Day 1
The son of Imam al-Jawad and the tenth Imam of the Shia. His mother was a bondwoman named Samana, or Susan (al-Irshad of al-Shaykh al-Mufid;…
Day 2
Al-Mutawakkil turned on the descendants of Abu Talib: he destroyed the shrine of Imam al-Husayn, ploughed the land over the grave and punish…
Day 3
On his first day in Samarra, al-Mutawakkil had him held in Khan al-Sa'alik, a caravan lodging, before moving him to a house; Salih ibn Sa'id…
Day 4
Al-Ziyara al-Jami'a al-Kabira, which may be recited for any of the Imams, near their graves or far away, is narrated from him: he taught it …
Day 5
He guided the Shia of Iraq, Yemen, Egypt and Iran through a network of agents who collected the khums, carried letters and settled questions…
Day 6
Al-Mufid names as his children Imam al-Hasan al-Askari, al-Husayn, Muhammad and a daughter, A'isha (al-Irshad); Ibn Shahrashub names a daugh…