(According to another source, his martyrdom was on 26 Jamadi-us-Sani)
On this occassion of sorrow and grief in the household of the Prophet Mohammad(sawaw)
| Name : | Ali ibn Mohammad - the 10th Holy Imam |
| Titles : | an-Naqi, al-Hadi |
| Agnomen : | Abul-Hasan |
| Father : | Imam Muhammad at-Taqi al-Jawwad(a. |
| Mother : | Bibi Sumanah |
| Birth : | In Suryah ( in the environs of Medina ) , on Friday , 2nd (or 5th) Rajab, 214 AH (817 AD) |
| Death : | In Samarrah at the age of 42 on Monday 26th Jumadi-us-Sani (or 3 Rajab) 254 AH (868 AD) |
| Cause of Death/Burial : | Poisoned by al-Mu'tazz, the Abbasid caliph buried in Samarrah |
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THE TENTH Holy Imam , like his father , was also elevated to the rank of Imam in his childhood . He was six years old when his father Imam Muhammad al - Jawad(a.s.) died . After the death of al - Ma'mun , al-Mu`tasim succeeded him , and was later followed by the caliph al-Wathiq . In the first five years of the reign of al-Wathiq , Imam Ali al-Hadi (an-Naqi(a.s. The Holy Imam(a.s.) devoted himself to the sacred mission of preaching in Medina and did thus earn the faith of the people as well as their allegiance and recognition of his great knowledge and attributes . This reputation of the Imam evored the jealousy and malice of al-Mutawakkil against him. The governor of Medina wrote to al-Mutawakkil that Imam Ali Naqi(a.s.) had been manoeuvring a coup against the government and a multitude of Shi'ites were pledged to his support . Although enraged by this news al-Mutawakkil still preferred the diplomacy of not arresting the Holy Imam(a.s.). Under the garb of pretended respect and love towards the Imam , he planned to put him under life imporisonment after inviting him to his palace. Prior to his imprisonment , in a series of correspondence with the Imam(a.s.), he expressed the view that he was convinced of all the claims of the Imam(a.s.) and was ready to settle them amicably . He wrote to the Imam(a.s.) that having been acquainted with his great personality , his matchless knowledge and his peerless attributes , he was impatiently looking forward to the honour of seeing him , and he most cordially invited him to Samarrah . Although the Imam(a.s.) was well aware of al-Mutawakkil' Al - Mutawakkil who was a deadly enemy of the Ahl-ul-bayt , removed the Imam(a.s.) from this inn and entrusted him to the custody of a stone - hearted brute named Zurafah . But , by the grace of Allah(swt) , his enmity was, in a short time , transformed into love and devotion for the Imam(a.s.). When al-Mutawakkil learnt about it, he shifted the Imam(a.s.) into the custody of another cruel man called Sa'id . The Imam(a.s.) remained under his strict vigilance for a number of years , during which he was subjected to boundless tortures . But even in this miserable imprisonment , the Imam(a.s.) kept devoting himself at all times to the worship of Allah(swt) . The watchman of the prison used to comment that Imam Ali al-Hadi(a.s. In the time of al-Mutawakkil there was a woman named Zaynab who claimed to be a decendant of Imam Hussain(a.s. Once Al-Mutawakkil happened to suffer from a serious malady which was eventually declared incurable by his physicians . When the Imam(a.s.) was approached for some remedy , he prescribed an application which resulted in a spontaneous cure. Once al-Mutawakkil was informed that the Imam(a.s.) was preparing a revolt against him . Thereupon , he ordered a detachment of the army to launch a raid on the Imam's residence . When the soldiers entered his house , they found him sitting on a mat , reciting the Holy Qur'an. Not only al-Mutawakkil , but his successors' opposition to the Imam(a.s.) was fierce . After the death of al-Mutawakkil , al-Mustansir , al-Musta`in and al-Mu`tazz carried on the same mission of harassent against the family of the Imam. al - Mu`tazz , understanding the uncontrollable and intense devotion of the people towards the Imam(a.s.) , eventually contrived the Imam's assassination. He got him poisoned through an ambassador which resulted in the Imam's death within a few hours . The martyrdom occurred on 26th Jumadi-as-Sani 254 AH , and his funeral prayer was conducted by his son , Imam Hasan al-Askari(a. | |
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