Questions about Al-Jawaad
Up to his Imamah
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A.S. Hashim, MD
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Institute of Ahlul Bayt: Refers to the
teachings and discussions by Ahlul Bayt.
This was conducted at:
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The house of the Imam
Masjid Al-Nabawi
At or near the Grand Mosque during Haj
Piety-minded: Refers to the many Schools
of thought: Like the Hanafi, Maaliki, Shafi'i,
As'haab Al-Hadith, Ibn Abbas, etc.
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Who was the father of Al-Jawaad?
a.
Al-Jawaad’s father was Imam Al Ridha who
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b.
c.
d.
was married for a good many years but without an
offspring.
When Al-Jawaad was born his father was about 45 yrs old.
Al Ridha said the Athan in the baby's right ear and
the Iqaama in the left,
a+b+ and performed the Aqeeqah as was done to
every newborn in the family
b+ His father’s age was 32 yrs
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What is the lineage of Al-Jawaad?
a.
b.
c.
d.
His lineage came from the line of Ahlul Bayt
through Al-Ridha.
His mother was Subeyka
a+b+ Subeyka was of the progeny of Mary (Maria
Al-Qubtiyyah) who was the wife of Prophet
Muhammad and the mother of Ibrahim, the
Prophet's son who died in childhood.
a+b+ His mother was of the progeny of Benu
Abbas
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Discuss what Muhammad (pbuh) had
said about Al-Jawaad.
a.
Al-Ridha quoted the Prophet (pbuh) saying:
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b.
c.
d.
The son of the best Nubian maid-servants [Al-Jawaad] will
be among Al-Ridha's descendants.
He will be pursued, exiled, and deprived of his father.
His grandson [Al-Mahdi] will be the Imam who goes into
occultation. It will be said that he [Al-Mahdi] has died or
had been killed or any such excuse.
Al-Ridha was quoting Imam Ali.
Al-Ridha was quoting Imam Al-Baaqir
Al-Ridha was quoting Imam A-Saadiq
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Specify what Al-Jawaad had learned in
early childhood.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Al-Jawaad had memorized the Holy Quran and
he learned the meaning of its various parts,
the historical background of some Ayahs, and
many of their intricate parts.
Al-Jawaad learned a good deal of Hadith and
Ah’kaams
a+b+ And he intuitively asked complex questions
and received appropriate answers by his father.
He preferred to play with friends than keep
learning.
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Discuss three sources from which an Imam
answers Islamic questions and queries.
a. The first way is by an Unerring Inspiration.
b. a+ The second is by way of the Al-Muhad'dith.
c. a+ The second way by the encyclopedia
d. a+ The second way by the Internet
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What is the Unerring-Inspiration?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Un-Erring Inspiration is an inner inspiration, as
if there is a compeller within, giving the answer to
the Imam.
The Imam's inspiration is correct, accurate and
unerring.
a+b+ Al-Saadiq was quoted saying “We have AlNaq'ru fi Al-Asmaa' and Al-Naqt fi Al-Quloob”,
meaning the Muhad'dith and the Un-Erring
Inspiration respectively.
The Un-Erring Inspiration affects people other than
Imams too.
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What is meant by Al-Muhad'dith?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Al-Muhad'dith, is by the Imam when he hears the
answer but sees no one giving it.
The answer is amazingly correct, clear, to the
point.”
a+b+ Al-Saadiq was quoted “We have Al-Naq'ru fi
Al-Asmaa' and Al-Naqt fi Al-Quloob”, meaning the
Muhad'dith and the Un-Erring Inspiration
respectively.
Al-Muhad'dith reaches people other than Imams
too.
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Explain the meaning of I'lm.
a.
Al-Jawaad explained the Sunnah of the Prophet
(pbuh) and quoting his Hadiths,
b.
Explaining the Tafseer of the Holy Quran,
c.
Explaining the Fiqh and other Islamic sciences of
Tradition (I'lm).
d.
a+b+c+ He was the seat of knowledge, the 9th of
the Chain of Golden Narration.
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Elucidate the Shi’a spread over the
Ummah.
a.
By Al-Jawaad’s time the Shi'a were all over the
Ummah,
b.
