
The book is a biography of the sixth infallible and fourth Imam Ali Ibn Al-Husayn Zaynu'l-`Abidin known also as Imam As-Sajjad (as). This text, the first comprehensive book on the life of the Imam in English, gives you a brief idea about Imam as-Sajjad along with his supplications and his works.
- The Life of Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin
- Publisher’s Preface
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Lady Shahzanan
- Chapter 2: The Great Baby
- Chapter 3: His Childhood and Behavior
- His Childhood
- His Behavior
- His Behavior in his House
- His Kindness to his Nursemaid
- A Fabricated Narration
- His Behavior toward his Parents
- His Supplication for his Parents
- His Behavior toward his Children
- His Commandments to his Children
- His Supplication for his Children
- His Behavior toward his Retainers
- His Behavior toward his Neighbors
- His Supplication for his Neighbors
- His Behavior toward his Shi‘ites
- A Fabricated Narration
- His enjoining the Shi‘ites to practice
- His Behavior toward his Enemies
- Chapter 4: His Psychological Qualities
- Clemency
- Patience
- Glory and Self-esteem
- Bravery
- His Unselfish Nature
- Kindness to People
- Generosity
- His giving Food to the People
- His Maintaining a Hundred Families
- His Kindness to the Poor
- His Preventing the People from Reproaching Beggars
- His Alms
- His Giving Charity in Secret
- His Seeking Allah’s Pleasure
- Renouncing Worldly Pleasures
- With the Sufis
- Chapter 5: His Imamate
- Chapter 6: Impressions of His Character
- The Views of his Contemporaries
- 1. Jabir al-Ansari
- 2. ‘Abd Allah b. ‘Abbas
- 3. Al-Zuhri
- 5. Zayd bin Aslam
- 6. Hammad bin Zayd
- 7. Yahya bin Sa‘id
- 8. Malik
- 9. Abu’ Bakr bin al-Barqi
- 10. Abu’ Zar‘a
- 11. Abu’ Hazim
- 12. Abu’ Hatam al-A‘raji
- 13. Abu’ Hamza al-Thumali
- 14. Imam al-Sadiq
- 15. ‘Umar bin ‘Abd al-‘Aziz
- 16. Yazid bin Mu‘awiya
- 17. ‘Abd al-Malik bin Marw’an
- 18. Mansu’r al-Dawaniqi
- 19. Al-Farazdaq
- 20. Al-Himyari
- 21. Ibn Shahab
- 22. Ibn Zayd
- The Historians
- 1. Ibn ‘Asakir
- 2. Ibn Sa‘d
- 3. Ibn Hajar al-‘Asqalani
- 4. Ibn Hajar al-Haythami
- 5. Al-Dhahabi
- 6. Abu’ al-Fath
- 7. Abu’ Na‘eem
- 8. Al-Ya‘qu’bi
- 9. Al-Waqidi
- 10. Safi al-Din
- 11. Al-Nawawi
- 12. ‘Imad al-Din
- 13. Ibn ‘Anba
- 14. Shaykh al-Mufeed
- 15. Al-Jahiz
- 16. Al-Sharawi
- 17. Al-Qulaybi
- 18. Ibn Taymiya
- 19. Al-Shaykhani
- 20. Ibn Khullakan
- 21. Ibn Shaddqam
- 22. Al-Manofi
- 23. Abu’ al-Futu’h
- 24. Al-Manawi
- 25. Muhammad bin Tallha
- 26. Muhammad bin Sa‘id
- 27. Al-Sayyid ‘Abbas
- 28. Al-Sayyid Mohsin
- 29. Al-Nuwayri
- 30. Al-Shafi‘i
- 31. ‘Ali bin ‘Isa al-Arbali
- 32. Al-Bustani
- 33. Wajjdi
- 34. Agha Buzurg
- 35. Ibn al-Jawzi
- 36. Tajj al-Din
- 37. ‘Arif Tamir
- 38. Al-Zarkali
- 39. Ahmed Mahmu’d Subhi
- 40. Ahmed Fahmi
- 41. Husayn ‘Ali Mahfu’z
- Important Points
- The Views of his Contemporaries
- Chapter 7: The Tragedies Of Karbala’
- On the Plateau of Karbala’
- Imam al-Husayn announced his Death
- The Day of ‘Asura’
- Imam al-Husayn’s Sermon
- The Battle
- The Martyrdom of the Righteous
- Imam al-Husayn sought Help
- Martyrdom of the great Imam
- Setting the Tents to Fire
- The Attack against Zayn al-‘Abidin
- Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin became Impatient
- His Burying the Pure Corpses
- The Captives of the Household taken to Kufa
- Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin delivers a Speech
