She spent more than one million gold Dinars on making a pure silk mat...

She spent more than one million gold Dinars on making a pure silk mat, embroidered with gold thread, and having pictures of birds with ruby eyes... Ahmad bin Abi-Ya'qoob, lbid., Death of al-Mansoor and al-Mahdi Ibid., p. 394. Abul-Faraj al-Asfahani, lbid., p. 431. Ibid. Sayyid Salih al-Shahristani, Tarikh al-Niyahah ala al-lmam al-Shaheed al-Hussein bin Ali (History of Mourning over Imam Martyr Hussein bin Ali), Vol. 2, p. 6. Abul-Faraj al-Asfahani, Ibid., p. 436. Ibid. Ibid., p. 437.

Allamah al-Majlisi, Ibid., Vol. 48, p. 165. Abul-Faraj al-Asfahani, Ibid., p. 447. Al-Tabari maintains that "Ishaq bin Isa bin Ali was governor of Madinah. When al-Mahdi died and Musa succeeded him, as the new caliph, Ishaq rushed to Iraq to see Musa, after putting Umar bin Abdul-Aziz bin Abdullah bin Abdullah bin Umar bin al-Khattab in his place.

But al-Fadhl bin Ishaq al-Hashimi said that lshaq bin lsa bin Ali asked al-Hadi to relieve him of his post as the governor of Madinah, and allow him to travel to Baghdad, and that al-Hadi accepted his offer and appointed Umar bin Abdul-Aziz in his place..." Al-Tabari says, "Umar bin Salam was a servant of the household of Umar," which is correct. Abul-Faraj al-Asfahani, lbid., p. 448. Fakh was a well about 6 kilometres away from Makkah. Allamah al-Majlisi, lbid, Vol. 48, p. 165.

Abul-Faraj al-Asfahani, Ibid., p. 455. Ibid. Ibid., p. 450. Ibn Shahrashoob, Ibid., Vol. 4, p. 310. Allamah al-Majlisi, Ibid., p. 151. Sheikh al-Sadooq, Uyoon Akhbar al-Ridha (Key Narratives about al-Ridha), p. 65. Al-Haydariyyah Press Najaf, Iraq. Allamah al-Majlisi, Ibid., Vol. 48, p. 213. Ibid., p. 234. This tragedy occurred in the aftermath of the martyrdom of Imam Musa bin Ja'far (a.s.). We quoted the gist of this story from Uyoon Akhbar al-Ridha, Vol. 1, p. 88. Sheikh al-Sadooq, Ibid, p.

179.One of al-Rashid's prisons. Sheikh al-Sadooq, Ibid., p. 187. Ali bin Isma'il was the nephew of Imam Musa bin Ja'far. Allamah al-Majlisi, Ibid, Vol. 48, p. 207, 2nd ed Baqir Sharif al-Qarashi, Ibid, p. 329. Allamah al-Majlisi, lbid., Vol. 48, p. 210. Ibid., p. 213. Ibid., p. 107. Abul Faraj al-Asfahani, Ibid., p. 502. Allamah al-Majlisi, Ibid, Vol. 48, p. 607 90. Ibid., p. 211. 91 Al-Tabrasi, Ibid, p. 311, 3rd ed Allamah al-Majlisi, Ibid, p. 239.

This event occurred at the prison of al-Sindi bin Shahik, known as "Dar ala-Musayyab" in Baghdad Baqir Sharif al-Qarashi Ibid, Vol. 2, p. 499. Allamah al-Majlisi, Ibid., Vol. 48, p. 230.

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