Imam Hasan - Hujjat Workshop

IMAM ALI AN-NAQI AL-HAADI(pbuh) –THE PURE ONE, THE GUIDEHe was born in Surba (a district of Madina) on 15 th Dhulhijja 212 A.H.His father is Imam Muhammad At-Taqi (pbuh) and his mother wasSayyida Sumaanaa.The ruler of the time was a bad man called Mutawakkil. Like SaddamTikriti he too tried to destroy the shrine of Imam Husayn (pbuh) andwas very cruel. He even tried to flood the grave of Imam Husayn(pbuh) so nobody would know where it was. He did not like anyoneto visit Karbala. Imam Ali An-Naqi (pbuh) encouraged people to visitKarbala even though it was very difficult. He told them to do majaalisof Imam Husayn (pbuh) as much as possible.He, like his father also prepared the rules of taqleed - to followsomeone who knows the Qur’an, laws of Islam, and has taqwa. Thiswas to prepare Muslims for the ghayba of Imam Muhammad Al-Mahdi (pbuh)Imam Ali An-Naqi (pbuh) opened schools (madrasas) in Madinawhere many students came to study. The bad ruler Mutawakkil didnot like this and summoned Imam to Samarra where he would not letImam leave his house or let anyone visit him (kept him under housearrest).Another bad ruler called Mu’taz poisoned Imam and he died on the3 rd of Rajab 254 A.H.He is buried in Samarra (Iraq).Page 85