Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority

Al-Kāfi - The Book about people with Divine Authority Chapter: The birth of abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) وُلِدَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َانٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ وَ٠ِائَةٍ وَقُبِضَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ِنْ سَنَةِ ثَلاثٍ وَ٠ِائَتَيْنِ وَهُوَ ابْنُ خَ٠ْسِينَ سَنَةً وَقَدِ اخْتُلِفَ فِي تَارِيخِهِ إِلا أَنَّ هَذَا التَّارِيخَ هُوَ أَقْصَدُ إِنْ شَاءَ الله وَتُوُفِّيَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) بِطُوسَ فِي قَرْيَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا سَنَابَادُ ٠ِنْ نُوقَانَ عَلَى دَعْوَةٍ وَدُفِنَ بِهَا وَكَانَ الْ٠ُونُ أَشْخَصَهُ ٠َرْوَ عَلَى طَرِيقِ الْبَصْرَةِ وَفَارِسَ فَلَ٠ُونُ وَشَخَصَ إِلَى بَغْدَادَ أَشْخَصَهُ ٠َعَهُ فَتُوُفِّيَ فِي هَذِهِ الْقَرْيَةِ وَأُ٠ُّ وَلَدٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا أُ٠Abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s.) was born in the year the one hundred forty eight AH.

He passed away in the month of Safar in the year two hundred and three at the age of fifty-five. All the views about this date are not the same but it is more accurate, if Allah would so will. He died in Tus in the town called Sanabad, that is within the reach of human voice from Nawqan. He was buried there. Al-Ma’mun had summoned him from Madina to Marw via Basra to Persia. When al-Ma’mun left for Baghdad he took The Imam (a.s.) he passed away in this town.

His mother was ’Umm Walad called ’Umm al-Banin.