15th of ZilHijjah 1434 AH - Birth anniversary of the 10th Holy Imam, Imam Ali Naqi al-Hadi(as). Another tradition relates his date of birth to be 5th of Rajab 214 AH On this occasion of happiness in the house of Ahl-e-Bait(as), I wish to extend my felicitations and greetings to Prophet Mohammad(sawaw), Imam-e-Zamana(as), the Ahl-e-Bait(as) and to all the Momineen and Mominaat. Presentations about Imam Ali Naqi(as) ===================================== Profile: ziaraat/samali01.php Pictures: ziaraat/samali02.php Ziarat: ziaraat/samali03.php Ziarat-e-Jamea Kabeer: ziaraat/jamea01.php Ziarat-e-Jamea Sagheer: ziaraat/jameas01.php How well do you know about: ziaraat/hwdyk_imam10_1.php Online Books: ziyaraat.net/findbook.asp Online Books (Urdu interface): ziyaraat.net/bookfindurdu.asp Imam Ali ibn Muhammad al-Naqi (sometimes referred to by the title of al-Hadi), was the son of the ninth Imam. He was born in 212/827 in Medina and according to Shiite accounts, was martyred through poisoning by Mutazz, the Abbasid caliph, in 254/868. During his lifetime, the tenth Imam was contemporary with seven of the Abbasid caliphs: Mamun, Mutasim, Wathiq, Mutawakkil, Muntasir, Mustain and Mutazz. It was during the rule of Mutasim in 220/835 that his noble father died through poisoning in Baghdad. At that time, Ali ibn Muhammad al-Naqi(as) was in Medina. There he became the Imam through Divine Command and the decree of the Imam before him. He stayed in Medina teaching religious sciences until the time of Mutawakkil. In 243/857, as a result of certain false charges that were made, Mutawakkil ordered one of his government officials to invite the Imam from Medina to Samarra which was then the capital. He himself wrote the Imam a letter full of kindness and courtesy asking him to come to the capital where they could meet. Upon arrival in Samarra, the Imam was also shown certain outward courtesy and respect. Yet at the same time Mutawakkil tried by all possible means to trouble and dishonor him. Many a times he called the Imam to his presence with the aim of killing or disgracing him and had his house searched. In his enmity toward the Household of the Prophet(sawaw), Mutawakkil had no equal among the Abbasid caliphs. He was especially opposed to Imam Ali(as), whom he cursed openly. He even ordered a clown to ridicule Imam Ali(as) at voluptuous banquets. In the year 237/850 he ordered the mosoleum of Imam Hussain(as) in Karbala and many of the houses around it to be torn down to the ground. The water was turned upon the tomb of the Imam. He ordered the ground of the tomb to be plowed and cultivated so that any trace of the tomb would be forgotten. During the life of Mutawakkil the condition of life of the descendants of Imam Ali(as) in the Hijaz had reached such a pitiful state that their womenfolk had no veils with which to cover themselves. Many of them had only one old veil which they wore at the time of the daily prayers. Pressures of a similar kind were put on the descendants of Imam Ali(as) who lived in Egypt. The tenth Imam(as) accepted in patience the tortures and afflictions of the Abbasid caliph Mutawakkil until the caliph died and was followed by Muntasir, Mustain and finally Mutazz, whose intrigue led to the Imam being poisoned and martyred.
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