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IMAM
MUHAMMAD AL-BAQIR (A.S.)
One day,
during his childhood, Imam al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali (a.s.) was sitting on the
lap of his grandfather, the Messenger of Allah (saww), when Jabir bin
‘Abdullah al-Ansari came by. The Holy Prophet (saww) looked at Jabir and
said, “O Jabir! A child will be born in the
offspring of this son of mine (al-Husayn) who will be the most
knowledgeable and wisest (person of his time). O Jabir! Allah will keep
you alive until his time and you will see him. O Jabir! When you meet
him, convey my salaams to him”.
Jabir
listened to this attentively and thereafter, he always eagerly waited
for the opportunity to meet the young man from the offspring of
al-Husayn (a.s.). As long as he had his eyes-sight with him, Jabir
searched for this young man wherever he went and finally, due to
old-age, when he lost his sight, he began to call out loudly the name of
the young man wherever he went. So much as that people said, “Jabir
has become insane due to old-age”.
After a
very long wait, the day finally arrived when Jabir met the one whom he
had been searching for all his life. Imam ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) once
came to meet Jabir and brought along his son Muhammad (a.s.). Jabir was
very old and had lost his eye-sight, so he could not see anything. Imam
‘Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) asked his son to kiss the forehead of Jabir.
As he did this, Jabir recognized the young man. He embraced the young
boy and said, “O Son of the Prophet!
Your
grandfather-the Messenger of Allah (saww)-has conveyed his greetings to
you”.
The young
boy replied, “O Jabir! May peace of Allah
be upon him and upon you too”. Jabir then pleaded to the
young man for his intercession for himself in the Hereafter to which he
(a.s.) agreed and shortly thereafter, Jabir passed away from this world.
(Chauda-Sitaare)
This
young boy was none other than our fifth Imam, Imam Muhammad ibn ‘Ali
al-Baqir (a.s.).
Birth: 1st Rajab 57 AH in Madina
Parents:
Imam ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) & Sayyida Fatima bint al-Hasan (a.s.)
Titles: Al-Baqir (Splitter of Knowledge), Al-Shakir
(The Thankful), Al-Hadi
(The Guide)
SOME OF
HIS SAYINGS:
“Transgressions are three: One which Allah forgives, one which He does
not forgive, and one which He does not ignore. As for the transgression
which He does not forgive, it is associating partners to Him; As for the
transgression which He forgives is that which is between man and his
God; But the transgression which He does not ignore is the one committed
against the rights of men”.
(Al-Kaafi)
“Verily enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil is the path
of the prophets and behaviour of good doers. It is such a great
obligatory deed by which other obligatory deeds can survive, other
creeds can be saved, transactions are made lawful, injustices are warded
off and prosperity can fill the earth..”
(Al-Kaafi)
“Regard for kinship causes (five advantages):
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The
purification (and acceptance) of deeds
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Increase in wealth
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Repelling misfortunes
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Easiness in reckoning (in the Hereafter)
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Prolonging of life”
(Al-Kaafi)
On the auspicious occasion of the birth of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir
(a.s.), we humbly extend our greetings and felicitations to our 12th
Living Imam, Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi (AJ) and to all the followers of
Ahlul-Bayt (a.s.)
Mulla
Mujaheedali Sheriff
mulla@almahdi.org.uk |