They had ministers [Naqeeb] and representatives
[Wakeel]
c.
Who collected the Zakat and Khums funds,
d.
a+b+c+ And distributed the funds to the needy
and indigent.
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Which areas were the Shi’a spread?
a. The representatives were in:
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Egypt, and Iraq,
Persia, Yemen, and Syria
b. Forming a vast and formidable network.
c. The funds were distributed to the poor and
disadvantaged in various areas, and to the
Sayids in Medina according to their status.
d. a+b+c+ It was like a government inside the
Abbasi government.
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Were the Shi’a in government
positions?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Under Al-Jawaad's directions, his representatives
allowed their partisans to work in the Abbasi
administration more than ever before,
Some became Governors, Qadhi, or with high ranks
in the Wazir’s office.
a+b+ Benu Abbas encouraged Al-Jawaad to teach,
give verdicts, and answer the scholars, he was
unhampered.
There was too much pressure on him, it hampered
his effort.
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Why did Al-Ma'Moon marry his daughter
Umm Al-Fadh’l to Imam Al-Jawaad?
a. To bring friendly relationship with the
Devotees of Ahlul Bayt,
b. More likely however, was to stunt the works
of the Institute in Medina.
c. a+b+ By taking away the Imams, the
cohesiveness and the integrity of the
Institute’s works in Medina would decline.
d. Khalifa Al-Ma'Moon was an extremist Shi’a
and loved Al-Jawaad very much.
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Describe the manner of living Imam AlJawaad insisted on in Baghdad.
a.
Al-Jawaad refused to live in the Royal Palace
despite the urging of his wife.
He could not stand the opulence of the
headquarters with its undercurrent un-Islamic
practices.
a+b+ He continued to attend the Royal Palace to
b.
c.
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d.
counsel, and to resolve any intricate Fiqh questions
or to answer anyone who posed an issue.
Al-Jawaad loved the opulence of the Palace.
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Why did scholars continue to study at
the hands of Ahlul Bayt.
a.
Al-Jawaad was a link in the chain of works to teach
Islam exactly as Muhammad (pbuh) had taught it.
Al-Jawaad's mission was the same as his forefathers',
b.
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c.
d.
explaining the Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad and quoting his
Hadiths,
explaining the Tafseer of the Holy Quran, the Fiqh and
other Islamic sciences of Tradition (I'lm).
a+b+ He was the seat of knowledge, the 9th link of
the Chain of Golden Narration.
Al-Ma’Moon thought Al-Jawaad was too young to
contribute any meaningful knowledge to the scholars.
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How was the married life of Al-Jawaad
with Umm Al-Fadh’l?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Al-Jawaad had un-satisfying marriage with Umm AlFadh’l daughter of Al-Ma’Moon.
Umm Al-Fadh’l, was selfish, unstable, egotistic, and
self indulgent. He tolerated her with pain.
a+b+ Back in Medina, Al-Jawaad married
Samaanah by whom he had a son, [Al-Haadi],
Umm Al-Fadh’l loved Medina and its environment.
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Mention the discourse activities of
Imam Al-Jawaad.
a.
b.
c.
d.
People held Al-Jawaad with reverence and were
attracted by his discussions.
He was renowned for answering numerous
questions about Fiqh, Ah’kaam, Hadith, Tafseer, and
other Islamic sciences.
It is said that one authority alone had registered
about 30,000 Fiqh intricacies (inquiries) through
him.
a+b+c+ Al-Jawaad used to hold discussions in his
house and in the Masjid Al-Nabawi.
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Describe the personal habits of Imam
Al-Jawaad.
a.
Al-Jawaad was gracious to people. He helped
anyone in need.
b.
His house was open for anyone wishing for
discussions.
c.
He did not assign a guard at the door to give
preference to a person over the other.
d.
a+b+c+ His attendants and employees were
treated equally and fairly.
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How was Al-Jawaad at his headquarters
in Baghdad?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Though he was the son-in-law of Khalifa AlMa'Moon he preferred minimum means of comfort
at his headquarters and home.
He refused to live in the Royal Palace in Baghdad,
a+b+ Instead he lived in a rented house not too far
from the opulent Khalifa Palace, Yet to be available
to render counsel.
