Beacons of Guidance Imam Ali ibn al-Hussain Zain al-Abidin

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“Indeed Allah desires to repel all impurity from you, O People of the
Household, and purify you with a thorough purification”
Surat Al- Ahzab 33:33
Prophetic traditions mentioned in both in Sunni and Shi'ah authoritative
reference books of hadith and tafsir (exegesis of the Qur'an) have confirmed
that this holy verse was revealed to exclusively refer to the People of the
Cloak [ahl Al- kisa'], viz. Muhammad, 'Ali, Fatimah, Al- Hasan, and Al-
Husayn ('a) as the Ahl Al- Bayt (People of the Household). For instance,
refer to the following references: Sunni: Ahmad ibn Hanbal (d. 241 AH),
Al- Musnad, 1:231; 4:107; 6:292, 304; Sahih Muslim (d. 261 AH), 7:130;
Al- Tirmidhi (d. 279 AH), Sunan, 5:361 et al.; Al- Dulabi (d. 310 AH), Al-
Dhuriyyah Al- Tahirah Al- Nabawiyyah, p. 108; Al- Nasa'i (d. 303 AH), Al-
Sunan Al- Kubra', 5:108; 113; Al- Hakim Al- Nayshaburi (d. 405 AH), Al-
Mustadrak 'ala' s- Sahihayn , 2:416, 3:133, 146- 147; Al- Zarkashi (d. 794
AH), Al- Burhan, p. 197; Ibn Hajar Al- Asqalani (d. 852 AH), Fath Al- Bari
Sharh Sahih Al- Bukhari, 7:104.
Shi'ah: Al- Kulayni (d. 328 AH), Usul Al- Kafi, 1:287; Ibn Babawayh (d.
329 AH), Al- Imamah wa' t- Tabsirah, p. 47, hadith 29; Al- Maghribi (d.
363 AH), Da'a'im Al- Islam, pp. 35, 37; Al- Saduq (d. 381 AH), Al- Khisal,
pp. 403, 550; Al- Tusi (d. 460 AH), Al- Amali, hadith 438, 482, 783.
For more details, refer to the exegesis of the holy verse recorded in the
following books of tafsir: Al- Jassas (d. 370 AH), Ahkam Al- Qur'an; Al-
Wahidi (d. 468 AH), Asbab Al- Nuzul; Ibn Al- Jawzi (d. 597 AH), Zad Al-
Masir; Al- Qurtubi (d. 671 AH), Al- Jami' Li- Ahkam Al- Qur'an; Ibn Kathir
(d. 774 AH), Tafsir; Al- Tha'labi (d. 825 AH), Tafsir; Al- Tabari (d. 875
AH), Tafsir; Al- Suyuti (d. 911 AH), Al- Durr Al- Manthur; Al- Shawkani
(d. 1250 AH), Fath Al- Qadir; Al- 'Ayyashi (d. 320 AH), Tafsir; Al- Qummi
(d. 329 AH), Tafsir; Furt Al- Kufi (d. 352 AH), Tafsir at the margin of the
exegesis of Surat Al- Nisa' verse 59; Al- Tabarsi (d. 560 AH), Majma' Al-
Bayan, as well as many other sources.
BEACONS OF GUIDANCE (6)
IMAM 'ALI IBN AL- HUSSAIN
ZAIN AL-'ABIDIN (‘A)
:| ﷲﺍ ﻝﻮﺳﺭ ﻝﺎﻗ
ﻢﹸﺘﻜﺴﻤ ﺗﻥﺇ ﺎﻣ ،ﻲﺘﻴﺑ ﹶﻞﻫ ﺃﻲﺗﺮﺘﻋﻭ ،ﷲﺍ ﺏﺎﺘﻛ :ﻦﻴﻠﻘﹶﺜﻟ ﺍﻢﹸﻜ ﻴﻓﻙﺭﺎ ﺗﻲﻧﺇ"
"ﹶﺽﻮﺤﻟ ﺍﻲﻠﻋ ﺍﺩﺮﻳ ﻰﹼﺘﺣ ﺎﻗﹺﺮﺘﻔ ﻳﻦﹶﻟ ﺎﻤﻬﱠﻧﹶ ﺃﹰﻭﺍﺪﺑ ﺃﺍﻮﻠﻀﺗ ﻦﻟ ﺎﻤﻬﺑ
The Messenger of Allah (s) said: "Verily, I am leaving among
you two precious things [thaqalayn]: The Book of Allah and
my progeny ['itrati], the members of my Household [Ahl Al-
Bayt]. If you hold fast to them, you shall never go astray.
These two will never separate from each other until they meet
me at the Pond [hawḍ] (of Kawthar)."
Some references:
Al­Hakim an ­Nayshaburi, Al ­Mustadrak 'ala's- Sahihayn
(Beirut), vol. 3, pp. 109- 110, 148, 533
Muslim, As- Sahih, (English translation), book 31, hadiths
5920- 3.
