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The Fourth Imam
Hazrat Zain-ul-Abideen (AS)
Name - Ali-ibn-ul Husain
Title - Zain-ul Abideen
Kunyat - Abu Muhammad
Born - Saturday 15th of Jamadi-ul-Awwal, at Medina
Father's Name - Husain ibn Ali
Mother's Name - Shahr Banoo, daughter of King Yazdigard II
Died - at the age of 58 years, in Medina , on the 21st of Muharram 95 AH. Poisoned by Waleed bin Abdul Malik Marwan.
Buried - Jannat-ul-Baqi .
Taken from Know Your Islam by Yousuf N. Lalljee
IMAM ALI IBN AL-HOSAIN ZAIN AL-ABEDIN (AS)
His Birth and Titles
The 4th Imam after Imam Hosain (AS) was his son Imam Ali Zain al-Abedin (AS). His mother was Lady Shahrbanu who was a princess from Persia, the daughter of the Kind Yazdigard II.
His title Zain al-Abedin was granted to him by the Holy Prophet (S) himself who mentioned that on the day of judgement a call for Zain al-Abedin will be made and my son Ali ibn al-Hosain (AS) will respond to the call saying "Labaik". His other Title, Sayyed as-Sajjadin, was given because of his devotion to prayers. He would pray for long durations especially during the nights and would pray a lot of prayers of gratitude – Salat as-Shokr – for which he was also given the title of Sajjad.
Imam Sajjad (AS) spent the first 2 years of his life under the care of his grandfather Imam Ali (AS) and after his death in 40 A.H., he was brought up under the care of the 2nd Imam Hasan (AS). Imam Sajjad (AS) was married to Lady Fatemah (AS) - daughter of Imam Hasan (AS). Imam Hasan (AS) was martyred in 50 A.H. and the Imamate of Imam Hosain (AS) started which terminated on 10th Moharram 61 A.H. from where the Imamate of Imam Sajjad (AS) began.
Period of Imamate
Imam Sajjad (AS) was about 22 or 23 years old when the sad event of Karbala occurred. Allah (SWT) so arranged that Imam Sajjad (AS) became severely ill before that battle and could not participate as a fighter. He asked the permission to fight in the battle but Imam Hosain (AS) told him that he had been assigned a different type of "Jihad" that was to start after the martyrdom of Imam Hosain (AS) - namely leading the women and children of the household of Prophet Mohammad (S) into the bazaars and courts of Kofah and Damascus. Imam Sajjad (AS) was made a prisoner of war together with the whole family of the Prophet Mohammad (S). It was at this time that he was given the responsibility of Imamate and his was one of the most difficult times that any Imam had to see. Truly speaking, for him it would have been very easy to die on the battle field as a martyr than to be taken as prisoner of war and see all the humiliations thrown on him and on the womenfolk of the house of the Prophet (S). However, he did what Allah (SWT) wished him to do
After the martyrdom of Imam Hosain (AS), the survival of Islam depended on Imam Zain al-Abedin (AS), and that also at a tender age of 22. He had a very hard job of letting the world know the mission of Imam Hosain (AS) and exposing the evil intentions of Yazid and the Bani Ommayah. He had to keep the message of Islam alive and save it from being confused by the evil Bani Ommayah. The tradition of azadari for Imam Hosain (AS) which has continued from then on up until today proves how successful Imam Sajjad (AS) was in his mission.
His Life upon returning back to Madinah
Yazid had to free the Imam (AS) out of fear of his own rulership, therefore, Imam (AS) was still not completely safe from his evil designs even upon reaching back to Madinah. Once in Madinah, Imam (AS) gathered the people and told them the horrifying stories of Karbala and informed them that his father Imam Hosain (AS) and his companions were martyred and his family members were made prisoners and were taken from one city to another and branded as traitors.
Imam Sajjad (AS) started regular mourning session right from the day he arrived in Madinah and apprised the people of the hard times that the family of the Prophet(S) had to go through. Day in and day out, people used to go to Imam (AS) and present condolence and hear the events of Karbala. Once a visitor named Noman came to Imam (AS) and asked him which was the most difficult time he had to face and the Imam (AS) cried for a long time and three times said "AS-SHAM AS-SHAM AS-SHAM". Another visitor asked him as to how long would he continue mourning and crying and he replied that Prophet Ayoub (AS) had 12 sons and only one of them got lost and he know that he was still alive but he continued crying until his eyes became white and his back got bent - I had seen 18 members of my family being slaughtered around me like sheep and you ask me as to how long I would continue mourning.
During his remaining 34 years in Madinah, Imam Sajjad (AS) concentrated only upon devoting himself to supplicating to Allah (SWT) and spreading the events of Karbala through mourning on Imam Hosain (AS) in his daily life.
SAHIFAH AL-KAMILAH
Another task that Imam Sajjad (AS) did after coming back from Syria was that he started praying and saying supplications with full devotion. His devotion was so strong and felt by his companions and visitors that they started collecting his supplications which still exist by the name of SAHIFAH AL-KAMILAH. It is also know as SAHIFAH AS-SAJJADIYAH. It consists of 54 Duas, 14 additional duas and 15 Monajat. In addition to the SAHIFAH there are several other supplications of the Imam (AS) which appear under different cover names.
HIS MARTYRDOM
Even the quiet and solitude life of Imam (AS) was not tolerated by the rules of Bani Ommayah. He was arrested one more time during his 34 years in Madinah by Abdul Malek ibne Marwan who later released him after 3 days of detention in Damascus. Finally the cruel ruler Waleed ibn Abdul Malek had him martyred by poison on 25 Moharram 95 A.H. in Madinah.
