
The book summarises the life of the sixth Imam, a most prominent character, who benefited the human kind with his highly new scientific achievements, his instructions in the acts of worship and transactions and his contribution in the field of legislation. The book further expands his positive and active share in the establishment of human culture and civilization as well as improving general public lives and enhancing human thoughts, and his discovery of many of the secrets of the universe.
- The Life of Imam Ja’far Al-Sadiq
- Dedication
- Preface
- The Shining of the Light
- Under the Shadows of His Grandfather and Father
- Under the Shadow of His Grandfather
- Under the Shadow of His Father
- At the University of His Father
- Love and Praise
- His Advices to Imam al-Sadiq (as)
- Imam al-Sadiq’s (as) Obedience to His Father
- With His Father in Sham
- Closing the Shops in the Face of the Imam (as)
- Towards Immortality
- Nominating Imam al-Sadiq (as) for the Next Imamate
- His Advice to Imam al-Sadiq (as)
- The Last Will
- Towards Paradise
- Funeral of the Imam (as)
- In the Last Abode
- Muslims’ Condolence to Imam al-Sadiq (as)
- Psychological Elements
- Imamate
- The Knowledge of Imams (as)
- Infallibility
- Generosity and Magnanimity
- Hospitality
- Modesty
- Nobility of Character
- Patience
- His Willingness to Praying
- More about His Personality
- Imam Baqir
- Zayd ibn Ali
- Yahya ibn Zayd
- Malik ibn Anas
- Abu Hanifah
- Abd al-Rahman ibn Abu Layla
- Amr ibn Thabit
- Al-Mansour al-Dawaneeqi
- Abd al-Karim ibn Abil-Awja
- Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak
- Al-Sayyid al-Himyari
- Al-Awni
- Salih al-Jafari
- Al-Hasan ibn Muhammad
- Al-Arbali
- Muayyid al-Din
- Abu Hatam al-Razi
- Ibn Hayyan
- Al-Jahiz
- Muhammad ibn Talhah
- Ahmad ibn Hajar al-Haythami
- Al-Shahristani
- Ibn al-Sabbagh
- Abu Naim
- Muhammad ibn Hamzah
- Al-Yafii
- Mahmoud al-Khalidi
- Sayyid Mir Ali al-Hindi
- Ahmad Amin
- Peters al-Bustani
- Muhammad Farid Wajdi
- Ahmad Atiyyatullah
- Khayr al-Din
- Said Abbas al-Makki
- Umar Rida Kahhalah
- Mustafa Ghalib
- Arif Tamir
- Mahmoud ibn Wahib
- Al-Shabrawi
- Al-Dhahabi
- Ibn Abu Hatam
- Al-Khazraji
- Ahmad Mahmoud Subhi
- Al-Suwaydi
- Al-Arbali
- Abd al-Aziz Sayyid al-Ahl
- Shaykh Abu Zuhrah
- Muhammad Abd al-Munim
- Muhammad Jawad Fadlullah
- Al-Salami
- Asad Haydar
- Shaykh al-Mufid
- Umar ibn Shahin
- Farouq Umar
- Ahmad ibn Abu Yaqoub
- Adam Hodgeson
- Abu Shaker al-Disani
- Ramadhan Lawand
- Hasan al-Amin
- Abd al-Rahman al-Hanafi
- Muhammad Sadiq
- Mustafa al-Shakah
- Conclusion
- His Enemies
- His Scientific University
- His Encouragements for Learning
- Urging on Documenting the Science
- His Advice to Protect Books
- Correcting the Books of His Students
- The Founders of the University of the Ahl al-Bayt (as)
- In the Era of Imam al-Sadiq (as)
- The Factors of Growth and Prosperity
- The General Center
- Scientific Scholarship
- The Number of the Students
- The Branches
- His Professional Students
- Documenting Sciences
- Books Attributed to Al-Sadiq (as)
- Pride and Glory
- Its Distinctive Feature
- The Dread of the Government
- Educational Systems
- Imam (as) with His Students
- His Reasoning and Debates
- His Letters and Advices
- Letters
- A Letter to al-Najjashi
- The Letter of the Imam (as) to al-Najjashi
- His Letter to Some of His Followers
- His Letter About Spoils of War and the Fifth
- His Letter Regarding Monotheism
- His Letter to a Group of His Companions
- His Letter to Some of His Followers
- His Letter to Abdullah
- His Letter to His Companions
- His Letter to Some of His Companions
- His Letter to Some of the People
- His Letter to People of the World
- His Advices
- His advice to Abdullah ibn Jundab
- Bequest for Mumin al-Taq
- His Bequest For His Son al-Kadhem (as)
