi, Bisher Bin Merwan	585
290. Hind Bin al-Hajjajj	585
291. Al-Haythem Bin 'Abd Allah al-Rumani, al-Kufi	586
292. Yaseen al-Dareer al-Zayyat, al-Basri	586
293. Yehya al-Azraq	586
294. Yehya Bin al-Husayn Bin Zayd Bin 'Ali Bin al-Husayn, peace be on him.	586
295. Yehya Bin 'Abd al-Rahman al-Azraq	587
296. Yehya Bin 'Abd Allah al-Basri	588
297. Yehya Bin 'Umran Bin 'Ali Bin Abi Shu'ba al-Halabi	588
298. Yehya Bin al-Fedl al-Nawfali	588
299. Yehya Bin al-Qasim al-Hadhdha'	588
300. Yazid Bin Khalifa al-Harithi al-Halawani	588
301. Yazid Bin Sulayt al-Zaydi	589
302. Yaqubi Bin Ja'far Bin Muhammed	589
303. Ya'qub Bin al-Fedl Bin Ya'qub al-Hashimi	589
304. Yousif Bin Ya'qub	589
305. Yunus Bin 'Abd al-Rahman	589
A. His Birth day	589
B. His Early Life	589
C. His High Position	590
D. His Knowledge	590
E. His Books	591
F. His Piety	592
G. With the Waqifites	592
H. His Enviers	592
I. His Death	593
306. Yunus Bin Ya'qub Bin Qays, Abu 'Ali, al-Bajali, al-Duhni, al-Kufi	593
307. Abu Jabal	594
308. Abu Ju'da	594
309. Abu Khalid al-Dhayyal	594
310. Abu Khalid al-Zubali	595
311. Abu Zakariya al-A'war	595
312. Abu Sa'eed al-Qammat	595
313. Abu Salama	595
314. Abu Shu'ayb al-Mahamili	595
315. Abu 'Aamir Bin Jinah	595
316. Abu al-Ala' al-Hadrami	595
317. Abu al-Muhtamil al-Kufi	596
318. Abu Mus'ab al-Zaydi	596
319. Abu Yehya	596
320 Abu Yehya al-Makfuf	596
Chapter XV The Imam's Children	597
The Males:	598
The Females:	598
1. Imam al-Rida	598
His Birth place and day	599
His Early life	599
His Noble Moral Traits	599
His Knowledge	599
The Narrators of his Traditions	601
Some of his Wise Sayings and Viewpoints	601
His Imamate	603
The Regency	603
The Assassination of the Imam	608
2. Ibrahim the elder	610
A. With the Waqifites	611
B. With Imam al-Rida (P.B.O.H)	612
C. With Abu al-Saraya	612
Abu al-Saraya joins the Revolt	613
The Declaration of the Revolt	614
The Death of Muhammed	616
The Death of Ibrahim	620
3. Ibrahim the Youngest	621
4. Ahmed	621
His Position with his Father	621
His fear of Allah and Worship	622
His Knowledge	622
With Abu al-Saraya	622
His Death	623
5. Ishaq	624
6. Isma'il	625
7. Ja'far	626
8. Al-Hasan	626
9. Al-Husayn	626
10. Hamza	627
11. Zayd	628
A. With Abu al-Saraya	628
B. With Imam al-Rida	630
C. His Death	631
12. Al-'Abbas	631
13. 'Abd Allah	633
14. 'Ubayd Allah	634
15. Al-Qasim	635
A. The Imam loves him	635
B. The Authorities pursue al-Qasim	635
C. His Death	636
D. His Shrine	636
E. Visitation to it is Desirable	637
16. Muhammed	637
17. Harun	639
18. 'Awn	639
19. Idris	640
20 Shams	640
21. Sharaf al-Din	640
22. Salih	640
1. Aamina	640
2. Hekima	641
3. Fatima	641
4. Fatim the younger	642
Chapter XVI The Reasons for his Imprisonment	643
1. His High Personality	643
2. Harun's Malice	647
3. His Craving after Power	648
4. His Hating the 'Alawids	648
5. Informing against him	649
Collecting Money for him	649
His Seeking the Caliphate	649
6. The Imam's Demonstrations	652
7. His Specifying the Borders of Fedek	653
8. The Imam's firm Attitude	654
Chapter XVII In Dark Prisons	656
1. Imam Musa is arrested	657
2. The Muslims fear for the Imam	657
3. The Imam is detained in Basrah	658
A. His devoting himself to Worship	658
B. Some Religious Scholars communicate with the Imam	658
C. Harun commands 'Isa to assassinate the Imam	659
D. 'Isa asks Harun to exempt him from that	659
4. The Imam is carried to Baghdad	659
A. The Imam is detained in al-Fedl's House	660
B. He busies himself with worship	660
C. Harun watches the Imam	662
D. The Imam is tired of Prison	662
E. His Supplication	662
F. The Imam is released	663
5. Harun decides to kill the Imam	666
6. The Imam is detained in al-Fedl's House	668
A. Al-Fedl entertains the Imam	668
B. Harun commands al-Fedl to assassinate the Imam	668
C. Harun severely punishes al-Fedl	668
EPILOGUE	671
1. The Place of his Imprisonment	671
2. Al-Sindi harasses the Imam	672
3. The Imam devotes himself to Worship	673
4. Some Religious Scholars visit the Imam	673
5. Religious Questions sent to the Imam	674
6. The Imam appoints Representatives	674
7. The Imam appoints his Successor	674
8. His Commandments	675
9. The Imam's Alms and Endowments	677
10. His being far above demanding his Release	679
11. The Imam's Letter to Harun	679
12. Harun sends a Salve Girl to the Imam	679
13. Harun fails in assassinating the Imam	681
14. Yehya intercedes with Harun for Releasing the Imam	682
15. The Imam announces his Death	683
16. His Assassination	685
17. Statements on Giving him a Poison	685
A. Yehya b. Khalid	685
B. Al-Fedl b. Yehya	686
C. Al-Sindi b. Shahik	686
18. How was the Imam poisoned?	687
19. Al-Sindi becomes confused	687
20. With al-Musayyab b. Zahra	688
21. To the High Comrade	689
22. The Time of his Death	691
23. The Place of his Death	691
24. The police investigate the Event	691
25. The Imam is put on the Bridge	693
26. The Horrible Announcement	694
27. The Reasons for this Horrible Announcement	695
A. To know the Shi'ites	695
B. To slander them	695
C. To seek Nearness to Harun	695
28. The Imam remains on the Bridge for three Days	695
29. Sulayman prepares the Imam for Burial	695
A. To remove the Shame from his Family	696
B. The close Womb Kinship	696
C. His Fear of the Revolt of the Shi'ites	696
30 The Imam is prepared for Burial	697
31. The Processions of the Funeral	697
32. In his Final Resting Place	698

THE LIFE OF IMAM MUSA BIN JA'FAR
AL-KAZIM

By: Baqir Sharif al-Qarashi

Translated by
Jasim al-Rasheed

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE ALL-BENEFICENT, THE ALL-MERCIFUL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE LIFE OF IMAM MUSA BIN JA'FAR AL-KAZIM

By: Baqir Sharif al-Qarashi Translated by Jasim al-Rasheed

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH, THE ALL-BENEFICENT, THE ALL-MERCIFUL

TABLE OF CONTENTS

THE LIFE OF IMAM MUSA BIN JA'FAR
AL-KAZIM

By: Baqir Sharif al-Qarashi

Translated by
Jasim al-Rasheed