’Imām
al-Kāẓim
(a.s.),
the 9th infallible,
the 7th Apostolic
’imām
Kunya
:
’Abul-Ḥasan
(I),
’Abū ’Ibrāhim.
Name
: Mūsā (a.s.).
Titles of Honour
:
1. al-Kāẓim, meaning the
one who represses his anger.
2. al-
ʿAbd aṣ-Ṣālih
, meaning an obedient (of Allāh)
who is competent of piety.
3. al-
ʿĀlim
, meaning the knowledgeable.
Father
’s name
:
Ja
ʿfar, ’Imām
aṣ-Ṣādiq (a.s.)
Mother
’s name
:
Ḥamidih Khātūn.
Date of birth
:
7thṢafar, in
the year 129 A.H. (746 A.D.).
The blessed place of birth
:
The holy city of Medina, al-Ḥijāz.
Lifetime
:
55 Hijri years.
Duration of imamate
:
35 Hijri years.
Date of martyrdom
:
25th of Rajab
183 A.H. (799 A.D.)
Murderer
:
Hārūn, by poisoned dates.
The place of burial
:
The holy city of Kāẓimiyyah,
Irāq.
Number of children:
18 sons and 19 daughters.