Musa al-Kazim

Quotations related to Mūsā al-Kādhim at Wikiquote Twelver Mūsá ibn Ja‘far al-Kāżim / al-Kādhim ( ) (November 6, 745 AD - September 1, 799 // Safar 7, 128 AH – Rajab 25, 183 AH) was the seventh of the Twelve Imams . He was the son of the sixth Imam, Ja‘far aṣ-Ṣādiq and his mother was Hamidah Khātūn , a student and former slave of African descent. His wife Najmah was also a former slave purchased and freed by Hamidah, his mother. Mūsá al-Kāżim was born during the power struggles between the Umayyad and the Abbasid . Like his father, he was assassinated by the Abbasids. He bore three notable children: the eighth Imām, ‘Alī ar-Riżá , and two daughters, Fāṭimah al-Ma‘sūmah and Hājar Khātūn . The Festival of Imam Musa al-Kadhim celebrates his life and death.

Mûsâ ibn Ja‘far al-Kâdhim ( ), also called Abul Hasan , Abu Abd Allah , Abu Ibrahim , and al-Kadhim (the forbearing), was the seventh Shiite Imam after his father Ja'far al-Sadiq . He is regarded by Sunnis as a renowned scholar, and was a contemporary of the Abbasid caliphs Al-Mansur , Al-Hadi , Al-Mahdi and Harun al-Rashid . He was imprisoned several times, finally dying in Baghdad in the Sindi ibn Shahak prison. Ali al-Ridha , the eighth Imām, and Fatemah Masume were among his children. Story of the Holy Ka’aba . Muhammadi Trust of Great Britain . A Brief History of The Fourteen Infallibles . The Life of Imam Musa Bin Ja'far al-Kazim (as).

Seventh of the Twelve Imams Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kadhim ( , Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar al-Kāẓim ), also spelled and al-Kazim , and also known as Abu al-Hasan , Abu Abd Allah or Abu Ibrahim , was the seventh Shia Imam after his father Ja'far al-Sadiq who was also a shia . He is regarded by Sunnis as a renowned scholar, and was a contemporary of the Abbasid caliphs Al-Mansur , Al-Hadi , Al-Mahdi and Harun al-Rashid . He was imprisoned several times; finally dying in Baghdad in the Sindi ibn Shahak prison. Ali al-Rida , the eighth Imam, and Fatemah al-Ma'sumah were among his children. A Brief History of the Fourteen Infallibles . The Life of Imam Musa Bin Ja'far al-Kazim (as). A Brief History of the Fourteen Infallibles .

The Infallibles Consensus Reason Related topics List of Twelver Shia books Criticism of Twelver Shi'ism Shia Islam portal v t e Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim ( ) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the seventh imam in Twelver Shia Islam . Born in 745 CE in Medina , he is known by the title al-Kazim ( lit. ' forbearing ' ), a reference to his patience and mild demeanor. His father, Ja'far al-Sadiq , died in 765 without publicly designating a successor, to avoid the wrath of the Abbasid caliph al-Mansur . The subsequent crisis of succession was later resolved in favor of al-Kazim, with a dissenting group, now known as the Isma'ilis , separating from the mainstream Shia. Musa al-Kazim remained in Medina after the death of al-Sadiq, where he kept aloof from politics and engaged in teaching. He was nevertheless tightly restricted by the Abbasid caliphs and spent much of his adult life in their prisons. To counter these restrictions, he established an underground network of local representatives to organize the affairs of his followers across the Abbasid empire and to collect their religious donations. His final imprisonment, circa 795, ended with his death in 799 in a Baghdad prison, possibly poisoned at the instigation of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid . The shrine of al-Kazim and his grandson, Muhammad al-Jawad , is a popular pilgrimage destination for Twelver Muslims in Kazimayn , Baghdad. Musa al-Kazim played a key role in eradicating extreme views ( ghuluww ) from Twelver thought. His answers to legal questions have survived in Wasiyya fi al-aql , and he is credited with numerous supplications . Musa al-Kazim is also revered for his piety in Sunni Islam and is considered a reliable traditionist. He is a link in the initiatic Golden Chain of Sufis , some of whom are often associated with him. Various nonprophetic miracles are attributed to him, often emphasizing his precognition. He was succeeded to the imamate by his son, Ali al-Rida .

Musa is often known by the title al-Kazim ( lit. ' forbearing ' ), apparently a reference to his patience and gentle disposition. He was born in 745 in Medina to Ja'far al-Sadiq , the sixth Shia imam, who died in 765 without publicly designating a successor to save his heir from the wrath of the Abbasid caliphs . The subsequent crisis of succession was eventually resolved in favor of al-Kazim, with a dissenting group, now known as the Isma'ilis , separating from the mainstream Shia. After the death of al-Sadiq, Musa al-Kazim remained in Medina, where he kept aloof from politics and devoted himself to religious teachings. He was nevertheless tightly restricted by the Abbasid caliphs and spent much of his adult life in their prisons. To counter these restrictions, he established an underground network of local representatives to organize the affairs of his followers across the Abbasid Empire and to collect their religious donations. His final imprisonment, c. 795 , ended with his death in 799 in a Baghdad prison, possibly poisoned at the instigation of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid . The shrine of al-Kazim and his grandson, Muhammad al-Jawad , is a popular pilgrimage destination for Twelver Muslims in Kazimayn , Baghdad. Musa al-Kazim played a key role in eradicating extreme views and exaggerations ( ghuluww ) from Twelver thought. His answers to legal questions have survived in Wasiyya fi al-aql , and he is credited with numerous supplications . Musa al-Kazim is also revered for his piety in Sunni Islam and considered a reliable transmitter of prophetic sayings. He is a link in the initiatic Golden Chain in Sufism , and some Sufi saints are often associated with him. Various nonprophetic miracles are attributed to al-Kazim, often emphasizing his precognition. He was succeeded in imamate by his son, Ali al-Rida .