Here are some of their sayings: 1.

Here are some of their sayings: 1. He was born on the twenty-seventh of Thul Hijja (13) 2. He was born on the thirteenth of Rajab (14) 3. He was born on Monday, the third of Rajab. 4. Some sources mentioned that he was born in Rajab but without mentioning the day. It has been mentioned in some du’as (supplications) that, “O Allah, I ask You by the ones born in Rajab, Muhammad bin Ali the second and Ali bin Muhammad al-Muntajab”.

Some historians did not mention the month and the day of his birth but said he was born in Medina.(15) His Name His father Imam al-Jawad (a.s.) named him Ali like the blessed name of his two great grandfathers Amir’ul- Mu’minin Imam Ali (a.s.) and Imam Ali bin al-Husayn Zaynul Aabidin (a.s.). He resembled his grandfather Imam Ali (a.s.) in eloquence and rhetoric, and his grandfather Imam Zaynul Aabidin in piety, worship, and asceticism.

His Surname Giving a surname to a child was a way of honoring the child which helped his personality grow well towards perfection. The infallible Imams (a.s.) paid attention to this important fact and therefore, they surnamed their children in their early childhood. The Arabs were proud of their surnames. Imam al-Jawad (a.s.) surnamed his son, Imam al-Hadi (a.s.), as Abul Hasan, which was the same as the surnames of his two grandfathers Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.) and Imam Reza(a.s.).

Narrators differentiated between these three Imams in this surname by saying Abul Hasan the First (Imam Musa al-Kadhim), Abul Hasan the Second (Imam ar-Ridha), and Abul Hasan the Third (Imam Ali al-Hadi). To be Continued NOTES: ______________________________ 1. Bin means “son of” and bint means “daughter of”. 2. Refer to Uyoon al-Mu’jizat. 3. Tathkiratul Khawas, p.39. 4. Bihar al-Anwar, vol.13 p.126, ad-Durr an-Nadheem. 5. Bahr al-Ansab, p.35. 6. Mir’at az-Zaman, vol.9 p.553 (manuscript). 7.

Tareekh al-A’imma, p.16. 8. A village established by Imam Musa al-Kadhim (s) about three miles from Medina. 9. Al-Ittihaf bihubil Ashraf, p.67, Jawharatul Kalam fee Madh as-Sadah al-A’lam, p.151. 10. Aqiqa is the name of the sacrifice on the seven day after the birth of a child. 11. Usul al-Kafi, vol.1 p.497, al-Irshad, p.368, A’yan ash-Shia, vol.4 p.252. 12. Al-Ittihaf bihubil Ashraf, p.67, Jawharat al-Kalam, p.151, Mir’at al-Janan, vol.2 p.159, Tareekh al-Khamees, vol.2 p.321. 13.

A’yan ash-Shia, vol.4 p.252. 14. Tareekh al-Khamees, vol.2 p.321, Mir’at al-Janan, vol.2 p.159. 15. Al-Ittihaf Bihubil Ashraf, p.67.