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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imam Al-kadhim(a.s) His School and Knowledge A. His Position as a Scholar: "...Not only was he the most devout in his worship among the people, but he was also the most well-versed man in Islamic sciences and jurisprudence."[^29] Imam Musa bin Jafar (a.s.) is the grandson of the (s.a.w.), and the inheritor of the knowledge of Ahlul-Bait (a.s.).

He was the disciple of his father, Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a.s.), the great spiritual leader, and the top scholar of his time, about whom Malik bin Anas, the leader of the Malikiyyah school of thought, said: "Never has an eye seen, nor has an ear heard, nor has a mind of a man ever thought of a man better than Ja'far al-Sadiq in his outstanding merits, knowledge, worship and piety."[^30] The well-known historian al-Ya'qoobi wrote, describing him, "He was the best among people and the most well-versed in the faith.

The scholars who reported from him, would open their narratives, if they conveyed them from him, with these words, 'The great alim told us that..."[^31] Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (a.s.) appointed his son Musa al-Kadhim as his successor to the office of Imamate.

Ali bin Ja'far, the brother of Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.), a dependable, trustworthy narrator, is reported to have said, "I heard Abu-Ja'far bin Muhammad (a.s.) saying to some people from his entourage and close friends, 'Take good care of this son of mine, Musa. He is the best of my sons, and the best among whom I leave after me.

He shall be my successor and the proof of Allah, the Exalted, over all his servants after me."[^32] Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) himself once said to a companion of his, "Should you ask this son of mine, whom you know, about what is between the two covers of the Qur'an, he will certainly answer you knowledgeably."[^33] And so Imam al-Kadhim (a.s.) received the heavy trust of guiding the ummah from his father. The Imam (a.s.) raised a generation of 'ulama', preachers and narrators of Prophetic traditions.

His mission lasted 35 years. His era was abundant with ideological and philosophical currents. Divergent views on fiqh, Qur'anic exegesis and science of traditions emerged. That era was the most critical in the life of Muslims. Atheism, polytheism, and hyperbole penetrated the Muslim society, and new ideological trends, with conflicting beliefs and doctrines surfaced.