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The Representative of Allah (SWT) in Imamat is Like His
Representative in Nubuwwat
After the martyrdom of Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Reza (PBUH), Ma’moon moved
his central power in Khurasan to
Baghdad.
He then sent a letter to Imam Muhammad Taghi al-Jawad (PBUH) and
summoned him respectfully and honorably acknowledging his knowledge and
superiority.
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IMAM MUHAMMAD AL-JAWAD (A.S.)
One day
in Baghdad, some children were busy playing on a street. Among them was
our 9th Imam (as). Suddenly the children saw Mamoon
ar-Rasheed, the Abbasid ruler passing by with his soldiers. The children
quickly dispersed from that place. However, our Imam (as) did not run
away, rather he (as) stood at his place. When Mamoon arrived at that
spot, he looked at the young boy and asked, “Haven’t you recognized me?
Why didn’t you move from this place?” The young child replied,
“The path is not narrow that it would become
wider by moving aside, nor have I committed any crime that I should run
away from you. Moreover, I do not think that you are the sort who would
punish someone who is innocent”.
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IMAM AL-JAWAD
(A.S.) & THE HOLY QURAN- (SECTION 4)
HIS NARRATIONS FROM
HIS FATHER
Abdul Adheem bin Abdullah
al-Hasani narrated that Abu Ja’ffar the second said to him, “I heard
my father saying that his father Musa bin Ja’ffar said, ‘Once, Amr
bin Ubayd came to Abu Abdullah as-Sadiq (a.s). When he offered
greeting and took a seat, he recited this Quranic verse,
“And those
who shun the great sins and indecencies”.
(42:37)
and kept
silent.
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IMAM AL-JAWAD
(A.S.) & THE HOLY QURAN- (SECTION 3)
THE INTERPRETATION OF MASAJID
Abu Laylah was a chief justice in the
court of Mu'tasim, the Abbasid caliph. One day, he came to his
friend Zarqa in state of extreme anger and when asked the purpose of
anger, Abu Laylah said,
[O
Zarqa! Today I was put to a very big test in which I failed. A
thief, whose crime was established, was presented before Mu'tasim.
So Mu'tasim asked, 'Quran says that I should cut the hands of this
thief. You tell me from which part shall his hand be cut-off'. I
said, ' Quran states that chop-off the hand of a thief and in the
verse of wudhoo, it is mentioned that wash your hands till your
elbow. So from elbow downwards is considered as hand therefore cut
his hand from his elbow'.
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IMAM AL-JAWAD
(A.S.) & THE HOLY QURAN- (SECTION 2)
A significant number of
scholars and jurisprudents, who had been selected by the Shia’h
milieus in
Baghdad
and other countries, came to Yathrib following the death of Imam ar-Ridha
(as) in order to ascertain the new Imam. They were about eighty in
number. In Yathrib, they went to the house of Imam Abu ‘Abdillah
as-Sadiq (as). A red rug was spread out for them. ‘Abdullah, the son
of Imam al-Kadhim (as) came to them and sat at the head of their
meeting, claiming himself to an Imam after ar-Ridha (as) and the
religious authority of the Ummah. A man stood up and called out to
the
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IMAM AL-JAWAD
(A.S.) & THE HOLY QURAN- (SECTION 1)
Imam Muhammad ibn
‘Ali al-Jawaad (as) was only six years when his father died and He
(as) assumed the role of Imamate (Divine Leadership). Many Shia’hs
were confused. Some thought that a six-year-old child could not
become an Imam and the Imamate should be entrusted to an older man.
‘Ali ibn Asbaat has narrated that:
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IMAM
MUHAMMAD AL-TAQI (A.S.)
Birth: 10th Rajab 195 AH in Madina
Parents:
Imam ‘Ali al-Ridha (a.s.) & Bibi Sabika Naubiyyah (a.s.)
Titles: ‘Al-Jawad’ (The Generous),
‘Al-Taqi’ (The Pious)
Death:
29th Dhul-Qa’da 220 AH
Buried:
Kazmayn, ‘Iraq
Children:
4 Daughters & 7 Sons
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Eleventh Infallible Sayings
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As a man asked him for an advice,
Imam al-Jawad (A.S.) said: Put your head on steadfastness, embrace
poverty, reject the lusts, oppose your passions, and know that you
cannot be out of Allah's sight. Consider how you should behave, then.
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Allah revealed to one of His
prophets: Your asceticism will give you comfort. Your devotion to Me
will endear you to Me. But, did you antagonize My enemies and cherish
My disciples?
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Muhammed Al-Jawad (AS)
Birth
Above Forty years of the life of Imam
Ali Reza (A.S.) had passed and still he did not have a son. The Shias
were showing restlessness and anxiety and praying to God to grant the
Imam (A.S.) that son who was being awaited, since they had heard from
their previous Imams that the Ninth Imam is the son of eighth Imam. Even
sometimes they visited Imam Ali Reza (A.S.) and questioned him about his
successor. He would reply, "God will give me a son who will be my heir
and the Imam to follow me."
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