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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Fourteen Infallibles Imam Ali Al-hadi (a.s.) LINEAGE ALI is the son of IMAM Mohammed AL-JAWAD; his mother is called SAMANA. He was born on the 15th THIL HIJJA in the year 214 A.H. in SARIYA (a suburb of Al-Medina), and he was blessed with martyrdom on the 3rd of RAJAB of the HIJRI year 254 in SAMARRA where he was buried.

SARIYA: THE BLESSED FARM The holy QUR'AN states, {And say: Work, so Allah will see your work and (so will) His Apostle and the believers…}. [AL-TAWBA: 105]. The above cited QUR'ANIC verse was a torch for the guiding Imams (as) as they strove to guide the community on the right path. They acted according to the Divine order and taught the people to do likewise in order to enjoy the pleasure of Allah and of His Messenger.

They confirmed the virtue of cultivating and farming the land and the value of work linked with the earth's produce. They themselves (as) worked the land and planted different trees; thus, they were a good example for other people to benefit from the fertile land. IMAM AL-KADHIM'S farm was an evidence to this fact. He started a farm in SARIYA, near Al-Medina AL-MUHAWARA. The successive Imams after him carried on the task.

His grandson IMAM AL-JAWAD loved it very much and spent most of his time as a worker, a farmer, and an instructor. He built a house for his second wife SAMANA (daughter of AMMAR IBN YASIR) where she settled. Through his efforts, the area became a village where the Imam's followers and supporters could meet him and listen to his wise guidance. It was on that farm that his son ALI AL-HADI (as) was born. He enjoyed a peaceful childhood under his parents' care and among the working farmers.

He enjoyed the beauty of nature and pondered on the greatness of the Creator. However, those quiet days did not last long, for the ABBASI ruler AL-MU'TASIM summoned his father to Baghdad. Leaving his wife and his son behind, IMAM AL-JAWAD headed towards Iraq where he was blessed with martyrdom and was buried in KADHIMAIN (Baghdad) near his grandfather IMAM AL-KADHIM (peace be upon all of them); thus did his link with the village and his family come to an end.

Prior to his journey, he entrusted the Imamate to his son ALI AL-HADI who was then six years old. THE IMAMATE The ABBASI caliph AL-MU'TASIM ordered one of his trusted agents to tutor IMAM AL-HADI in order to brainwash him with regard to AHLUL BAYT'S trend and to lead him towards the ABBASI line.