He wallowed in luxury to accommodate his wife.
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Describe the students of Imam AlJawaad.
a. Al-Jawaad was always ready to counsel,
give edicts, enlighten, or quote the Hadith.
b. Al-Jawaad was not hampered in his works
during his Imamah.
c. The discourses were lively and he was
actively contributing, tirelessly working.
d. a+b+c+ He explained the Islamic sciences
be they Sunnah, Tafseer, Hadith, Fiqh or AlAh'kaam such as Halal and Haram.
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Give an account of the ethics and character
of Imam Al-Jawaad.
a. Al-Jawaad was best in conduct and the
model to emulate.
b. He was very virtuous, of piety and its
prototype and model.
c. Al-Jawaad was endearingly referred to as
Ibn Al-Ridha,
d. a+b+c+ Al-Jawaad talked when need be or
at the proper occasion, silent when need be,
answering questions when directed to him.
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Discuss the circumstances of the contest
between Al-Jawaad and Ibn Al-Ak'tham.
a.
Benu Abbas resented Al-Ma'Moon's gesture toward
Al-Jawaad.
b.
Al-Ma’Moon then challenged them to a context to
outsmart Al-Jawaad.
c.
Benu Abbas appointed the greatest Justice of the
time, Ibn Al-Ak’tham.
d.
a+b+c+ Ibn Al-Ak’tham was best in the art of
argument and persuasion.
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Discuss the circumstance of the
contest.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Al-Jawaad entered the assembly hall for the debate,
looked at the huge assembly of Baghdad's
prominent men and eminent personnel and the
elders of Benu Abbas.
They were all seated, about 900, in the magnificent
assembly hall.
Al-Jawaad, knew he had faced similar challenges in
Medina before, but now he was to be tested in
Baghdad.
a+b+c+ Al-Jawaad never forgot the anxious looks
on the faces of the audience when Ibn Al-Ak’tham
took his place and the debate started.
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Discuss the contest itself
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sure of himself, Ibn Al-Ak’tham presented the most
complex Fiqh query he could think of.
The teenage Al-Jawaad requested Ibn Al-Ak’tham
to clarify his question, as to which of the 11
subdivisions of that question he meant.
Ibn Al-Ak’tham was stunned, he did not know
anything about any subdivisions.
a+b+c+ Ibn Al-Ak'tham stuttered, and nervously
acknowledged his ignorance of any subdivisions.
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Discuss the contest further
a.
b.
c.
d.
Silence fell on the audience, all 900 scholars, not
including the nobility and dignitaries —they were
dumbfounded but extremely impressed.
Ibn Al-Ak'tham had asked Al-Jawaad, “What is the
atonement for a person who hunts a game while he
is dressed in pilgrimage garb?”
a+b+ Al-Jawaad asked back, “Your question lacks
definition. You should first clarify whether the
game was outside the sanctified area or inside it;
whether ….….
Ibn Al-Ak'tham dropped to the floor fainting.
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Discuss the contest furthermore
a.
Al-Ma’Moon then said, “Did I not tell you that this
Progeny of Ahlul Bayt has been gifted by the
Almighty with limitless knowledge?
b.
Don't you see that no one can cope even with the
young of this noble house?”
c.
a+b+ Benu Abbas were soundly defeated, they had
the defeated disgusted looks on their faces.
d.
Benu Abbas cried and cried.
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Discuss the answer to the contest by
Al-Jawaad
a. Al-Ma’Moon requested Al-Jawaad to give the
answer to the complex Fiqh query and its
subdivisions.
b. Al-Jawaad explained it in detail, of course
including the answers to each of the 11
subdivisions, and to the satisfaction of all.
c. a+b+ by now the audience looked up to AlJawaad with awe and admiration.
d. Benu Abbas demanded another contest.
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How long did Al-Jawaad stay in
Baghdad the first time?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It was an 8 year stay in Baghdad
He did not live in the magnificent Royal Palace of
the Khalifa.
He insisted on living in a rented house not far from
the seat of the government, but lacking all the
opulence of the Royal Palace.
a+b+c+ He did this despite the incessant
objections of his wife Umm Al-Fadhl, a girl used to
the services of the hundreds of slaves at her
disposal.
