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The Martyrdom of Imam Musa ibn Jafar al-Kazim (PBUH) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Martyrdom of Imam Musa ibn Jafar al-Kazim (PBUH) 2025-01-25 1063 Views The Shia Imams Introduction Musa ibn Jafar (b. 128/745 – d. 183/799) was a member of the Prophet Household and the seventh Shi’a Imam. After the martyrdom of his father, Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq, he succeeded him to become the divine leader (Imam) of the Islamic community.

The period of his divine leadership coincided with the caliphate of four Abbasid Caliphs: al-Mansur, al-Hādi, al-Mahdi, and Harun al-Rashid. Imam Al-Kazim (PBUH) lived twenty years with his father and his Imamate lasted for thirty-five years.

Contents Introduction His Lineage His birth His Nicknames and Titles His Personality His Imamate His Imprisonment His Martyrdom Merits of his Ziyarah References His Lineage His father was the sixth Imam from the pure Prophet’s Household [], Imam Jafar Sadiq (PBUH), the son of Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir , the son of Ali al-Sajjad, the son of Husain, the son of Ali ibn Abi Talib. His mother was Hamida al-Barbariyya.

His birth Imam Musa Ibn Ja’far (PBUH) was born on the seventh of Safar in the year 128 A.H (equivalent to November 8, 745) or Safar 7, 129 (October 28, 746) [1] in a village called Abwa’ between Mecca and Medina while they were returning from Hajj [2] . Some have mentioned his place of birth to be Medina [3] . It is pertinent to mention that Musa ibn Jafar (PBUH) was born in the period of the transfer of power from the Umayyads Dynasty to the Abbasids.

At the age of four years, the first Abbasid caliph took over the power. His Nicknames and Titles His nicknames were Abu al-Hasan, Abu ‘Ibrahim, Abu Ali, and Abu ‘Isma’il and his titles were ‘Abd Ṣālih, Nafs Zakiyyah, Zayn al-Mujahidin, Ṣābir, Amin, Zāhid, and Ṣālih. His most famous title is Al-Kazim. Imam Musa (PBUH) was known as al-‘Abd al-Salih due to his great piety and worshiping [4] , and al-Kazim (forbearing), apparently a reference to his patience and mild demeanor [5] .

His other title is Bab al-Hawā’ij (i.e., the door through which the people’s needs are fulfilled) [6] . His Personality Imam Musa al-Kazim (PBUH) -based on reliable hadith traditions from both the Shiite and Sunni sources- was known to be a devoted worshipper to the extent that he came to be known as “al-‘Abd al-Salih” (the righteous worshiper or servant of God) [7] .