Zakaria ibn Adam Ash'ari Qomi ( fa, زکریا بن آدم اَشْعَری قمی) was a

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Muhaddith (scholar of hadith) from

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and one of the companions of Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad aṣ-Ṣādiq (the sixth

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). He was one of the narrators (

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transmitter) of

Musa ibn Ja'far al-Kadhim 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 h ...

(the seventh Shiite leader) and the agent of Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (the eighth Shiite leader) and

Muhammad al-Jawad Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jawad ( ar, محمد بن علي الجواد, Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Jawād, – 29 November 835) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the ninth of the Twelve Imams, succeeding his father, Ali al-Rida. ...

(the ninth Shiite leader) in Qom,

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Genealogy

''Zakaria ibn Adam Ash'ari Qomi'' also known as ''Abu Yahya ( fa, ابو یحیی)'' is from the ''"Al-Ashari"'' family who migrated from

Kufa Kufa ( ar, الْكُوفَة ), also spelled Kufah, is a city in Iraq, about south of Baghdad, and northeast of Najaf. It is located on the banks of the Euphrates River. The estimated population in 2003 was 110,000. Currently, Kufa and Najaf ...

to Qom. His father is ''Adam ibn Abdullah ibn Sa'd Ash'ari'', whom

Shaykh Tusi Shaykh Tusi ( fa, شیخ طوسی), full name ''Abu Jafar Muhammad Ibn Hassan Tusi'' ( ar, ابو جعفر محمد بن حسن طوسی), known as Shaykh al-Taʾifah ( ar, links=no, شيخ الطائفة) was a prominent Persian scholar of the ...

has considered one of the companions of

Ja'far al-Sadiq Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Ṣādiq ( ar, جعفر بن محمد الصادق; 702 – 765 CE), commonly known as Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (), was an 8th-century Shia Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian.. He was the founder of th ...

(the sixth Shia

Imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

). ''Adam ibn Abdullah'' has narrated a

hadith Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...

from

Ali al-Ridha 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 ...

(the eighth Shia Imam) transmitted by his son ''Zakaria''. His brother ''Ishaq ibn Adam'' was one of the narrators of

(the eighth Shia Imam) and his cousin '' Zakaria ibn Idris'' was also one of the narrators of

(the sixth Shia Imam),

Musa al-Kadhim 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 hi ...

(the seventh Shia Imam) and

(the eighth Shia Imam).

His position with the Imams

Ja'far al-Sadiq Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Ṣādiq ( ar, جعفر بن محمد الصادق; 702 – 765 CE), commonly known as Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq (), was an 8th-century Shia Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian.. He was the founder of th ...
and
Musa al-Kadhim 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 hi ...

has considered ''Zakaria ibn Adam Ash'ari Qomi'' one of the companions of

(the sixth Shia Imam). None of the Islam scholar's sources have called him one of the companions of

(the seventh Shia Imam), but he has been mentioned among the narrators (

transmitter) of this Imam.

Agent of
Ali al-Ridha 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 ...

has also considered ''Zakaria ibn Adam Ash'ari Qomi'' one of the companions of

(the eighth Shia Imam). According to some narrations,

referred people to ''Zakaria ibn Adam'' in religious matters and introduced him as trustworthy in matters of religion and the world. He received the religious funds of the people of Qom as the agent of the Imam. On a

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pilgrimage from

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, ''Zakaria ibn Adam'' traveled with

. According to a narration, ''Zakaria ibn Adam'' said to

(the eighth Shia Imam): ''"I want to leave my family because idiots and ignorant people have increased among them"''. The Imam said to him: ''"O Zakaria, do not do this and do not emigrate from Qom, through your existence, God removes the calamity from your family (in another version: from the people of Qom) because of you, just as He removes the calamity from the people of

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because of my father

"''.

Agent of
Muhammad al-Jawad Muhammad ibn Ali al-Jawad ( ar, محمد بن علي الجواد, Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Jawād, – 29 November 835) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the ninth of the Twelve Imams, succeeding his father, Ali al-Rida. ...

''Zakaria ibn Adam'' is also considered among the companions of

(the ninth Shiite Imam). According to the narration of the book ''

Rijal al-Kashshi ( ar, اختیار معرفة الرجال), also known as the ( ar, رجال الکَشّي), is a Twelver Shi'ite work of biographical evaluation () originally written by Muhammad ibn Umar al-Kashshi ( 854–941/951) and abridged by Shaykh ...

'', he was the agent of the ninth Imam of the Shiites in Qom.

Bibliograghy

Islam scholar's sources attributed a book and a series of issues to ''Zakaria ibn Adam'' that have been narrated in different methods. Apparently, this set of issues was ''Zakaria ibn Adam 's'' questions from

(the eighth Shia Imam): * Matters from al-Ridha ( ar, مسائله للرضا (علیه‌السّلام)) * Book of Hadith ( ar, کتاب الحدیث) He has narrated (transmitted) about forty

hadiths Ḥadīth ( or ; ar, حديث, , , , , , , literally "talk" or "discourse") or Athar ( ar, أثر, , literally "remnant"/"effect") refers to what the majority of Muslims believe to be a record of the words, actions, and the silent approval ...

(with or without intermediaries) from the

Imams Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, serve ...

Demise

Some have said that the date of ''Zakaria ibn Adam 's'' death was between 819 and 835 CE (between 204 and 220 AH) and at the same time with the birth of

(the ninth Shia Imam). Others have stated ''Zakaria ibn Adam'' passed away during the life of

and after his death, the Imam wrote about him in a letter: His grave is located in Qom in

Sheikhan cemetery Sheikhan cemetery (means scholars cemetery) is the second historical cemetery in the Islamic world and one of the oldest cemeteries in Qom, Qom Province, Iran which is located near the Fatima Masumeh Shrine. The cemetery dates back ...

near the

Fatima Masumeh Shrine The Shrine of Fatima Masumeh ( fa, حرم فاطمه معصومه translit. ''haram-e fateme-ye masumeh'') is located in Qom, which is considered by Shia Muslims to be the second most sacred city in Iran after Mashhad. Fatima Masumeh was the ...

References

External links

Picture report: Tomb of Zakaria ibn Adam in the Sheikhan cemetery in Qom

Revelation and Falsification: The Kitāb al-qirā'āt of Aḥmad b. Muḥammad al ... - Google Books

Chapter 12: His Companions And Narrators Of His Traditions - The life of Imam ‘Ali Bin Musa al-Ridha’ - Al-Islam.org
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