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

== Birth and Martyrdom ==

According to the famous opinion, Imam al-Sajjad (a) was born in [[38]]/659; thus, he (a) has seen a part of [[Imam 'Ali (a)|Imam 'Ali's (a)]] life, the [[imamate]] of [[Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)]] and [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] and [[Mu'awiya]]'s attempt in suppressing [[Shi'a]] in [[Iraq]] and elsewhere. However, in some reports, the age of Imam (a) is mentioned less than what is famous and have mentioned his time of birth about [[48]]/668.<ref>Al-Qadi al-Nu'man, ''Sharh al-akhbar'', vol. 3 p. 266</ref> Although such reports have been mentioned in different sources, but there are evidences which do not let one believe them; such as the fact that famously historians and biographers have mentioned the birth time of Imam al-Sajjad (a) 38/659, which implies that his age in the [[Battle of Karbala]] was 23 years old.