Sayyiduna Imam
Moosa Kaazim
(radi Allaho anhu)
HIS
POSITION IN THE SILSILA : Hazrat Sayyiduna Imam Moosa Kaazim (radi Allaho anhu) is the seventh Imam
and Sheikh of the Silsila Aaliyah Qaaderiyah Barakaatiyah Razviyah
Nooriyah. He was a great Aalim and is a
Wali-e-Kaamil.
BIRTH : He was born in Abwa (between Makkah
and Madinah), on a Sunday, either on the 7th or the 10th
of Safar, 128 Hijri. [Masaalikus
Saalikeen vol.1 pg.225]
NAME : His name was Moosa, and he was also
known as Saami, Abul Hassan and Abu Ibrahim. His titles were Saabir, Saaleh,
Ameen and Kaazim.
HIS PARENTS
: His father was Hazrat
Imam Jafar Saadiq (radi Allaho anhu) and his mother was Umme Wulad Bibi Hameeda
(radi Allaho anhu).
HIS
FEATURES : He was of
good height, and very handsome. He was tan in complexion and some have said
that he was dark in complexion. [Anwaar-e-Sufiyah
pg 92]
SHEIKH-E-TARIQAT
: He is the mureed and
Khalifa of his father, Hazrat Imam Jafar Saadiq (radi Allaho anhu).
HIS
EXCELLENCE: Hazrat Moosa
Kaazim (radi Allaho anhu) was such a blessed personality, that whomsoever took
his name as a wasila, they found that all their duas were accepted. It is for
this reason, that the people of Iraq
referred to him as Baabul Hawaa’ij (The Door of at which all their problems were
answered). Hazrat Imam Shafi’i (radi
Allaho anhu) says that the Mazaar Shareef of Imam Moosa Kaazim (radi Allaho
anhu) is a great means of acceptance. Hazrat Imam Jafar Saadiq (radi Allaho
anhu) says, "From all of my
children, the most exalted is Moosa Kaazim. He is a pearl from amongst the
pearls (treasures) of Allah." He was an Aabid and Zaahid, and
spent his days keeping fast, and his nights in the ibaadat of Allah. He was
also known as Abdus Saaleh, due to the lengthy nights that he used to spend in
the Ibaadat of Almighty Allah. He was known as Kaazim (one who drinks his
anger), due to his humility and simplicity. He was also very generous and kind.
He would go out in search of the needy in Madinah Munawwarah, and would then
send people to distribute money to them in the darkness of night, and none
would know from where they had received the money. He never turned any
supplicant away at any time. He always fulfilled the needs of those who asked
his assistance. Whenever he met any person, he would be first in making Salaam.
If someone spoke against him or tried to harm him, then he even took care of
that person by sending him money and treating him kindly. [Masaalikus Saalikeen vol.1 pg 226].
Hazrat Shafeeq Balkhi (radi Allaho anhu) who was a contemporary of Imam Moosa
Kaazim (radi Allaho anhu) says,
"On my way to Hajj in 149 Hijri, I stopped over at a town called
Qaadisiya. I was looking at the behaviour and the manner of the people living
there, when my sight fell upon a very handsome young man, who was wearing a Suf
(cloth made from some cotton and silk) cloth over his clothes, and a pair of
shoes. He sat away from the rest of the people. I began to think that he was a
Sufi kind of person and wanted to be an obstacle in the way of the people. I
thus went towards him to give him some advise, when he saw me coming towards
him. He called my name and told me exactly what I was thinking. I then thought
in my heart, that this is definitely a pious man, as he does not even know me,
yet he called me by my name and said what was in my heart. I felt that I should
meet with him and ask his forgiveness. I rushed to find him, but he had already
gone away. I searched for a very long time, but could not find him. We stopped at a place called Fida during our
journey, and again I saw him. He was in namaaz, and he was trembling and
weeping. I walked towards him again, with the intention of asking him to
forgive me, when he said, "O Shafeeq Read! Verily I am Compassionate
towards him who repented and brought faith and did good deeds and then walked
the straight path." He read this verse, and then walked away. I then began
to think that he was from amongst the Abdaals (a station of Wilaayat), for he
has read my heart twice already. Then we went to Mina, and I saw him again. He
was standing at well, with a huge bowl in his hand. He was intending to take
some water. Then all of a sudden the bowl fell from his hands into the well.
