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Martyrdom of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Martyrdom of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir 2024-06-11 2818 Views Muhammad al-Baqir Muhammad ibn Ali is a member of the pure Prophet’s Household () those whom Allah had completely purified from every filth and also made their loyalty obligatory on the entire Muslims.

He was known as al-Baqir (an abbreviation of Bāqir al-‘ilm) which means either ‘the one who splits knowledge open’ (brings it to light) or ‘the one who possesses great knowledge’. Imam al-Baqir was the fifth Imam from among the pure Prophet’s Household (ahl al-Bayt).

Contents His Lineage His Birth and Imamate His Personality and noble features His Martyrdom The Imam announced his own Death The Murder of the Imam Reasons for the Murder of the Imam His Burial His last will Conclusion: References His Lineage His father was the fourth Imam of the Shi’a faith; Imam Ali al-Sajjad, the son of Imam Husain, the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib [1] . His mother was Umm ‘Abd Allah, daughter of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba.

In light of this, he was the only Imam who was Alawiite from both the side of the mother and the father [2] . His Birth and Imamate Imam Muhammad Baqir was born on Friday, Rajab 1, 57AH/May 10, 677 in the city of Medina [3] . Before his martyrdom, Imam Sajjad (PBUH), based on divine commandment and the decree of the Holy Prophet (PBUHH) appointed his son, Muhammad al-Baqir (PBUH) to the position of Imamate and leadership of the Muslim in the 95 A.H [4] .

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (PBUH) remained Imam for the rest of his life until 114 A.H. and the total period of his Imamate was nineteen years [5] . It is pertinent to mention that the imamate of Imam Baqir was contemporary with five Umayyad caliphs: Al-Walid b. ‘Abd al-Malik (86/705 – 96/714-5); Sulayman b. ‘Abd al-Malik (96/714-5 – 99/717-8); ‘Umar b. ‘Abd al-‘Aziz (99/717-8 – 101/719-20); Yazid b. ‘Abd al-Malik (101/719-20 -105/723-4) and Hisham b.

‘Abd al-Malik (105/723-4 – 125/742-3) His Personality and noble features Imam al-Baqir (PBUH) had all the noble qualities that made him appropriate for undertaking the spiritual and temporal leadership of this community. He is revered by both Shia and Sunni Muslims as a pious and eminent expert in jurisprudence, the exegesis of the Qur’an, the science of hadith, and theology.