At­Tirmidhi, As- Sahih, vol. 5, pp. 621-2, hadiths 3786, 3788;
vol. 2, p. 219.
An- Nasa'i, Khasa'is 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, hadith 79.
Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Al- Musnad, vol. 3, pp. 14, 17, 26; vol. 3,
pp. 26, 59; vol. 4, p. 371; vol. 5, pp. 181-182, 189- 190.
Ibn al­'Athir, Jami' al­Usul, vol. 1, p. 277.
Ibn Kathir, Al­Bidayah wa'n­Nihayah, vol. 5, p. 209.
Ibn Kathir, Tafsir Al- Qur'an Al- 'Azim, vol. 6, p. 199.
Nasir ad- Din Al- Albani, Silsilat Al- Ahadith as- Sahihah
(Kuwait: Ad- Dar as- Salafiyyah), vol. 4, pp. 355- 358.
BEACONS OF GUIDANCE (6)
IMAM 'ALI IBN AL-HUSSAIN
ZAIN AL-'ABIDIN (‘A)
Author
Authoring Group, the Ahl al-Bayt ('a) World Assembly
Translated
The Ahl Al-Bayt ('a) Islamic Foundation, London
Cultural Affairs Department Ahl Al-Bayt ('a) World Assembly
ﯽﺴﯿﻠﮕﻧا .ﻦﯾﺪﺑﺎﻌﻟا ﻦﯾز (ع) ﻦﯿﺴﺤﻟا ﻦﺑ ﯽﻠﻋ مﺎﻣﻻا :ﻪﯾاﺪﻬﻟا مﻼﻋا :يدادراﺮﻗ ناﻮﻨﻋ
:روآ ﺪﯾﺪﭘ مﺎﻧ و ناﻮﻨﻋ
Beacons of Guidance (6). Imam Ali Ibn Al-Hussain Zain al-Abidin ('a). Authoring Group, the Ahl al-
Bayt('a) world Assembly Project supervisor: Translation unit, cultural Affairs Department the Ahl al-
Bayt('a) world Assembly. Translated the Ahl-Bayt('a) Islamic foundation London.
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BEACONS OF GUIDANCE
IMAM 'ALI IBN AL- HUSSAIN ZAIN AL-'ABIDIN
Author: Authoring Group, the Ahl al-Bayt ('a) World
Assembly
Project supervisor : Translation Unit, Cultural Affairs
Department, the Ahl Al-Bayt ('a) World Assembly (ABWA)
Translator: The Islamic Ahl Al-Bayt (‘a) Foundation, London
Editor: The Ahl Al-Bayt ('a) Islamic Ahl Al-Bayt ( ‘a)
Foundation, London
Proofreader : Muhammad Mahdi Baghi
Layout: Fatemeh Golzar
Publisher: ABWA Publishing and Printing Center
First Printing: 2015
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CONTENTS
PREFACE—11
INTRODUCTION—13
SECTION ONE
CHAPTER ONE A QUICK GLANCE AT IMAM SAJJAD'S‘ A( )
LIFE—29
1. The Milieu and the Purified Family—29
2. The Imamah and the religious leadership—30
3. His Imamah, the Feature of his Era and his Achievements—31
CHAPTER TWO OTHERS' IMPRESSIONS OF IMAM SAJJAD'S‘ A()
PERSONALITY—34
1. The Views of the Imam's (‘a) Contemporaries Regarding his
Personality—34
2. The Views of the Intellectuals and Historians on Imam
Sajjad (‘a) 37—
CHAPTER TREE SOME ASPECTS OF IMAM SAJJAD'S‘ A( )
PERSONALITY—41
1. Imam's Patience—41
2. Imam's Generosity—42
3. Imam's (‘a) Generous Attitude to the Poor—42
4. Giving Charity—44
5. His Dignity and Glorified Spirit—48
6. Asceticism of Imam (‘a)—49
7. Supplication of Imam Sajjad (‘a) to Allah—50
8. The Imam's (‘a) Family Life—51
9. With His Father and Mother—51
10. With His Children—54
11. With His Slaves—55
SECTION TWO
CHAPTER ONE IMAM SAJJAD'S ‘(A) EARLY STAGES OF LIFE—59
His Mother—60
CHAPTER TWO THE PHASES OF IMAM SAJJAD'S‘ (A) LIFE—63
CHAPTER TREE IMAM SAJJAD'S ‘(A) LIFE FROM BIRTH TO
IMAMAH (LEADERSHIP)—65
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1. Iraq's Political State in Parallel to Mu‛awiyah's Death—67
2. The Clear Evidence of Zain Al-'Abidin's (‘a) Imamah (socio-
political and religious leadership)—68
3. Imam Zain Al-'Abidin (‘a) on the Day of 'Ashura—70
SECTION THREE
CHAPTER ONE IMAM SAJJAD'S LIFE ‘(A) FROM KARBALA TO
MADINAH—73
1. The Speeches of Imam Zain Al-'Abidin and Sayyidah Zainab (‘a) in
Kufah—73
