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other Ahmed, saying: “My father and his son (Ahmed) went to one of his estates. There was
with Ahmed twenty men from among the servants and the attendants of my father. When Ahmed
rose, they rose with him; and when he sat down, they sat down with him. Yet, my father looked
after him; he was not heedless of him.” That the Imam took care of him and was not heedless of
him is a proof of that he showed love and sincerity toward him.
His fear of Allah and Worship
Ahmed was Allah‐fearing and righteous. He released a thousand slaves to seek nearness to Allah,
the Most High.[1] A poet composed a poem on that, saying:
Ahmed b. Kazim, the king of light and master of the great, released a thousand (slaves).
The proof of his righteousness and piety is that when the story of the death of Imam Musa
became famous in Medina, the people gathered at the door of Ahmed’s house. The people went
out along with Ahmed. They thought that he was the Imam after his father, for they saw his
greatness, his worship, and his following the Islamic teachings. They thought that he was the
successor and Imam after his father, so they pledged allegiance to him. He took the pledge of
allegiance from them and ascended the pulpit and delivered an eloquent sermon, saying: “O
People, you have pledged allegiance to me, and I will pledge allegiance to my brother, ‘Ali b. Musa
al‐Rida. Know that he is the Imam and successor after my father. He is the friend of Allah. Allah
and His Apostle have made it incumbent upon you and me to obey him.” All those who were
present yielded to his speech. They left the mosque headed by Ahmed. They stood before the
Imam and admitted his Imamate.[2] This tradition is a proof of his faith and piety. Some extinct
Shi‘ite sects believed in his Imamate and claimed that he was the Imam after his father.
His Knowledge
He was among the knowledgeable people of his time. He narrated many traditions on the
authority of his father and of his grandfathers. He wrote the Holy Qur’an with his blessed hand.[3]
However, we have found nothing of his literary inheritance.
With Abu al‐Saraya
Some sources have mentioned that Ahmed was among those who took part in the movement of
Abu al‐Saraya. Ibrahim and Isma‘il, the two sons of Abi Sammal, have narrated, saying: “When the
affair of Abu al‐Hasan happened, we went to his son Ahmed for a time. When Abu al‐Saraya went
out in revolt, Ahmed went out with him. Muhammed b. Ahmed b. Usayd went to Ibrahim and
Isma‘il and said to them: ‘This man (Ahmed) went out in revolt along with Abu al‐Saraya, so what
do
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