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Chapter 19
A Chronological List Of The Fourteen Infalliblesthe Holy Prophet, His Daughter And The Twelve Holy Imams

 

 

NOTE: Where there are differences of opinion on the dates of birth or death, the most popular view has been quoted.

 

 

SL. No.: 1.

Designation: The Last Prophet of Allah

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu'l-Qasim

Name: Muhammad (Ahmad) (al-Mustafa)

Father's Name: `Abdullah

Title (Laqab): Rasulu'llah, Nabiyyu'llah, an-Nabiyy, Khatamu'n-Nabiyyin

Date of Birth:  17th Rabi` I, in the Year of the Elephant. (25. 8.570 AD)

Date of Death: 28th Safar, 11 AH (25.5.632 AD)

Martyred by means of: Natural

Place of Burial: Holy Medina al-Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

SL. No.: 2.

Designation: One of the Fourteen Infallibles

Agnomen (Kunyah): Umm Abiha

Name: Fatimah

Father's Name: Muhammad

Title (Laqab): az-Zahra, as-Siddiqah, al-Batul, Sayyidatu'n-Nisa'.

Date of Birth:  20th Jumada II, in the fifth Year after the declaration of the Prophethood. (2. 1. 615 AD)

Date of Death: 3rd Jumadi II, 11 AH (26. 8.632)

Martyred by means of: Injured

Place of Burial: Holy Medina, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

SL. No.: 3.

Designation: 1st Imam

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu 'l-Hasan, Abu'l-Hasanayn, Abu Turab.

Name: `Ali

Father's Name: Abu Talib

Title (Laqab): Amir al-Mu'minin, al-Wasiyy, al-Murtada, Haydar.

Date of Birth: 13th Rajab, 10 Years before the declaration of the Prophethood. (25.5.600 AD)

 

Date of Death: Struck on 19th Ramadan (25th January); Died on 21st Ramadan 40AH(27.1.661AD)

Martyred by means of: Sword – while he was engaged in prayers.

Place of Burial: Holy an-Najaf al-Ashraf, Iraq. (al-Ghariyy)

 

SL. No.: 4.

Designation: 2nd Imam

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu Muhammad

Name: al-Hasan

Father's Name: 'Ali

Title (Laqab): al-Mujtaba, as-Sibt (al-Akbar)

Date of Birth:  15th Ramadan, 3 AH (1. 3. 625 AD)

Date of Death: 7th Safar, 50 AH (6. 3. 670 AD)

Martyred by means of: Poison

Place of Burial: Holy Medina, Saudi Arabia.

 

SL. No.: 5.

Designation: 3rd Imam

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu 'Abdillah

Name: al-Husayn

Father's Name: 'Ali

Title (Laqab): Sayyidu'sh-Shuhada', as-Sibt (al-Asqhar)

Date of Birth: 3rd Sha'ban, 4 AH (8.1. 626 AH)

Date of Death: 10th Muharram, 61 AH (10.10. 680 AD)

Martyred by means of: Sword -in the Battle of ‘Ashura

Place of Burial: Holy Karbala (at-Taff), Iraq.

 

SL. No.: 6.

Designation: 4th Imam

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu Muhammad

Name: 'Ali

Father's Name: al-Husayn

Title (Laqab): Zaynu'l-'Abidin, Sayyidu's-Sajidin, as-Sajjad.

 

Date of Birth: 5th Sha'ban, 38 AH (6.1. 659 AD)

Date of Death: 25th Muharram, 94/95 AH (31.10.712 / 20.10.713 AD)

Martyred by means of: Poison

Place of Burial: Holy Medina, Saudi Arabia.

 

SL. No.: 7.

Designation: 5th Imam

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu Ja'far

Name: Muhammad

Father's Name: 'Ali

Title (Laqab): al-Baqir

Date of Birth: 3rd Safar, 57 AH (16.12.676 AD)

Date of Death: 7th Dhi’l-hajjah, 114 AH (28.1.733 AD)

Martyred by means of: Poison

Place of Burial: Holy Medina, Saudi Arabia

 

SL. No.: 8.

Designation: 6th Imam

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu 'Abdillah, Abu Musa.

Name: Ja'far

Father's Name: Muhammad

Title (Laqab): as- Sadiq

Date of Birth: 17th Rabi' I, 83 AH (20. 4. 702 AD)

Date of Death: 25th Shawwal, 148 AH (14. 12. 765 AD)

Martyred by means of: Poison

Place of Burial: Holy Medina, Saudi Arabia.

 

SL. No.: 9.

Designation: 7th Imam

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu 'I-Hasan (al-Awwal = The First), Abu Ibrahim

Name: Musa

Father's Name: Ja'far

Title (Laqab): al-Kadhim, al-'Abd as-Salih, al-'Alim.

Date of Birth: 7th Safar, 129 AH (28.10. 746 AD)

Date of Death: 25th Rajab, 183 AH (1. 9. 799 AD)

Martyred by means of: Poison

Place of Burial: Holy al-Kazimiyyah, Iraq.

 

SL. No.: 10.

Designation: 8th Imam

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu 'l-Hasan (ath-Thani = The Second)

Name: 'Ali

Father's Name: Musa

Title (Laqab): ar-Rida

Date of Birth: 11 th Dhi'l-qi'dah, 148 AH-(29.12.765AD)

Date of Death: 17th Safar, 203 AH (24.8.818 AD)

Martyred by means of: Poison

Place of Burial: Holy Mashhad, (Tus-Khurasan), Iran.

 

SL. No.: 11.

Designation: 9th Imam

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu Ja'far (ath-Thani= The Second)

Name: Muhammad

Father's Name: 'Ali

Title (Laqab): at-Taqi, al-Jawad.

Date of Birth: 10th Rajab, 195 AH (8. 4. 811 AD)

Date of Death: 30th Dhi 'l-qi'dah, 220 AH (25. 11. 835 AD)

Martyred by means of: Poison

Place of Burial: Holy al-Kazimiyyah, Iraq.

 

SL. No.: 12.

Designation: 10th Imam

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu 'I-Hasan (ath-Thalith=The Third)

Name: 'Ali

Father's Name: Muhammad

Title (Laqab): an-Naqi, al-Hadi.

Date of Birth: 2nd Rajab, 212 AH (27.9.827 AD)

Date of Death: 3rd Rajab, 254 AH (28.6.868 AD)

Martyred by means of: Poison

Place of Burial: Holy Samarra' (Surra-man-ra'a), Iraq.

 

SL. No.: 13.

Designation: 11th Imam

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu Muhammad

Name: al-Hasan

Father's Name: 'Ali

Title (Laqab): al-'Askari

Date of Birth: 8th Rabi' II, 232 AH (3.12. 846 AD)

Date of Death: 8th Rabi' I, 260 AH (1.1. 874 AD)

Martyred by means of: Poison

Place of Burial: Holy Samarra, Iraq.

 

SL. No.: 14.

Designation: 12th Imam

Agnomen (Kunyah): Abu'l Qasim

Name: Muhammad

Father's Name: al-Hasan

Title (Laqab): al-Mahdi, al-Qa'im, al-Hujja, al-Gha'ib, Sahebuz-Zaman, Sahibu 'l-Amr, al-Muntazar.

Date of Birth: 15th Sha'ban, 255 AH (29. 7. 869 AD)

Date of Death: Still alive, but in occultation.

Martyred by means of: ------

Place of Burial: ------