Imam Ali Al-Hadi(as) The Infallible tenth Holy Imam

    • Name: Ali(as)
    • Title: Al-Hadi and Al-Naqi
    • Kunyat: Abu Hassan
    • Born: On Friday, 15th of Thul Al-Hijja, 212 AH, in Surba
    • Father: The Nineth Imam Mohammad Al-Jawad(as)
    • Mother: Al-Sayyidah Summana Khatoon
    • Date of death: 3rd Rajab 254AH, at the age of 42 years old.
    • Cause of Death: Murdered by poisoning by Mutazz Ibin Mutawakkil Al-Abbassi
    • Buried: In Samarra, northern Iraq.
      The Tenth Holy Imam Ali AI-Hadi the son of the Imam Mohammad AI-Jawad and Al-Sayyidah Samanah.

      • He died of poisoning,and was buried in Samarra, Iraq, by his son the Eleventh Imam Hassan Al-Askari(as) where his shrine stands today.

      He remarkably excelled all others of his time in the fields of human perfections, as vast knowledge, generosity, politeness of manners, worshipping of Allah(swt), with moral qualities and discipline.

      As one example of his generosity is that he paid thirty thousand Dirhams to an Arab man of Kufa, saying to him,

      "We pay your debts."

      The man then, thanking the Imam said,
      "Sir, the debts on me is only about one third of the amount you gave!" The Imam added,

      "Spend the rest on your family and your people."

      The man in astonishment of the Imam's generosity said,
      "Allah knows who to entrust with His Message of Divine Guidance!" Then he left.