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IMAM ALI AR-RIDHA (pbuh)THE ACCEPTED ONE<strong>Imam</strong> Ali Ar-Ridha (pbuh) was born in Madina on the 11 th Dhulqa’da148 A.H.His father is <strong>Imam</strong> Musa Al-Kadhim (pbuh) and his mother wasSayyida Ummulbanin Najma.His grandfather <strong>Imam</strong> Ja’fer As-Sadiq (pbuh) used to tell hiscompanions to await the birth of his grandson who would be veryclever and known as ‘Aalim aali Muhammad’ - the learned one fromthe household of the Prophet (pbuh).He was also known as <strong>Imam</strong> Zaamin (pbuh). Zaamin means safety.One day <strong>Imam</strong> was walking through the market place when he saw ahunter about to kill a deer. The deer was struggling. When the deersaw <strong>Imam</strong> she said something to him which he understood. <strong>Imam</strong>asked the hunter to free her so that she could feed her little oneswho were hungry. The deer would then return to the hunter.The hunter thought <strong>Imam</strong> was making a fool of him, so <strong>Imam</strong> stoodwith the hunter until the deer came back with her young ones. Sheasked <strong>Imam</strong> to look after them.The bad ruler Mamun had ordered that nobody was allowed to visitKarbala for Ziyara. Anybody who dared to go was killed.Page 69