Imam Ali al-Rida
Day 8
The lesson
- His wife Sabika was of the family of Mariya, wife of the Prophet (al-Kafi; I'lam al-Wara). Al-Shaykh al-Mufid names no child of his but Muhammad, Imam al-Jawad (al-Irshad); other sources name more. Al-Tabari records that al-Ma'mun married his daughter Umm Habib to him in 202 AH (Tarikh al-Tabari).
- Among his companions were Yunus ibn Abd al-Rahman, Ali ibn Mahziyar, Safwan ibn Yahya, Muhammad ibn Sinan, Zakariyya ibn Adam, al-Rayyan ibn al-Salt, Di'bil al-Khuza'i and his servant Muwaffaq; some count 367 companions and narrators (Hayat al-Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida of al-Qarashi). Many of his hadiths and answers are gathered in 'Uyun Akhbar al-Rida.
Questions
According to al-Tabari, whom did al-Ma'mun marry to Imam al-Rida in 202 AH?
Which of the following was a companion of Imam al-Rida?
According to al-Shaykh al-Mufid in al-Irshad, which child of Imam al-Rida does he name?
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