The politics ruling the Abbasid\ndynasty had during the lifetime of Imam Jawad (PBUH) was set to create as many\nbarriers as possible to prevent the connection of the Imam with his\nfollowers. But despite the limitations,\nShiites from all over the Islamic Ummah would strive to find a way to connect\nwith the Imam. These connections\nexpanded from the lifetime of Imam Reza (PBUH) and onward. This spanning out of Shiites and their\nevermore connection with the Imams became possible after the move of Imam Reza\n(PBUH) to Khorasan as well as representatives of the Imams to various regions\nof the Middle East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along these lines and during the\nlifetime of Imam Jawad (PBUH), Shiites from different cities could contact the\nImam through his representatives. They\nwere also able to see the Imam in person during the Hajj season or other times\nin Medina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One such example are the Shiites who\nlived in Rey, whose number continued to grow.1 \nVarious sources have reported that a group of Shia visited Imam Jawad\n(PBUH) to ask their questions.2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khorasan was another major area where\nthe Shia would gather. According to a\nsource, a Shia from Khorasan visited Imam Jawad (PBUH) and received a gift from\nthe Imam.3<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Qum was also a crucial Shiite city\nthat Shiites would travel from and had a very close relationship with Imam\nJawad (PBUH). One such Shia was Muhammad\nibn Isa (Sheikh al Ghomeen) who was a companion of Imam Reza (PBUH) and after\nwas among the companions of Imam Jawad (PBUH), Imam Hadi (PBUH), and Imam\nHassan Askari (PBUH). He left behind\nmany works of Hadith collections.4<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Saleh ibn Muhammad ibn Sahl was yet\nanother companion of Imam Jawad (PBUH). \nHe lived in Qum and took care of donated properties to the Imam in his\narea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There\u2019s also another narration that a\nperson from the area of Sistan (between current Iran and Pakistan) visited the\nImam for his personal problem and Imam Jawad (PBUH) helped him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ali Ibn Mahziar was also amongst the\nwell-known companions of Imam Jawad (PBUH). \nHe was initially Christian and had later become a close companion of\nImam al-Ridha (PBUH). He lived in a\nvillage near Tigris and later lived in Ahwaz province. He was able to see Imam\nJawad (PBUH) throughout the Imam\u2019s brief lifetime and recorded numerous\ntraditions from the Imam and his father (PBUT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Selection taken from the work of\nHujjatul Islam Rasul Jafarian, The Intellectual and Political Life of the\nShiite Imams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The politics ruling the Abbasid dynasty had during the lifetime of Imam Jawad (PBUH) was set to create as many barriers as possible to prevent the connection of the Imam with his followers. But despite the limitations, Shiites from all over the Islamic Ummah would strive to find a way to connect with the Imam. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28248],"tags":[22882,17778,19,21598,22663,22881,20121,18418,19725,21076,17873],"class_list":["post-4613","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-occasional-letters","tag-2018-08-12","tag-allah","tag-christian","tag-follower","tag-imam-jawad","tag-imam-jawad-pbuh-and-his-relation-with-the-shia","tag-lifetime","tag-occasion-letters","tag-person","tag-possible","tag-shia"],"yoast_head":"\n