| Name |
Full / Kunya |
| Alí ibn Muḥammad |
Abu al-Ḥasan III |
|
Title
Arabic |
Turkish |
| al-Hadi, al-Naqi (The Guide, The Pure One) |
Onuncu Alí |
|
| Birth Date |
Birth Place |
Age when assumed Imámate |
Age at death |
Length of Imámate |
212 A.H.
A.D. 827 |
Surayya, a village near Medina |
8 |
42 |
34 |
|
| Death Date |
Reason and Place of Death |
Burial Place |
254 A.H.
A.D. 868 |
According to Shia sources, he was poisoned in
Samarra, Iraq on the order of Caliph Al-Mu'tazz. |
Buried in the Al Askari Mosque in Samarra, Iraq. |
|
Importance
Strengthened the network of deputies in the Shia community. He sent them instructions, and received in turn financial contributions of the faithful from the khums and religious vows. |
| [ Wikipedia - The Twelve Imáms ] |
