B. Al-Naja`shi Al-Naja`shi said: "Zara`ra bin A'yun b. Sansan was the retainer of the Banu (sons of) 'Abd Allah. He was the shaykh of our companions at his time. He was the foremost of them. He was a reciter of the 1. Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol....

B. Al-Naja`shi Al-Naja`shi said: "Zara`ra bin A...

104. Al-Hasan bin al-Mundhir. Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him and his brother al-Hasan as two of the companions of Ima`m al- Ba`qir, peace be on him.4 Apparently, he was an unknown Ima`mi Shi'ite. 105. Al-Hasan bin Yousif Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him...

104. Al-Hasan bin al-Mundhir. Shaykh al-Tu`si num...

67. Bashir bin Sulayma`n The people called him al-Madani. He was among the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.4 68. Bakr bin Habib The people surnamed him al-Ahmasi, al-Bajali, al-Ku`fi.5 They gave him the kunya of Abu` Maryam.6 He rep...

67. Bashir bin Sulayma`n The people called him al...

CHAPTER X HIS COMPANIONS AND THE REPORTERS OF HIS TRADITIONS Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir) took great care of spreading knowledge among the people. He spared no effort to educate his companions. He taught them jurisprudence and sciences. So, they ...

CHAPTER X HIS COMPANIONS AND THE REPORTERS OF HI...

Violent Revolts The Umayyads followed an oppressive policy against the Moslems. They persecuted them and deprived them of their material and spiritual rights. Hence, the Moslems led violent revolts against the Umayyad government to overthrow it. Th...

Violent Revolts The Umayyads followed an oppressi...

Singing Singing was famous during the Umayyad time. Medina (Yathrib) took care of singing. The Umayyad government intentionally encouraged singing in the city to degrade its holy position in the souls of the Moslems. Abu` al-Faraj said: "Neither th...

Singing Singing was famous during the Umayyad tim...

'Urwa bin al-Zubayr His real name is 'Urwa b. al-Zubayr b. al-Awa`m al-Madani. He was one of the seven jurists of Medina. He was the most knowledgeable of all the people in the traditions of 'A'isha. He 1. Mu'jam Rijal al-Hadith, vol. 8, p. 140. 2...

'Urwa bin al-Zubayr His real name is 'Urwa b. al-...

The Fable of 'Abd Alla`h b. Saba' Some spiteful persons have attributed Shi'ism to 'Abd Allah b. Saba'. They said: "It was 'Abd Allah b. Saba' who founded Shi'ism. He created its fundamentals and propagated them." The following is some of them: 1...

The Fable of 'Abd Alla`h b. Saba' Some spiteful...

The Murji'a The Murji'a appeared on the Islamic arena during Umayyad era. They played a dangerous role in formulating the political events at those times. They supported and defended the Umayyad government. It is necessary for us to give an outline ...

The Murji'a The Murji'a appeared on the Islamic a...

CHAPTER IX THE TIME OF IMAM AL-BAQIR As for the talk about the time of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him, and mentioning the most prominent events that occurred during it, they are numbered, according to modern studies, among methodica...

CHAPTER IX THE TIME OF IMAM AL-BAQIR As for the ...

He gave the Alids their Rights. From its early days, the Umayyad government spared no effort to deprive the members of the House (ahl al-Bayt), peace be on them, of their right. It spread poverty among their houses. Thus, the Alids suffered from p...

He gave the Alids their Rights. From its early ...

His Prisons This tyrannical person ordered roofless prisons to be built. Such prisons did not protect the prisoners from heat or cold. He ordered the prisoners to be tortured severely. He ordered them to be drawn on the broken Persian reeds to ble...

His Prisons This tyrannical person ordered roof...

3. Cruelty and Uselessness 'Abd al-Malik was cruel and useless. His heart was empty of mercy and kindness. The historians said: "He shed blood unjustly. He admitted that." Umm al-Darda`' said to him: "I heard that you drank wine after the worship....

3. Cruelty and Uselessness 'Abd al-Malik was cr...

CHAPTER VIII INSIGNIFICANT KINGS Ima`m al-Ba`qir was contemporary with Umayyad kings. The research about those kings is regarded as among the requirements of the formal research according to modern studies. For such a research pictures political, s...

CHAPTER VIII INSIGNIFICANT KINGS Ima`m al-Ba`qir...

His Poem called al-La`miya Al-Kumayt recited before Ima`m Abu` Ja'far, peace be on him, his poem called al-Lamiya. This poem moved the feelings and sentiments of the Ima`m. For, in this poem, al-Kumayt mentioned the painful political events at that ...

His Poem called al-La`miya Al-Kumayt recited befo...

Al-Kumayt elegized al-Husayn Al-Kumayt was born in the year when Ima`m Husayn, the father of the free, peace be on him, was killed. When he grew up and 1. Roudat al-Jinan, vol. 6, p. 56. 2. Ta'sis al-Shi'a li 'Ulum al-Islam, 189. (311) understoo...

Al-Kumayt elegized al-Husayn Al-Kumayt was born i...

CHAPTER VII KUTHAYR 'AZZAH AND AL-KUMAYT. The two famous poets, Kuthayr 'Azzah and al-Kumayt al-Asadi, had close relationships with Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him. For they believed in his Ima`mate. They regarded obedience to him a...

CHAPTER VII KUTHAYR 'AZZAH AND AL-KUMAYT. The t...

Vanity The Ima`m, peace be on him, said: "I wonder at the one who is vain and boastful. He was created from a sperm. Then he becomes carrion. Between this and that, he does not know what will be done for him. Al-Ba`qir's Supplications There is wo...

Vanity The Ima`m, peace be on him, said: "I wonde...

Cleverness Ima`m Abu` Ja'far, peace be on him, praised cleverness. He regarded it as the only source of man's happiness and righteousness. He, peace be on him, said: "The goodness of all coexistence and living together is a full measure. Two thirds ...

Cleverness Ima`m Abu` Ja'far, peace be on him, pr...

Ima`m al-Ba`qir's Valuable Commandments Many commandments were reported on the authority of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far, peace be on him. Some of them were to his children; some of them were to his companions. They are full of noble values and high ideals. Th...

Ima`m al-Ba`qir's Valuable Commandments Many comm...

The Life of Ima`m 'Ali In many of his traditions, Ima`m Abu` Ja'far, peace be on him, talked about the life of his grandfather, the Commander of the Faithful, peace be on him, the pioneer of fairness and justice. The following is one of his traditi...

The Life of Ima`m 'Ali In many of his traditions,...