When this happened, he recited the following couplet : 'You are my Sustainer,
when I am thirsty for water, and You are
my strength when I intend to eat.' He then said, 'O Allah! O My Creator! O My
Lord! You know that with the exception of this bowl, I have nothing else. Do
not deprive me of this bowl.' By Allah, I saw that the water in the well reached
the top of the well and he stretched out his hand and filled his bowl with
water. He then performed wudhu and read four rakaats of Namaaz. After Namaaz,
he filled sand into his bowl of water and began to stir it. He then began to
drink the mixture of sand and water. I went close to him and said salaam. He
returned my salaam. I then asked if he would bless me with some of the
blessings which he has attained. He said, 'O Shafeeq! My Lord has always
bestowed his hidden and apparent bounties upon me, so always intend good from
your Lord.' He then handed his bowl over to me. When I drank out of it, By
Allah it was a sweet drink, and never have I tasted something so delicious. The
barkat of that meal was such, that I did not feel any hunger and thirst for may
days. Then I did not see him until we entered Makkah Mukarramah. Then I saw him
late one night near the well of Zamzam, reading Namaaz, weeping and trembling.
After his Namaaz he sat there for a long time and read tasbeeh. He then read
his Fajr Salaah and went to the Haram to perform the Tawaaf. As he left the
Haram, I followed him, but I was amazed to see him in a completely different
situation to which I had seen him during our journey. I saw his friends,
disciples and servants all around him. They sealed of the entire area around
him as he arrived and they began to make his khidmat. Each one of them were
making salaam to him with great love and respect. On seeing this, I asked one
person, 'Who is this young man?' He said, 'he is Moosa bin Jafar bin Muhammad
bin Ali bin Hussain bin Ali bin Abi Taalib.' [Jaamiul Manaaqib pg 226/230]
KARAAMATS : Imam Moosa Kaazim (radi Allaho anhu)
performed many miracles. A few of his miracles are quoted below for us to
attain barakaat.
PICTURE OF
A LION : Once he was
seated in the Court of Haroon Rasheed, and those present were discussing the
Mu’jiza relating to the Aasa (Staff) of Hazrat Moosa (alahis salaam). He then
said, "If I wish, I may cause
this lion (picture which was a print on a piece of tapestry) to become alive."
He had not as yet completed to say what he intended to, when the
picture turned into a living, breathing lion. He then said to the lion, 'Stop! I have not as yet commanded you.'
The lion immediately went back to being a picture on the tapestry. [Masaalikus Saalikeen vol.1 pg 228]
Ishaaq bin Amaar says, that when Imam
Moosa Kaazim (radi Allaho anhu) was imprisoned, then the Saahibain of Imam Abu
Hanifa (radi Allaho anhu), namely Imam Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad bin Hassan
(ridwaanullahi ta aala alaihim ajmaeen) went to meet with him, so that they ask
him some important questions. Whilst they were seated with him, a prison guard
came to him and said, 'I am now
about to complete my duty and I am on my way home. If there is anything you
need, please let me know, so that I may arrange it for you tomorrow when I
return.' Hazrat Moosa Kaazim (radi Allaho anhu) looked at him and said, 'There
is nothing I need. All is well.' As he left, Imam Moosa Kaazim (radi Allaho
anhu) said, 'I am amazed by him, that he wants to know if there is anything
that he can do for me tomorrow, whereas tonight he will pass away.' When Imam
Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad (ridwaanullahi ta aala alaihim ajmaeen) heard this,
then they said, 'We had come here to ask about some laws relating to fard and
sunnats, and he discusses Ilm-e-Ghaib (knowledge of the unseen).' Both of them,
then sent a man to follow the prison guard to see the outcome of what Imam
Moosa Kaazim (radi Allaho anhu) said.
