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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Husain ('a) Offspring of Prophethood "part 2" Akrama in Mizanul Etedal Akrama, the Berber, is Abu Abdillah Madani who was originally a Berber and was initially the slave of Haseen bin Abil Hurr Anbari. Then he presented him to Ibn Abbas, when he became the governor of Basra under the orders of His Eminence, Amirul Momineen (‘a). He remained under his service till the passing away of Abdullah bin Abbas.

After that Ali bin Abdullah sold him and then later bought him back. [1] He had changed his beliefs and had a doubtful character because his biographers have written about him as follows: 1 – He was from the Khawarij (renegades). [2] He stood at the gate of the Masjid and said there were none except disbelievers inside it**[3]** because the Khawarij believed all Muslims to have become apostates.

As for his position with regard to His Eminence, Amirul Momineen (‘a) he is well-known for his malice and animosity towards Ahle Bayt (‘a).

2 – He was famous for lying and he had no qualms about lying and he is well-known for this because it is narrated from Ibn Musayyib that he told his slave, Burd: “Do not attribute falsehood to me like Akrama did to Ibn Abbas.” [4] It is narrated from Uthman bin Marrah that he said to Qasim: “Akrama had told Ibn Abbas such a thing about us.” So Qasim said: “O my nephew! Akrama is a liar.

He says a thing in the morning and opposes it in the evening.” [5] Due to his being convicted of lying, none of the reports narrated by him is reliable because lying is an important factor that makes the narrator unreliable. 3 – He was a sinner and he used to listen to music, he played dice, he was careless about prayer and was of deflective intellect. [6] 4 – The Muslims abandoned him and became aloof from him.

One day he and [1] Tahdhib at Tahdhib, 7/263 [2] Mizanul Etedal , 3/95, Tabaqat al-Quraa , 1/15, Ibne Sa’ad, Tabaqat 5/216 [3] Mizanul Etedal , 3/95 [4] Mizanul Etedal 3/96 [5] Mojamul Udba [6] Tahdhibut Tahdhib 7/263 Kathir Uzza died. People attended the funeral of Kathir but none took part in the funeral of Akrama. [1] In presence of such testimonies against him how could one rely on the narrations of Akrama? Bukhari has relied on him though Muslim avoided him.