Ali al-Uraydi


Ali al-Uraydi ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq, simply known as Ali al-Uraydi, was a Muslim scholar and the son of Ja'far al-Sadiq, the sixth Shia Imam for Twelvers and Ismailis. Thus he was the brother of Isma'il, Abdullah al-Aftah, Muhammad Al-Dibaj and Musa al-Kazim. He was known by the title al-Uraydi, because he lived in an area called Urayd, about 4 miles from Medina. He was also known by the nickname Abu al-Hasan. In Shia tradition by Shaykh Tusi, he was a close companion of his brother Musa al-Kazim, from whom he narrated hadith, and was reportedly a companion of Ali al-Rida and Muhammad al-Jawad, and also met Ali al-Hadi while he was young.

Life

Ali al-Uraydi was born and raised in Medina. He was the youngest son of Ja'far al-Sadiq. After his father died whilst he was still a child, he left Medina for the town of Al-Urayd, where he settled and became the sheikh of all Banu Hashim and the Naqib of the descendants of Muhammad.
He lived approximately 100 years, until the time of his brother Musa al-Kazim’s great-grandson Ali al-Hadi and died in Al-Urayd and was buried there.

Descendants

The children and descendants of Ali al-Uraydi became known as al-Uraydiyun. They inhabited many areas, including Al-Urayd, Kufa, Baghdad, Sham, Nusaybin, Turkey, Ahwaz, Rayy, Isfahan, Yazd, Qom, Khwarazm and Afghanistan.
His sons were:

Other descendants

Nine Saints

Nine Saints are not from Al-Aydarus family

Religious knowledge

Ali al-Uraydi was a man of great knowledge. He was a transmitter of Hadith, and was quoted in a large number of books written by the famous 'ulama of his and subsequent ages.