THE LAST DAY OF ZILQAD On the last day of Dhu'l-Qa'dah 220 AH, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Nagi al-Jawad(a.s.) was martyred. He was poisoned by Al-Mu'tasim Bi'llah, the 'Abbasid ruler. That was
SIKU YA MWISHO YA ZILQAD Katika siku ya mwisho ya Dhu'l-Qa'dah 220 AH, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Nagi al-Jawad(a.s.) aliuawa kishahidi. Alitiwa sumu na Al-Mu'tasim Bi'llah, mtawala wa Abbas. Hiyo ilikuwa
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only two years and a half after the death of al-Ma'mun, the 'Abbasid ruler. The Imam (a.s.) himself had predicted so when he said, "Relief shall come thirty months after the death of al-Ma'mun.'
miaka miwili na nusu tu baada ya kifo cha al-Ma'mun, mtawala wa Abbas. Imam (a.s.) mwenyewe alitabiri hivyo pale aliposema, "Nhuu itakuja miezi thelathini baada ya kifo cha al-Ma'mun."
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In fact, this statement reveals the scope of torture and pain that were suffered by the Imam (a.s.) in his life with al- Ma'mun. Hence, the Imam (a.s.) regarded his passing away as relief. Similarly, his father, Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida(a.s.),
Kwa hakika, kauli hii inadhihirisha upeo wa mateso na maumivu ambayo Imam (a.s.) aliyapata katika maisha yake pamoja na al-Ma'mun. Kwa hiyo, Imam (a.s.) alichukulia kufariki kwake kama kitulizo. Vile vile, baba yake, Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Rida (a.s.),
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suffered the same pains and hardships when he was appointed as the crown prince. Whenever he returned from the mosque on Fridays, lmam al-Rida(a.s.) used to raise his hands to the sky, sweaty and dust-covered, and supplicate to
alipatwa na maumivu na magumu yale yale alipoteuliwa kuwa mkuu wa taji. Kila anaporudi kutoka msikitini siku ya Ijumaa, lmam al-Rida (a.s.) alikuwa akiinua mikono yake mbinguni, akiwa na jasho na vumbi, na akiomba dua.
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Almighty Allah, saying, "My God, if my death is my relief, then please do hasten the hour of my death." He, furthermore, was always depressed and miserable until he departed life.
Mwenyezi Mungu, akisema: "Mungu wangu, ikiwa kifo changu ni nafuu yangu, basi tafadhali iharakishe saa ya kufa kwangu." Yeye, zaidi ya hayo, alikuwa daima huzuni na huzuni hadi alipoacha maisha.
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Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Naqi (a.s.) lived for twenty-five years and a few months only. His holy tomb is directly behind the holy tomb of his grandfather, Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.), in the city of al-Kazimiyyah, Baghdad.
Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Naqi (a.s.) aliishi miaka ishirini na mitano na miezi michache tu. Kaburi lake takatifu liko nyuma ya kaburi takatifu la babu yake, Imam Musa al-Kazim (a.s.), katika mji wa al-Kazimiyyah, Baghdad.