- His Advices to Sufyan
- His Advices to His Followers
- His Advice to Jabir ibn Hayyan
- His Advice to Mufaddhal ibn Zayd
- His First Advice to Mualla ibn Khunays
- His Second Advice to Mualla
- His Advice to Umar ibn Said
- His Advice to Hasan ibn Rashid
- His Advice to Anbasa al-Abed
- His Advice to Hamad
- His Advice to Samaa
- His Advice to Bastam
- His Advice to Muhammad and Ishaq
- His Advice to Muawiyah ibn Ammar
- His Advice to Ammar ibn Marwan
- His Advice to Abd al-Rahman
- His Advice to Abu Basir
- His Advice to Hamran ibn Ayun
- His Advice to Mufaddhal ibn Umar
- His Advice to Some of His Companions
- His Advice to Onwan al-Basri
- His Advice to Some of His Companions
- His Advice to Some of His Companions
- His Advice to Hafs ibn Ghiath
- His Advice to Mufaddhal ibn Umar
- His Advice to Some of His Companions
- His Advice to His Companions
- His Advice to Hafs ibn Ghyath
- His Advice to His Companions
- His Advice to Ammar ibn Mosa
- His Advice to His Followers
- His Advice to His Followers
- His Advice for the General Public
- His Advice to His Companions
- His Advice to Homran ibn Ayun
- His Advice to Mansour al-Dawaneeqi
- Letters
- Knowledge
- Chemistry
- Medicine
- Scholastic Theology
- The Science of Jurisprudence and the Reason of Instructions
- What Makes the Jurisprudence of the Ahl al-Bayt (as) Distinguished?
- The Reason of Instructions
- Ablution Before and After Meals
- Prohibiting Wine, Eating Dead Animal and Blood
- Fulfilling Fasts after Menstruation
- Glorifying Mosques
- Fulfilling Two Prayers Together
- Group Prayer
- Walking Towards Prayer
- Leaving Prayers and Infidelity
- Prostration on the Ground
- Exclaiming “Allah is great” Three times After the Prayer
- Night Prayer
- Almsgiving
- Fasting
- The Necessity of Hajj
- The Necessity of Hajj Umra
- Talbia
- Trotting and Endeavour Between al-Safa and al-Marwa
- Not Looking in Mirror
- The Hatred of Using Kohl for Women in Hajj
- Making Hajj Compulsory for People
- The Naming of Some Parts of Hajj
- Forbidding Usury
- Exceptions in Selling to Return Debt
- In Holy Quran’s Atmosphere
- Pondering on the Verses of Quran
- The Miracle and Strange in Quran
- Quran, Ordering and Denying
- The Rewards of Those Memorizing and Reading Quran
- The Reward of Listening to Quran
- Houses in which Quran is read
- What should be read during Each Day?
- Having Quran in House
- The Duration That Quran’s Reading Should be completed
- Reading Correctly
- Quran Descended in Four Sections
- Writing Quran with Gold
- Examples of His Interpretation
- A Glance at the Holy Prophet’s (S) Traditions
- Mind and Knowledge
- Knowledge
- The Importance of Mind
- Encouraging People to Seek Knowledge
- Compulsory Studying
- Superiority of Scientists
- The Reward of the Learner
- Learn More and More
- The Behaviour of Learner
- Sincerity in Seeking Knowledge
- Blaming the Pride in Knowledge
- Different Categories of Learners
- Superiority in Religious Studies
- When Someone Is Considered as Religious Expert
- Knowledge Accompanying Deeds
- Knowledge Without Deeds
- Speech Without Knowledge
- Asking from Scholars
- Evil Scholars
- Scholars in Hell
- The Death of Proper Scholars
- Useful Knowledge
- The Imperfect Person
- Proper Attributes
- Virtue
- Patience
- Endurance
- Modesty
- Contentedness
- Being Satisfied With Allah’s (SwT) Decision
- Humility
- Proper Behaviour
- Generosity
- Beneficence
- Kindness
- Mercy
- Determinism
- Proper Attributes
- Elevated Properties
- Three Proper Attributes
- Three Honourable Attributes
- Beauty
- Yielding on Truth
- Honest Talk
- Relying on Allah (SwT)
- Strength in Affairs
- The Attributes of the Prophets (as)
- Proper Attributes
- Prominent Attributes
- The Attributes of the Believers
- Ten Properties of Goodness
- Ten Properties of Wisdom
