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A Glance At the life of Imam Hadi (PBUH) (2) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief A Glance At the life of Imam Hadi (PBUH) (2) 2021-06-22 418 Views Imam Hadi In this part of the article titled “A Glance at the life of Imam Hadi”, we shall focus on other aspects of the life of this great personality in Islam and beyond. Contents His Epithets His Lineaments His Charm His Epithets His epithets expressed the high qualities he possessed. His epithets are as follows: 1.

An-Nasih (loyal); he was called so because he was the sincerest advisor to the nation. 2. Al-Mutawakkil (reliant on Allah); he disliked this epithet and ordered his companions not to call him with it. I think he hated this epithet because it was the epithet of the Abbasid caliph Ja’far al-Mutawakkil who held a bitter grudge and enmity, and was spiteful, towards the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.). 3. At-Taqiy (pious, devout); he was called so because he feared Allah and turned to Him.

Al-Mutawakkil, the tyrant Abbasid caliph, tried his best to attract Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) to the fields of amusement and debauchery but he failed. 4. Al-Murtadha (being pleased with Allah); it was his most famous epithet. 5. Al-Faqeeh (jurisprudent); he was the most informed person of his age in jurisprudence, and was the authority that jurisprudents and scholars turned to. 6.

Al-Aalim (knowledgeable); he was the most knowledgeable one among the people of his time, not only in the Islamic laws, but all branches of knowledge and sciences. 7. Al-Ameen (trustee on religion and life) 8. At-Tayyib (generous, kind-hearted, good-nature) 9. Al-Askari (military); he was called so because he resided in Surra Men Ra’a (Samarra’) which was called al-Askar.(1) 10. Al-Muwadhih (explainer of the verdicts of the Holy Book and the Sunnah) 11.

Ar-Rasheed (wise, prudent); he was called so because he was the wisest and most prudent of his time. 12. Ash-Shaheed (the martyr) because he was martyred at the hands of the enemies of Allah. 13. Al-Wafiy (loyal); he was the most loyal of his people, and loyalty was a key element of his personality. 14. Al-Khalis (pure from every defect and bad) His Lineaments He was brown (2) like his father Imam al-Jawad and grandfather Imam Reza(peace be upon them).

Narrators described that he was black-eyed, with thick hands, wide chest, hooked nose, pretty face, and good body odor.