Ibrahim al-Mujab | |
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| إبراهيم بن محمد المجاب | |
 al-Mujab's shrine inside the Husayn Shrine precinct | |
| 1st Custodian of theImam Husayn Shrine | |
| In office 861–912 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad al-Ha'iri |
| Personal life | |
| Died | 912 |
| Resting place | Imam Husayn Shrine |
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| Known for | FirstAlid to settle in Karbala |
| Other names | Tāj al-Dīn (تَاجْ الدِّينْ) |
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| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shīʿa |
SayyidIbrāhīm ibn Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Kāẓim (Arabic:إبْرَاهِيم بْنِ مُحَمَّد بْنِ مُوسَى الكَاظِمْ) also known asIbrāhīm al-Mujāb andal-Ḍarīr al-Kūfī, was the son of Muḥammad al-ʿĀbid, and grandson ofMūsā al-Kāẓim, the seventhTwelverShiaImam.[1][2][3][4] He was the firstAlid to settle inKarbala, where he died, and was buried in theImam Husayn shrine.[5]
al-Mujab has many descendants that are known today by various names.Al Faiz is the only line of his that remained in Karbala until this day, since he settled in 861.[6] As for his other descendants, most of them emigrated to other cities and countries, some of them are known today asAl Qazwini, Al Hamami, Al Awadi,Al Sabziwari, and Al Khirsan.[7][3] It is also reported, that the scholarsal-Sharif al-Radi andal-Murtada are descendants of al-Mujab.[8]
The date and place of al-Mujab's birth are unknown.
al-Mujab migrated fromKufa to Karbala in 861, after theAbbasid caliphal-Mutawakkil was killed at the hands of his son,al-Muntasir. al-Muntasir was more merciful towards the Shias, and sympathetic with the Alids, allowing them to freely visit the grave of Husayn.[9]
al-Mujab became the first custodian of theHusayn andAbbas shrines.[10]
It is reported that when al-Mujab entered the shrine of Husayn, he called, "Peace be upon you, O' father" to which he received an answer from the grave in a loud voice; "and with you be peace, O' my son"; and thus, became known asal-mujab, meaning "the answered one".[11]
One of his descendants recorded the incident in poetry, stating:[4][12]
مِـنْ أيْـنَ لِلْنَــاسِ مِثْــلُ جَـدِّي
مُــوْسَــى أَوْ اِبْـنُ اِبْنِهِ المُجَابْ
إذْ خَاطَبَ السِبْطُ وَهُوَ رِمْسُ
جَــــاوَبَـــهُ أَكْـــــــرَمَ الجَــــــوَابْ
From where do the people have the like of my grandfather;
Musa, or the son of his son, al-Mujab.
As he greeted the grandson [of the prophet] whilst in his tomb,
and he replied with the most honourable reply.
Al-Mujab died in Karbala, in 912. He was buried in the grand courtyard of the Husayn shrine.[13]
In 1804, al-Mujab's grave andrawaq (hallway) were added to the north west side of the Husayn shrine's precinct, under the supervision of the shrines' custodian at the time,Jawad Nasrallah, as part of an expansion of the Husayn shrine.[14]
Thezarih above his grave was renewed in 2013, by the Iranian association responsible for religious sites in Iraq.[15]
Ibrahim al-Mujab is the father of Muhammad al-Ha'iri,the ancestor of the Faiz Sayyids who are currently the custodians of Karbala. Along with the Faiz and al-Haeris, the Abu-Ragheef, an Iraqi tribe, also claim descent from Ibrahim.
The Abu-Ragheef are aSayyidHusayniMusawi tribe in southern Iraq who claim descent from Ibrahim al-Mujab through his son Ahmad. Their lineage is as follows:
Sayyid Dakheel is the ancestor of the Abu-Ragheef, and his grandson Sayyid Taher is theireponymous ancestor. The name Abu-Ragheef comes from an incident with Sayyid Taher. Taher's father, Sayyid Rahm, was in theMuntafiq liwā′ under the Muntafiq ruler, Prince Saadoun Nasser al-Ashkar[16]
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