ভূমিকা

Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Musa Bin Ja'far Al-kazim Epilogue A terrible misfortune befell the grandson of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, his deposit in his community, the like of al-Mesih, Isa b. Maryam in fear of Allah and piety. The avenues of life were closed before him. All kinds of difficulties and detested things surrounded him. Harun, the tyrannical, wreaked his wrath upon him. He made him taste all kinds of abasement and punishment.

He shackled him and threw him into prisons. He set spies on him lest the people should have mercy on him and entertain him. He moved him from one prison to another. He severely punished all those who honored him and took care of him. He flogged al-Fedl b. Yehya and openly cursed him, for he did not harass the Imam. The affair of the Imam, peace be on him, tired al-Rashid. His name, his excellence, the talk of the people about his ordeal and persecution deprived him of sleep.

So he commanded the high-ranking men of his state to assassinate him, but they did not respond to him. That is because he came to know the miracles of the Imam, peace be on him, his devoting himself to Allah and to worship Him. They feared that their comfort would be removed if they subject him to detested things. At last Harun found none more wicked than al-Sindi b. Shahik to carry out his desires. Al-Sindi was a sinful rogue. He neither respected Allah nor believed in the hereafter.

Harun commanded him to move the Imam to his prison and to harass him. Al-Sindi responded to him when he treated the Imam rudely and severely. As for the Imam, he was patient, restrained his rage, and entrusted his affair to Allah. The Imam faced a horrible misfortune when he was moved to the prison of al-Sindi b. Shahik. For he spared no effort to exhaust him and to punish him severely. He went too far in harming him. He harassed him in his eating and drinking.

He shackled him and made him hear nothing except cursing and abuse. He did all these things to seek nearness to Harun and to attain something of his world. We will mention what happened to the Imam during this terrible time, which was the last part of his life. We will also mention his other affairs such as his commandments, his endowments, etc. 1. The Place of his Imprisonment The Imam, peace be on him, was detained in the prison called Daar al-Musayyab situated by the gate of Kufa.

He died in it.