Ali al-Rida
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Ali ibn Musa al-Rida, also known as Abū al-Ḥasan al-Thānī, was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the eighth Imam in Twelver Shia Islam, succeeding his father, Musa al-Kazim, in 799 CE.
Silver Abbasid dirham, minted at Isfahan in 817, citing al-Ma'mun as caliph and Ali al-Ridha as heir apparent (wali ahd al-muslimin)
Pilgrims of the shrine of al-Rida in Mashhad, Iran
The shrine of al-Rida in Mashhad, Iran
A copy of the Quran ascribed to al-Rida, preserved at the Astan Quds Razavi Central Museum
Hadith of the Golden Chain
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The Hadith of the Golden Chain or Hadith Silsilat al-Dhahab is a hadith narrated from Ali al-Rida, the eighth Imam of the Twelver Shia. The "chain" is a reference to the continuity of spiritual author
Al-Silsilah al-Dhahab hadith painted on tilings on a wall at Neyshabour. The text is in accordance with Al-Ma'ani al-Akhbar, Oyoun Akhbar Al-Ridha, and Al-Tawhid of Shaykh al-Saduq.
A mural of al-Silsilah al-Dhahab hadith on the ceiling of Al-Ghadir library located in Neyshabour