The ninth Imam · al-Jawad, “the generous”
Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (AS)
Son of Imam al-Rida (AS) and the ninth Imam. He became Imam as a child and died at about twenty-five. He is buried in al-Kadhimiya beside his grandfather.
الإمام محمد الجواد
- Born
- 10 Rajab 195 AH (811 CE), Medina
- Parents
- Imam al-Rida (AS) and Sabika, of the family of Mariya al-Qibtiyya
- Imamate
- 17 years
- Died
- 220 AH (835 CE), Baghdad, aged about 25
- Resting place
- al-Kadhimiya, Baghdad
Life
A blessed child
He was born in Medina in the last years of his father’s life. Narrations report that Imam al-Rida (AS) called him the most blessed child born for their followers. [WikiShia]
Baghdad
The Abbasid caliph al-Mu’tasim summoned him from Medina to Baghdad. He died there in 220 AH, after seventeen years as Imam, and was buried beside his grandfather Imam al-Kadhim (AS). [WikiShia] [WikiShia]
Visit and pray
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