He was born on the first of Rajab in the year 57A.H. in Madinah.
He was 4 years old in the Great Tragedy of Karbala. He lived with his father,
Imam Ali Zain-ul-Abedin (a.s.) for 39 years. His mother, Umme Abdullah was the
daughter of Imam Hasan al-Mujtabah (a.s.). Period of his Imamate was 18 years. The Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) informed
his companion, Jabir ibn Abdullah Ansari and said: “You will live and meet one of my grandsons who will be the
grandson of (Imam) Husayn (a.s.), who will spread knowledge. When you meet him,
give my “Salaam” to him”
Miracles of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.):
In Amali, Muhammad ibn Sulayman narrates from his father that
there was a Syrian who used to visit the Imam. He was an enemy of Ahlul Bayt
(a.s.) but was impressed by the Imam’s knowledge and good manners. He fell sick
and told his companion to request the Imam to pray his Namaz-e-Janaza. By next
morning, his body was cold and was presumed dead. When a man came to inform the
Imam (a.s.), the Imam told him not to rush to prepare his burial. The Imam
(a.s.) prayed two rakaat namaz and came to the Syrian’s house and called him by
name. He (the presumed dead) replied the Imam (a.s.) , who sat with him and
comforted him. The Imam (a.s.) returned home. After some time, he came to the
Imam and wished to speak in seclusion. He narrated: “O Imam, you are the Hujjat of Allah and the Right Path. I was in a
semi sleep condition when I heard someone saying ‘return his soul as Muhammad ibn Ali had requested for him!”
This was also reported in “Manaqib Shaher Ashoob”.
Abu Baseer was a blind man. He went in the presence of the Imam (a.s.)
and inquired: “You belong to Ahlul Bayt
(a.s.) and inheritors of the
miracles of all the prophets, can you cure a blind man?” The Imam (a.s.) replied
that with the permission of Allah, he can cure him. The Imam (a.s.) asked Abu
Baseer to come nearer to him and moved his hand over his eyes. He retrieved his
eye-sight instantly and could see. The Imam (a.s.) said to him: “Do you want to live like normal seeing
person and rise on the Day of Resurrection
with hope and despair or go to the Paradise as a blind man?” Abu Baseer replied
that he wanted to revert to the previous condition. The Imam (a.s.) again moved
his hand over his eyes, and he became blind again.” (A’alam ul Wara, Manaqib)
Result of enmity with Ahlul Bayt (a.s.):
Abu Utaibah narrates in “Al-Kharaij”: “I was sitting in the
presence of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.), when a Syrian man came and told the
Imam (a.s.) that he was his Shiah but his father loved Bani Umayyad. He had a
garden in Ramallah. After his death he searched for his father’s wealth but
could not find it.” The Imam (a.s.) asked if he wished to meet his dead father,
he replied in affirmative. The Imam (a.s.) gave him a letter and told him to go
to Baqiyyah Graveyard the same night and call “Darjaan”, a man in turban will
appear, give the letter to him. Next morning, Abu Utaibah came in the presence
of the Imam to know as to what had transpired with that Syrian. They both
entered the Imam’s house simultaneously. The Syrian said: “Only Allah knows
whom to grant His knowledge. I went to the graveyard last night per your
instructions and a man came, took the letter and asked me to wait. After a while
he brought a man who was black and said that he was my father. I refused to
accept it. The man told me that because of the fire and smoke of the Hell, his
complexion had changed. I inquired from the man if he was really my father. He
replied in affirmative. But because he loved Bani Umayyad and I loved Ahlul
Bayt hence he developed enmity towards me and wanted to deprive me of his
wealth. Hence he had buried it in the garden under the olive tree.”
Miracle Thread of Musa and Haroon:
Ja’bir ibn Yazeed Ja’afi narrates in “Manaqib Shaher Ashoob”: “People
complained to Imam Zain-ul-Abedin (a.s.) about the oppressions of Bani Umayyad.
The Imam (a.s.) called his son Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.) and gave him a
thread and directed him to slowly move it. The Imam came in the mosque, prayed
two rak’at namaz, placed his cheek on the soil, and recited something. After
the prayer, he drew a thread which smell like musk, and gave one end to me to
hold it and slowly moved the thread. There was an earth-quake, voices of crying
people could be heard, and many houses were demolished. The Imam went up the
minaret and addressing the people said loudly; “You Liars” and recited the Ayah
26 of Surah al-Nahl: “Their ceilings toppled on their heads and torment struck
them from a direction which they have never expected.” People imagined it
to be a voice from skies and fell on their knees.” The Imam told Ja’bir the
thread belonged to Prophet Musa and was given to the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.s.)
by Jibra’eel.
Umar Bin Abdul Aziz’s respect for AhlulBayt (a.s.):
According to “Qurb-ul-Asnad”, the only caliph of Bani Umayyad, who
was not oppressive like the rest of them; Umar Bin Abdul Aziz, openly said that
he had heard the traditions about the Lady of Paradise, Sayyida Fatima Zahra
(s.a.) that the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) loved her immensely and had said
that whoever makes her unhappy, that person makes the Noble Messenger himself
unhappy.
Return of Fadak to AhlulBayt (a.s.):
The Imam was visiting Umar Bin Abdul Aziz and saw him crying. The
Imam asked for the reason of his crying. He replied that he was crying for some
of the actions of Husham of Bani Umayyiad.The Imam said: “O Omar, this world is a bazaar, people buy beneficial and harmful
things, so fear Allah and remember two things; watch for and send those deeds
which you want to be with you in the presence of Allah on the Day of Judgment,
and watch and exchange those deeds which you do not want to be with you in
Allah’s presence. Help the oppressed and stop the oppressor.”
The Imam further said: “Remember
three things for perfect faith; do not be happy in committing wrong, let not
your anger distract you from
righteousness, when you have power, do not acquire a thing which does not
belong to you.” Hearing this, Umar Bin Abdul Aziz asked for the writing
material and wrote:
In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent the Merciful
I, Umar Bin Abdul Aziz, am returning the property of Fadak to Imam
Muhammad al-Baqir (a.s.). This property was acquired by oppression and without
justification.
Once, on way to Syria,
a priest asked the Imam (a.s): “In Paradise, people will eat and drink
but there will not be any excretion, is there any resemblance in this world similar
to that?” The Imam (a.s.) replied: “a
baby in mother’s womb!” He further asked: “A woman gave birth to twins, who were born, died and buried at the
same time, their ages were 150 and 50 years, who were those persons?” Imam
(a.s.) replied: “These were two
brothers; Uzair and Uzaira. Both lived together for 30 years. Then, Allah made
Uzair dead for 100 years while Uzaira remained alive. After Uzair was brought
back to life, both brothers lived for another 20 years!” The priest told
the people that he did not see any one more knowledgeable than this person (Imam).
Sources used:
The Glorious Qur’an
Bihar-ul-Anwar
by
Allama Muhammad Baqir Majlisi
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