لطفا منتظر باشید ...
The Seventh Imam:
Imam Musa al-Kazim (A.S.)
Imam Musa al-Kazin was born in 128
A.
H.
on the
seventh day of the month of safar
His holy father was Imam
Ja'far al-Sadiq and the name of
his distinguished mother was
Hamidah.
Holy Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq, according
to the command
God and the dictates of the Prophet,
appointed his son to
Imamate and leadership, and introduced
him to the people as
such.
Holy Imam Musa al-Kazim was a very
wise and chaste
man.
His knowledge and wisdom was
divine and heavenly,
and his worship and piety were
so much that he was named
Al Abd Us-Salih,, which means God's
righteous creature, or
servant.
He was extremely patient and forebearing,
and endured
many hardships in order to guide
the people, and forgave
their wrongs and errors.
If a person,
due to his ignorance,
annoyed Imam by his unpleasant
behavior he would
suppress his anger and, with love
and kindness, would guide
that person.
For this reason he
was called Kazim, for
"Kazim" means a person who suppresses
his anger and
doesn't quarrel or speak harshly.
Holy Imam Musa al-Kazim lived in
this world for a
period of 55 years.
and during
the period of his Imamate, with
great patience.
he occupied himself
in guiding and helping the
people.
In 183 A.
H.
, on the twenty-fifth
of the month of Rajab,
he was martyred in Baghdad, and
was buried nearby in what
is today called "Kazimayn".
.
.
.
God's peace and blessings be
eternally upon him!
How Did Imam Teach that Man a Lesson?
He was a poor and uneducated farmer,
and whenever he
saw Imam Musa al-Kazim,'he was impolite and
abusive.
Every day he used to annoy
the Imam and his friends
and make them unhappy.
Imam Musa al-Kazim continually
suppressed' his anger
and didn't reply to the man's rudeness
and abuses, but the
Imam's friends used to become very
agitated and angry.
One day, when the impolite man
was, like always,
speaking badly, the Imam's friends
decided to punish him;
they were going to deal him so
many blows that he would die
and be silenced forever.
They said,
"This man must receive
what he deserves for all this rudeness."
Imam Musa al-Kazim became aware
of their decision,
and he prohibited them, saying,
"My friends, be patient.
I
myself will teach him a lesson."
Days passed and that man continued
his undesirable
behavior, making the Imam's friends
nervous and
uncomfortable, and every time they
decided to silence him,
Imam told them, "My friends! Be
patient, I myself will teach
him a lesson."
One day Imam Musa al-Kazim asked.
"Where is he?"
He was told, "Outside the town,
he is working on his
land."
Imam Musa al-Kazim rode out to
the man's farm.
When the man saw the Imam, he sank
his spade in the
earth and put his hands on his
hips, ready to be abusive again.
Imam dismounted, went towards him,
affectionately greeted
him and with an open and smiling
face, began to make
conversation,
"Don't overwork yourself!
What green.
lush land you have'.
How much have you spent on it?"
The farmer, who was amazed at the
Imam's politeness
and sincerity, said to him.
"About
a hundred gold pieces."
Imam asked.
With all the work
you have done and the
trouble you have' taken to cultivate
this crop, how much are
you expecting to receive for it?"
The farmer waited a little, then
said, "Around two
hundred gold pieces."
Imam, (A.S.), brought out a
purse and gave it to
that farmer, saying, "In this bag
are three hundred gold
pieces, more than the value of
your crop.
Take it, the crop is
also yours, I hope you receive
more for it,"
The farmer, who in the face of
all his bad-manners and
abuse had experienced such wonderful
behavior and lovely
ethics, became very ashamed.
In
a trembling voice he said,
"I was wrong to abuse you.
But you, you are a great man,
and the son of a great man,
and you have been good to me,
and have helped me.
Please,.
.
.
forgive me.
Then, after a few short words,
the Imam bade him
farewell and returned to Medina.
After that, whenever the farmer
saw the Imam, he
politely greeted him, and was respectful
towards the Imam
and the Imam's friends, and used
to say, "God knows best
who to appoint as Imam and Guide
of the people."
The Imam's friends were amazed
to see that the
annoying and abusive man had become
so polite and
affectionate.
Perhaps they didn't
know how the Imam had
taught him a lesson.
