The Twelveth Infallible - Hazrat Imam Ali Naghi (A

    Imam Ali un-Naqi (A.S.) known as Hazrat Hadi was born in the mid of Zilhaj , year 212 Hijrah in the vicinity of Medina , at a place known as Surya. His father was Imam Jawad (A.S.) and his mother Samana was a maid with excellence , virtue and piety.
    Imam (A.S.) attained the post of Imamate after the martyrdom of his father in the year 220 Hijrah. Although he was no more than 8 years of age , yet he was the center of the attention of Shias and so the Abbasade caliphs were extremely scared and afraid of him. They set their hand to his exile and torture.
    Such that "Mutawakkil" brought Imam (A.S.) from Medina to Samera and he stayed there till the end of his life.
    Imam (A.S.) was unique in asceticism , devotion and prayers. Such that , when the agents and officials of Mutawakkil attacked his house , they saw him busy praying in a simple room.
    He had a great attachment and bonding with the holy Quran. Whenever he was free from people"s works he would recite the Quran. He conducted people with smiling and blooming face and when he walked he took slow steps. He attended and helped the afflicted ones. Sometimes , he would grant up to thirty thousand dinnars to the have-nots , the needy and the distressed people.
    Such that when "Mutawakkil" sent thirty thousand dinners for him he gave all of it to a needy and poor Arab.
    "Mutawakkil"s" mother of had become fascinated by the devotion and asceticism and faith of Imam Hadi (A.S.). The day Mutawakkil fell ill , his foot was injured and the physicians were unable and helpless to cure him. His mother sent "Fatah bin Khaqan" to Imam"s (A.S.) house to request him for a medicine.
    Imam (A.S.) recommended a medicine to him by which Mutawakkil was treated and cured and all the physicians were astonished by this.
    His mother sent a thousand dinnars as a gratitude for curing her son. Imam distributed all of that money among the afflicted ones.
    Once "Younas Naqqash" came terrified and trembling to see Imam (A.S.) and said , "Oh the son of the prophet (P.B.U.H.) I am at the verge of death , you help my family". Imam (A.S.) asked him as to what the matter. Was he said , "one of the courtiers of Abbasade caliphate has given me a gem to engrave a design on. During the work , the gem broke into two pieces. Tomorrow , he will send someone to collect the gem. If he comes to know about the matter he will kill me."