Name |
Full / Kunya |
Muḥammad ibn Alí |
Abu Ja'far |
|
Title
Arabic |
Turkish |
al-Taqi, al-Jawad (The God-Fearing, The Generous) |
Dokuzuncu Alí |
|
Birth Date |
Birth Place |
Age when assumed Imámate |
Age at death |
Length of Imámate |
195 A.H.
A.D. 810 |
Medina |
8 |
25 |
17 |
|
Death Date |
Reason and Place of Death |
Burial Place |
220 A.H.
A.D. 835 |
Poisoned by his wife, Al-Ma'mun's daughter, in Bag̲h̲dad, Iraq
on the
order of Caliph Al-Mu'tasim, according to Shiite sources. |
Buried in the Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
in Baghdad, Iraq. |
|
Importance
Famous for his generosity and piety in the face of persecution by the Abbasid caliphate. |
[ Wikipedia - The Twelve Imáms ] |