The man sat outside the house of the prison guard, as he was instructed.
When he heard the sounds of weeping and screaming, he enquired as to what had
happened. The people of the house informed him that the guard had passed away.
When this message reached Imam Abu Yusuf and Imam Muhammad (radi Allahu anhum),
they were astonished. [Tashreeful Bashar pg 84]
HIS
FORESIGHT : Esa Mada'ini
says that he worked for a year in Makkah Mukarramah and then decided to spend a
year in Madinatul Munawwarah as he felt that this would be a means of achieving
many blessings. He arrived in Madinatul Munawwarah and often visited Imam Moosa
Kaazim (radi Allaho anhu) whilst he was there. One day whilst he was seated in
the presence of Hazrat Moosa Kaazim (radi Allaho anhu), the Imam looked at him
and said, "O Esa! Go and see,
your house has collapsed over all your belongings."Esa Mada’ini
immediately rushed home and found that his house had collapsed over all his
belongings. He quickly employed a man that was passing by to remove all his
belongings from the house. He then realised that his jug was missing. The
following day, he went to meet Hazrat Moosa Kaazim (radi Allaho anhu) who said,
"O Esa! Did you lose anything
when your house collapsed. If so, let me know, so that I may make dua and Allah
shall bless you with something better in its place." Esa
Mada'ini answered that everything was found except a jug. Hazrat then lowered
his head for a while and then raised his head and said, "You removed it from the house before it
collapsed and you have forgotten about where you left it. Go to the maid of the
house and ask her to give you the jug." He did this, and found
that they maid brought his jug which was mislaid and gave it to him. [Masaalikus Saalikeen pg 83]
GEMS OF
WISDOM : His words of
wisdom and his many wazeefas are spread out in various books. He used to always
make the following dua:
'Allahuma
Inni As'alukar Raahata Indal Mautil Afwaa indal Hisaabi'
O Allah I ask of Thee comfort at the
time of death and I ask for pardon at
the time of reckoning.
He said, "A Believer is neither unfaithful nor a liar."
HIS
CHILDREN : Almighty
Allah had blessed Imam Moosa Kaazim (radi Allaho anhu) with many children. The
names of his children are as follows : His
sons: Hazrat Ali Raza, Zaid, Aqeel, Haaroon, Hassan, Hussain, Abdullah, Abdur Rahmaan, Ismaeel, Ishaaq,
Yahya, Ahmad, Abu Bakr, Muhammad, Akbar, Jafar Akbar, Jafar Asghar, Hamza,
Abbas, Qaasim His daughters:
Bibi Khadija, Asmaul Akbar, Asmaul Asghar,
Fathimatul Kubra, Fathimatus Sughra, Zainab Kubra, Zainab Sughra, Umme
Kulthoom Kubra, Umme Fardah, Umme
Abdullah, Ummul Qaasim, Aaminah, Hakeema, Mahmooda, Imaama, Maimoona (ridwaanullahi ta aala alaihim ajmaeen).
HIS KHULAFA
: The names of all his
Khulafa can not be found, but a two well-known khulafa are being mentioned : 1. Hazrat Sheikh Ali Raza (radi
Allaho anhu) and 2. Hazrat
Sheikh Matlibi (radi Allaho anhu) [Anwaar-e-Sufiyah
pg 93]
WISAAL : He commanded one of his servants to
be the administrator of his funeral arrangements. Moosa Kaazim (radi Allaho
anhu) was poisoned by his enemies. He passed away on either the 5th
or 25th of Rajab, 183 Hijri on a Friday, at the age of 55.
MAZAAR
SHAREEF : His Mazaar
Shareef is in a place called Kazmeen which is in Baghdad Shareef.
