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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imam Al-sadiq His Children The historians disagreed on the number of his children. But their famous number is what al- Shaykh al- Mufid, may Allah rest him in peace, has mentioned in his book al- Irshftd. In this connection he said:” The children of Abu Abd Allah, peace be on him, were ten: Isma’il, Abd Allah, Urn Farwa. Their mother was Fatima bint (the daughter of) al- Husayn b. al- Hasan b. ‘Au, peace be on Them.

MbI (peace be on him), Mohammed, (his mother was Urn Hanild), al- Abbfis, ‘Au, AsmA’, Fatima. They belonged to various mothers. Isma’i1: Isma’il was the eldest of the children of aI- Sâdiq, peace be on him. AlSâdiq loved him very much, and was very kind to him, and felt pity for him.’[1] Al- Sâdiq, peace be on him, said to al- Mufaddal b.

‘Amr, one of his reliable companions, at the time when Abu al- Hasan Mtlsa, peace be on him, was still young:” This child, namely, Miisa al- Kazim, is the most blessed one for our followers.” Then he said:” And do not forget Ismâ’il.”[2] These words indicate that al- Sâdiq, peace be on him, transferred the Imamate from Ismâ’il to Miisa.

But when al- Sadiq felt that his words would hurt Ismâ’il’s dignity, he said:” And do not forget Isma’il.” Also al- Sadiq, peace be on him, said:” Ismâ’il was liable to killing twice. So, I asked Allah, the Glorified to raise it (death) from him (Isma’il) and He (Allah) raised it from him.”[3] Besides, al- Sadiq’s words and actions which indicated his love for Isma’il was great. For this reason, a group ofthe Shra thought that Ismâ’il would be the Imam after his father.

That is because his father treated him kindly and took care of him, and because Ismft’fl was the eldest of his brothers. And the priority in age was among the marks of the Imamate But the death of Isma’il during the days of his father removed the idea of the Imamate from the heads of that group of the ShVa. Al- Sadiq, peace be on him, showed great sadness when Ismâ’i1 died.

After he had died and his face had been covered, al- Sftdiq ordered those men who were near him to uncover the face of Ismâ’il white he was laying BACK. Then al- SSdiq kissed his forehead, his chin, and his neck. Then he ordered the men to uncover his face and he did as he did at the first time. 1 Al- Shaykh al- Mufid, a’- Irshad, 284. 2 Al- Kafi: 1/309/8.