Some mentioned her name as Rayhanah [4] or Sabeekah [5] .

Some mentioned her name as Rayhanah [4] or Sabeekah [5] . His Birth It is reported that Imam al-Jawad (a.s) was born in 195/811 in Medina [6] . However, there is a difference of opinion among historians about the actual day and month of his birth. Some have considered the Imam’s birthday to be Ramadan 15/June 11 [7] and some others regarded it as Ramadan 19/June 15 [8] .

However, the famous and unique report is Rajab 10/April 8 which has been mentioned by al-Shaykh al-Tusi in Misbah al-Mutahajjid [9] .

It is pertinent to mention that the birth of Imam al-Jawad (a.s) was considered a blessing to the Holy Household and the entire Shia community as a whole because before his birth, the seventh Imam, Imam al-Rida (a.s) had no children [10] and some enemies spread the rumor that Imam al-Rida (a.s) is not going to leave any successor to continue the chain of Imamate after himself. According to reports, Imam al-Jawad (a.s) was born in the last years of Imam al-Rida’s life.

They have said that before his birth, Imam al-Rida (a.s) had no children. It is documented that at the time Imam al-Jawad (a.s) was born and was brought to his father; Imam al-Rida (a.s), he said, “This is a child, more blessed than him is not born for our followers [11] .” His Teknonym and Titles His teknonym was Abu Ja’far (i.e., the father of Ja’far) [12] and in order to clear the ambiguity in the name, particularly in hadith narrations, Abu Ja’far al-Thānī (the second Abu Ja’far) so that he (a.s) is not mistaken with Abu Ja’far al-Awwal (the first Abu Ja’far) who is Imam al-Bāqir (a.s).

His most famous title was al-Jawad (the Generous) and they have mentioned other titles for him such as al-Taqi (the Pious), al-Murtada (one been satisfied with), al-Qani’ (the satisfied), al-Radi (one who is satisfied), al-Mukhtar (the elect), al-Mutawakkil (the reliant (on Allah)), and al-Muntajab [13] . His Upbringing Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (a.s) was brought up in the house of Prophethood and Imamate, the house in which Allah had honored the Muslims.

He grew up in the shade of that honored house while receiving high ideals from his father, who shed rays of light from his great soul onto him. Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (a.s) was brought up by his father Imam Ali al-Rida (a.s) for four years. Under the influence of the tough political situation of the circumstances of the time, Imam Ali al-Rida had to migrate from Medina to Khurasan (Iran), leaving his young son behind in Medina.