Imam Muhammad b. Ali al-Jawad (a): Difference between revisions

Imamate of Imam al-Jawad (a) was contemporary with two [[Abbasid]] caliphs: the first was [[al-Ma'mun]] (r. 193/808-9 to 218/833) and Imam (a) spent 23 years of his life at the time of his [[caliphate]]. The second was [[al-Mu'tasim al-Abbasi]] (r. 218/833 to 227/841-42) two years of his caliphate were contemporary with imamate of Imam al-Jawad (a).<ref>Pīshwā'ī, ''Sīra-yi pīshwāyān'', p. 530.</ref> Imamate of Imam al-Jawad (a) lasted 17 years from [[203]]/818 until [[220]]/835.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 273.</ref> After the martyrdom of Imam al-Jawad (a), his son, [[Imam 'Ali b. Muhammad al-Hadi (a)]] , took responsibility of imamate.<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 295.</ref>