The Wiladat of Imam Naqi a.s.
By: Laila Ali
Imam Ali un Naqi a.s is the tenth Imam a.s,
his mother was a very pious lady who spent
her whole life fasting. The 10th Imam has
said that his mother was one of the ladies of
paradise and one of those from 'Ahlul
Haqq' (people of truth). Imam Ali un Naqi
a.s became Imam at the age of 8 years.
Although an Imam a.s is born an Imam a.s,
by this it is meant that he was now the one
that the people would have to pay the
allegiance too. The Calipha of the time
wrote to the governor of Medina asking him
to send the young Imam to a person called
Junaydi for tutorage (the governor of
Madina was threatened that if he did not do
this than the people of Madina would be
annihilated). Junaydi was a well-known poet
of that time and 'anti - Ahlulbayt' and was
80 years old. The Calipha felt that if this
was done than anything that the Imam a.s
did or said could be attributed to Junaydi i.e.
it was taught to Imam by Junaydi.
When Junaydi was once asked about the
progress of his student he said :
"I am the student and he is the teacher.
I now know what knowledge is. What I
say is because of what I have been
taught by Im