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Introduction Chapter II : His Geniu
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D. Imam Musa loves ‘Ali Bin Yaqte
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his own generous abilities. In this
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through it was forgiven.”[3] In h
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the Prophet). They are the life shi
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Bayt toward them, it was severe and
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This sound way was chosen by some p
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They say: “His inclination and op
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message to be burnt in a fire was i
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Chapter II : His Genius and Superio
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whom human history has ever known i
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Abu Hanifa was among those who beli
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prohibited. He permitted them to be
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This means that all signs and quali
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is achieved when it is good. Surely
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nature?" The boy turned to him and
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Hearing, Knowing." Then he turned t
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the intellectual life in Islam. Aft
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When you meet him, recite my greeti
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They found in the grandson of the g
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[1] Al‐Irshad. A'lam al‐Wara. A
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1. Kitab Ma'ani al‐Qur'an (a book
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[3] Al‐A'lam, vol. 1, p. 186. Al
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The Authority fears the Imam's Scho
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"O my little son, whoever unveils (
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them, who dedicated themselves to i
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nor rough. His eye does not precede
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liberality, kindness to men, steadf
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far from all the factors of decline
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1. He must have the comprehensive c
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justice. This self immunity arouses
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‐Do they choose a righteous perso
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guided (people) by Our commands, an
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"Accordingly, how do they choose th
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to whom men should resort. All the
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has planted, then let him follow 'A
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Dawud Bin Kuthayr hurried to Imam A
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with one of your offspring for the
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"He is Isma'il," they all said. "O
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Imam al‐Sadiq has praised his son
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his time and was among the great, g
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19. Al‐Sayyid Kazim al‐Yemeni "
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[2] Al‐Sawa'iq al‐Muhriqa, p. 1
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sent him a purse in which was a tho
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9. He is among the Imams of Muslims
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two of them: 1. Deduction is obliga
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Without doubt, the stars have not c
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and the hadith always magnify the a
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"Do you thing that you are a small
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countries. If clouds touch the surf
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Imam Musa, peace be on him, has quo
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inspiration, then they must turn aw
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Nevertheless, they associate others
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2. They have faith in Allah. 3. The
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abundant reason is the best thing w
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and ask Him to perfect his reason.
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[1] Al‐Waafi. determination and c
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greatness, My power, My radiance, a
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"Then gently advise him. If his hea
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eternity. His staying deters ambiti
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informs none of His creatures; He a
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2. Al‐Fakhr al‐Razi Explaining
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faith justice and love prevail (soc
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according to the limit He wants fro
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weariness, for they are a key to al
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imma'a!" ‐What is the imma'a? ‐
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estrict yourself to the Fire.” Re
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for me except from You, and there i
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“O Allah, repay to all Your creat
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[1] Al‐Waafi, vol. 3, p. 78. [2]
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[2] Zahr al‐Adab, vol. 1, p. 132.
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no tradition (reported) on the auth
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unanimous resolution of the communi
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‐Explain to me what you have said
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of Allah’s Apostle, may Allah ble
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‐How is that the origin of the Tr
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The ignorant wonder at the wise mor
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The more appropriate knowledge to y
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obligation, while it is Allah Who l
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from human's rights. We are not bus
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Any way, the Umayyad authorities to
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honors after occupying Yethrib (Med
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ear witness that Muhammed is the Ap
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'Amru b. al‐Hamaq al‐Khaza'i, M
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[1] Tarikh al‐Harakat al‐Fikriy
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extent that they became poor and es
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Showing Despise toward the Peoples
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them of salaries and daily bread, t
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first to bring singers from other c
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Nazar knows that my people boast of
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Islamic world, and that it would no
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they spared no effort to overthrow
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Abu Muslim is elected Ibrahim al‐
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lying. I have seen some eggs in the
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Zaab River along with a great army
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Merwan was sure of his inevitable f
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among the greatest lessons and exam
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O Commander of those who are free f
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‐They have not come not because o
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"O Abu 'Abd Allah, do you say that?
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Ahl al‐Bayt; rather it resulted f
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He was asked: "Is it difficult for
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Abu Ja'far al‐Mansur went too far
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ottom of meanness and lowliness! B.
