Imam Reza

Imam Reza (also known as Imam ar-Rida, Ali ibn Musa or Abu al-Hasan II) was the eighth of the Twelve Imams, a line of holy figures in Shia Islam. He was the son of Imam Kazim. He was made the heir to the Islamic Caliphate by the Sunni Caliph al-Mamun, but was later betrayed and murdered by the same Caliph. He was succeeded by his son Imam al-Taqi.