Hazrat Zain-ul-Abideen (AS)
Name - Ali-ibn-ul Husain
Title - Zain-ul Abideen
Kunyat - Abu Muhammad
Born - Saturday 15th of Jamadi-ul-Awwal, at Medina
Father's Name - Husain ibn Ali
Mother's Name - Shahr Banoo, daughter of King Yazdigard II
Died - at the age of 58 years, in Medina , on the 21st of Muharram 95 AH. Poisoned by Waleed bin Abdul Malik Marwan.
Buried - Jannat-ul-Baqi .
Taken from Know Your Islam by Yousuf N. Lalljee
IMAM ALI IBN AL-HOSAIN ZAIN AL-ABEDIN (AS)
His Birth and Titles
The 4th Imam after Imam Hosain (AS) was his son Imam Ali Zain al-Abedin (AS). His mother was Lady Shahrbanu who was a princess from Persia, the daughter of the Kind Yazdigard II.
His title Zain al-Abedin was granted to him by the Holy Prophet (S) himself who mentioned that on the day of judgement a call for Zain al-Abedin will be made and my son Ali ibn al-Hosain (AS) will respond to the call saying "Labaik". His other Title, Sayyed as-Sajjadin, was given because of his devotion to prayers. He would pray for long durations especially during the nights and would pray a lot of prayers of gratitude – Salat as-Shokr – for which he was also given the title of Sajjad.
Imam Sajjad (AS) spent the first 2 years of his life under the care of his grandfather Imam Ali (AS) and after his death in 40 A.H., he was brought up under the care of the 2nd Imam Hasan (AS). Imam Sajjad (AS) was married to Lady Fatemah (AS) - daughter of Imam Hasan (AS). Imam Hasan (AS) was martyred in 50 A.H. and the Imamate of Imam Hosain (AS) started which terminated on 10th Moharram 61 A.H. from where the Imamate of Imam Sajjad (AS) began.
Period of Imamate
Imam Sajjad (AS) was about 22 or 23 years old when the sad event of Karbala occurred. Allah (SWT) so arranged that Imam Sajjad (AS) became severely ill before that battle and could not participate as a fighter. He asked the permission to fight in the battle but Imam Hosain (AS) told him that he had been assigned a different type of "Jihad" that was to start after the martyrdom of Imam Hosain (AS) - namely leading the women and children of the household of Prophet Mohammad (S) into the bazaars and courts of Kofah and Damascus. Imam Sajjad (AS) was made a prisoner of war together with the whole family of the Prophet Mohammad (S). It was at this time that he was given the responsibility of Imamate and his was one of the most difficult times that any Imam had to see. Truly speaking, for him it would have been very easy to die on the battle field as a martyr than to be taken as prisoner of war and see all the humiliations thrown on him and on the womenfolk of the house of the Prophet (S). However, he did what Allah (SWT) wished him to do
After the martyrdom of Imam Hosain (AS), the survival of Islam depended on Imam Zain al-Abedin (AS), and that also at a tender age of 22. He had a very hard job of letting the world know the mission of Imam Hosain (AS) and exposing the evil intentions of Yazid and the Bani Ommayah. He had to keep the message of Islam alive and save it from being confused by the evil Bani Ommayah. The tradition of azadari for Imam Hosain (AS) which has continued from then on up until today proves how successful Imam Sajjad (AS) was in his mission.
His Life upon returning back to Madinah
Yazid had to free the Imam (AS) out of fear of his own rulership, therefore, Imam (AS) was still not completely safe from his evil designs even upon reaching back to Madinah. Once in Madinah, Imam (AS) gathered the people and told them the horrifying stories of Karbala and informed them that his father Imam Hosain (AS) and his companions were martyred and his family members were made prisoners and were taken from one city to another and branded as traitors.
Imam Sajjad (AS) started regular mourning session right from the day he arrived in Madinah and apprised the people of the hard times that the family of the Prophet(S) had to go through. Day in and day out, people used to go to Imam (AS) and present condolence and hear the events of Karbala. Once a visitor named Noman came to Imam (AS) and asked him which was the most difficult time he had to face and the Imam (AS) cried for a long time and three times said "AS-SHAM AS-SHAM AS-SHAM". Another visitor asked him as to how long would he continue mourning and crying and he replied that Prophet Ayoub (AS) had 12 sons and only one of them got lost and he know that he was still alive but he continued crying until his eyes became white and his back got bent - I had seen 18 members of my family being slaughtered around me like sheep and you ask me as to how long I would continue mourning.
During his remaining 34 years in Madinah, Imam Sajjad (AS) concentrated only upon devoting himself to supplicating to Allah (SWT) and spreading the events of Karbala through mourning on Imam Hosain (AS) in his daily life.
SAHIFAH AL-KAMILAH
Another task that Imam Sajjad (AS) did after coming back from Syria was that he started praying and saying supplications with full devotion. His devotion was so strong and felt by his companions and visitors that they started collecting his supplications which still exist by the name of SAHIFAH AL-KAMILAH. It is also know as SAHIFAH AS-SAJJADIYAH. It consists of 54 Duas, 14 additional duas and 15 Monajat. In addition to the SAHIFAH there are several other supplications of the Imam (AS) which appear under different cover names.
HIS MARTYRDOM
Even the quiet and solitude life of Imam (AS) was not tolerated by the rules of Bani Ommayah. He was arrested one more time during his 34 years in Madinah by Abdul Malek ibne Marwan who later released him after 3 days of detention in Damascus. Finally the cruel ruler Waleed ibn Abdul Malek had him martyred by poison on 25 Moharram 95 A.H. in Madinah.
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