- The Tyrant with Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin
- A Kufan Kidnaps the Imam
- The Captives of the Household taken to Damascus
- A Syrian with Zayn al-‘Abidin
- Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin in the Assembly of Yazid
- Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin delivers a Sermon
- The Imam with al-Minhal
- The Tyrannical apologizes to the Imam
- A Scholar asks about the Imam
- The Imam with Yazid
- The Journey to Medina
- Bishr announced the Death of Imam al-Husayn
- Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin delivers a Speech
- Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin’s Grief
- His Paying the Debts which his Father owed
- His Kindness to the Family of ‘Aqil
- His Staying in Medina
- Chapter 8: His Worship
- His Ritual Ablution
- His Prayer
- Perfuming his Garments
- His Garments during his Prayer
- His Humbleness during his Prayer
- A one thousand Ruk‘a Prayer
- His Performing the Superfluous Prayer (nawafil)
- His Abundant Prostration (in prayer)
- His Abundant Glorification
- His Performing the Night Prayer frequently
- His Supplication after the Night Prayer
- His Frailty and Weakness
- In the Month of Ramadhan
- His Hajj
- His Hajj on Foot
- His Hajj Riding
- The Reciters accompany Him
- His Food for the Hajj
- His Disorder during Ritual Consecration
- His Supplication by the Black Stone
- His Prayer under the mizab
- With Hisham b. ‘Abd al-Malik
- Abu’ al-Farajj doubts the Poem
- Al-Farazdaq is arrested
- His Whispered Prayers in the Sacred House
- With a Man circumambulating the Kaaba
- His Freeing the Slaves on the Day of ‘Arafat
- His Supplication on the Day of ‘Arafa
- On the Day of ‘Id al-Adha’ (Sacrifice)
- Chapter 9: Some Sciences Of The Imam
- Chapter 10: Some Of His Sermons And Wise Sayings
- His Sermons
- His Wise Sayings and Teachings
- Dispraising Haughtiness
- Warning against Disputes
- Rejoicing over Sins
- Kinds of Sin
- The Reality of Death
- The Most Important Degrees of Asceticism
- The Best Deeds in the View of Allah
- Recognizing Justice
- The Qualities of Hypocrites and Believers
- Some excellent Pieces of Advice
- Help and Beneficence
- Tightening the Bonds of Kin
- Love for the Sake of Allah
- Supplication for Believers
- Repayment of the Virtuous
- Summons to Religion
- Warning against some Unlawful Things
- Warning against Craving
- Showing Gratitude toward Good-doer
- Enjoining the Good
- Speech is better than Silence
- The Happiness of Man
- Mutual Teachings among Religions
- Noble Traits
- The Qualities of a Believer
- Good Words
- The Classes of Men
- Humbleness
- Quoting Wisdom
- The Clay of Believer and Unbeliever
- Patience
- Some Morals of Believer
- Fanaticism
- Guarding against Telling Lies
- Certainty of Words
- Chastity
- Content
- Some Qualities deliver the Believer
- Some of the Prophets’ Norms and Wise Sayings
- Al-Khidr’s Commandments to Mu’sa
- Some of Allah’s Revelations to Mu’sa
- A Wisdom in the Bible
- Mu’sa and a Worshipper
- Mu’sa with Allah
- The Death of the Prophet
- Friendship toward Ahl al-Bayt
- The Prophet’s and ‘Ali’s Rights against the Muslims
- The Mastership of the Ahl al-Bayt over Men
- Short, wonderful and Wise Sayings
- Chapter 11: His Works
- 1. Al-Sahifa Al-Sajjadiya
- The Chain of Authorities of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiya
- The Characteristics of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiya
