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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imamate and The Imams The Fifth Imam: Muhammad Baqir Birth and Martyrdom Muhammad Ibn Ali (a.s.) was born on the third of Safar in the year fifty nine A.H. in Medina. His father was Ali Ibn Husayn (a.s.) and his mother was Fatimah, Umm Abdullah, the daughter of Imam Hasan (a.s.). His nickname was Abu Ja’far and his titles were Baqirul Ulum, Shakir, and Hadi.[^1] He lived fifty seven years and was martyred on the seventh of Zi Hajjah in the year 114 A.H.

in Medina and was buried in Baqi’ cemetery.[^2] Texts Proving His Imamate In addition to general reasons pointed out in previous chapters for proving the Imamate of the twelve Imams (a.s.), there are some explicit reasons for Imamate of Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) in the speech of his father, Ali Ibn Husayn (a.s.). ‘Isma’il Ibn Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Ibn Ali Ibn Husayn has quoted from Imam Baqir (a.s.), “Imam Ali Ibn Husayn (a.s.) brought a chest to me before his demise and said, ‘O Muhammad!

Take this chest and keep it.’ When Ali Ibn Husayn (a.s.) passed away, his brothers came to Imam Baqir (a.s.) and asked for their legacy from that chest. Imam Baqir (a.s.) told them, ‘You have no share of this chest. If you had, it was not given to me.

The chest contains the weapon and the books of Messenger of Allah (S).’”[^3] ‘Isa Ibn Abdullah has quoted from his father from his grandfather that Imam Ali Ibn Husayn (a.s.) attended to his children before his demise and told his son, Muhammad Ibn Ali, “O Muhammad!

Take this chest to your home!” There was no money in that chest; rather, there were scientific books in it.[^4] The same tradition is narrated by Muhammad Ibn Abdul Jabbar.[^5] ‘Aban Ibn ‘Uthman has narrated from Imam Sadiq (a.s.) that one day Jabir went to Imam Ali Ibn Husayn (a.s.), when his son Muhammad was there.

Jabir asked Imam (a.s.), “Who is he?” Imam Sajjad (a.s.) answered, “He is my son and the successor to me, Muhammad Baqir.”[^6] ‘Uthman Ibn Uthman Ibn Khalid has quoted from his father, “When Ali Ibn Husayn (a.s.) got sick, he called his sons, Muhammad, Hasan, ‘Umar, Ziyad, and Husayn.

He introduced his son, Muhammad Ibn Ali, as his successor among them, gave him the title Baqir, and entrusted the affairs of his other sons to him.”[^7] Malik Ibn ‘A’yun Jahni has said that Ali Ibn Husayn (a.s.) set his son, Muhammad Ibn Ali his successor and stated, “O my son!