Seerah

by: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz On 17th Rabi al-Awwal 83 AH, amidst celebrations on the 136th birth anniversary of the Almighty's Last and Greatest Messenger, the joy was doubled in the house of Prophet Muhammad's (SAWA) great grandson and great granddaughter...

by: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz On 17th Rabi al-Awwal 83 AH...

Name: Ja‘far. Agnomen: Abu ‘Abdillâh. Title: As-Sâdiq. Father: Muhammad bin ‘Ali. Mother: Umm Farwah. Birth: 17th Rabi I, 83 AH in Medina. Death: 25th Shawwâl 148 AH in Medina. 1. Birth & Early Days Imam Ja‘far as-Sâdiq, son of the fifth Imam, was bo...

Name: Ja‘far. Agnomen: Abu ‘Abdillâh. Title: As-Sâ...

Certain relatives of the Holy Imam (a.s.) not only failed to acknowledge his rights but even bore enmity against him in their hearts. Although the enmity against Imam (a.s.) makes him a disbeliever. Yet Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) willed that seventy...

Certain relatives of the Holy Imam (a.s.) not only...

His name is Ja'far. He is also known as as-Sadiq and Abu' Abdullah. He is son of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (A.S.) son of Imam Zain al-'Abidin (A.S.) son of Imam Hussein (A.S.). His mother was Ummu Farwah daughter of al-Qasim son of Muhammad son of Abu B...

His name is Ja'far. He is also known as as-Sadiq a...

by: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz Shawwal 25 is a sad day. It is the day on which Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (AS), the 6th infallible successor of Prophet Muhammad (SAWA), was martyred by the Abbasid caliph Mansour ad-Dawaniqi. In commemoration of this poignant occas...

by: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz Shawwal 25 is a sad day. It...

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi reported to me from Abu al-Abbas Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Saeed al-Hamadani, who reported from Ahmad b. Yahya Zakariyya; and Muhammad b. Abdullah b. Muhammad b. Salim among the latter ones, both of whom report...

He said: Abu Bakr Muhammad b. Umar al-Je'abi repor...

by: Allama Sultanu'l-Wa'izin Nawab: Shias believe in the twelve Imams. Why is Shia'ism associated with the name of Imam Ja'far Sadiq and called the Ja'farite sect? Well-Wisher: Every prophet, in accordance with the divine command, appoints his succes...

by: Allama Sultanu'l-Wa'izin Nawab: Shias believe ...

By: Shaykh Abbas Qummi It is related that Imam Ja'far -as-Sadiq (A.S.) had a servant. Wherever the Imam went, he accompanied Him. And when Imam (A.S.) went to the Mosque, he would look after His mule. One day the servant was sitting at the door of th...

By: Shaykh Abbas Qummi It is related that Imam Ja'...

Name: Jafar Title: As-Sadiq Kunyat: Abu Abdullah Born: at Medina on Monday the 17th Rabi-ul- Awwal 83 A.H. Fathers Name: Imam Muhammad Baqir(A.S.) Mother Name: Umm-e-Farwah Martyred: aged 65 years at Medina on Monday, 25th Shawwal 148 A.H. Poisoned b...

Name: Jafar Title: As-Sadiq Kunyat: Abu Abdullah B...

By: Muhammadi Rayshahri Isma'il-Ibn Jabir says: Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.) wrote this letter to his companions and gave them order to study it constantly and think about what is mentioned in it and put it in action. So they put it where they used to say...

By: Muhammadi Rayshahri Isma'il-Ibn Jabir says: Im...

1- He who treats people kindly will be accepted as arbiter. 2- To trust everybody in times of injustice and cheating is disability. 3- If problems are added to each other, they will give birth of relief. 4- To recognize the actuality of your friend, ...

1- He who treats people kindly will be accepted as...

So, then, Ask Allah for good health. Adhere to courtesy, decorum, tranquility, and pudency, and promote yourselevs against what the virtuous ones among you promote themselves against. Remark favorably on the wrong people: be steadfast against their o...

So, then, Ask Allah for good health. Adhere to cou...

Imam as-Sadiq(A.S.) asked the man who attended before him about his manner. "I am one of your followers and adherents," answered the man. Imam As-Sadiq(A.S.) said: Allah will surely accept the servant whom He loves and will surely give Paradise to hi...

Imam as-Sadiq(A.S.) asked the man who attended bef...

The way of learning from al- Sadiq and discussing for evidence was not as the way we find today in the Islamic theological centers. Rather, his students, except some of them, believed in his Imamate. As we have mentioned earlier, the Imamis believe t...

The way of learning from al- Sadiq and discussing ...

Indeed, Allah, the Exalted, has ordered His creatures to know Him and to worship Him after they have known Him: "And I have not created the Jinn and the men except that they should serve Me."(281) His creatures indicate His existence. The pretty crea...

Indeed, Allah, the Exalted, has ordered His creatu...

We come across some references to the recruitment and training of the cadres in the words of Imam Sajjad (AS). There are a number of lengthy speeches of Imam Sajjad in the Tohaf-ul-Oqul. Unfortunately, I did not have time to search for his lengthy sp...

We come across some references to the recruitment ...

Given the circumstances, what were the responsibilities of Imam Sajjad? If he decided to follow that goal, he would feel three burdens on his shoulder: Firstly, he should impart the teachings of his religion to the people of his time. It is not possi...

Given the circumstances, what were the responsibil...

These issues reflect the condition of those days; in addition to "intellectual" and "moral" decadence, "political" corruption was another characteristic of this period. Most of the luminaries were deeply involved in fulfilling their own material desi...

These issues reflect the condition of those days; ...

t is pertinent here to allude to the episode of Harrah. Muslim ibn Aqaba attacked Medina in 64 H., creating more horror and terror and causing total isolation of the Progeny of Prophet Muhammad (S). The Harrah incident occurred when Yazid in 62 H. ap...

t is pertinent here to allude to the episode of Ha...

I begin this issue with alluding to the era of Imam Sajjad (AS). In my opinion, the entire struggles, from the era of Imam Sajjad (AS), that is, the year 61, until 260 hegira, can be divided into three stages. The First Stage, 61-135 hegira (H.) -- T...

I begin this issue with alluding to the era of Ima...

The nature of the Imams' struggles differed from that of the theological debates and armed struggles. Those who are acquainted with the history of the second century hegira, and those who have studied the activities of the Abbasside Dynasty (Bani Abb...

The nature of the Imams' struggles differed from t...