Abū Jaʿfar Mūsā ibn Muḥammad al-Mubarraqaʿ (

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: أبو جعفر موسى بن محمد المبرقع) was the son of ninth

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Imam

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and the younger brother of tenth Imam

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. He is known to be the ancestor of those

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s who use the title of his grandfather and eighth Imam

Ali al-Rida Ali ibn Musa al-Rida ( ar, عَلِيّ ٱبْن مُوسَىٰ ٱلرِّضَا, Alī ibn Mūsā al-Riḍā, 1 January 766 – 6 June 818), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the e ...

as their surnames. Most

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, Ridawi and Razavi Sayyids are from the descendants of Musa al-Mubarraqa. Most of them were found in

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earlier before their migration to

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. There are still few villages and towns in

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who trace their lineage to Musa al-Mubarraqa through his son Shahzada Ahmad bin Musa, few prominent towns in India with majority population of Rizvi Sayyids is in

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district Barabanki,

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district Faizabad formerly, Karari, Rasoolpur Soni District Kaushambi, Wasa Dargah and

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in state of

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, India. Musa al-Mubarraqa was one of the pious and gentle of personalities of his time. Musa al-Mubarraqa's short genealogy connecting him to the Islamic prophet Muhammad is mentioned below: Musa al-Mubarraqa son of

son of

Musa al-Kazim Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kazim ( ar, مُوسَىٰ ٱبْن جَعْفَر ٱلْكَاظِم, Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar al-Kāẓim), also known as Abū al-Ḥasan, Abū ʿAbd Allāh or Abū Ibrāhīm, was the seventh Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, after ...

son of

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son of

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son of

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son of

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son of

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and

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the daughter of the

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ic prophet

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Birth and early life

Musa al-Mubarraqa was born in

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on the 10th of

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217 Hijri the same day when his father Imam

was born, he was 3 years younger to his brother Imam

. This was the joy of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad was expanded as on this very day he was blessed with a son by God. He named him as Musa ibn Muhammad who was later conferred with the title of Mubarraqa which means (covered with veil). Musa al-Mubarraqa was known for his beauty and Handsome personality and hence he never left home without a veil. He loved his brother Imam

very much and used to take counsel with Him about the issues of jurisprudence. In 255 Hijri at the age of 38 he left the city of

headed for

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. In 256 Hijri he continued his journey from Kufa to

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n city of Qom. Most of the prominent scholars have confirmed that Musa al-Mubarraqa was the first one of the

s who set his foot in Qom for a permanent stay. But when he entered this city the

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of Qom didn't approve his arrival and began to harass him. Forced by the circumstances Musa al-Mubarraqa had to leave the city of Qom and arrived in the city of Kashan. In

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he was respected and warmly welcomed by all residents. The ruler of the city of Kashan, Ahmed bin-Abdul-Aziz-bin-Dalaf-Ajli was extremely honored by the arrival of Musa al-Mubarraqa and offered him remarkable gifts every year. Later when some lovers of Imam

came back to Qom and was informed about the whole incident which occurred at the arrival of Imam's son, made them feel very ashamed and sad. The prominent ones gathered the citizens of Qom and sent a group to Kashan to apologize for their act and also not only to ask for forgiveness but to insist in bringing him back to Qom permanently. The residents of Qom were forgiven and Musa al-Mubarraqa accepted their invitation. In recompense, a beautiful well-made house was arranged and 20.000

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s were offered to the respected son of the Imam Muhammad al-Jawad. Musa al-Mubarraqa lived in Qom for the rest of his life and also invited his sisters to join him there.

Death and Burial

Musa al-Mubarraqa bid adieu this world on the 22nd of Rabī` al-Ākhir in 296 Hijri. He was 79 years old and was buried at the Cemetery of Chihil Akhtaran in the Iranian city of Qom. The funeral prayer was conducted by Ameer-e-Qom, Abbas-bin-Umar-o-Ghanavi. The sisters of Musa al-Mubarraqa are buried near the grave of their aunt

Fatimah bint Musa Fatima bint Musa ( ar, فَاطِمَة بِنْت مُوسَىٰ, '; born 1st Dhu al-Qadah 173 AH – 10th or 12th of Rabi' al-Thani 201 AH; approximately March 22, 790 AD – November 7 or 9, 816 AD), commonly known as Fatima al-Ma'suma ( a ...

also referred as Masumah al-Qom. Fatimah bint Musa or Masumah al-Qom was the sister of eighth Imam

and daughter of seventh Imam

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