Imam Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha (peace be upon him) is revered as the Master of the Imams, the Light of the Nation, and the Possessor of Dignity, Remembrance, Care, and Honor. Name and Lineage His full name is Ali ibn Musa ibn Jaʿfar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon them all).

He was the light of the Prophet’s ﷺ garden, the pupil of the eye of ʿAli the Saint—may Allah honor his face—the knower of the secrets of the Qur’an, the unveiler of the symbols of revelation, the exemplar of the great Imams, and the quintessence of the noble descendants of the Prophet ﷺ. His Birth Imam Musa al-Kadhim (peace be