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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 February 2025. Muslim scholar and Shia imam (c. 702–765) Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq Sixth imam of Twelver Shi'ism and Isma'ilism جَعْفَر ٱلصَّادِق 6th Shia imam In office 732–765 Preceded by Muhammad al-Baqir Succeeded by Musa al-Kazim (Twelverism) Isma'il al-Mubarak (Isma'ilism) Abd ...
Khaṭṭābiyya was the name of a Ghali sect founded by Abu l-Khattab in Kufa.Abu l-Khattab claimed that Ja'far al-Sadiq, the 6th Imam of Shias, chose him as deputy and legatee (waṣī) and taught him the Greatest Name of God (Al-Ism al-A'zam).
The idea of Barzakh has significance in Shia Islam, though different from its significance in Sufism. The Prophet and the Shia Imams, particularly the sixth Imam (Jafar As-Sadiq), have explained through various hadiths the treatment, condition, processes, and other intricate details regarding the passage of Barzakh. [29]
Milad al-Nabi, Muhammad's birth date, is celebrated by the Shia on the 17th of Rabi' al-awwal, which coincides with the birth date of the sixth imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq. Mid-Sha'aban is the birth date of the 12th and final imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi. It is celebrated by Twelvers on the 15th of Sha'aban. Many Shia fast on this day to show gratitude.
Muhammad al-Baqir was the fifth Imam in Shia Islam, Ja'far al-Sadiq was the 6th Imam and founder of the Ja'fari school of jurisprudence according to Twelver and Isma'ili Shi'ites. Zurarah ibn A'yun (trustworthy and from the Consensus companions) [17] Muhammad bin Muslim (trustworthy and from the Consensus companions) [18]
In 765, a succession conflict gave rise to the split of the Imami Shi'a, into Isma'ilis and Twelvers: the sixth imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq, died without a clear successor. Al-Sadiq had most likely designated his second son, Isma'il —after whom the Isma'ilis are named—but according to most accounts, Isma'il predeceased his father.
Zurārah ibn Aʿyan (about 690-768 AD) (Arabic: زُرارة بن أعيَن), who according to Shia sources, was a famous companion of Imam Baqir, Imam Sadiq, and Imam Kazim. [1] He evolved the theory that the knowledge of God is an obligation on every believer and cannot be attained without an Imam designated by God , and thus complete ...
Ja'fari (Arabic: الجعفري Persian: جعفری) is a surname commonly associated with descendants of Ja'far al-Sadiq, an important Muslim scholar and the 6th Shia Imam. In South Asia, Persia and the Levant, those of this genealogy, also often take the honorific title of Sayyid .