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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Muhammad Ibn 'ali Al-baqir (a.s) CHAPTER IV: ADMIRATION AND GLORIFICATION The learned, the scholars, the researchers, and the authors glorified Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him. They acknowledged his outstanding merits and his priority in knowledge to those other than him. They unanimously agreed that he was the greatest scholar whom the Islamic and the Arab world has ever known.

The following are some of their words concerning him: Imam al-Sadiq Imam Abu ‘Abd Allah al-Sadiq, peace be on him said: “My father was then the best Mohammedan on the surface of the earth.”[^1] This means that Imam al-Baqir was then the best of all the Moslems in knowledge, devotion, conforming to the religion, and the like through which the Moslem person becomes high. Mohammed b.al-Munkadir Mohammed b.

al-Munkadir was among those who were contemporary with Imam Zayn al-‘Abidïn and his son, Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him. He stated his impressions of him, saying: “I did not think that ‘Ali b. al-Husayn would leave a successor similar to him in outstanding merits, abundant knowledge, clemency, etc., till I saw his son, Mohammed. ”[^2] Sudayf al-Makki Sudayf al-Makki was among the companions of Imam Abu Ja‘far (al-Baqir). He communicated with him. He was among those who admired and glorified him.

He said: “I have never seen a Mohammedan similar to him.”[^3] Hisham b. ‘Abd al-Malik As for Hisham, he was among the most spiteful towards the Imam and among the most mortal enemies of his. Still, he acknowledge the high rank of the Imam and his great importance.

Thus, he addressed him, saying: “O Mohammed, Quraysh will lead Arabs and non-Arabs as long as there are (persons) among them similar to you.”[^4] Al-Mansur al-Dawanïqi (At an assembly), Imam al-Baqir, peace be on him, talked about the Oa'im (the one who will undertake the office of the Imamate) of the family of Mohammed, may Allah bless him and his family, and the Mahdi (the rightly-guided one) of the this community. Al-Mansur al-Dawanïqi was at the assembly. He was astonished at that.

Thus, he told Sayf b. ‘Umayr about what he had heard of the Imam, saying: “If all the people of the earth tell me (about that), I will not accept (it) from them. However, he is Mohammed b. ‘Ali.”[^5] These words indicate that he admired and glorified the Imam. If the people of the earth had told him about that, he would have not accepted (it) from them nor would he have believed them.