Name |
Full / Kunya |
Alí ibn Musa |
Abu al-Ḥasan II |
|
Title
Arabic |
Turkish |
ar-Rida, Reza
(The Pleasing One) |
Sekizinci Alí |
|
Birth Date |
Birth Place |
Age when assumed Imámate |
Age at death |
Length of Imámate |
148 A.H.
A.D. 765 |
Medina |
35 |
55 |
20 |
|
Death Date |
Reason and Place of Death |
Burial Place |
203 A.H.
A.D. 818 |
According to Shia sources, he was poisoned in
Mashad, Iran on the order of Caliph Al-Ma'mun. |
Buried in the Imám Reza shrine in Mashad, Iran. |
|
Importance
Made crown-prince by Caliph Al-Ma'mun, and famous for his discussions with both Muslim and non-Muslim religious scholars. |
[ Wikipedia - The Twelve Imáms ] |