2. A Brief History of The Fourteen Infallibles

3. The messenger of GOD (PBUH) said: "Behold! My Ahlul-Bayt are like the Ark of Noah. Whoever embarked in it was SAVED, and whoever turned away from it was PERISHED."

4. Lets start with basics…

8. The Last Prophet of GOD Name Muhammad Father’s Name Abdullah bin Abdul-Muttalib bin Hashim Mother’s Name Amina Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu'l-Qasim TitleRasulu'l-Lah, Nabiyu'l-Lah, an-Nabi. Date of Birth 17th Rabi-ul-Awwal, Monday 8/25/570 A.D. at Mecca Date of Death or Martyrdom 28th Safar, 11 AH., Monday, 5/25/632 at Medina Age63 Cause of Martyrdom Natural Place of Burial Masjid-e-Nabavi, Medina Al-Munawwarah

9. Bibi Fatima NameFatimah Father’s Name Muhammad PBUH Mother’s Name Khadija Bint-e-Khuwailid A.S. Kunyah (Patronymic) Umm Abiha TitleAz-Zahra', as-Siddiqah,Al-Batul, Sayyidatu'n-Nisa Date of Birth 20th Jamadi As-Sani, 5 years after the declaration of Prophet-hood, Thursday 1/2/615 A.D at Mecca Date of Death or Martyrdom 13th Jamadi ul Awwal or 3Jamadi As-Sani, 11 A.H. 6 th or 26th August 632 A.D. at Medina Age18 Cause of Martyrdom Injured by the falling door of her house caused by a mob of hypocrites Place of Burial Masjid-e-Nabvi or Graveyard of Baqi, Medina

10. 1st Imam NameAli Father’s Name Abu Talib bin Abdul Muttalib bin Hashim Mother’s Name Fatimah binte Asad b Hashim b Abd Munaf Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu'l-Hasan, Abu'l-Hasanayn, AbuTurab TitleAmir Al-mu'minin, Al-Wasi, Al-Murtaza.(Haydar) Date of Birth 13 Rajab, Friday, 23 B.H, 10/9/599 A.D. (10 years before Prophethood) inside Holy Kaba Mecca Date of Death or Martyrdom 21st Ramadhan, 40 AH. Thurs 1/28/661 A.D. at Masjid-e-Kufa, Kufa, Iraq Age63 Cause of Martyrdom Injured during Fajar prayers Place of Burial Najaf, Al-Ashraf outskirts of Kufa, Iraq

11. 2nd Imam NameAl-Hasan Father’s Name Ali bin Abi Talib Mother’s Name Fatimah Az-Zahra Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu Muhammad TitleAl-Mujtaba, as-Sibt (Al-Akbar) Date of Birth 15th Ramadhan, 3 A.H., Friday3/1/625 A.D. at Medina Date of Death or Martyrdom 28th Safar, 50 AH. Wednesday 3/27/670 A.D. at Medina Age47 Cause of Martyrdom Poison Place of Burial Graveyard of Baqi, Medina

12. 3rd Imam NameAl-Husayn Father’s Name Ali bin Abi Talib Mother’s Name Fatimah Az-Zahra Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu 'Abdillah TitleSayyidu'sh-Shuhada', as- Sibt (Al-Asghar) Date of Birth 3rd Shaban, 4 AH. Wednesday 1/8/626 at Medina Date of Death or Martyrdom 1/8/626 at Medina 10th Muharram 61 A.H., Wed 10/10/680 A.D. at Karbala, Iraq Age57 Cause of Martyrdom In the Battle of Ashura (Karbala), Iraq Place of Burial Karbala' (at-Taff), Iraq

13. 4th Imam NameAli Father’s Name Husayn bin Ali Mother’s Name Ghazala Shahzanaan Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu Muhammad Abu Al-Hasan TitleZaynu'l-Abidin, Sayyidu's-Sajidin, as-Sajjad. Date of Birth 5th Shaban, 38 AH. Sunday 1/6/659 A.D. at Medina (or 15 Jamadi Al-Awwal) Date of Death or Martyrdom 25th Muharram, 95 A.H., Friday 10/20/713 A.D. at Medina Age57 Cause of Martyrdom Poison Place of Burial Graveyard of Baqi, Medina