- Taking Care of the Sahifa of al-Sajjad
- Interpretations (shuru’h) of al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiya
- Supplementary Versions
- Supplementary Supplications
- His Supplication for Good Mindedness
- His Supplication when Afflicted by Neediness
- His Supplication when Cleaved to Allah
- His Supplication for Forgiveness and Repentance
- His Supplication in calling down blessings upon the Prophet
- His Supplication when his Supplication accepted
- His Supplication when Food placed and taken
- His Supplication in Entrusting his Affairs to Allah
- His Supplication in Seeking Refuge from Allah’s Wrath
- His Supplication when went to Bed
- His Supplication in Repelling Fearful Things
- Wonderful Examples of the Sahifa
- His Supplication in Calling down Blessings upon the Prophet
- His Supplication in Calling down Blessings upon the Followers of the Messengers
- His Supplication for himself and the People under his Guardianship
- His Supplication in Morning and Evening
- His Supplication for Good Outcomes
- His Supplication in Seeking Repentance
- His Supplication when Sick
- His Supplication when he asked Release from his Sins
- His Supplication in Seeking Refuge from the Instigations of Satan
- His Supplication in Asking for Water during a Drought
- His Supplication when something Made him Sorrow
- His Supplication in Hardship
- His Supplication when he asked Allah for Well-Being
- His Supplication when his Provision was Stinted
- His Supplication for Help in Repaying Debts
- His Supplication in Mentioning and Asking for Repentance
- His Supplication in Asking for the Best
- His Supplication when he was Afflicted
- His Supplication in Satisfaction when he Looked upon the Companions of this world
- His Supplication when he Looked upon Clouds
- His Supplication when Confessing his Shortcomings
- His Supplication when Someone’s Death was announced to him
- His Supplication in Asking for Covering
- His Supplication when he Looked at the New Crescent Moon
- His Supplication in Repelling the Trickery of Enemies
- His Supplication in Fear
- His Supplication in Pleading to Allah
- His Supplication in Imploring Allah
- His Supplication in Abasing himself before Allah
- His Supplication for the Removal of Worries
- 2. Fifteen Whispered Prayers
- The First Whispered Prayer
- The Second Whispered Prayer
- The Third Whispered Prayer
- The Forth Whispered Prayer
- The Fifth Whispered Prayer
- The Sixth Whispered Prayer
- The Seventh Whispered Prayer
- The Eighth Whispered Prayer
- The Ninth Whispered Prayer
- The Tenth Whispered Prayer
- The Eleventh Whispered Prayer
- The Twelfth Whispered Prayer
- The Thirteenth Whispered Prayer
- The Fourteenth Whispered Prayer
- The Fifteenth Whispered Prayer
- Poetic Whispered Prayers
- 3. The Treatise On Rights, Risalat Al-Huquq
- A Brief Introduction to Rights
- The Rights of Allah against oneself
- Rights of Acts
- Rights of Leaders
- Rights of Subjects
- Rights of Blood Relatives
- Rights of Others
- 25. Rights of Master (Mawla)
- 26. Rights of Slave (Mawla)
- 27. Rights of Sahib al-Ma‘ru’f
- 28. Rights of Mu’azzin
- 29. Rights of Imam in Congregational Prayer
- 30. Rights of Sitting Companion
- 31. Rights of Neighbor
- 32. Rights of Companion
- 33. Rights of Partner
- 34. Rights of Property
- 35. Rights of al-Graham
- 36. Rights of Associate
- 37. Rights of Adversary
- 38. The Rights of al-Mudda‘a ‘alayh
