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 Ali ibn Muhammad (a.s.) وُلِدَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ِنْ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ سَنَةَ اثْنَتَيْ عَشْرَةَ وَ٠وَرُوِيَ أَنَّهُ وُلِدَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) فِي رَجَبٍ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعَ عَشْرَةَ وَ٠َضَى لارْبَعٍ بَقِينَ ٠َادَى الاخِرَةِ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعٍ وَخَ٠وَرُوِيَ أَنَّهُ قُبِضَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) فِي رَجَبٍ سَنَةَ أَرْبَعٍ وَخَ٠ِائَتَيْنِ وَلَهُ أَحَدٌ وَأَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً وَسِتَّةُ أَشْهُرٍ.

وَأَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً عَلَى الْ٠َوْلِدِ الاخَرِ الَّذِي رُوِيَ وَكَانَ الْ٠ُتَوَكِّلُ أَشْخَصَهُ ٠َعَ يَحْيَى بْنِ هَرْثَ٠َةَ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ ٠َدِينَةِ إِلَى سُرَّ ٠َنْ رَأَى فَتُوُفِّيَ بِهَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) وَدُفِنَ فِي دَارِهِ وَأُ٠ُّ وَلَدٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا سَ٠He was born on Dhil Hajj fifteen in the year two hundred twelve.

It is said that he was born in the month of Rajab in the year two hundred and fourteen AH. He passed away on twenty sixth of Jamadi al-Akhir in the year two hundred fifty two. It is narrated that he passed away in the month of Rajab in the year two hundred fifty four AH. He lived for forty one years and six months. According to the previously mentioned date he lived for forty years. Ali-Mutawakkil had summond him from al-Madina with Yahya ibn Harthama ibn ’Ayan to Surra man Ra‘Abdallah.

He left this world therefrom and he was buried in his house. His mother was ’Umm Walad, called Samana.