Sabika
| Mother of Imam al-Jawad (a) | |
|---|---|
| Teknonym | Umm al-Hasan |
| Well-known Relatives | Imam al-Rida (a) (spouse), Mariya al-Qibtiyya |
| Place of Residence | Medina |
| Era | 'Abbasid Dynasty |
Sabīka (Arabic:سَبيکَة) was the mother of Imam al-Jawad (a) who, according to reports, was a maidservant[1] descending from Mariya al-Qibtiyya.[2] She was also mentioned with the names "Durra", "Khayzuran", "Rayhana"[3] and "Sukayna".[4] The name of "Khayzuran" was chosen for her by Imam al-Rida (a).[5] Al-Shaykh al-Saduq has mentioned the name "Khayzuran".[6] Her kunya was Umm al-Hasan. [7]
Sabika is considered to have been from Murrisa (a village in Egypt), Qibti (from Egypt) or Mursi (a green town in Morocco).[8]
When Sabika was about to give birth to Imam al-Jawad (a), Imam al-Rida (a) sent his sister Hakima to help the midwife.[9] In a narration from the Prophet (s) mentioned her a clean-mouthed maidservant whose womb is chosen by God to bear an Imam (a).[10] Al-Mas'udi has praised her in Ithbat al-wasiyya as well.[11]
Notes
- ↑ Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 50, p. 1.
- ↑ Kulaynī, al-Kāfī, vol. 2, p. 664.
- ↑ Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 50, p. 7.
- ↑ ʿĀshūr, Mawsūʿat Ahl al-Bayt, vol. 16, p. 14.
- ↑ Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 50, p. 7; Amīn, Aʿyān al-Shīʿa, vol. 2, p. 32.
- ↑ ʿĀshūr, Mawsūʿat Ahl al-Bayt, vol. 16, p. 14.
- ↑ Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālīb, vol. 4, p. 379.
- ↑ Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 50, p. 7.
- ↑ Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 50, p. 10.
- ↑ Kulaynī, al-Kāfī, vol. 1, p. 323.
- ↑ Masʿūdī, Ithbāt al-waṣīyya, p. 216.
References
- Amīn, Sayyid Muḥsin al-. Aʿyān al-Shīʿa. Beirut: Dār al-Taʿāruf, 1421 AH.
- ʿĀshūr, ʿAlī. Mawsūʿat Ahl al-Bayt. Beirut: Dār Naẓīr ʿAbūd, [n.d].
- Ibn Shahrāshūb, Muḥammad b. ʿAlī. Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib. Qom: ʿAllāma, 1379 AH.
- Kulaynī, Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-. Al-Kāfī. Tehran: Dār al-Kutub al-Islāmīyya, 1407 AH.
- Majlisī, Muḥammad Bāqir al-. Biḥār al-anwār. Second edition. Beirut: Dār Iḥyāʾ al-Turāth al-ʿArabī, 1403 AH.
- Masʿūdī, ʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn al-. Murūj al-dhahab wa maʿadin al-jawhar. Qom: Anṣārīyān, 1384 Sh.