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15.2 Rulers During the Time of Imam (a)
Mamoon Rashid
Mu’tasim, He ruled for 8 years.
Wathiq Billah: During his rule Imam (a) and His Shia were allowed to live
peacefully.
Mutawakkil: He was the first Abbaside caliph who openly held and participates in
parties where music, drinking alcohol and all kinds of evil was practiced.
Muntansir: He succeeded his father Mutawakkil by Killing him.
Mustain Billah
Mu’taz Billah.
Mutawakkil forced Imam Naqi (a) to leave Medina and go to Sammra, where He
(a) was imprisoned.
Mutawakkil was his enemy,but Imam (a) never returned this enmity. Once
Mutawakkil was suffering from serious sickness and his doctors declared him
incurable. Mutawakkil’s mother approached Imam (a) for help, and He (a)
prescribed an ointment, which cured him.
15.3 Imamate
He (a) served the longest period of Imamate (besides the 12 th Imam)-34 years that
can be divided into two parts –17 years of freedom and 17 years of imprisonment.
15.4 Martyrdom
It was Mu’taz who finally poisoned him.
His funeral prayers were conducted by his son Imam Hasan Askari (a) and he was
buried in Sammra. He was only 42 years at the time.
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