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So this is a night lamp in the dark
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[3] Al‐Tabari, Tarikh. thousand d
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enemy has power over him; he whose
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al‐Mansur, saying to him: ‐Let
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His Ruinous Offences The history of
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3. His Embezzling Properties Al‐M
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The 'Alawids were disposed by natur
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marry her in order to protect his c
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meet him with humbleness and asceti
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Allah bless him and his family. The
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certainly try you with somewhat of
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authority of his father on the auth
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was drinking water, Abu al‐Azhar
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He was similar to his grandfather t
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Maqaal, vol. 2, p. 174. [3] Al‐Ta
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Al‐Mansur said to him: "O Hajjajj
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al‐Hajjajj did to his masters, th
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Through this action al‐Mansur rea
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He thought that the Imam, peace be
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him, was arrested in Iraq.[1] Imam
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asked him: ‐May I be your ransom,
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‐Do not be like me, but be less t
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‐What made you come? ‐Tyranny h
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the Muslims. [1] Mukhtasar Akhbar a
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Mansur. Did he represent him in Yet
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eported that many of the Umayyad an
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Al‐Mehdi spent on his sensual des
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inhabited it, he would not accuse Y
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Any way, al‐Mehdi harbored intens
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which they could remove his blessin
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‐By Allah, you are truthful, O Co
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‐By Allah, I have not done that,
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[1] Khulasat al‐Dhahab al‐Masbu
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esponded to him. He said to him: "S
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itual ablution and prayed. Then he
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saying: “By Allah, bad is what yo
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After a terrible conflict between t
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orders! [1] Maqatil al‐Talibiyyin
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342. harbored, You threw him on his
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thank You for Your favors, and amon
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continues against him, the tribulat
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Allah responded to the supplication
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was. He came to know of the affair.
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A historian exaggerated when he add
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2. Those who are unable to maintain
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the Islamic governments spent their
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“Why do you not give me two hundr
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Harun went too far in spending mone
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Al‐Rashid said: “Riches. Theref
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other al‐Hadi. Ja‘far b. Qaddam
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‐What wrong with you Abu al‐‘
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Al‐Bayqehi mentioned that al‐Ra
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their palaces were more than those
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They generously gave and granted wi
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[2] Al‐Imama wa al‐Siyasa, vol.
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that Harun was innocent of extravag
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was the caliph of the Muslims and r
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took place in the (district) of Ban
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Another poet elegized him, saying:
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drank wine openly though he came to
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[4] Bayna al‐Khulafa' wa al‐Khu
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[1] Ibid., 11, 133. [2] Al‐Shaykh
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I (complain) to Allah of the falseh
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which he tried to criticize the mis
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the Day of Resurrection when you me
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Khuresan?” Al‐Fedl answered:
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A. His distinguishing Features He w
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appointed him as a ruler over the m
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“O Commander of the faithful, thi
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Therefore, tell me about two words
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e taken out, and he was taken out.
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With this point we will end our spe
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Imam Musa, peace be on him, was for
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[4] Those who took part in the Batt
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sufficient unto you is a loss! When
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woman did. So she became displeased
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The atheistic movement appeared at
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him. Most their kings had such a be
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Merciful (Allah).[1] The Manism spr
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form of his children, and then into
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atheists were severely persecuted b
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Whoever attains three (drinks) of i
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heaven is destruction and there is
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‐Have gone to the east and the we
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above movement and going from place
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created. All things happen accordin
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“What is the meaning of desires?
