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The Night the Ka’bah Opened There is one birth in all of Islamic history that stands entirely alone. Not because of the lineage of the child — though that lineage is the most honoured in creation. Not because of what the child would become — though what he became has no parallel. But because of… Continue reading Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as): Born Inside the Ka’bah

Born on the 10th of Rajab: The Imam of Generosity The 10th of Rajab, 195 AH, marks the birth of Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jawad (as) — the ninth Imam of the Ahlul Bayt (as) — in Madinah. He arrived in a world that was watching his family closely and a caliphate that feared what… Continue reading Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (as): Wiladat, the Debate & Legacy

The Youngest Voice of Karbala On the 9th of Rajab, 60 AH, a child was born in Madinah who would live for six months. He never spoke a word. He never walked. He was still an infant when the journey began — from Madinah to Makkah, from Makkah to the plains of Karbala. His name… Continue reading Hazrat Ali Asghar (as): Youngest Martyr of Karbala

The Imam Who Recited a Poem That Made a Caliph Weep The 2nd of Rajab is the birth anniversary of the tenth Imam — Ali ibn Muhammad al-Hadi (as) — and we open it with a scene that captures his life in a single image. One night, Abbasid soldiers raided his home in Samarra on… Continue reading Imam Ali al-Hadi (as): Wiladat, Knowledge & Lasting Legacy

The Imam Who Was Buried Alive in a Garrison Town On the 3rd of Rajab, 254 AH, the tenth Imam of the Ahlul Bayt (as) was martyred in Samarra — poisoned on the orders of the Abbasid caliph al-Mu’tazz. He was forty-two years old and had been Imam for approximately thirty-five years, most of them… Continue reading Imam Ali al-Hadi (as): Shahadat, Life in Samarra & Legacy

The Fifth Imam: Born at the Intersection of Two Lines On the 1st of Rajab, 57 AH, a child was born in Madinah whose lineage was unique in the entire history of the Imamate. Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (as) — the fifth Imam of the Ahlul Bayt (as) — was the son of Imam… Continue reading Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (as): The Imam Who Split Open Knowledge — 1st Rajab