Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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The birth of Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.)
11. Sa‘d ibn ‘Abdallah has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Faddal from ‘Abdallah ibn Bukaayr from certain persons of our people who has said the following. “He heard abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) say, ‘ When Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a
The birth of al-Zahra’, Fatima (a.s.)
Fatima (a.s.) was born five years after the Messenger of Allah declared his message. She died when she was eighteen years and seventy five days old. She lived for seventy five days after the death of her father (s.w).”
The birth of al-Zahra’, Fatima (a.s.)
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ibn al-Ri’ab from abu ‘Ubayda from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Fatima remained (alive) after (the death of) the Messenger of Allah (sw) for seventy-five days
The birth of al-Zahra’, Fatima (a.s.)
2. Muhammad in Yahya has narrated from al-‘Amraki ibn Ali from Ali ibn Ja‘far from his brother from Abu al-Hassan (a.s.) who has said the following: “Fatima is truthful and a martyr. The daughters of prophets do not experience menses.”
The birth of al-Zahra’, Fatima (a.s.)
Ahmad Ibn Mihran - may Allah have mercy on him - narrated to me in a marfu' manner, alongside Ahmad Ibn Idris from Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Jabbar al-Shaybani from al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad al-Razi from Ali Ibn Muhammad al-Hurmuzani that Abi 'Abdillah al-Husayn Ibn Ali
The birth of al-Zahra’, Fatima (a.s.)
4. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Salim from al-Mufadhal who has said the following: “I asked Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.), 'Who washed Fatima (for burial)?' He replied
The birth of al-Zahra’, Fatima (a.s.)
5. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from Salih ibn ‘Aqaba from ‘Abdallah ibn Muhammad al-Ju‘fi from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) and abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “During the time of their doing (s
Chapter on the Need for the Existence of a Divine Authority in the World and the Seriousness of this Matter
2. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Jesus son of Mary (a.s.) said, ‘Woe to bad scholars! If only they knew how raging fire will engulf them.’”
The birth of al-Zahra’, Fatima (a.s.)
6. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from Salih ibn ‘Aqaba from Yazid ibn ‘Abd al-Malik from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following. “When Fatima (a.s.) was born Allah sent an angel to make the tongue of Muhammad (sw) call her ‘Fatima’.
The birth of al-Zahra’, Fatima (a.s.)
7. Through the same chain of narrators it is narrated from Salih ibn ‘Aqaba from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir from abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following. “Once the Holy Prophet (s.a) said to Fatima, “Rise and bring that tray.” She went and took out the tr
The birth of al-Zahra’, Fatima (a.s.)
8. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Ali from Ali ibn Ja‘far who has said the following. “I heard abu al-Hassan (a.s.) say, ‘Once when the Messenger of Allah was sitting an angel who had twenty four face
The birth of al-Zahra’, Fatima (a.s.)
9. Ali ibn Muhammad and others have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abu Nasr who has said the following: “I asked al-Rida (a.s.) about the grave of Fatima (a.s.). He said, “She was buried in her own house. When the Umayyads enlarged t
The birth of al-Zahra’, Fatima (a.s.)
10. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from al-Khaybari from Yunus ibn Zabyan who has said the following. “I heard abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) say, ‘Had Allah not created Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s.) for Fatima, there would b
The Birth of al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.)
Al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.) was born in the month of Ramadan in the year that the battle of Badr took place, the second year after Hijra (AH) (migration of the Holy Prophet (s.w) from Mecca to Medina). It is also narrated that he was born in the third year. He p
The Birth of al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.)
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from al-Husayn ibn Ishaq from Ali ibn Mahziyar from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from ‘Abdallah ibn Sinan from the one who heard from Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who said, "When al-Hassan was about to die he wept. He wa
The Birth of al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.)
2. Sa‘d ibn ‘Abdallah and ‘Abdallah ibn Ja‘far have narrated from Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar from his brother. Ali (ibn Mahziyar) from al-Hassan ibn Sa‘id from Muhammad ibn Sinan from ibn Muskan from Abu Basir from Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “
The Birth of al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.)
3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Nu‘man from Sayf ibn ‘Amira from Abu Bakr al-Hadrami who has said the following: "Ja'da bint al-Ash‘ath ibn Qays al-Kindi poisoned al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.) and a female servant of
The Birth of al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.)
4. Muhammad ibn Yahya and Ahmad ibn Muhammad have narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from al-Qasim al-Nahdi from Isma‘il ibn Mihran from al-Kunasi from Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Once al-Hassan (a.s.) went outside the town with a man
Chapter on the Need for the Existence of a Divine Authority in the World and the Seriousness of this Matter
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan, both from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Jamil ibn Darraj who has said the following. “(Imam) abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) has said, “When the soul reaches here, pointing to his
The Birth of al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.)
5. Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn Yahya have narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from Ya‘qub ibn Yazid from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from his people from Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following: “Al-Hassan (a.s.) has said, ‘Allah has two cities. One is in