Then they said...

Then they said: Mūsā, from this slave-girl you will have the best of the people of the earth after you. Then my father ordered me: If a baby-boy is born for you, name him Ali. Then he said: Allah, the Great and Almighty, will manifest justice and mercy through him. Blessed is he who believes in him, and woe unto him who shows enmity toward him and denies him These are some of the narrations which have been reported about how Imām Mūsā al-Kāzim, peace be on him, married this noble lady.

He showed sincere love for her, and she enjoyed admiration and respect in his house. Her Name As for the name of this pure lady, the narrators have differed over it. They following are some of their opinions about it: Takktum, many historians think that her name is Takktum. [1] Ibid., pp. 17-18. Usūl al-Kāfi, vol. 1, p. 487. Kashf al-Ghumma, vo l. 3, p. 102. [2] Yousif b. Hātam al-Shāfi'i, al-Durr al-Nazim fi Manāqib al-A'imma.

Concerning this name the poet composed the following lines when he praised Imām (Ali al-Ridā), peace be on him: Ali, the magnified, is the best of the men in soul, father, family, and grandfathers. Takktum has brought him to us for knowledge and clemency. He will be the eighth Imām who will deliver the proof of Allah.

[1] This is an Arabic name with which ladies from among the Arab women were called, and concerning it the poet says: The two imaginations circled and increased in malady the imagination of Takknā and the imagination of Takktum . [2] Al-Khayzarān. [3] Arwā. [4] Najjma. [5] These are some of the views which have been mentioned about her name. Confirming the most correct one of these names is not useful for readers. Her Reverential Fear This pure lady was among the worshipful women.

She devoted herself to the acts of obedience to Allah, for she followed the behavior of her husband, Imām al-Kāzim, peace be on him, the Imām of the Allah-fearing and those who turn to Allah, the Most High, in repentance. Among the qualities of her worship is that when she gave birth to Imām al-Ridā, peace be on him, she said: Help me with (finding) a wet nurse. She was asked: Has your milk decreased? I [1] 'Iyūn Akhbār al-Ridā, vol. 1, p. 15.

In this book it has been mentioned that some people have ascribed this poetry to the uncle of Abū Ibrāhim b. al-'Abbās. [2] A'yān al-Shi'a, 4/Q2/80. [3] Tadhkirat al-Khawās, p. 361. Bhar al-Ansāb, p. 28. Al-Majjlisi, Bihār al-Anwār, vol. 12, p. 2. [4] Al-Shaykhāni al-Qādiri, al-Sirāt al-Sawi, p. 169 (photographed).