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A Glance at the life of Imam Reza (PBUH) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief A Glance at the life of Imam Reza (PBUH) 2021-06-22 1481 Views , Imam Ali ibn Musa Al-Rida The Shia Twelvers believe in twelve Imams appointed by Almighty Allah. The eighth Imam is called Imam Reza and his agnomen is Abul-Hasan.

He was born on Thursday 11th of Zilqaad 148 A.H., in Medina Saudi Arabia, while at the age of 55 was poisoned, and martyred by Mamoon the Abbasid Caliph in Mashad city in Khorasan province – Iran, on Tuesday, 17th Safar 203 AH. His father was Imam Musa Kadhim and his mother was Ummul Baneen Najma. He had a son called Muhammad Taqi Al-Jawad (The 9th ). He was appointed Imam for 20 years. (Al-Ehtajaj, Vol.2, P: 41-42) Contents Life And Works Why did Mamun want Imam to be the heir apparent?

Martyrdom Life And Works Imam played a significant role in the education of Muslims. Setting examples of education through one’s own conduct. He saw a short period of the rule of Harun Rashid who had murdered his father. Harun Rashid also attempted to kill Imam Ali Reza (PBUH) but was unsuccessful. After Harun’s death, his sons, Amin and Mamun fought for power. Mamun won with Amin being killed.

Immediately after becoming the Khalifa Mamun, according to the tradition started by Muawiya, had to name a successor (heir apparent). Mamun summoned Imam to come to his capital Marw sent a messenger to Medina to bring the Imam to him and specifying a certain route and sending a security force. The route he chose was not the normal route where a lot of Shia’s lived. On the way, they entered a town called Nishapur. There the scholars and people requested Imam to tell them a hadith.

Imam related the following hadith which is known as the hadith of the golden chain. “My father Musa Al-Kadhim narrated to me from his father Ja’fer As-Sadiq from his father Mohammed Al-Baqir from his father Ali Zayn-ul-Abideen from his father, the martyr of Kerbala from his father Ali ibn Abi-Talib saying: “My loved one and the pleasure of my eyes, the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HP) told me once, that Gabriel told him from the Lord “The sentence of LA ILAHA ILLALLAH ( I bear witness that there is no God but Allah ) is my fort; whoever said it would enter my fort; and whoever entered my fort was safe from my punishment”.

Those who wrote down the hadith numbered twenty thousand.