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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Biographies of Leaders of Islam The Fifth Imam Muhammad Al-baqir Son of Zain Al-abidin PARENTAGE He was named after his great grandfather , peace be upon him and his progeny, and he was given the title of "AL-BAQIR" which means "splitter of knowledge". His father is IMAM ZAIN AL-ABIDIN (AS) and his mother is Fatima daughter of IMAM HASAN (AS), the Prophet's grandson. His lineage therefore reaches the Prophet of Islam (P) on both parents' sides.

IMAM HUSAIN (AS), the younger grandson of the Prophet, is his grandfather. He has the unique attribute of having inherited the qualities of IMAM ALI IBN ABU TALIB (AS) and Fatima daughter of the (p). BIRTH He was born on RAJAB, 1, 57 A.H. (May 10, 677 A.D.), seven years after the demise of IMAM HASAN (AS), and he spent more than three years in the company of his grandfather IMAM HUSAIN (AS).

He was an eye-witness to the tragedy of TAFF, and he was contemporary to his father IMAM AS-SAJJAD (AS) during the entire period of his Imamate. The tragedy of KARBALA' was a troublesome and tumultuous period of time for the Prophet's offspring and their SHI'ITES, supporters of AHL AL-BATY (AS). Imam Ali's friends were being hunted, arrested, then hanged. His birth during such a stormy epoch paved the way for his presence in the battle of KARBALA'.

According to AL-IRSHAD of AL-MUFID, AL-FUSUL AL-MUHIMMA of IBN AL-SABBAGH AL-MALIKI, vol. 3 of AL-YA'QUBI'S TARIKH (history), and TADHKIRAT AL-KHAWASS of IBN AL-JAWZI, the great SAHABI JABIR IBN ABDALLAH AL-ANSARI narrates saying: "The Messenger of God, peace be upon him and his progeny, said to me: 'You shall live long enough to meet one of the descendants of HUSAIN who shall be named Muhammad and who shall split the core of knowledge: so, convey my SALAM to him".

According to IKMAL AD-DIN WAS ITMAM AN-NI'MA, and on p. 252 of SHAYKH AS-SADUQ'S work, JABIR IBN ABDALLAH AL-ANSARI asked the Messenger of God (p) saying: "O Messenger of God, who are the Imams from the descendants of IMAM ALI IBN ABU TALIB (AS)?" He answered: "AL-HASAN, AL-HUSAIN, masters of the youths of Paradise, then the master of the forbearing of his time ALI IBN AL-HUSAIN, then AL-BAQIR Muhammad IBN ALI, and O JABIR! You shall live to see him! So when you do so, convey my SALAM to him".

BIHAR AL-ANWAR, vol. 42, p.