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Describe the marriage of Al-Jawaad of
Umm Al-Fadhl.
a.
Al-Ma’Moon gave his daughter (Umm Al-Fadhl) in marriage to
Al-Jawaad.
a+ Al-Jawaad knew that the marriage was partly a political
move.
b.
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c.
d.
Al-Ma’Moon aimed to appease the Shi’a by such a bond;
thus facing fewer uprisings against him.
he wanted to move Al-Jawaad away from the center of his
activity in Medina, a move to stunt the works and influence of
Ahlul Bayt in Medina.”
Umm Al-Fadh’l felt honored to be married to Al-Jawaad.
Umm Al-Fadh’l very happy being married to Al-Jawaad.
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What did Al-Jawaad find in his wife
Umm Al-Fadhl?
a.
b.
Umm Al-Fadhl was not a suitable wife.
Al-Jawaad, who had a keen mind and a penetrating
insight, knew that Umm Al-Fadhl was:
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d.
childish, and egotistical,
self centered, and a spoiled woman of luxury.
a+b+ Al-Jawaad knew that his wife could not
understand that he was the Imam of the Ummah
and the Marji' at the time.
a+ Umm Al-Fadhl rebelled immediately and asked
for divorce.
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How did Al-Ma'Moon describe Imam AlJawaad?
a.
Al-Ma’Moon was an astute man and a very
calculating person.
a+ Al-Ma’Moon said about Al-Jawaad,
b.
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d.
Ahlul Bayt have been singled out among others for the
outstanding merit which you have seen.
Even youthfulness in years does not prevent them from
attaining perfection of intellect.....
I will entice Al-Jawaad with all the luxury of the
Palace.
I think Al-Jawaad would be the best husband to my
rebel daughter.
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Evaluate the Maaliki and Hanafi
movements during the life of Al-Jawaad.
a.
The Hanafi movement was becoming increasingly
popular in Iraq.
b.
The Maaliki movement was popular in Hijaz, Spain,
and parts of North Africa.
c.
a+b+ Both movements were supported and
augmented by the government of Benu Abbas
d.
a+b+ Both movements grew out of their own
dynamism
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Evaluate the Shafi'i and As'haab Al-Hadith
movements during the life of Al-Jawaad.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Shafi'i movement was becoming increasingly
popular in Egypt and parts of Syria.
The movement of As'haab Al-Hadith was growing in
Baghdad.
The Mu'tazila movement was popular in Iraq, it was
endorsed and supported by Al-Ma’Moon then AlMu'tasim.
a+b+c+ The Mu'tazila were an off shoot of the
Murji'ah movement that had almost died by now.
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Elucidate the stand of Ahlul Bayt at this
period of time.
a. Ahlul Bayt's teachings remained unchanged,
b. They were sought after especially by the
learned men and the scholars.
c. They depended on their own dynamism and
internal strength, with no support of the
ruling class, nay in spite of harassment.
d. a+b+c+ During Al-Jawaad's Imamah the
teachings of Ahlul Bayt was unhampered
and continued at a good rate.
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Choose some sayings of Imam AlJawaad.
a. A person obsessed with his passions, his
faults will not be forgiven.
b. A believer's distinction is to be in no need of
people.
c. Don't care about displeasure of the one
whose pleasure is injustice.
d. a+b+c+ He betrays you the one who keeps
wisdom from you to let you follow what you
lust for.
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Give more sayings of Imam Al-Jawaad.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Confidence in Allah is the expense to every ordeal
and the formula to every feat.
Needs are sought by hope but are sent down by
Divine Decree, and the outcome is the finest gift.
The one who rejects his brother's good intention
will also be displeased with his offerings.
a+b+c+ Time will unveil to you the concealed
secrets.
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Discuss the age and manner of death
of Imam Al-Jawaad.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Al-Jawaad was sick, he grew weak and the
weakness was progressive.
It is reported that he was poisoned by his wife
Umm Al-Fadhl, at the instigation of Khalifa AlMu'tasim.
Just like his grandfather Al Kadhim, Al-Jawaad died
in a strange land away from the loved ones, a
victim to foul play
a+b+c+ Al-Jawaad was buried by his grandfather,
Imam Al Kadhim
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