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In most of its periods, the ‘Abba
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ight to use them except the caliphs
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secretary of his son Ja‘far. He w
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who intended to criticized him. Ism
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ights and brought high objectives a
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and his family, who took care of hi
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Shi‘ites have used this protest a
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The Shi‘ites maintain that if gov
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thought and faith. Al‐Ferezdeq, a
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They are isolated from the communit
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Wonderful Resistance The Shi‘ites
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my faith as evil. When I al‐Mehdi
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them for many years. Shaykh al‐Tu
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Prophet, may Allah bless him and hi
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Imam al‐Sadiq, peace be on him, a
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They maintained that the Imam after
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properties and on the rest of the o
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[2] Bihar al‐Anwar, vol. 12, p. 3
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[1] Al‐Kafi, p. 369. [2] Da'a'im
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miserable! They do not know what wi
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saw that his kingdom was liable to
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Chapter XIV : A Group of his Compan
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The name of Abu al‐Bilad is Yehya
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He is known as al‐Anmati. He was
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24. Ishaq Bin ‘Abd Allah Bin Mali
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33. Aymen Bin Muhriz Shaykh al‐Tu
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on the authority of Imam Musa.[7] [
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He was the retainer of the Banu Kah
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64. Al‐Hasan Bin Amir Bin Sulayma
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two arrows with which his father Za
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(Musa), peace be on them.[8] 84. Ha
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Shaykh al‐Tusi has numbered him a
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104. Khalaf Bin Salama al‐Basri S
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[2] Jami' al‐Ruwat, vol. 1, p. 30
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He reported traditions on the autho
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He reported traditions on the autho
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He was originally from Kufa but he
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[1] Jami' al‐Ruwat, vol. 1, p. 37
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them by myself; rather I send my se
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He is reliable. He narrated (tradit
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179. ‘Abd Allah Bin Jundub al‐B
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185. ‘Abd Allah Bin al‐Kasim al
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(Musa), peace be on him. ‘Abd All
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199. ‘Ali Bin Ja‘far He is the
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In his book al‐Rijal, Shaykh al
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them misfortunes and disasters. He
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E. Imam Musa guides him Imam Musa,
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These books were narrated by Muhamm
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‐Who are you? ‐ A man from Qum
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We have previously talked about him
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uried his books when he was impriso
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inhabitants of the heavens just as
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From this supplication, we conclude
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men of piety, knowledge, jurisprude
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it harmonized with the reality and
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Mu’min al‐Taq turned to him and
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Mu’min al‐Taq said: “So I wen
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[4] Al‐Nejashi, Rijal, p. 281. [5
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He was the retainer of Abi ‘Abd A
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his piety, his hard work in obeying
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Exalted, is a just judge who punish
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so come in to him, congratulate him
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“Whoever is permitted to supplica
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[5] Ibid., 267. [6] Al‐Nejashi, R
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B. His Early Life The biographers h
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3. al‐Nadar b. Suwayd al‐Sayraf
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28. Kitab ‘Ilal al‐Tehreem (a B
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Then he shook hand with him, made h
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whose existence there is no proof,
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and ugly doctrine? As for that the
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the talk when speak of the imprison
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al‐Hasan (Musa). He has a book na
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305. Yunus Bin ‘Abd al‐Rahman H
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1. Kitab Youm wa Layla (a Book on a
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Allah chose him to meet Him. He sho
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Shaykh al‐Tusi has numbered him a
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each of the children of Abu al‐Ha
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He grew up under the care of Islam
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Mazini al‐Nehwi, ‘Ali b. ‘Ali
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With this we will end our talk abou
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[1] Tarikh al‐Khulafa', p. 299. o
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taken from the people all over the
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assassinate the Imam. He took some
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them in these affairs. After this w
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[2] Ibn Khaldun, Tarikh, vol. 4, p.
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eye in all directions; (and he is)
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you and have confidence in you.”
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. Sehal ordered his head to be cruc
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the youngest, al‐Kazim’s son, w
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[1] Al‐Irshad. Tuhfat al‐'Alam.
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Ishaq died and buried in Medina in
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[4] Al‐Mujjdi. [5] 'Umdat al‐Ta
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[1] Tuhfat al‐Azhar. [2] Bihar al
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As for me, my brother, I take care
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said: ‘O Abu ‘Ammarah, I want t
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Rida, peace be on him, that he said
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‘Ali b. Faruq Abu Muhammed, then
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achievements gathered together in t
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‐It sometimes produces and someti
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life. ‐I was astonished at that a
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Musa from all the Islamic countries
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him and said to him: “I did not t
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peace be on him, refused to take it
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followed an unjust policy aiming at
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tired of prison. He regarded his fr
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The Imam, peace be on him, devoted
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E. His Supplication When the Imam,
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community on the necessity to which
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