CHAPTER III HIS CHILDHOOD AND BEHAVIOR Ima`m Zayn al-'Abidin, peace be on him, had access to the best education. No one had access to such an education but him. These conditions helped him...
Islamic Books
His Behavior Toward His Retainers
His Behavior toward his Retainers Ima`m Zayn al-'Abidin, peace be on him, treated his retainers with kindness and mercy; he treated them as he treated his own children. The narrators said that...
CHAPTER IV HIS PSYCHOLOGICAL QUALITIES All the noble virtues and gifts which Allah created to distinguish man were found in the character of Ima`m Zayn al-'Abidin, peace be on him. No one...
His Giving Charity In Secret
His Giving Charity in Secret The most lovable thing for the Ima`m, peace be on him, was giving charity in secret. He did not want anyone to recognize him because he wanted to make close relationships...
CHAPTER VHIS IMAMATE The Ima`mate is an important element in forming the civilizational and political thought in Islam. It is an inseparable part of the immortal message of Islam; rather it...
The Imamate In His Time
The Ima`mate in his Time The ideological frame of the Ima`mate, according to the Shi'ite doctrine, did not appear during the lifetime of Ima`m Zayn al-'Abidin, peace be on him, for no one understood...
CHAPTER VI IMPRESSIONS OF HIS CHARACTER The Muslims have agreed that Ima`m Zayn al-'Abidin, peace be on him, was great and meritorious, and that he was a unique being in this world. None matched...
The Historians
The Historians As for the historians, despite their different thoughts and inclinations, they unanimously agreed that the Ima`m was a great man who possessed many abilities and talents which...
CHAPTER VII THE TRAGEDIES OF KARBALA' The Umayyad government determined to destroy Islam and to annihilate its foundations and forces. Then it decided to degrade the Muslims, to paralyze their...
His Burying The Pure Corpses
His Burying the Pure Corpses The rude and mean ones from among the Kufa`ns buried the corpses of their dead and left on the hot sand of Karbala`' the corpse of the plant of the sweet basil of...
The Imam With Al-minhal
The Ima`m with al-Minha`l Ima`m Zayn al-'Abidin, peace be on him, met al-Minha`l b. 'Amr and he asked him: "How have you received the evening, O son of the Apostle of Allah?" The Ima`m looked...
CHAPTER VIII HIS WORSHIP The Muslims unanimously agreed that Ima`m Zayn al-'Abidin, peace be on him, was the most worshipful of all the people, and the most obedient of them to Allah, the...
