THE LIFE OF IMAM ALI AL-HADI (a.s) Study and Analysis by Allama Baqir Shareef Al-Qarashi

Translated by: Abdullah al-Shahin Introduction     بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the name of God the Most Gracious, the Dispenser of Grace We are before an Imam of the Ahlul Bayt (peace be upon them) who filled the world with their virtues and sciences, devoted their lives to Allah, and were loyal to the truth in the full sense of loyalty. He is the tenth Imam; ‘Ali al-Hadi (a.s.) whose name is the same as his grandfather’s: Amir ul-Mu’mineen (a.s.), the pioneer of wisdom and social justice in the earth. Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) was similar to his grandfather in asceticism and in renouncing material pleasures. It was never said about him that he had followed any fancy or submitted to any desire that was away from the truth. He had preferred the obedience of Allah to everything else. He was so fond of his Lord that he spent his nights worshipping, supplicating, and invoking Allah the Almighty. His faith in Allah permeated his innermost essence until it was one of his most promin