The Fable of 'Abd Alla`h b. Saba' Some spiteful persons have attributed Shi'ism to 'Abd Allah b. Saba'. They said: "It was 'Abd Allah b. Saba' who founded Shi'ism. He created its...
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'Urwa bin al-Zubayr His real name is 'Urwa b. al-Zubayr b. al-Awa`m al-Madani. He was one of the seven jurists of Medina. He was the most knowledgeable of all the people in the traditions...
Singing Singing was famous during the Umayyad time. Medina (Yathrib) took care of singing. The Umayyad government intentionally encouraged singing in the city to degrade its holy position...
Violent Revolts The Umayyads followed an oppressive policy against the Moslems. They persecuted them and deprived them of their material and spiritual rights. Hence, the Moslems led...
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CHAPTER X HIS COMPANIONS AND THE REPORTERS OF HIS TRADITIONS Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir) took great care of spreading knowledge among the people. He spared no effort to...
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67. Bashir bin Sulayma`n The people called him al-Madani. He was among the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.4 68. Bakr bin Habib The people surnamed him al-Ahmasi,...
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104. Al-Hasan bin al-Mundhir. Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him and his brother al-Hasan as two of the companions of Ima`m al- Ba`qir, peace be on him.4 Apparently, he was an unknown Ima`mi...
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B. Al-Naja`shi Al-Naja`shi said: "Zara`ra bin A'yun b. Sansan was the retainer of the Banu (sons of) 'Abd Allah. He was the shaykh of our companions at his time. He was the foremost...
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193. Sa'd bin 'Abd al-Ma`lik He was an Umayyad. Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him, called him Sa'd al-Khayr. He was among the sons of 'Abd al-'Aziz b. Marwa`n. He came weeping to Ima`m...
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252. 'Abd al-Ghaffa`r bin Qa`sim b. Qays, b. Qays, b. Fahd. His kunya was Abu` Maryam al-Ansa`ri. He reported on the authority of Ima`m Abu` Ja'far (al-Ba`qir), and Ima`m Abu` 'Abd...
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279. 'Abd Allah bin al-Walid He was called al-Wassafi. Shakh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, and of Ima`m al-Sa`diq peace be on them.6 280....
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314. Al-'Ala`' bin al-Husayn Shaykh al-Tu`si numbered him as one of the companions of Ima`m al-Ba`qir, peace be on him.5 315. Al-'Ala`' bin 'Abd al-Karim He was among...
