Ya Imam al-Jawad [a]
Zaheer Abbas Karim
- Imam Muhammad al-Baqir [a]
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Salaamun 'alaykum,
We send sincere condolences to the Owner of the Time, Imam al-Hujjah [a] and the lovers of the Ahlul-bayt [a] on the Shahadat of our Master, Imam Muhammad ibne 'Ali al-Taqi al-Jawad [a]. At a youthful age (mid-twenties), in the year 220 AH, Imam Jawad [a] was martyred by way of poison given to him by the order of Mu'tasim Abbasi [l] through Ummul Fazl (Imam's wife) - who was the daughter of Ma'moon [l], in Baghdad. Imam was brought by force from Medina to Baghdad. His Shrine, and that of his grandfather, Imam Musa ibne Ja'far al-Kadhim [a], is located in the City of Kadhimiyyah (present day northern suburb of Baghdad). May the Almighty [swt] grant us the opportunity to perform the Ziyarat in Kadhmain very soon!
Ziyarat of Imam Muhammad al-Taqi al-Jawad [a]: http://www.ziaraat.org/taqi/taqi.php
The following is a selection of ahadith from Imam al-Jawad [a]:
"There are definite places in which Allah likes His servants to supplicate to Him. One of these places in the Dome of Al-Husayn, Master of the Martyrs" (Tuhaf Al Uqoul pg.573)
"The one who oppresses, the one who helps others to oppress, and the one who is pleased about the oppression, are all partners (in oppression)" (Ehqaq Ul Haq, Vol. 12 P. 432)
"The honour of the faithful lies in his needlessness from the people" (Bihar al Anwar Vol. 78 p. 365)
Brief Background on his Martyrdom
Mamoun died in 218 Hijri (833 AD). Mamoun was succeeded by his brother Mu'taman, the second heir-apparent after Imam Ali Al-Reza (AS). He came to be known as Al-Mu'tasim billah Abbasi. His niece Umme Fadhl now began to write to him complaining more than she did during the reign of her father because Mamoun always rejected her complaints. But Mu'tasim was jealous of Imam Ali Al-Reza (AS) from the very beginning. He had also opposed the marriage of Umme Fadhl to Imam Muhammad Taqi (AS).
Al- Mu'tasim now got a chance to settle his differences in this matter. Imam Muhammad Taqi's (AS) fame as a great scholar and the constant gathering of people around him as well as the fame of his world renown noble character annoyed him. The failure of the political tactics too, intensified his resentment. All these factors irritated him into enmity. In the second year of his reign he summoned the Imam from Madina to Baghdad, ordering his Governor in Madina expressly about it. Imam was compelled to set out for Baghdad leaving his son Ali ibn Muhammad (Naqi) with his mother in Madina.
For one year after the Imams's arrival in Baghdad, Mu'tasim did not do anything. He was hoping that the Imam would conform to the Royal ways of living and then this would be a source of infamy for the Ahlulbayt. But when he realised that the man was becoming more popular in Baghdad with his scholarly discourses with the scholars there, he had to act to stop this as all his ancestors did before him and use the silent weapon of poison to eliminate that thorn in his heart. The Imam died of poison on the 29th of Dhul Qa'ad 220 Hijiri (24.11.835 AD). He was buried by the side of his grandfather Imam Musa ibn Ja'far [a]. It is because of the two Imam's who were famous for their suppression of anger that the land was called Kadhemain, the two Kadhims, the enduring ones.
To Continue reading visit: http://www.al-islam.org/kaaba14/12.htmFee amanillah,
Zaheer Abbas Karim
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"The annihilation of people lies in three things: arrogance, greed, and jealousy."
- Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba [a] Bihar al-Anwar Vol. 78 pg. 111