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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Muhammad Al-Jawad His Birth And Upbringing Before indulging in research on the aspects of Imam al-Jawad's personality and talking about his life and other related concerns, I would like to refer to his noble lineage and that which is associated with it, concerning his birth, his qualities and other things which might be considered as clues to talk about his personality.

His Noble Lineage In the world of lineages, there is no lineage nobler or more exalted than the lineage of Imam Abu Jafar al-Jawad (a.s). He was from the heart of the Prophet’s family, which was the holiest, most honorable family that humanity has ever known throughout the ages, the family that has provided the world with the elements of virtue and perfection and illuminated all the corners of life with knowledge and faith.

The honored origins and pure wombs he came from are as follows: His Father His father was Imam Ali ar-Ridha’ bin[^1] Imam Musa bin Ja’far al- Kadhim bin Imam Muhammad al-Baqir bin Imam Ali Zaynol Aabideen bin Imam al-Husayn bin Imam Ali bin Abu Talib (peace be upon them).

This is the golden chain which if read on the deaf and the dumb they will recover by the will of Allah, as al-Ma’moon, the Abbasid caliph, has said.[^2] Ahmed bin Hanbal says, “If this chain of lineage is recited on a mad person, he will recover from his madness.”[^3] Abul Ala’ al-Ma’arri[^4], who mistrusted most people, said regarding this noble family, “The ones whose brilliance was shown before the creation of Mars and Libra, before the Heavens had been created, and their orbits had been ordered to circuit.” From this good and noble tree, close to Allah and dear to every Muslim, Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (a.s) branched out.

His Mother His mother was one of the purest and most abstinent and virtuous of Muslim women. It was sufficient to her that she had given birth to one of the best figures of Islam and one of the best imams of the Muslims. It did not degrade her position nor harm her dignity that she was a bondmaid. Islam has declared a war against this phenomenon and considers it as an aspect of the pre-Islamic life, which Islam has done away with.

In the Islamic point of view, piety and obedience to Allah are the bases of preference amongst people and nothing else.