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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imamate and The Imams The Sixth Imam: Ja’far Sadiq Birth and Martyrdom Imam Ja’far Sadiq (a.s.) was born on the seventeenth of Rabi’ul Awwal in the year eighty three A.H. in Medina. His father was Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.) and his mother was Fatimah, Umm Farwah, the daughter of Qasim Ibn Muhamamd. His nicknames were Abu ‘Abdillah, Abu ‘Isma’il, and Abu Musa and his titles were Sadiq, Fazil, Tahir, Qa’im, Kafil, Munji, and Sabir.

He lived sixty five years and was martyred on the twenty fifth of Shawwal in the year 148 A.H. in Medina and was buried in Baqi’ cemetery.

He lived twenty years with his grandfather, Imam Sajjad (a.s.), and nineteen years with his father, Imam Muhammad Baqir (a.s.), and his Imamate lasted thirty four years.[^1] Personality of Imam Sadiq Imam Sadiq (a.s.) was the greatest most famous character of his own age in terms of knowledge, jurisprudence, parentage, worship, spiritual state, and ethical virtues. Some of the scholars have testified to this.

Malik Ibn Anas, the jurisprudent of Medina, has said about Imam Sadiq (a.s.), “When I went to Ja’far Ibn Muhammad Sadiq, he respected me, brought me cushion (to lean), and said, ‘O Malik! I like you.’ I was happy of his conduct and thanked the Almighty Allah. He was in either of three states; fasting, praying, or remembering Allah. He was one of the greatest worshipper and pious men. He narrated many traditions and held useful meetings.

Whenever he narrated from the Messenger of Allah (S), his face changed color, in a way that he could be hardly identified.” Once I accompanied him in Hajj . When he wanted to recite talbiyah for ‘ihram, his voice stopped in his throat and could not utter it. He nearly fell from atop his horse. I told him, ‘O son of Messenger of Allah! You inevitably should recite talbiyah.’ He told me, ‘O Ibn ‘amir!

How can I dare say ‘Here am I O Allah!’ while I fear that the Exalted Allah may respond me, ‘No to you, nor are you blissful!)’”[^2] Malik Ibn ‘Anas has said, “By Allah that I saw no one superior to Ja’far Ibn Muhammad (a.s.) in terms of piety, knowledge, and worship.”[^3] ‘Amr Ibn Abil Maqdam has said, “When I looked at Ja’far Ibn Muhammad (a.s.), I felt he was from the progeny of the prophets (S).”[^4] Ziyad Ibn Ali has said, “In every age there is someone from us, the Ahlul Bayt, who is the Hujjat (argument) of the Almighty Allah for the people.

The Hujjat of this age is Ja’far Ibn Muhammad, my brother’s son.