Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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The Birth of al-Hassan ibn Ali (a.s.)
6. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Nu'man from Sandal from Abu Usama from Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following: “One year al-Hassan ibn Ali left for Mecca on foot. O
The Birth of al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.)
Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.) was born in the third year AH. He left this word in the month of Muharram in the year sixty one AH. He lived for fifty seven years and few months. ‘Ubaydulla ibn Ziyad murdered him (may Allah condemn him) during the Caliphate of Yazid
The Birth of al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.)
1. Sa‘d and Ahmad ibn Muhammad together have narrated from Ibrahim ibn mahziyar from his brother, Ali ibn Mahziyar from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Muhammad ibn Sinan from ibn Muskan from abu Basir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “Al-Husayn
The Birth of al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.)
2. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Abd al-Rahman al-‘Arzami from Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “The time between the birth of al-Hasan and the conception for al-Husayn was like one men
The Birth of al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.)
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ and al-Husayn ibn Muhammad from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Ahmad ibn ‘A’idh from abu Khadija from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “When Fatima (a.s.)
The Birth of al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.)
4. Muhammad ibnyh has narrated from Ali ibn ’Isma‘il from Muhammad ibn ‘Amr al-Zayyat from a man from our people from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following. “Once Jibril came to Muhammad (s.a) and said tohim, “O Muhammad, Allah gives you the glad new
The Birth of al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.)
5. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from in in a marfu‘ manner from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the following about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most gracious. “. . Then he looked at the stars (37:88) and said, “I am sick!” (37:89). The Imam
The Birth of al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.)
6. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa ibn ‘Ubayd from Ali ibn Asbat from Sayf ibn ‘Amira from Muhammad ibn humran who has said the following. “Abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) has said, ‘When all that happened to al-Husayn
The Birth of al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.)
7. A number of our companions, from Ahmad bin Muhammad bin ‘Isa, from Ali bin al-Hakam, from Sayf bin ‘Amirah, from al-Malik bin A’yan, from abi Ja’far (a.s.) who said: “When Victory came down upon al-Husayn ibn Ali until it was between the sky and the earth,
Chapter on the Need for the Existence of a Divine Authority in the World and the Seriousness of this Matter
4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from Yahya al-Halabi from abu Sa‘id al-Mukari from abu Basir from abu Ja’far (a.s.) who has said the following. “Imam abu Ja‘far (a.s.) has sa
The Birth of al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.)
8. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has said that Abu Kurayb and Abu Sa‘id al-Ashja‘ narrated to him that ‘Abdallah ibn Idris narrated to them his father, Idris ibn ‘Abdallah al-’Awi who said the following: "When al-Husayn (a.s.) was murdered the people wanted to make t
The Birth of Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.)
Ali ibn al-Husayn (as) was born in the year 38 AH. He passed away in the year 95 AH at the age of 57. His mother was Salma bint Yazdegerd ibn Shahriyar ibn Shirawayh ibn Kisra Perwiz. Yazdegerd was the last Persian king.
The Birth of Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.)
1. al-Husayn ibn al-Hassan al-Hassani may grant him blessings and Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah all of them from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Ahmar from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn ‘Abdallah al-Khuza’i from Nasr ibn Muzahim from ‘Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir from Abu Ja‘far (a.s.
The Birth of Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.)
2. A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn al-Fadhal from ibn Bukayr from Zurara who has said the following. “I heard Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) say, ‘Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) had a she camel. He had taken this camel twenty two times to Ha
The Birth of Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.)
3. Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim has narrated from his father Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Hafs ibn al-Bakhtari from the person he mentioned from Abu Ja‘far (a.s.) who has said the following: “When my father, Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) passed away the she camel that bel
The Birth of Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.)
4. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad ibn 'Amir narrated from Ahmad ibn Ishaq ibn Sa'd, who narrated from Sa'dan ibn Muslim, who narrated from Abi 'Umara, who narrated from a man, who narrated from Abi 'Abdillah (as) who said: On the night when Ali ibn al-Husayn (as) was
The Birth of Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.)
5. Muhammad ibn Ahmad has narrated from his uncle, ‘Abdallah ibn al-Salt from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn bint al-Yahya’s who has said the following. “I hear Abu al-Hassan (a.s.) say, ‘When Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.) was about to pass away he passed out then he opene
The Birth of Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.)
6. Sa‘d ibn ‘Abdallah and ‘Abdallah ibn Ja‘far al-Himyari have narrated from Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar from his brother, Ali ibn Mahziyar from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Muhammad ibn Sinan from ibn Muskan from abu Basir from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s.) who has said the fol
The Birth of Abu Ja‘far, Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.)
Abu Ja'far (al-Baqir) (as) was born in the year 57 AH and passed away in the year 114 AH at the age of 57. He was buried in Al-Baqi' in Medina in the grave where his father, Ali ibn Husayn (as), was also buried. His mother was Umm Abd Allah, the daughter of Im
The Birth of Abu Ja‘far, Muhammad ibn Ali (a.s.)
1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from ‘Abdillah ibn Ahmad from Salih ibn Mazyad from ‘Abdillah ibn al-Mughira from Abu al-Sabbah that Abu Ja‘far (al- baqir) (as) said: “My mother was sitting by a wall when it began to crack, and