- 39. Rights of al-Mustashir
- 40. Rights of al-Mushir
- 41. Rights of al-Mustansih
- 42. Rights of al-Nasih
- 43. Rights of al-Kabir
- 44. Rights of al-Saghir
- 45. Rights of al-Sa‘il
- 46. Rights of al-Mass’u’l
- 47. Rights of al-Sar
- 48. Rights of him who does Evil Judgments
- 49. Rights of the people of Creed
- 50. Rights of Ahl al-Dhimma
- 4. The Book Of ‘Ali Ibn Al-Husayn
- 1. Al-Sahifa Al-Sajjadiya
- Chapter12: His School, His Students, And His Companions
- His Devotion to Proclaiming Knowledge
- His Praising the Excellence of Knowledge
- His Encouraging Scientific Movements
- His Honoring the Seekers of Knowledge
- Teachings for Learners
- Rights of Teacher
- The Reward of Learner
- Free Education
- The Humbleness of Teacher
- The Center of his School
- The Scholars surrounded Him
- His Students and his Companions
- 1. Aban Ibn ‘Ayyash
- 2. Aban Ibn Taghlub
- 3. Ibrahim Ibn Abi Haffsa
- 4. Ibrahim Ibn Bashir
- 5. Ibrahim Ibn ‘Abd Allah
- 6. Ibrahim Ibn Muhammad
- 7. Ibrahim Ibn Yazid
- 8. Ahmed Ibn Hamawayh
- 9. Ishaq Ibn ‘Abd Allah
- 10. Ishaq Ibn ‘Abd Allah
- 11. Ishaq Ibn Yasar
- 12. Isma‘il Ibn Umayya
- 13. Isma‘il Ibn Rafi‘
- 14. Isma‘il Ibn ‘Abd al-Khaliq
- 15. Isma‘il Ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman
- 16. Isma‘il Ibn ‘Abd Allah
- 17. Aflah Ibn Hamid
- 18 Ayyu’b Ibn al-Hasan
- 19. Ayyu’b Ibn ‘Aiyidh
- 20. Burd al-Iskafi
- 21. Bishr Ibn Ghalib
- 22. Bakr Ibn Aws
- 23. Bukayr Ibn ‘Abd Allah
- 24. Thabit Ibn Aslam
- 25. Thabit Ibn Abi Safiya
- 26. Thabit Ibn ‘Abd Allah
- 27. Thabit Ibn Hurmuz
- 28. Thuwayr Ibn Abi Fakhta
- 29. Thuwayr Ibn Yazid
- 30. Jabir Ibn Muhammad
- 31. Ja‘far Ibn Ibrahim
- 32. Ja‘far Ibn Ayas
- 33. Ja‘far Ibn Muhammad
- 34. Ju‘ayd Hamadan
- 35. Jahm al-Hilali
- 37. Al-Harith Ibn al-Fudayl
- 38. Habib Ibn Abi Thabit
- 39. Habib Ibn Hassan
- 40. Habib Ibn al-Mu‘alla
- 41. Khadim Ibn Sufyan
- 42. Khadim Ibn Shurayk
- 43. Al-Hur Ibn Ka‘b
- 44. Hassan al-‘Amiri
- 45. Al-Hasan Ibn Rawajj
- 46. Al-Hasan Ibn ‘Ali
- 47. Al-Hasan Ibn ‘Ammara
- 48. Al-Hasan Ibn Muhammad
- 49. Al-Husayn Ibn ‘Ali
- 50. Al-Husayn Ibn ‘Amru’
- 51. Hattan Ibn Khaffan
- 52. Hafs Ibn ‘Umar
- 53. Al-Hakam Ibn ‘Utayba
- 54. Hakim Ibn Jubayr
- 55. Hakim Ibn Hakam
- 56. Hakim Ibn Surayf
- 57. Hamid Ibn Nafi‘
- 58. Hamid Ibn Muslim
- 59. Khashram Ibn Basar
- 60. Dawud al-Sarmi
- 61. Rabah Ibn ‘Ubayda
- 62. Rabi‘a Ibn Abi ‘Abd al-Rahman
- 63. Rabi‘a Ibn ‘Uthman
- 64. Razin Ibn ‘Ubayd
- 65. Rashid al-Hajjri
- 66. Ziyad Ibn Sawqa
- 67. Zayd Ibn Aslam
- 68. Zayd Ibn al-Hasan
- 69. Zayd Ibn ‘Ali
- 70. Zayd al-A‘ma
- 71. Salim Ibn Abi al-Ju‘d
- 72. Salim Ibn Abi Hafsa
- 73. Salim
- 74. Sudayr Ibn al-Hakam
- 75. Al-Sari Ibn ‘Abd Allah
- 76. Sa‘d Ibn Hakim
- 77. Sa‘d Ibn Abi Sa‘id
- 78. Sa‘d Ibn Tarif
- 79. Sa‘id Ibn Jubayr
- 80. Sa‘id Ibn al-Harith
- 81. Sa‘id Ibn ‘Uthman
- 82. Sa‘id Ibn Marjana
- 83. Sa‘id Ibn al-Marziban
- 84. Sa‘id Ibn al-Musayyab
- 85. Salam Ibn al-Mustanir
- 86. Salama Ibn Thubayt
- 87. Salama Ibn Dinar
- 88. Salama Ibn Kuhayl
- 89. Salim Ibn Qays
- 90. Salman Ibn Abi al-Mughira
- 91. Sulayman Abu’ ‘Abd Allah
- 92. Sammak Ibn Harb
- 93. Sharhabil Ibn Sa‘d
- 94. Shayba Ibn Na‘ama
- 95. Salih Ibn Abi Hassan
- 96. Salih Ibn Khouwan
- 97. Salih Ibn Kaysan
- 98. Safwan Ibn Salim
- 99. Suhayb Abu’ Hakim
- 100. Al-Dahhak Ibn ‘Abd Allah
- 101. Al-Dahhak Ibn Muzahim
- 102. Tariq Ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman
