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The First Imam
Amir al-mu’minin Ali – upon whom be peace – was the son of Abu Talib, the Shaykh of the Banu Hashim. Abu Talib was the uncle and guardian of the Holy Prophet and the person who had brought the Prophet to his house and raised him like his own son. After the Prophet [...]
The Second Imam
Imam Hasan Mujtaba – upon whom be peace – was the second Imam. He and his brother Imam Husayn were the two sons of Amir al-mu’minin Ali and Hadrat Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet. Many times the Prophet had said, “Hasan and Husayn are my children.” Because of these same words [...]
The Third Imam
Imam Hussainn (Sayyid al-Shuhada’, “the lord among martyrs”), the second child of Imam Ali (a.s.) and Bibi Fatimah (s.a), was born in the year 4 A.H. and after the martyrdom of his brother, Imam Hasan Mujtaba, became Imam through Divine Command and his brother’s will. Imam Hussain was Imam for a period of [...]
Birth
In the period of the second caliph “Ummer”, the Muslims conquered Iran. The daughters of Yazdgard were brought to Madina.
All had gathered in the mosque of Madina to see what was the decision of the caliph, about them. He wanted to sell them but Imam Ali (a.s.) stopped him from doing so and said to [...]
Birth
The fifth Imam Mohammad Baqir (a.s.) was born on the 1st of the month of Rajab, 57th Hijrah, in the city of Madina. Because of the resemblance that he had with his grandfather he was named Mohammad and because of it that he analyzed the knowledge and made manifest its secrets he became known with [...]
The sun of the existence of Imam Jafar as Sadiq (a.s.) arose from the lap of his mother Umm-e-Farwah on the 17th of Rabiul Awal, 83rd year Hijrah, in the city of Madina. Imam Jafar as Sadiq (a.s.) has the same birth date as that of our Holy Prophet Muhammad (p.b.u.h.). Imam Jafar as Sadiq [...]
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Birth
He was born on Sunday, the 7th of Safar, year 128 Hijrah at the land of Abwa situated between Mecca and Madina from his mother named “Hameeda.” He had access to Imamate at the age of twenty-one years.
Abu Baseer says, “We traveled to perform Hajj along with Imam Jaffar Sadiq (a.s.). No sooner we had [...]
Birth
On 11th of Zi-Qada, 148 Hijrah, a son was born in the house of Imam Musa Ibn-e-Jaffar (a.s.) who took over the position of the Imam of Islam, after his father. He was named Ali and titled Reza. The honorable and gracious mother of the Imam (a.s.) was Najmiyya, who was considered to be the [...]
Birth
Above Forty years of the life of Imam Ali Reza (a.s.) had passed and still he did not have a son. The Shias were showing restlessness and anxiety and praying to God to grant the Imam (a.s.) that son who was being awaited, since they had heard from their previous Imams that the Ninth Imam [...]
Birth
Imam Ali un-Naqi (a.s.) known as Hazrat Hadi (a.s.) was born in the mid of ZilHajj, 212 Hijrah in the vicinity of Madina, at a place known as Surya.
His father is Imam Jawad (a.s.) his mother Samana was a maid with excellence, virtue and piety. Imam (a.s.) got the post of Imamate after the martyrdom [...]
Birth
The eleventh bright star of Imamate appeared on the horizons of the sky of guardianship (willayat) in Madina and set in Samarra.
His name was Hassan and surname Abu Mohammad and the well-known titles were “Zaki” and “Askari“. His father was Imam Hadi (a.s.), whereas his mother’s name was Sausan.
He was 22, when his father was [...]
Birth
The Sun of the existence of the twelveth Imam (a.s.) cast its reflection and enlightened and brightened the hearts of the Shias with its light.
The Abbasade caliphs and government functionaries had heard that the Imams are twelve people and that the last and final of them is the son of eleventh Imam Hassan Askari (a.s.) [...]
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