Muhammad al-Bāqir Imams of Shi'a Islam |
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Rank | Fifth Twelver/Musta‘lī Imām Fourth Nizārī Imām |
Name | Muhammad ibn ‘Alī ibn Husayn |
Kunya | Abū Ja‘far[1][2] |
Birth | 1st Rajab 57 AH[2] ≈ 676 C.E. |
Death | 7th Dhu al-Hijjah 114 AH[2] ≈ 743 C.E. |
Birthplace | Madīnah[1][2] |
Buried | Jannatul Baqī‘,[1][2] Madīnah |
Life Duration |
Before Imamate: 37 years (94 - 114 AH) |
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Spouse(s) | Umm Farwah Umm Hakīm bint Usayd ibn al-Mughīrā al-Thaqafī |
Father | ‘Alī ibn Husayn |
Mother | Fātimah bint al-Hasan ibn ‘Alī[2] |
Children | Ja‘far as-Sādiq, Ibrahīm,[3] ‘Alī,[3] ‘Abdullāh,[3] Zaynab,[3] Umm Salamah[3] |
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Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī al-Baqir (Arabic: محمد ابن علي الباقر ) (676-743 AD or 1 Rajab 57 AH – 7 Dhu al-Hijjah 114 AH)[2] was the Fifth Imām to the Twelver Shī‘ah and Fourth Imām to the Ismā‘īlī Shī‘ah. His father was the previous Imām, ‘Alī ibn Ḥusayn, and his mother was Fatimah bint al-Hasan. He is highly respected by Shia Muslims for his religious knowledge and Islamic scholarship.
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Muhammad al-Baqir was born on the 1st of the month of Rajab, 57th Hijra, in the city of Medina.
Because of his resemblance to his great-grandfather he was named Muhammad, because of it that he analyzed the knowledge and made manifest its secrets he became known with the title of al-Baqir.
He was the first Imam whose lineage ascended and reached the Islamic prophet Muhammad both from the paternal and maternal sides.
His life history can be divided into two parts:
Muhammad al-Baqir was awarded the title Baqir al-'Ulum "Revealer of Knowledge" because of his religious and judicial knowledge and his enthusiasm to teach. Muhammad al-Baqir’s son, Ja'far al-Sadiq, was his student and benefited from his knowledge. He founded the precursor of Shī‘ah jurisprudence.
Despite his aversion to politics, the Umayyad rulers harassed Muhammad al-Baqir for fear of his popularity and influence. The actions of his brother and other kinsmen made them distrust him.
Muhammad al-Baqir was poisoned by the order of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik[2] on 7 Dhu al-Hijjah 114 at the age of 57 years. His body was buried beside the graves of other Imams in the graveyard of Jannatul Baqee'.[1][2]
Banu Hashim
Clan of the Banu Quraish
Born: 1st Rajab 57 AH ≈ 676 CE Died: 7th Dhu al-Hijjah 114 AH ≈ 743 CE |
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Preceded by Ali ibn Husayn |
5th Imam of Shi'a Islam 713 – 743 |
Succeeded by Jafar al-Sadiq |
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