Summoned by the Abbasid caliph al-Mutawakkil from Medina to Samarra to remain under direct surveillance, he spent most of his Imamate there under close watch. Ziyarat al-Jami'a al-Kabira is attributed to him.
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Imam Ali al-Hadi
Al-Hadi, al-Naqi
- Birth
- 2 Rajab, 212 AH (Medina)
- Martyrdom / Passing
- 3 Rajab, 254 AH (Samarra; by poisoning, per Shia narration)
- Relation to Ahl al-Bayt
- Son of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad; the tenth Imam
Teachings
- His articulation of the station of Ahl al-Bayt, as reflected in the Ziyarat al-Jami'a al-Kabira attributed to him.
Related occasions
Shahadat of Imam al-Hadi