A brief account on the life and attributes of Eighth Holy Imam: ‘Ali Ibn Musa al-Ridha (as)
Story of the Sun: A Look at Imam al-Ridha Life
By: Sayyid Muhammad Najafi Yazdi
Translated by: Ahmad Rezwani
ISBN 978-964-971-401-1
Edited: Islamic Research Foundation
Astan Quds Razavi
Mashhad - I.R. Iran
- Story of the Sun: A Look at Imam al-Ridha Life
- Preface
- Introduction
- Brief History of Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Life
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Date of Birth
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Noble Mother
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Children
- The Auspicious Birth of Shams al-Shumus (the Radiant Sun among all the suns), ‘Ali b. Musa al-Ridha (a.s.)
- Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.), Wishing to See Imam al-Ridha (a.s.)
- Why was Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) Named al-Ridha?
- The Childhood and Adolescence Period of Imam al-Ridha (a.s.)
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Religious Authority in His Youth
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) High Status in the Divine Presence
- Devotional Sira of Imam al-Ridha (a.s.)
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Social Sira and his Good Conduct towards People
- The Greatness of Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Personality in the Words of Dignitaries
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Scholarly Status and Personality
- Some Examples of Imam al-Ridha‘s (a.s.) Wise Answers
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Knowledge of Various Languages
- Imam al- Ridha‘s (a.s.) Cultural Measures
- 1. Confrontation with Zealotry and the Zealots
- 2. Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Struggles against Sufis
- 3. Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and the Importance of Imam from the Viewpoint of Ahl al-Bayt (a.s.)
- 4. Imam al-Ridha and Commander of the Faithful (a.s.)
- 5. Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and Her Holiness Fatima (a.s.)
- 6. Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and Imam al-Husayn (a.s.)
- Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and the Visitation (Ziyara) of Imam al-Husayn (a.s.)
- Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and the Soil of Sayyid al-Shuhada’s (a.s.) Grave
- Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and the Importance of Mourning for Sayyid al-Shuhada (a.s.)
- Pouring Tears for Sayyid al-Shuhada’s (a.s.) Afflictions
- Weeping for Imam al-Husayn (a.s.)
- Major Problems of His Holiness Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) in the Time of his Imamate
- The First Problem: Waqifites and Imam al-Ridha‘s (a.s.) Struggle against them
- The Waqf Sect and the Reason behind its Creation
- Most of the Shi‘as Deviated due to the Waqf Misconception
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Measures against the Waqifites
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Negotiation with the Chiefs of the Waqifites
- Commanding to Distance from the Waqifites
- Some of the Miraculous Acts of Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) for Guiding the Shi‘as
- The Fate of some Followers of the Waqifites in Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Words
- The Second Problem: Delay in Imam al-Jawad’s (a.s.) Birth
- The Third Problem: The Issue of Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Heir Apparency
- The First Problem: Waqifites and Imam al-Ridha‘s (a.s.) Struggle against them
- Plot to Assassinate Imam al-Ridha (a.s.)
- Report about the Tablet and the Names of the Purified Imams (a.s.)
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Historical Emigration
- The Issue of Heir Apparency
- Fulfillment of Pledge
- The Abbasid Ma’mun and his Ominous Objectives
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Martyrdom
- A Review of the most Important Events during the Imamate of Imam al-Ridha (a.s.)
- The High Excellence of Visitation (Ziyara) to Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Holy Shrine
- Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Intercession
- The Pilgrim of Paradise
- The Pilgrim of the Prophet (S)
- Reward of the Martyrs
- The Pilgrims of God
- The Fulfiller of Needs and Remover of Sorrows
- Better than Optional Hajj
- Secure from the Fire
- Best of Allah’s Guests
- In the Same Rank as the Imam (a.s.)
- The Pilgrim of Imam al-Ridha (a.s.) and Imam al-Husayn (a.s.)
- The High Value of Enduring Hardship on the Way to Pilgrimage
- Some of Imam al-Ridha’s (a.s.) Words of Wisdom