2. Imam Zain Al-'Abidin (‘a) confronts Ibn Ziad's Tyranny—76
3. Ahl Al-Bayt's Captivity in Sham—78
4. Imam Sajjad (‘a) challenging Yazid in his Court—80
CHAPTER TWO THE LIFE OF IMAM ZAIN AL-'ABIDIN‘ A() IN
MADINAH—86
1. The People of Madinah's revoking their Allegiance to Yazid—89
2. The Revolution of Madinah and its Consequences—90
3. Imam Zain Al-'Abidin and Muslim ibn 'Uqbah—94
4. Destroying and Burning the Ka'bah—96
5. Separation of the Umayyad Family—97
6. Increasing Opposition Against Umayyad Rulings—98
7. The Tawwabin's (Repentant) Revolution—98
8. Al- Mukhtar's Revolution—98
9. The Years of Turbulence and Conflicts—100
10. Al- Hajjaj's Cruelty and his Extensive Transgression—101
11. The Reign of Al-Walid ibn 'Abdul- Malik—102
CHAPTER TREE IMAM SAJJAD'S ‘(A) MARTYRDOM—103
SECTION FOUR
CHAPTER ONE IMAM SAJJAD'S ‘(A) ROLE THROUGHOUT THE
MISSION OF AHL AL-BAYT ‘(A)—107
1. The Perils Faced by Islam—111
2. The Negative Consequences of the Deviation in Islamic Leader-
ship 112—
3. The Elements Involved in the Decline of Islamic Government—113
4. The Different Stages of the holy Household's (‘a) Battle against the
Brutal Government—120
CHAPTER TWO DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF IMAM SAJJAD'S‘ A()
TIME—124
CHAPTER TREE IMAM SAJJAD'S ‘(A) STRATEGY OF
STRUGGLE 127—
Indicating Signs for Imam Sajjad's (‘a) Success—129
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CHAPTER FOUR EXTRAORDINARY DETAILS OF IMAM
SAJJAD'S (‘A) LIFE—143
1. Worship in Imam Sajjad's (‘a) Life—143
2. Imam Sajjad's (‘a) Worship—144
3. Imam's Prayer on 'Arafat Day—162
4. Imam Sajjad's (‘a) Prayer at the Eid Al-Adhaha—174
5. Features of Prayer and Chanting in Imam's (‘a) Life—177
6. Manifestation from ('Irfan) Divine Gnosticism in Imam Sajjad's (‘a)
Chanting—183
7. Weeping in Imam Sajjad's (‘a) Life—187
8. Liberation of Slaves in Imam Sajjad's (‘a) Life—190
SECTION FIVE
CHAPTER ONE SOME OF IMAM SAJJAD'S ‘(A) HERITAGE—195
1. Imam Sajjad (‘a) and the Noble Qur'an—196
2. Examples of Imam Zain Al-'Abidin's (‘a) Commentary—199
3. Imam Sajjad (‘a) and Noble Narrations—202
4. Imam Sajjad (‘a) and the Islamic Belief and Theological
Discussions—204
5. Explicit Statements of Imam Sajjad (‘a) about the Imams (‘a) after
him and his Statements Concerning the Arrival of Imam
Mahdi (‘a)— 205
6. Imam Sajjad (‘a) and Islamic Jurisprudence and Religious Laws
(Fiqh)—208
7. Scientific Aspects of Imam Sajjad's (‘a) Prayers—217
8. Imam Sajjad (‘a) and Arabic Literature—218
9. Imam Sajjad's (‘a) Series of Debates—220
10. Excellent Advice and Wise Sayings of Imam Sajjad (‘a)—226
11. A Bundle of Imam Sajjad's (‘a) Brilliant Words—231
CHAPTER TWO THE TREATISE OF RIGHT—S 236
1. A Brief Study of Rights—237
2. Study of Rights in Detail—239
CHAPTER TREE IN THE LIGHT OF IMAM SAJJAD'S‘ A( ) PSALMS
OF ISLAM (AL- SAHIFAH AL-SAJJADIYYAH—) 248
1. The Specialties of Al-Sahifah Al-Sajjadiyyah—250
2. The Historical Role of Al-Sahifah Al-Sajjadiyyah—251
3. The Record and the Chain of Al-Sahifah Al-Sajjadiyyah—253
4. The Interpretations of Al-Sahifah Al-Sajjadiyyah—254
5. The Reason to describe Al-Sahifah Al-Sajjadiyyah by (Al-
Kamilah) 254—
6. A Discussion about Al-Sahifah Al-Sajjadiyyah—254
7. The Complete Objective Index of Al-Sahifah Al-Sajjadiyyah—255
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CHAPTER FOUR IMAM SAJJAD'S ‘(A) SCHOOL OF THOUGHT—259
BIBLIOGRAPHY—265