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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Imam Al-sadiq Who Was Al-sadiq? Indeed, the writer should give a general idea about the person whom he writes about before he goes deeper into his writing so the reader does not misunderstand such a person when he reads each chapter of his life. Here I would like to mention a group of the viewpoints of the religious scholars concerning Ja’far al- Sadiq, peace be on him, because such viewpoints express the ideas of generations about this great figure.

They are as follows: In (the book) MTzân Al- I’tidal (1:192), mentioning the Imam, al-Dhahahbi’ [1] said:” Ja’far b. Mohammed b. ‘Ali b. al- Husayn al- Hâshmy Abü Abd Allah was of the great Imams. (He was) righteous, truthful, and of great importance.” In (the book) TahdhTb Al- Asma’ wa Al- Lughât (1:149-150), al-Nawawy [2] said: Mohammed b. Ishâq, Yahya al- Ansâry, Mâlik, the two Sufyanis, b. JarTh, Shu’ba, Yahyâ al- Qattan, and the like reported from him.

They agreed on his Lmamate, his greatness, and his supremacy. ‘Amru b. Abu al- Muqdâm said:’ When I looked at Ja’far b. Mohammed, I knew that he was from the descendants of the Prophets.”’ Ibin Khulakan[3] said: “(He was) among the twelve Imams according to the doctrine of the Imamis. He was among the masters of the members of the House (ahl al Bayt). He was surnamed al- Sadiq because his speech was truthful.

And his outstanding merit was more famous than to be mentioned.” He added :“ His pupil Abu Musa Jabir b. Hayyân al- Sufi al-Tartusi’[4] wrote a book of one thousand sheets having the studies of al-Sâdiq, which are five hundred studies”. And added:” He was buried at aI-BâqI’ in the grave where his father Mohammed al- Bâqir. his grandfather Zayn al- ‘Abidin, and the uncle of his grandfather al- Hasan b. ‘Ali, peace be on them. So, what a generous and honorable grave it is!

1 The memorizer (of the Koran) and representative of the science of Hadith, Shams al-Din Abu Abd Allah Mohammed b. ‘Uthman at- Dimashqy, born in 673, died in 748. 2 The memorizer (of the Koran) Abu Zakariya Muhiyy al- DTn b. Sharaf al- DTn, died 676. 3 Ahmad b. Mohammed b. Ibrahim b. Abtl Bakr, b. Khu1akan. He was born at the town of ArbTI near Mousil (in Iraq). He moved to Mousil, traveled to Elope, entered Egypt. He replaced at- Sakhâwy in judgeship.

Then he became a judge in Shim for ten years. He died in Damascus in 681.