Imam Jawad (as) answers the Philosophers
Reading Time: 3 minutesSome philosophers and theologians came to Imam al-Jawad (a.s) and the following question was put forth: “Tell me about the Exalted Lord, He has names and attributes in His book. […]
The Life of Imam Muhammad Al-Jawad
The Greater Sins ( Gunahane Kabeera)
Reading Time: 3 minutesMusa bin Ja’far said, ‘Once, Amr bin Ubayd came to Abu Abdullah (as-Sadiq) (a.s). When he offered greeting and took a seat, he recited this Qur’anic verse, (And those who […]
what is Brotherhood ?
Reading Time: < 1 minute“Once, a man from Basra got up and said to Ameerul Mo’mineen, ‘Would you tell us about brothers?’ Imam Ali said, ‘Brothers are two kinds; brothers of trust and brothers […]
He was called al-Jawad (the generous) because of his excessive generosity
Reading Time: 2 minutesImam Abu Ja’far (a.s) was one of the most generous and open-handed people. He was called al-Jawad (the generous) because of his excessive generosity, open-handedness, charitableness and kindness to people. […]
Imam Abu Ja’far al-Jawad (a.s) performed the hajj many times
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam Abu Ja’far al-Jawad (a.s) performed the hajj many times. Al-Hasan bin Ali al-Kufi narrated some of Imam al-Jawad’s worships during the hajj. He said, “I saw Abu Ja’far the […]
Imam al-Jawad (a.s) used to offer a lot of recommended worships (nawafil)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteImam al-Jawad (a.s) used to offer a lot of recommended worships (nawafil). Narrators of traditions have reported that he would offer two rak’as (units of prayer), in each of which […]
Imamat of Imam Mohammed Taqi (as)
Reading Time: 4 minutesA significant number of scholars and jurisprudents, who had been selected by the Shiite milieus in Baghdad and other countries, came to Yathrib following the death of Imam ar-Redha (a.s) […]
The assassination of Imam ar-Redha
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen al-Ma’moon was unable to bear Imam ar-Redha (a.s) any longer, he decided to assassinate him. He invited him and offered him a cluster of grapes in which he had […]
The prayer of Eid
Reading Time: 3 minutesnother important reason that led al-Ma’moon to bear a grudge against Imam ar-Redha (a.s) was the prayer of Eid. Al-Ma’moon asked Imam ar-Redha (a.s) to lead the congregational prayer of […]
The Knowledge of Imam Reza (as)
Reading Time: 1 minuteAl-Ma’moon had asked the leading scholars of the Islamic districts to come to Khurasan to test Imam ar-Redha (a.s). They argued with him on different philosophical, theological and medical questions […]