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Martyrdom of the 4th Imam
Imam Ali
Ibn-e Hosein , Ibn-e Ali Ibn-e Abi Talib (Pbuh), was known as Sajjad (
the one who prays a lot). According to some narration, he was born on
Sha’ban 5, 38 AH and became martyr on Muharram 25, 95 AH, by “Valid
Ibn-e Abdol Malik”. When he was born, his grand father (Imam Ali) was
controlling the affairs. He experienced 3 years of Alavi caliphate and
short period of Imam Hasan’s governing which lasted for several months.
He witnessed Ashoora’ (took place in 61 AH) and he was surprisingly safe
and sound. After Imam Hosain’s martyrdom, he was appointed as the ruler
of the Shiites along with the God’s divine degree and since then till
the day of his martyrdom, he and some rulers were contemporary namely
as: Yazid Ibn-e Mo’aviyeh, Abdollah Ibn-e Zobair, Mo’aviyeh Ibn-e Yazid,
Marvan Ibn-e Hakam, Abdolmalik Ibn-e Marvan and Valid Ibn-e Abdolmalik.
Having witnessed the unpleasant social situation of that era during
which the religious values were deviated and changed by the Omavids.
Imam Sajjad (Pbuh) took his invaluable measure on establishing a
relation between people and God and divinities. Consequently, he could
touch the hearts of people and they were deeply influenced by him and
his style. As a result, so many of those who sought everywhere for
knowledge and science, turned out to be among the narrators of his
Hadith and they were enriched through adhering to his knowledge which
was originally from Imam Ali (Pbuh) and the Holy Prophet (SW).
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CIRCUMSTANCES AND MISSIONS OF IMAM SAJJAD’S ERA
The policy of the tyrannical regimes
along with their severe control, keeping the political opponents
(specially Shiites) under close watch, suppression of the revolts
through cruel massacres, misusing the political and religious ignorance
of the people, with the irreligious ideas and the instances of moral
corruption everywhere, the few number of the true believers, were among
the obstacles which did not let Imam rise in an armed manner.
In that era, the Muslims were
ignorant about the political and religious realities and all of this was
because of the propaganda and the political and cultural activities on
behalf of the illegal regime. The heresies and the misleading ideas as
the religious ideas and rules, were considered among the Muslims’
beliefs .
In a situation like that, the most
important mission of Imam Sajjad was to revive Islam, define a true
status of Imamate and leadership of the Holy Prophet’s descendents (Pbuh)
campaign with people’s political and religious ignorance and training
the true combatants.
He had to clarify the Islamic
political facts, especially those concerning Imamate and leadership
against the tyrannical and suppressing regimes along with the
promulgation of tradition of the Holy War and martyrdom. It was
necessary to make the Muslims and Shiites prepared so that they could
fight against any injustice, heresy and deviation.
In spite of the very hard situation
of that era, he could successfully achieve his goals through the most
delicate ways of promulgation and resistance.
Finally Imam Sajjad (Pbuh) while
passing along the path of resistance in such a holy war, became martyr. |