Imam Ali al-Rida
Day 1
The lesson
- Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, the eighth Imam; his kunya was Abu l-Hasan. Some sources say al-Ma'mun gave him the title al-Rida (al-Irshad of al-Shaykh al-Mufid; Manaqib Ibn Shahrashub), but Imam al-Jawad said in a hadith that God gave his father this title ('Uyun Akhbar al-Rida of al-Shaykh al-Saduq). Al-Sabir, al-Radi and al-Wafi are among his other titles (A'yan al-Shi'a).
- Born in Medina, by the best-known report on 11 Dhu al-Qa'da 148 AH (765); al-Kulayni gives 148 AH (al-Kafi), as most historians do. Other reports give Dhu al-Hijja or Rabi' al-Awwal, and some give the year 153 AH.
- Al-Shaykh al-Saduq records that his mother was a bondwoman named Tuktam, whom Imam al-Kazim renamed Tahira when she bore him; she was also called Najma, Sakan al-Nawbiyya, al-Arwa and Samana, and her kunya was Umm al-Banin. Another report says Hamida, mother of Imam al-Kazim, bought her and gave her to her son ('Uyun Akhbar al-Rida).
Questions
According to Imam al-Jawad (peace be upon him), who gave his father the title al-Rida?
What is the best-known report for the date of Imam al-Rida's birth?
What was the name of Imam al-Rida's mother, the bondwoman whom Imam al-Kazim renamed Tahira?
Questions are written by AI from the lesson’s facts, and each answer was checked against its fact.