Day 1

The lesson

1. The fourth Imam of the Shia; the son of Imam al-Husayn, and the father of Imam al-Baqir. His imamate lasted thirty-four years, from Ashura 61 AH (al-Irshad of al-Shaykh al-Mufid; al-Kafi).
2. The name of his mother is disputed. Shahrbanu is the best known, said to be the daughter of Yazdgerd, the last Sasanian king, who died giving birth to him (al-Irshad; 'Uyun Akhbar al-Rida of al-Shaykh al-Saduq); other names are also given, and some contemporary historians, such as Sayyid Ja'far Shahidi, doubt the Persian royal lineage.
3. Born in Medina in 38 AH (659 CE) by the well-known view, so he saw part of the life of Imam Ali and was about twenty-three at Karbala; Imam al-Sadiq said he passed away aged fifty-eight (al-Tabaqat al-Kubra of Ibn Sa'd; Kashf al-Ghumma). Some reports put his birth near 48 AH (Sharh al-Akhbar of al-Qadi al-Nu'man).

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