Like the other Infallible Imams of the household of the holy Prophet (P.B.U.H. & H.H.), Imam Jawād (P.B.U.H.) is a role model, a mentor, and an example for us to follow. The short life of this praiseworthy servant of Allah ended in jihād against blasphemy and revolt. He was appointed as the leader of the Muslim nation in adolescence, and in these short yet intensive years he fought with the enemies of Allah in such a way that at the age of twenty-five, which is a young age, his presence had become intolerable to the enemies of Allah and they martyred him with poison. Like our other Imams (P.B.U.T.), each of which added a page to the proud history of Islam, this noble Imam (P.B.U.H.) played an important part in the implementation of a comprehensive jihād of Islam in deed and taught us a big lesson. That big lesson is that when we are faced with hypocritical and insincere powers, we must endeavor to rouse people’s awareness against powers. If the enemy unequivocally and explicitly shows his enmity, and if the enemy is not pretentious and insincere his task will be easier and it is easy to deal with him. But when an enemy like Ma’mūn ‘Abbāsī, makes his face seem holy and a supporter of Islam, it is difficult for people to truly know him. Our age and in all ages of history, the powerful have always tried to use the stratagem of hypocrisy and trickery whenever they could not deal with the people face to face. But Imam ‘Alī b. Mūsā al-Riḍā (P.B.U.H.) and Imam Jawād (P.B.U.H.), put every effort into removing this mask of fabrication and hypocrisy from Ma’mūn’s face and they succeeded.
1980/10/10
This noble man is an exemplar and a paradigm of resistance. He is a noble human being who was able to confront and expose the deceitful and hypocritical power of his time – Abbasid caliphate, Ma’mūn – in that short period of his life. He never retreated one step, endured all the difficult conditions, and fought using all possible methods of combat. He was the first person to openly establish free discussion and matters related to freedom in the presence of Ma’mūn the Abbasid, with scholars, preachers, and guiders. He talked about the most accurate issues and proved his priority and rightfulness of his words. Free discussion is our Islamic heritage, free discussion was common in the time of the guided Imams and it was implemented in an orderly manner during Imam Jawād’s (P.B.U.H.) time, by that noble Imam in such an orderly form.
1981/15/05