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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Fascinating Discourses of the Fourteen Infallibles (a.s) The Seventh Infallible: Fifth Imam Baqir (as) and his forty discourses The Seventh Infallible Imam Mohammad Baqir (as) Name: Mohammed Ibn Ali (as) Title: Baqir Sub Title: Abu Ja’far (as) Father: Imam Zain Ul Abideen (as) Mother: Fatima Bint Hassan (as) Thus he is the descendent of Bani Hashim both from the paternal & maternal sides.

Time & Place of birth: The 1st of Rajab or the 3rd of Safar, 57th Hijrah, in Medina. Time & Place of martyrdom: Monday the 7th of zilhijah 114 Hijrah at the age of 57 years. Was poisoned & martyred, at behest & order of Hasham bin Abdul Malik, in Medina. Holy Grave In Janat ul Baqi, graveyard of Medina.

The Duration of life: three years, six months & ten day .along with his grandfather Imam Hussain (as) (2) Thirty four years & fifteen days at the service of his father Imam Sajjad (as) (3) Period of his own Imamate was Nineteen years, ten months & twelve days he, During this age in which the Bani Omaiyed & Bani Abbas were at war & confrontation, he made good of the chance to the maximum in connection with training of pupils & students & the consolidation & expansion of Shiite school & bringing about cultural revolution.

Forty Traditions from Imam Mohammad Baqir (as) اربعون حديثا عن الامام محمد الباقر عليه السلام The one who goes to an oppressor & tyrant ruler & Instructs him to acquire piety & scares him & admonishes, preaches, & exhorts him he would have a reward similar & equivalent to both weighty beings the mankind & the Jinn & the similar (quantity) of their good deeds.

And for the person who does not possess wealth, there exists no Zakat (alms giving) & the one who is devoid of wealth, does not have to perform Hajj. And the one who is ill offers his prayers sitting & may not observe fast.