- Hateful or Bad Attributes
- Spite
- Envy
- Self-complacence
- Arrogance
- Greediness
- Stinginess
- Cupidity
- Pride
- Anger
- Duplicity
- Lack of Mind
- Backbiting
- Deviltry
- Gloating
- Hypocrisy and Dispute
- Throwing Sin on an Innocent Person
- Aggression
- Oppression
- Duplicity
- Betrayal
- Cheating and Deceiving
- Extremism
- Pessimism
- Over-joking
- Being Bored and Worried
- Lowness
- Laziness
- Lie
- Adultery
- Disloyalty to Parents
- Denying Mercy
- Three Whom Allah (SwT) is Furious About
- Three Whom Allah (SwT) Hates
- Three Who Have No Faith
- Hasting In Deeds
- Great Sins
- Disclosing Secrets
- Loving the Worldly Life
- Friendship and Faith
- Visiting Relatives
- Faith and Believers
- Faith
- Believers
- The Attributes of A Believer
- The Right of A Believer
- A Believer is Brother of A Believer
- Working Hard to Fulfil Believers’ Need
- Overcoming Believer’s Needs
- Bringing Happiness to Believers’ Hearts
- Overcoming Believers’ Trouble
- The Clothes of Believer
- Honouring Believers
- Feeding the Believers
- Relieving a Believer
- Hurrying in Accepting a Believer’s Request
- Giving the Believer What He Needs
- Visiting and Asking about a Believer
- Advising the Believers
- Scorning a believer is Forbidden
- Frightening a Believer is Forbidden
- Assisting Someone Against a Believer is Banned
- Letting a Believer Down is Forbidden
- Accusing a Believer is Inhibited
- Rebuking a Believer is Banned
- Rejoicing At Misfortune of Believer is Banned
- Damaging a Believer is Prohibited
- Hurting the Believers is the Aim of Satan
- Imam al-Sadiq’s (as) Opinions in Politics and Economics
- Jurisprudents and Kings
- Penance of Working with Kings
- What People Are In Need of?
- The Kindness of Rulers and Their Justice
- Just Rulers
- Silence in the Kingdom of the Cruel
- Denying the Just Imam
- Cruel Ruler
- Being away From the Rulers
- The Attributes of Imam
- Keep Distance from Kings
- The Best Rulers
- Some Responsibilities of Ruler
- The Responsibilities of Government on Citizens
- Merciful Ruler
- Words in Economics
- Imam al-Sadiq’s (as) Advices and Models of His Wisdoms
- The Era of Imam al-Sadiq (as)
- The Umayyad Rulers
- The Government of the Imam (as)
- The Government of Muawiyah
- The Government of Yazid
- Muawiyah ibn Yazid
- The Government of Marwan
- Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
- The Government of al-Walid
- The Government of Sulayman ibn Abd al-Malik
- The Government of Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz
- The Government of Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik
- The Government of al-Walid ibn Yazid
- The Government of Yazid ibn al-Walid
- The Government of Ibrahim ibn al-Walid
- The Government of Marwan ibn Muhammad
- Alawi Preachers
- Al-Abwa Conference
- Choosing Abi Muslim
- The Stand of Imam al-Sadiq (as)
- Abi Muslim Regretted
- The End of the Umayyad Dynasty
- The Umayyad Escaped
- Genocide
- The Stance of Imam al-Sadiq (as)
- The General Policy of the Umayyad
- In the Era of al-Saffah and al-Mansour
- The Government of al-Saffah
- The Government of al-Mansour
- His Psychological Elements
- His Dictatorship
- His Betrayal and Disloyalty
- Frightening the Citizens
- Torturing the Alawis
- Spying on the Alawis
- Arresting the Alawis
- Transferring Them to Iraq
- The Disaster of Imam al-Sadiq (as)
- The letter of the Imam (as) to Abdullah
- In al-Rabadhah
- In al-Hashimiyyah
- The Confiscation of the Alawis’ Wealth
- The Revolution of al-Zaki Muhammad
- The Revolution of Ibrahim
- Putting the Alawis in the Cylinder
- The Treasury of the Head of the Alawis
- Alawis Asking for Mercy
- Scolding Imam Ali (as)
- The Stance of al-Sadiq (as) towards al-Mansour
- The Stand of al-Mansour in Dealing with Imam al-Sadiq (as)
- Imam al-Sadiq (as) and the Close Departure