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Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (PBUH) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (PBUH) 2021-06-22 2903 Views Imam Musa ibn Jafar Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq was the sixth Imam of Shia Muslims and one of the most respected sons of the Holy Prophet Progeny from the Sunni point of view. This article aims to present a brief introduction to Imam Sadiq’s personality and life.

Contents Political Condition Religious Condition Teachings Name: Ja’far Title: Al-Sadiq. Agnomen: Abu ‘Abdillah. Father’s name: Muhammad al-Baqir. Mother’s name: Umm Farwah. Birth: In Medina, on Monday, 17th Rabi’u ‘I-awwal 83 AH. Death: Died at the age of 65, in Medina on Monday, 25th Shawwal 148 AH; poisoned by al-Mansur ad-Dawaniqi, the ‘Abbasid caliph. The holy Imam Ja’far Al-Sadiq was the sixth Imam in the succession of the twelve Apostolic Imams.

His epithet was Abu ‘Abdillah and his famous titles were Al-Sadiq, Al-Fadil and At-Tahir. He was the son of Imam Muhammad Al-Baqir, the Fifth Imam, and his mother was the daughter of Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr. Imam Ja’far Al-Sadiq saw his grand-father, Imam Zayn ‘I-‘Abidm in Medina for twelve years and then remained under the sacred patronage of his father Imam Muhammad al-Baqir for a period of nineteen years.

Imamate: After the death of his holy father in 114 AH, his father succeeded him as the Sixth Imam, and thus the sacred trust of Islamic mission and spiritual guidance was relayed down to his custody right from the Holy Prophet through the succession of the preceding Imams. Political Condition The period of his Imamate coincided with the most revolutionary and eventful era of Islamic history which saw the downfall of the Umayyad Empire and the rise of the ‘Abbasid caliphate.

The internal wars and political upheavals were bringing about a speedy reshuffle in government. Thus, the Holy Imam witnessed the reigns of various kings starting from ‘Abdu ‘l-Malik down to the Umayyad ruler Marwan Al-Himar. He further survived till the time of Abu’l-‘Abbas As-Saffah and Al-Mansur among the ‘Abbasids. It was due to the political strife between two groups viz.

the Umayyad and ‘Abbasid for power that the Imam was left alone undisturbed to carry out his devotional duties and peacefully carry on his mission to propagate Islam and spreading the teachings of the Holy Prophet (PBUHH).