Ali al-Hadi
'Alī al-Hādī (Arabic: علي الهادي النقي), also known as 'Alī an-Naqī (March 5, 828 - June 27, 868) was the tenth of the Twelve Imams. He was born 'Alī ibn Muhammad ibn 'Alī.
[] Birth and family life'Alī al-Hādī was born in Madīnah to the ninth Shī'ah Imām, Muhammad al-Taqi, and Lady Sumānah.[1] He was eight years old when his father died, and when he was appointed with Imāmate. During the remaining years of the Caliphate of al-Mu'tasim and the five year Caliphate of al-Wāthiq, al-Hādī and the Shī'ah community of Madīnah lived in relative peace[1], with al-Hādī mostly engaged in teaching.[citation needed] [] House arrestIn 848 during the caliphate of Al-Mutawakkil, he was summoned to Baghdad and put under house arrest in Samarra, along with his son Hasan al-Askari. His time in prison was a time of great persecution against the Shia. The quarter of the city where al-Hadi lived was known as al-Askar since it was chiefly occupied by the army (askar) and, therefore, al-Hadi and his son Hasan are both referred to as 'Askari or together as 'Askariyayn (the two 'Askaris). According to twelvers, it is reported that at least once al-Mutawakkil attempted to kill al-Hadi but was frustrated by a miracle.[4] [] Negative viewOn the other hand, a minority of Al-Hadi's contemporaries viewed him with disgust and claimed that he was a greedy man exploiting his lineage with no care for the people. Although Twelvers claim that he used miracles to save himself from death, Al Kasim ibn Ibrahim, a contemporary, met with and found Al-Hadi to be a reprehensible man who's only love was money and not religion. Al Kasim rhetorically asked the Twelvers, as they would come to be known, "Has he helped someone of you or changed his state? We have seen actions of his which are appropriate neither to a prophet nor to a believer. We are ashamed to describe them in our book?" Rather, Al Kasim accuses him of benefitting from Al Mutawwakil and the khums plundered from his believing Shi'ites.[5][dubious ] In general, this view is a minority and fringe opinion, and he was well liked in his lifetime. [] Unique traits and legacyIn Twelver Shi'a Islam, he is described as being endowed with the knowledge of the languages of the Persians, Slavs, Indians, and Nabateans in addition to foreknowing unexpected storms and as accurately prophesying deaths and other events. He is reported to have correctly predicted Mutawakkil's death within three days after the caliph had either humiliated him or had him imprisoned. In the presence of Mutawakkil, he unmasked a woman falsely claiming to be Zaynab, the daughter of Ali, by descending into a lions' den in order to prove that lions do not harm true descendants of Ali (a similar miracle is also attributed to his grandfather, Ali al-Rida). A theological treatise on human free will and some other short texts and statements ascribed to al-Hadi are quoted by Ibn So'ba Harrani.[6] [] DeathHe would live out his life under house arrest, until the orders of al-Mu'taz had 'Alī al-Hādī poisoned.[1] Thereafter, al-Hādī was buried at his house in Samarra by his son, who was also the only person to attend his funeral. His burial spot is now the al-'Askarī Mosque, one of the holiest Shī'ah shrines. 
[] Shrine BombingOn February 22, 2006 , a bomb attack in Iraq badly damaged the shrine of Askari[7], the burial place of Imam Ali al-Hadi and his son Imam Hasan al-Askari , another attack was executed on 13 June 2007 which led to the destruction of the two minarets of the shrine [8]. [] DescendantsHis direct descendants are called Naqvi's (also spelled as Naqhavi or Naqavi in Iran and the Arab world respectively). They primarily reside in Pakistan as well as a small but prominent minority in India. [] Timeline
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'Alī al-Hādī (Arabic: علي الهادي النقي), also known as 'Alī an-Naqī (March 5, 828 - June 27, 868) was the tenth of the Twelve Imams. He was born 'Alī ibn Muhammad ibn 'Alī.
[] Birth and family life'Alī al-Hādī was born in Madīnah to the ninth Shī'ah Imām, Muhammad al-Taqi, and Lady Sumānah.[1] He was eight years old when his father died, and when he was appointed with Imāmate. During the remaining years of the Caliphate of al-Mu'tasim and the five year Caliphate of al-Wāthiq, al-Hādī and the Shī'ah community of Madīnah lived in relative peace[1], with al-Hādī mostly engaged in teaching.[citation needed] [] House arrestIn 848 during the caliphate of Al-Mutawakkil, he was summoned to Baghdad and put under house arrest in Samarra, along with his son Hasan al-Askari. His time in prison was a time of great persecution against the Shia. The quarter of the city where al-Hadi lived was known as al-Askar since it was chiefly occupied by the army (askar) and, therefore, al-Hadi and his son Hasan are both referred to as 'Askari or together as 'Askariyayn (the two 'Askaris). According to twelvers, it is reported that at least once al-Mutawakkil attempted to kill al-Hadi but was frustrated by a miracle.[4] [] Negative viewOn the other hand, a minority of Al-Hadi's contemporaries viewed him with disgust and claimed that he was a greedy man exploiting his lineage with no care for the people. Although Twelvers claim that he used miracles to save himself from death, Al Kasim ibn Ibrahim, a contemporary, met with and found Al-Hadi to be a reprehensible man who's only love was money and not religion. Al Kasim rhetorically asked the Twelvers, as they would come to be known, "Has he helped someone of you or changed his state? We have seen actions of his which are appropriate neither to a prophet nor to a believer. We are ashamed to describe them in our book?" Rather, Al Kasim accuses him of benefitting from Al Mutawwakil and the khums plundered from his believing Shi'ites.[5][dubious ] In general, this view is a minority and fringe opinion, and he was well liked in his lifetime. [] Unique traits and legacyIn Twelver Shi'a Islam, he is described as being endowed with the knowledge of the languages of the Persians, Slavs, Indians, and Nabateans in addition to foreknowing unexpected storms and as accurately prophesying deaths and other events. He is reported to have correctly predicted Mutawakkil's death within three days after the caliph had either humiliated him or had him imprisoned. In the presence of Mutawakkil, he unmasked a woman falsely claiming to be Zaynab, the daughter of Ali, by descending into a lions' den in order to prove that lions do not harm true descendants of Ali (a similar miracle is also attributed to his grandfather, Ali al-Rida). A theological treatise on human free will and some other short texts and statements ascribed to al-Hadi are quoted by Ibn So'ba Harrani.[6] [] DeathHe would live out his life under house arrest, until the orders of al-Mu'taz had 'Alī al-Hādī poisoned.[1] Thereafter, al-Hādī was buried at his house in Samarra by his son, who was also the only person to attend his funeral. His burial spot is now the al-'Askarī Mosque, one of the holiest Shī'ah shrines.
[] Shrine BombingOn February 22, 2006 , a bomb attack in Iraq badly damaged the shrine of Askari[7], the burial place of Imam Ali al-Hadi and his son Imam Hasan al-Askari , another attack was executed on 13 June 2007 which led to the destruction of the two minarets of the shrine [8]. [] DescendantsHis direct descendants are called Naqvi's (also spelled as Naqhavi or Naqavi in Iran and the Arab world respectively). They primarily reside in Pakistan as well as a small but prominent minority in India. [] Timeline
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