The Discourse of Time and Political-Social Conduct of Imam Sajad (PBUH) on Precautionary Concealment Case study: Clarification of Precautionary Concealment in Dealing with Harrah Uprising

Abstract

Precautionary concealment, being interpreted as avoiding from falling into the trap of hazard and disaster, has been considered as one of the most important elements of safeguarding the Shiite school throughout the history. After the tragic incident of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Hossein (PBUH), Imam Sajad (95-61 A.H) took the strategy of Precautionary concealment as the best policy. Moreover, the next Shiite Imams also relied on this method to safeguard Imamate and the identity of Shi’ism. The events and seditions occurred during this period being considered as the most complicated and tragic crises, and each of which was in need of an intelligent stances, so that any faults could face the continuity of Imamate and the reconstruction of the Shiite community, that Imam Sajad (PBUH) was looking for, with great dangers. This research seeks to answer the question on how Imam Sajad took this strategy to protect himself and the Shiite community in these critical situations. The findings of research indicate that Imam Sajad (PBUH) disregarded the cruelties of Umayyads and stopped the domination of another enemy, such as Al e-Zobair on Shiites and Prophet’s Family.

Keywords

• imam sajad (pbuh)
• precautionary concealment
• event of harrah
• history of shiism
• umayyads