14. 5th Imam NameMuhammad Father’s Name Ali bin Husayn Mother’s Name Umm Abdullah binte Imam Hasan Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu Ja'far TitleAl-Baqir Date of Birth 1 Rajab, 57 A.H., Sunday, 5/10/677 A.D. at Medina (or 3rd Safar 57 A.H.) Date of Death or Martyrdom 7th Dhi'l-hijjah, 114 A.H., Wed 1/28/733 A.D. at Medina Age57 Cause of Martyrdom Poison Place of Burial Graveyard of Baqi, Medina

15. 6th Imam NameJafar Father’s Name Muhammad bin Ali Mother’s Name Umm Farwa, binte Qasim bin Muhammad bin Abu Bakr Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu 'Abdillah, Abu Musa TitleAl-Sadiq Date of Birth 17th Rabi Al-Awwal, 83 AH. Thursday, 4/20/702 A.D. at Medina Date of Death or Martyrdom 25th Shawwal, 148 A.H., Sat, 12/14/765 A.D. at Medina Age65 Cause of Martyrdom Poison Place of Burial Graveyard of Baqi, Medina

16. 7th Imam NameMusa Father’s Name Jafar bin Muhammad Mother’s Name Hamidah Al-Barbariyya Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu'l Hasan (Al-Awwal = the First), Abu Ibrahim TitleAl-Kadhim, Al-'Abd as-Salih, Al-'Alim Date of Birth 7th Safar, 128 A.H., Monday,11/8/745 A.D. at Medina Date of Death or Martyrdom 25th Rajab, 183 A.H., Sunday 9/1/799 at Baghdad, Iraq Age55 Cause of Martyrdom Poison Place of Burial Kazimiyyah outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq

17. 8th Imam NameAli Father’s Name Musa bin Jafar Mother’s Name Al Khayzran Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu'l Hasan (ath-Thani = the Second) TitleAl-Rida Date of Birth 11 Zeeqadah, 148 A.H.,Sunday 12/29/765 A.D. at Medina Date of Death or Martyrdom 17th Safar, 203 A.H., Tues 8/24/818 A.D. at Mashad, Iran(Or last day of Safar) Age55 Cause of Martyrdom Poison Place of Burial Mash'had (Tus),Khurasan, Iran

18. 9th Imam NameMuhammad Father’s Name Ali bin Musa Mother’s Name Sakina Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu Ja'far (ath-Thani = the Second), Abu Abdillah TitleAl-Taqi, Al-Jawad Date of Birth 10th Rajab, 195 AH., Tuesday 4/8/811 A.D. at Medina Date of Death or Martyrdom Last day of Zeeqadah (29 or30), 220 A.H., Wednesday,11/24/835 A.D. at Baghdad,Iraq Age25 Cause of Martyrdom Poison Place of Burial Kazimiyyah outskirts of Baghdad, Iraq

19. 10th Imam NameAli Father’s Name Muhammad bin Ali Mother’s Name Samana Al-Maghribiya Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu'l Hasan (ath-Thalith = the Third) TitleAn-Naqi, Al-Hadi Date of Birth 15 Zil-Hijjah 212 A.H., Friday, 3/6/828 A.D. at Medina Date of Death or Martyrdom 3rd Rajab, 254 AH., Monday, 6/28/868 A.D. at Samarrah,Iraq Age42 Cause of Martyrdom Poison Place of Burial Samarra' (Surra-manra'a),Iraq

20. 11th Imam NameAl-Hasan Father’s Name Ali bin Muhammad Mother’s Name Ummul Walad -Susan Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu Muhammad TitleAl-Askari Date of Birth 8th Rabi As-Sani, 232 AH.12/3/846 A.D. at Medina (or 24 Rabi Al-Awwal) Date of Death or Martyrdom 8th Rabi Al-Awwal, 260 AH.,Fri 1/1/874 A.D at Samarrah,Iraq Age28 Cause of Martyrdom Poison Place of Burial Samarra' (Surra-manra'a),Iraq

21. 12th Imam NameMuhammad Father’s Name Al-Hasan bin Ali Mother’s Name Ummul Walad Narjis alias Saiqal Kunyah (Patronymic) Abu'l-Qasim TitleAl-Mahdi, Al-Qa’im, Al-Hujjah, Al-Gha’ib, Sahibu’z-Zaman, Sahibu’l Amr. Date of Birth 15th Sha’ban, 255 AH., Friday, 7/29/869 A.D. at Samarrah,Iraq Date of Death or Martyrdom Alive In Occultation Age Cause of Martyrdom Place of Burial