Summoned from Medina to Khorasan by the Abbasid caliph al-Ma'mun and appointed crown prince in a politically contentious arrangement, he died in Tus (present-day Mashhad), where his shrine is visited by millions of Shia pilgrims annually.
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Imam Ali al-Rida
Al-Rida
- Birth
- 11 Dhu al-Qi'dah, 148 AH (Medina)
- Martyrdom / Passing
- end of Safar, 203 AH (Tus/Mashhad; by poisoning, per Shia narration)
- Relation to Ahl al-Bayt
- Son of Imam Musa al-Kazim; the eighth Imam
Teachings
- His recorded theological debates defending the faith against various religious and doctrinal positions.
Related occasions
Shahadat of Imam al-Rida