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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 ...
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]
Isma'il ibn Ja'far (Arabic: إسْماعِيل ٱبْن جَعْفَر ٱلْمُبَارَك, romanized: Ismāʿīl ibn Jaʿfar al-Mubārak) was the eldest son of Ja'far al-Sadiq and the sixth Imam in Isma'ilism. He carried the epithet of al-Mubarak, on the basis of which one of the earliest Isma'ili groups became designated as the Mubarakiyya.
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.
The Fourth Imam, grandson of Fatimah and Ali, who is the only adult male that survived the Battle of Karbala because he was sick and could not fight. Muhammad al-Baqir: The Fifth Imam; son of Ali Zayn al-Abidin ibn Husayn. Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq: The Sixth Imam; son of Muhammad al-Baqir. Well-known scientist and teacher in the Islamic world. Ibrahim
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.
The first mention of al-Jafr is often associated with Ja'far al-Sadiq (d. 765), the sixth of the Twelve Imams. [11] [2] In popular culture, the book is mentioned in the storyline of One Thousand and One Nights, and a description of it is offered by the linguist Richard F. Burton (d. 1890) in his supplement to the book. [1]
For example, Sam was an imam for Noah, Ishmael was an Imam for Abraham, Aaron or Joshua for Moses, Simon, John and all the disciples for Jesus, and Ali and his descendants for Muhammad. [17] It is narrated from the sixth imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq who had said "where there to remain on the earth but two men, one of them would be the proof of God". [18]