Muhammad al-Taqī or Muhammad al-Jawād (Arabic: الإمام محمد التقي الجواد) (Rajab 10, 195 AH - Dhu al-Qi'dah 29, 220 AH; approximately April 8, 811 AD - November 24, 835 AD) was the ninth of the Twelve Imams. His given name was Muhammad ibn ‘Alī ibn Mūsā, and among his titles, al-Taqī and al-Jawād are the most renowned. Muhammad al-Taqī was the shortest-lived of the Twelve Imāms, dying at the age of 25.
He was born on the tenth of Rajab, 195 AH. Hi...
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Muhammad al-Taqī or Muhammad al-Jawād (Arabic: الإمام محمد التقي الجواد) (Rajab 10, 195 AH - Dhu al-Qi'dah 29, 220 AH; approximately April 8, 811 AD - November 24, 835 AD) was the ninth of the Twelve Imams. His given name was Muhammad ibn ‘Alī ibn Mūsā, and among his titles, al-Taqī and al-Jawād are the most renowned. Muhammad al-Taqī was the shortest-lived of the Twelve Imāms, dying at the age of 25.
He was born on the tenth of Rajab, 195 AH. His mother was Khaizaran, a woman from the family of Maria al-Qibtiyya.
Hakima, the sister of Ali ar Rida, is reported saying that on the night of al-Taqi’s birth her brother advised her to be present beside his wife. According to legend, al-Taqi at his birth looked at the sky and uttered confirmation of the oneness of Allah and the prophethood of Muhammad.
He undertook the responsibility of Imamate at the age of eight years.
He was a child when his father was killed. By reports, he did not act upon childish or whimsical impulses and he accepted...
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