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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Muhammad Al-Jawad Under The Wing Of His Father Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (a.s) lived under the wing of his father for a short period that was not more than seven years. However, at this young age, he displayed intelligence and talents that astonished the minds. Like his father, virtues and high morals had been impressed inside him, and his eternal values were as torches of guidance and awakening in the Islamic society.

Here we shall discuss some concerns of Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s) and his love for Imam al- Jawad (a.s) and other things that have a relation to the subject of this book. His Morals The morals of Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s) were gifts from the mercy of Allah and they were like the morals of his grandfather (a.s) who had been deputed by Allah to perfect the nobilities of character.

Ibrahim bin al-Abbas talked about the high morals of Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s) saying, “I have never seen or heard of anyone who was better than Abul Hasan ar-Ridha’ (a.s). He was never harsh to anyone at all. He never interrupted anyone when speaking, nor did he reject the need of anyone, nor did he stretch out his legs or lean back in the presence of a companion, nor did he abuse any of his servants, nor did he ever guffaw. He seated his servants with him at his table.

He slept little at night and passed most of his nights awake, worshipping Allah from the beginning of the night till its end. He did many favors and paid great charities secretly, and most of that was done in the dark of the night...” These morals were like the morals of his grandfather the messenger of Allah (a.s) who had developed the life of man and saved nations and peoples from a life of deviation and backwardness and led them to a life full of honor and dignity.

Historians have mentioned wonderful pictures of his nobilities. They have mentioned that when he was in Khurasan, after having been appointed as the heir apparent, which was the highest position in the Islamic state after the caliphate, he did not order his servants to carry out many of his affairs but rather he himself carried them out. Once, he wanted to take a bath but disliked ordering someone to prepare the bath for him. So he went to the public bath in the market.

The bathhouse keeper did not know Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s). There was a soldier in the bathhouse who also wanted to take a bath. The soldier removed Imam ar-Ridha’ (a.s) from his place and ordered him to pour water over his head.