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espected and admired his brother Imam al‐Rida, peace be on him. Al‐Mamaqani, a researcher,
made use of this narration and indicated that Ibrahim was reliable and had good intention. He has
said: “Generally speaking, whoever carefully considers this narration comes to know that the man
(Ibrahim) was very Allah‐fearing. That is because the vague error (shubha) was religious and did
not require raising the hand from the truth in regarding his brother as trustworthy and truthful,
admitting his father’s will, the testamentary trustees (of the Imamate) were a group, and Imam al‐
Rida, peace be on him, was given precedence over them. If there was nothing in the man’s
biography except this narration, then it would sufficient for him who is discerning and endowed
with insight to be satisfied with Ibrahim’s justice and piety and with that his faith in the waqf was
something accidental with him and disappeared.”[1]
Any way, many researchers have declared Ibrahim’s justice and innocence of this accusation
B. With Imam al‐Rida (P.B.O.H)
Al‐Kulayni has mentioned that Ibrahim and his brother al‐‘Abbas disputed with Imam al‐Rida,
peace be on him, just as we will mention in al‐‘Abbas’s biography. Of course, such a thing harms
Ibrahim’s trustworthiness and justice. However, he has not mentioned whether Ibrahim the
younger or the elder (had such a dispute with the Imam). Regardless of these deeds, none can
criticize Ibrahim at all.
C. With Abu al‐Saraya
It is necessary for us to have, even if briefly, knowledge of the event of Abu al‐Saraya, for it meets
with more than one of the children of the Imam, peace be on him.
The great leader Muhammed b. Ibrahim, better known as al‐Tabtaba’i,[2] broke out that
important revolt in its beginning, put its designs and plans. He saw that with which the Muslims
were afflicted such as excessive oppression, and what the ‘Alawids suffered such as different kinds
of punishment and exhaustion. He was very merciful and kind to the weak. His pure soul moved
him to declare the revolt. The historians mentioned that he was in one of the streets in Kufa. He
saw an old woman following the loads of dates; she picked up what fell from them and put them
into an old bag. He asked her about that, and she answered: “Surely I am a woman and has no
husband to provide for me; and I have daughters who have no work; therefore I follow this way to
feed myself and my children.”
When he heard that from her, he burst into tears, and said to her: “By Allah, you and the like of
you will make me revolt against (the ‘Abbasids), and they will shed
[1] Tanqeeh al‐Maqal, vol. 3, p. 34.
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