He trained numerous well-known men of religion...

He trained numerous well-known men of religion, and mainly for this reason is the first Imam after 'Ali from whom large numbers of traditions are recorded. He is buried in the Baqi' cemetery in Medina. The Sixth Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq The Sixth Imam, Ja'far, known as al-Sadiq (83/702-148/765) The son of the fifth Imam, he lived in an increasingly favorable climate…