Imam Ali b. al-Husayn al-Sajjad (a): Difference between revisions

'Ali b. al-Husayn b. 'Ali b. Abi Talib (a) known as Imam al-Sajjad (a) and Imam Zayn al-'Abidin is son of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and the fourth Imam of [[Shi'a]].

Among disagreements about Imam al-Sajjad (a) was the name and lineage of his mother, different names have been mentioned for her including [[Shahrbanu]], Shahrbanuyeh, Shah-e Zanan,<ref>Mufid, ''al-Irshad'', vol.2 p.137</ref> Jahanshah, Khawla, Salafa, Ghazzala, Salama, Harrar, Maryam, Fatima. Accordingly, [[Sayyid Ja'far Shahidi]] wrote that, "among the names mentioned for her, Shahrbanu is more famous. Her father is said to be Yazdgerd, the last Sassanid emperor; Nushjan from Khurasan or Shiruyeh, son of Parviz, among which Yazdgerd is more famous." He does not believe that the mother of Imam al-Sajjad (a) would be a person having such a description mentioning some reasons and evidences.<ref>Shadidi, ''Zindigani 'Ali b. al-Husayn'', p.10-26</ref> He says, "If we ignore this myth about her and check authentic books, we reach a clearer point: Ibn Sa'd wrote that after martyrdom of al-Husayn (a), Zuyayd, his freed servant married the mother of 'Ali b. al-Husayn (a) and 'Abd Allah b. Zuyayd was born, thus 'Abd Allah was 'Ali b. al-Husayn’s (a) brother from his mother.<ref>Ibn Sa'd, ''Tabaqat'', vol.5 p.162 </ref> [[Al-Shaykh al-Saduq|Saduq]] wrote, "Mother of 'Ali b. al-Husayn (a) passed away while giving birth; so one of his father's maids took care of 'Ali b. al-Husayn (a). He (a) considered that maid his mother and when he (a) found that she was a maid, not his mother, had her married. People said 'Ali b. al-Husayn (a) had his mother married."<ref>Saduq, '' 'Uyun akhbar al-Rida'', vol.2 p.127</ref>

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