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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imamate and The Imams The Seventh Imam: Musa Al-Kadhim Birth and Martyrdom Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far (a.s.) was born on the seventh of Safar in the year 128 A.H. in a village called Abwa’ between Mecca and Medina. His father was Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) and his mother was Hamidah. His nicknames were Abul Hasan, Abu ‘Ibrahim, Abu Ali, and Abu ‘Isma’i and his titles were ‘Abd Salih, Nafs Zakiyyah, Ziynul Mujahidin, Sabir, Amin, Zahid, and Salih.

His most famous title is Al-Kadhim. Imam Musa Al-Kadhim (a.s.) was martyred in the prison of Sandi Ibn Shahak in Baghdad on twenty fifth of Rajab in the year 183 A.H. He was buried in Quraysh tomb (Al-Kadhimiyn city). He was fifty five then. Imam Al-Kadhim (a.s.) lived twenty years with his father and his Imamate lasted thirty five years.[^1] Imam Al-Kadhim (a.s.) did not make much trouble for the incumbent caliphs, due to unprepared conditions.

He spent his time in worshipping, working for making a living, publishing religious sciences and teachings, guiding the people, and training students and hadith narrators. He was, in fact, considered a famous scholar and jurisprudent. Nevertheless, the caliphs in office feared his scientific stance and social popularity. They always watched Imam Al-Kadhim (a.s.), his companions, and his students, hindering their activities in various ways.

Imam Al-Kadhim (a.s.) was called from Medina to Baghdad several times and was inquired. Once they were going to kill Imam (a.s.), but they were dissuaded because of some considerations and Imam Al-Kadhim (a.s.) returned to medina. Finally, because of enmity of some of his relatives, Harunur Rashid, the Abbaside caliph, called Imam Al-Kadhim (a.s.) from Medina to Baghdad. Imam Al-Kadhim (a.s.) was in prisons of Basrah and Baghdad for long.

His last prison was Sandi Shahak prison –a very hideous prison– in Baghdad. At last, Sandi Ibn Shahak poisoned Imam Al-Kadhim (a.s.) by the order of Harunur Rashid.

Imam Al-Kadhim (a.s.) was martyred some days later and his holy body was buried in Quraysh tomb, near Baghdad.[^2] Texts Proving His Imamate As mentioned before, the reasons for Imamate are of two kinds; the general reasons used for proving the Imamate of any of twelve infallible Imams, and the specific reasons or explicit traditions from each of the Imams about the next Imam. The first type of reasons has been discussed in detail before.