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The Nineth Imam
AI-Imam Muhammad aAI-Jawad
(AS)
Our ninth Imam is al-Imam Muhammad
al-Jawad (AS),
who is also called al-Imam Muhammad
al-Taqi (AS).He is the son of al-Imam Ali al-Rida (AS).He was born in Madinah in the month
of Ramadan, 195 AH.According to the Divine decree
and the command
of the Prophet (SA) Imam
al-Rida (AS) declared
Muhammad al-Jawad to be his successor,
the Imam
and leader of the people after.himself.From his early childhood al-Imam
al-Jawad had a
special relationship with Allah,
and in his position as
Imam he answered the religious
problems of the
people, guided them and led them.Great scholars
would come to him and ask the solutions
to the most
difficult problems, and the Imam
would answer their
queries with ease.Those of the people who were ignorant
of the Imams
special position before Allah were
amazed at his know
ledge.They would assume the Imam
to be just.like
any other child, and would say:
How can such a young
lad have.gained such knowledge?
How is it that his
knowledge is superior to the knowledge.of all these
great scholars?"
These people did not realize that
the Imam had not
gained his knowledge in the ordinary
way but that it
was given to him specially by Allah.They did not
realize that Allah grants a special
connection with Him
to whoever He pleases, young or
old, and makes that
person the most learned of all
mankind.Al-'Imam al-Jawad was endowed with
all the best
human qualities while still a child.For this reason the
people called him al-"Taqi" which
means pious, and
al-Jawad" which means generous
and merciful He
was aware and enlightened and strove
to enlighten
others.For this reason, Allah
blessed him
Al-Imam al-Jawad lived during the
time of the cruel
Abbasid tyrant, al-Mutasim, who
realized that if
al-Imam al-Jawad succeeded in awakening
the people
they might turn against him and
put an end to his
power.He was afraid of this and
was terrified by the
Imam's charisma and popularity.He summoned the
Imam from his home in Madinah to
Baghdad.the capital
of the Abbasid Empire, and after
a few months he
had the Imam martyred through poison.At the time
of his martyrdom al-'Imam al-Jawad
was just 25 years old.The Imam's sacred body was buried
alongside that
of his grandfather.al-'Imam Musa
al-Kazim (AS).on
the outskirts of Baghdad, at a
place today known as
Kazimayn.Eternal peace be upon
him.
A Letter to a Governor
One of al-Imam al-Jawad's companion'sreports:
I performed the Hajj with al-'Imam
al-Jawad (AS),
and when the Hajj was over I went
to see the Imam
to say my farewell.Before I left
I said to the Imam:
"The government has levied a very
heavy tax upon me
and I am unable to pay it.Please,
will you write a
letter to the governor of our city,
and recommend him
to act leniently towards me".Imam replied that he did not know
the governor,
and could not therefore write and
advise him.But he is one of your friends
and followers.If you
write to him he will definitely
accept your counsel."Al-Imam al-Jawad picked up a pen
and wrote:
"In the name of Allah, the Merciful
and the compassion ate.Peace be with you and with all
Allah's righteous
servants.O governor!
Power and authority are trusts
from Allah which He
has invested in you for you to
serve the people.You
must use this power to help your
brothers in religion.The only things that remain with
you are good deeds
and the help which you grant to
your brothers, the
Muslims.Know that on the Day of
Resurrection Allah
will review all your deeds and
not the slightest action
will be hidden from Him.
yours
Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Jawad
I took the letter, made my final
farewells and set
off for my city.When I arrived,
news of the letter I
was carrying had already reached
the governor.He
came to meet me and I gave him
the letter.He took
it respectfully, kissed it, and
then he opened it.After reading it he inquired about
my occupation,
and just as I had wanted he behaved
kindly and
leniently towards me.In fact,
from that moment on, he
behaved justly and kindly with
all the people.
