That Day shall a man flee from his own brother, And from his mother and his father, And from his wife and his children. Each one of them, that Day, will have enough concern (of his own) to make him indifferent to the others. [80:34-37]
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It is reported that when the Prophet sensed the illness which had come upon him, on a Saturday or Sunday towards the end of Safar the second month of 11/632, he took 'Ali by the hand, and accompanied by a few of his Companions, went to al-Baqi` (the graveyard of Medina). There he exclaimed: "Peace be upon you O people of the graves; be of good cheer in what you have attained over (living) people. Seditions have come, thick and dark as a black night; the beginnings of some follow quickly upon the ends of others! " He said further: "Gabriel used to review the Qur'an with me once a year, but this year he reviewed it with me twice.
I see this as an indication of the coming of my end." Then addressing 'Ali, he continued: "I was, O 'Ali, given the choice of the treasures of this world and eternal life besides, or Paradise, but I chose Paradise and meeting my Lord. When I die, you should wash me and cover my nakedness, for no one shall look upon it except a man born blind."
(extract taken from the publication Beacons of Light: Muhammad, the Prophet and Fatimah, the Radiant by al-Fadl at-Tabarsi)

Regardless of the method of assassination, what seems to be acceptable, having examined all texts and the historical background of the political circumstances at that time, al-Mamoon was indeed the one who killed Imam al-Rida (A.S.), and we do not have the slightest doubt or hesitation about that.
"His death occurred at Toos in a village called Sanabad, of the Nooqan area, and he was buried at the house of Hameed ibn Tahtaba under the dome where Haroun al-Rashid had been buried, and he was buried beside him facing the qibla."
"When al-Rida (A.S.) died, al-Mamoon did not disclose it when it happened, leaving him dead for one day and one night, then he called for Muhammad ibn Ja'fer ibn Muhammad and a group of descendants of Abu Talib. When they were present, he showed him to them; his corpse looked alright; then he started weeping and addressed the corpse saying, `O Brother! It is indeed very hard for me to see you in such a condition, and I was hoping to go before you, but God insisted on carrying out His decree,' and he showed a great deal of agony and grief and went out carrying the coffin with others till he reached the place where it is now buried..."
... So al-Mamoon was present there before the grave was dug, and he ordered his grave to be dug beside that of his father, then he approached us and said, `The person inside this coffin told me that when his grave is dug, water and fish will appear underneath; so, dig...' They dug. When they finished digging, a spring of water appeared, and fish appeared in it, then the water dissipated, and al-Rida (A.S.), peace be upon him, was then buried."
(extract taken from the publication Imam al-Rida: A Historical and Biographical Research by Muhammad Jawad Fadlallah)

FURU AL-DIN PART 2
Tuesday 9th February: Shaykh Muhammad Zakariyya Topic: Struggle (Jihad) Tuesday 16th February: Shaykh Abbas Ismail Topic: Enjoining Good And Forbidding Evil Tuesday 23rd February: Shaykh Muhammad Saeed Bahmanpour Topic: Love and Disassociation (Tawalla And Tabarra)
Programmes will start at 7.00 pm with congregational Evening Prayers followed by recitation by Brother Rahat Husayn, Du'a-e-Tawassal by Brother Imran Husayn, English Majlis, Q & A, ziyarat by Brother Ali Rahim and refreshments.
Time: 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm
Venue: al-Zahra Centre, 81, Fearnley Street, Watford WD18 0RB
E-mail: youthboys@alzahracentre.org
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