Narjis (a): Difference between revisions

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| known for = Mother of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]]

| image = Narjis.jpg

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| caption = Tomb of Narjis (a) Khatun in [[Samarra]]. Photo by: Hamed Malekpur/Fars.

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| Religious Affiliation = First [[Christianity]] and then [[Islam]]

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| Wellknown Relatives = [[Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)]] (husband), [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] (son)

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| Place of Residence = [[Samara]]

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| Burial Place = [[Holy Shrine of 'Askariyyan]], Samara

| Era = [[Abbasid]] Dynasty

 

'''Narjis (a)''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|نرجس}}) is the name of [[Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)]]'s wife. She was the mother of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]]. She was also called: '''Malīka''', '''Rayhāna''' and '''Sūsan'''.

[['Ali b. Husayn al-Mas'udi|al-Mas'udi]] is the first historian who has reported about the mother of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]]. According to his report, Imam al-Mahdi's (a) mother was a slave woman named Narjis (a). [[Al-Shaykh al-Tusi]] narrated a [[hadith]] which says that her name was Rayhana but it follows that she was also called Narjis (a), Sayqal and Susan.

In the narration of [[Hakima]], which is the most famous and reliable narration about the birth of Imam al-Mahdi (a), she was called Narjis (a).

It is possible that her original name was Narjis (a) and the other name except for Sayqal was given to her by her lady, Hakima, the daughter of [[Imam al-Jawad (a)]]. People of that time called their servants by various names for optimism. Narjis (a), Rayhana and Susan are all flower names(daffodil, basil and lily).