The Life of Imam Baqir

'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...

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

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...

Singing Singing was famous during the Umayyad tim...

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`'...

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

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....

His Prisons This tyrannical person ordered roof...

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....

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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....

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

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...

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

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...

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

Traditions on Faith In his traditions, Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him, analyzed the essence and ranks of faith. In them he talked about the qualities of the...

Traditions on Faith In his traditions, Ima`m Abu`...

4. It resorts to the Judgment of Reason The Ima`mi jurists, unlike the jurists of the other Islamic doctrines, have regarded reason as one of the four fundamentals (necessary for)...

4. It resorts to the Judgment of Reason The Ima`m...

To obey the Ima`m is obligatory To obey the Ima`m is a religious obligation. Allah, the Most High, has mentioned that in the Koran: "Obey Allah and obey the apostle...

To obey the Ima`m is obligatory To obey the Ima`m...

CHAPTER VI HIS TALENTS AND HIS GENIUS The talents and genius of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him, resulted in great abilities of knowledge that included all sciences,...

CHAPTER VI HIS TALENTS AND HIS GENIUS The talent...

Der'ar, Murah, Harb, Zalim The worst names are: Dera`r, Murah, Harb, and Zalim.1 The Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family, ordered the Moslems to call their children with...

Der'ar, Murah, Harb, Zalim The worst names are: D...

His Alms to the Poor of Medina The Ima`m, peace be on him, did a lot of charity and favor for the poor of Medina (Yathrib). His alms for them...

His Alms to the Poor of Medina The Ima`m, peace b...

CHAPTER V THE QUALITIES OF HIS CHARACTER Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), peace be on him, had all the noble qualities that made him appropriate for undertaking the spiritual and the...

CHAPTER V THE QUALITIES OF HIS CHARACTER Ima`m A...

The Koran far above Falsehood The Holy Koran is the great miracle of Islam."(This is) a Book, whose verses are made decisive, then are they made plain, from One Wise,...

The Koran far above Falsehood The Holy Koran is t...