He feared light like a thief.\nEvidently, he was afraid of the beneficent and sun-like presence of Imam Kadhim\n(PBUH) among the people. Therefore he decided to arrest Imam (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The most powerful Abbasid caliph,\nHarun al-Rashid entered Medinah, in order to achieve his sinister goal, as well\nas to deceive people under the excuse of the seasoning of the Hajj pilgrimage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The people of the suburbs of Medinah\ncame to greet him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At that instance Imam was praying in\nthe mosque of the Great prophet (PBUH&HP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harun, first after entering the mosque\nvisited the grave of the Great Prophet (PBUH&HP) and entered his holy\nRawdah. He started the first part of his sinister goal with standing against\nthe grave saying out loud: \u201cO Prophet of Allah, I apologize from you before\nimplementing my decision\u2026 I have decided to imprison Musa bin Ja’far (your\nson). He wants to sow discord among the people and cause bloodshed. For the\nsake of people\u2019s security I have no solution but putting him in the prison. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said his words out loud so that\npeople could hear him. The terror and fear forced them to silence. Therefore,\nwhen he didn\u2019t see any serious reaction from the people, he realized that the\nsituation is ripe to arrest Imam Kadhim (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This matter paved the way for Harun to\nimplement his second part of the plan. Benefiting from the maximum of the\npeople\u2019s fear he shamelessly ordered to arrest Imam Kadhim (PBUH) while Imam\nwas conducting the prayer (Salat). They even didn\u2019t allow for Imam to finish\nthe divine practice of Salat, and guided him out of the Mosque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harun who still feared the reaction of\nthe proponents of Imam Kadhim (PBUH) implemented his third part of the plan.\nThe conspiracy of the ordering to provide two Howdajs(1) to carry Imam (PBUH)\nsecretly was followed by sending one to Baghdad and the other to Basra,\ncarrying Imam inside it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The final goal for Harun was the\ndeprivation of people from their Imam so that they live in darkness. Harun, the\ngreatest empirical power on earth, with an empire stretching to the corners of\nthe globe, could not even tolerate the presence of Imam Kadhim (PBUH) as a\ncitizen among the people. Therefore he ordered to imprison Imam (PBUH) in Basra.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Musa bin Ja’far (PBUH) was kept there\nfor almost a year. Afterwards, Imam (PBUH) was moved from Basra to the prison\nof Fazl bin Rabi'(2) in Baghdad. He was there until it was informed to the\ncaliph that Fazl bin Rabi’ has provided convenience for Imam and he is not\nbeing tortured or disturbed there. Therefore Imam Kadhim (PBUH) was moved to\nthe prison of Fazl bin Yahya and kept there for a while.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The practice of constantly moving Imam\n(PBUH) from one prison to another lasted for years. However, the enduring fear\nof Harun from the presence of Imam led him to the decision of sending Imam to\nthe prison of Jewish Sindi bin Shahak who was the commander in Baghdad and was\nknown for his harshness and inhumanity. In this prison Imam Kadhim (PBUH) was\nput in the harshest situation. Sindi bin Shahak used to chain Imam Kadhim\n(PBUH) and tortured him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally Harun, after years of\ntremendously disturbing him, decided to deprive the people from the beneficial\nexistence of Imam (PBUH). He ordered Sindi to poison Imam (PBUH). At last Imam\nKadhim (PBUH), suffering the worst tortures in the dungeon, was poisoned by one\nof the most inhumane people of all times, and left this world to the Almighty\nGod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The above is a\nselection taken from \u201cThe Smell of the Muhammadi Flower\u201d, by Ayatullah Muhammad\nZia’ Abadi)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Roshd offers its condolences to all\nMuslims, especially you dear friend on the 25th of Rajab, Martyrdom of the\nmanifestation of light and wisdom, inheritor of peace and calmness, the seventh\nImam, Imam Musa ibn Ja\u2019far al-Kadhim (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Howdaj was a\nsmall room in which the traveler sat. The people outside could not see its\ninside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. One of the\nministers of Harun<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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