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The Birthday of Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (PBUH) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Birthday of Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (PBUH) 2025-01-02 829 Views Introduction Muhammad ibn Ali popularly known as Muhammad al-Baqir, Abu Ja’far, or simply al-Baqir is one of the descendants and a member of the pure Household of the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his household).
His birth to the noble Prophet’s Household was a source of joy to the family, as the personalities of the two grandsons of the Prophet (i.e., al-Hasan and al-Husain) combined in him. In Shia Islam, Muhammad ibn Ali was the fifth Imam, succeeding his father, Imam Ali al-Sajjad, and succeeded by his son, Ja’far al-Ṣādiq (peace be upon them).
Contents Introduction His Lineage His Birth His Epithets and Teknonym The Prophetic Prediction His Character and Personality His Imamate References His Lineage His father was the best of all the Muslim figures in jurisprudence, knowledge, and religious piety, the Chief of the prostrators (Al-Sajjad), the ornament of the worshipers (Zayn al-Abidin), the fourth Shia Imam;Imam Ali Zayn al-Abideen , the son of the third Imam; Imam Husain, the son of the successor and the vicegerent of the Messenger of God who was the first Imam; ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon them).
The mother of Imam Baqir was a pure chaste woman; Fatimah, the daughter of Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba. She was given the teknonym of Umm ‘Abd Allah (the mother of ‘Abd Allah) [1] . She was among the Hashimite women. Imam Zayn al-‘Abideen, peace be on him, called her al-Siddiqa (the very truthful one) [2] . While describing her unique personality Ja’far al-Ṣādiq (peace be upon him) said: “She was very truthful.
No one in the family of al-Hasan looked like her [3] .” Hence, Imam Muhammad al-Baqir was the first person who was a Fāṭīmī [a descendant of Lady Fatimah az-Zahra ] and an ‘Alawī [a descendant of Ali ibn Abi Talib] from both the paternal and maternal sides. Therefore, Imam Muhammad al-Bāqir is called Hashimite among Hashimites, ‘Alawī among ‘Alawīs, and Fāṭīmī among Fāṭīmīs.
His Birth According to a report, Imam Muhammad al-Bāqir (PBUH) was born in Medina on Friday Rajab 1, 57 (equivalent to May 10, 677) [4] . Some have reported his birth to have been on the third day of the month of Safar, in the year 56 A. H (equivalent to December 16, 676) in Medina [5] . The Imam Muhammad al-Bāqir (PBUH) resided in Medina throughout his life.