Zainab al askari biography sample
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The Role of Imam al-Askari (as) in Establishing and Expanding the Concept of Ijtihad and Taqlid
Seyed Hashem Moosavi
Imam Hasan al-Askari (as), the eleventh infallible Imam of the Shia, is also known by the titles Hadi, Naqi, Zaki, and Ibn al-Ridha. The titles &#;Ibn al-Ridha&#; and &#;Askari&#; are shared between him and his honorable father, Imam Hadi (as), as both were descendants of Imam Ridha (as) and lived under forced residence in the city of Samarra, also known as &#;Askar.&#; Due to the shared name &#;Hasan&#; between him and Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (as), he is sometimes referred to as &#;the latter Hasan.&#;
The majority of Shia scholars agree that he was born on the 8th of Rabi&#; al-Thani, AH, in the city of Medina. He became Imam at the age of 22 and, during the six years of his Imamate, he lived through the reigns of three Abbasid caliphs: Mu&#;tazz, Muhtadi, and Mu&#;tamid. Imam al-Askari (as) was martyred on the 8th of Rabi&#; al-Awwal, AH, in the city of Samarra, and was buried next to his honorable father, Imam Hadi (as), in what is now known as the shrine of Askariyayn.
The Political and Social Context of Imam al-Askari&#;s Era
A study of the lives of the infallible Imams (as), especially after the martyrdom of Imam Sadiq (as), shows that none of the
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The Birth of Lady Zainab (as)
SHAFAQNA &#; Lady Zainab (as) was (accurately) the third child born to Lady Fatima az-Zahra (sa). In other words, she was born directly after Imam Husayn (as); despite the false claim of some historians who hold the opinion that Zainab (as) was born after the miscarriage, which Lady Fatima az-Zahra (sa) had and resulted in the martyrdom of Mohsin. These historians are motivated by their desire to divert the attention from the merciless attack on Lady Fatima’s (sa) house which not only resulted in Mohsin&#;s martyrdom, but also in the eventual death of Lady Fatima az-Zahra (sa) herself.
Among these writers is the Egyptian Bint Ash-Shati who wrote in her book Batlat Karbala:
&#;Zahra, the Prophet&#;s daughter was about to give birth to a new baby after bringing happiness unto Messenger&#;s life by giving birth to his beloved sons: Al-Hasan and Al-Husayn, and a third child, who was not destined to live and whose name was to be Mohsin Ibn ‘Ali&#;&#; 1
Regardless of these unfounded claims, it has been established that Lady Zainab (as) was born in 5 A.H., and that she was the third child of the honorable Alawi household.
It is said that her grandfather, the Prophet (S) named her Zainab (as) that is derived from two words: &#;Zain&#; and &#;Ab&#; th
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by Marwa Osman*
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