- 103. Tawus Ibn Kaysan
- 104. Talha Ibn ‘Amru’
- 105. Talha Ibn al-Nadar
- 106. Zalim Ibn ‘Amru’
- 107. ‘Amir Ibn al-Simt
- 108. ‘Amir Ibn Wa’ila
- 109. ‘Abd al-Ghaffar Ibn al-Qasim
- 110. ‘A’idh al-Ahmasi
- 111. Al-‘Abbas Ibn ‘Isa
- 112. ‘Abd al-Rahman Ibn al-Qusayr
- 113. ‘Abd Allah al-Barqi
- 114. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Abi Bukayr
- 115. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Abi Mulayka
- 116. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Ja‘far
- 117. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Harith
- 118. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Dinar
- 119. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Dhakwan
- 120. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Zubayd
- 121. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Sa‘id
- 122. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Shabrama
- 123. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Shurayk
- 124. ‘Abd Allah Ibn ‘Ata’
- 125. ‘Abd Allah Ibn ‘Ali
- 126. ‘Abd Allah Ibn ‘Ubayda
- 127. ‘Abd Allah Ibn al-Mustawrad
- 128. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Muhammad
- 129. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Muhammad
- 130. ‘Abd Allah Ibn Hurmoz
- 131. ‘Abd al-Mu’min Ibn al-Qasim
- 132. ‘Ubayd Allah Ibn Abi al-Ju‘d
- 133. ‘Ubayd Allah Ibn Abi al-Washim
- 134. ‘Ubayd Allah Ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman
- 135. ‘Ubayd Allah Ibn Muslim
- 136. ‘Ubayd Allah Ibn al-Mughira
- 137. ‘Aqaba Ibn Bashir
- 138. ‘Ali Ibn Thabit
- 139. ‘Umran Ibn Maytham
- 140. ‘Isa Ibn ‘Ali
- 141. Furat Ibn al-Ahnaf
- 142. Al-Farazdaq
- 143. Fulayh Ibn Abi Bakr
- 144. Al-Qasim Ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman
- 145. Al-Qasim Ibn ‘Awf
- 146. Al-Qasim Ibn Muhammad
- 147. Kankar
- 148. Kaysan Ibn Kulayb
- 149. Malik Ibn ‘Atiya
- 150. Muhammad Ibn Jubayr
- 151. Muhammad Ibn Shahab
- 152. Muhammad Ibn ‘Ali
- 153. Muhammad Ibn ‘Umar
- 154. Muhammad Ibn Qays
- 155. Muslim Ibn ‘Ali
- 156. Ma‘ru’f Ibn Kharbu’dh
- 157. Mundhir al-Thawri
- 158. Al-Minhal Ibn ‘Amru’
- 159. Al-Minhal Ibn ‘Amru’
- 160. Maymu’n al-Ban
- 161. Maymu’n al-Qiddah
- 162. Yahya Ibn Umm al-Tawil
- Chapter 13: The Kings Of His Time
- Mu‘awiya
- His Parents
- The Conquer of Mecca
- Mu‘awiya’s Qualities
- Curliness
- Treason
- Lying
- Deception
- False Qualities
- Mu‘awiya was imposed as Governor over Damascus
- The Days of his Government
- His Sending the Muslims away from ahl al-Bayt
- His Eliminating the Shi‘ites
- His Governors
- His Imposing Yazid as Ruler
- Impressions of Mu‘awiya
- The Government of Yazid
- The Government of Mu‘awiya bin Yazid
- Marwan bin al-Hakam
- ‘Abd al-Malik bin Marwan
- Imam Zayn al-‘Abidin and ‘Abd al-Malik
- Al-Walid Bin ‘Abd al-Malik
- The Imam’s Attitude
- Mu‘awiya
- Chapter 14: The Time Of The Imam
- The Political Life
- The Nature of the Umayyad Government
- The Local Revolts
- The Revolt of Imam al-Husayn
- The Revolt of Medina
- The Causes of the Revolt
- Dismissing the Governor of Medina
- Marwan seeks Refuge in the Imam
- Muslim bin ‘Aqaba entrusted with War
- The Troops advanced toward Medina
- Besieging Medina
- Occupying Medina
- Tragedies and Atrocities
- The Imam and Muslim b. ‘Aqaba
- The Heads before Yazid
- The Revolt of the Tawwabin
- The Revolt of al-Mukhtar
- The Revolt of Ibn al-Zubayr
- The Attitude of the Imam
- Chapter 15: To The Shelter Garden