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  Jafar as-Sadiq
Jafar as-Sadiq (the truthful) was an influential teacher, theologian and jurist.
While an active Shi'i theologian, Jafar appears to have had a liberal view of learning and maintained an active discourse with many scholars of differing views.
Musa al-Kazim succeeds Jafar as Sadiq in the Twelver tradition.
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  Jafar Sadiq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Jafar Sadiq AS or (pronounced) was born as Jafar Ibn Muhammad in Medina on April 20, 702.
Jafar was considered by the Shia to be the 6th Shia Imam, as he was the son of (the 5th shia Imam), grandson of (4th Shia Imam) and thus the Prophet.
After Jafar's death, there arose a major split between the partisans of the Ithna Ashari Shias ("Twelvers"), who felt that Ismail's brother Musa al Kazim (one of Jafar's younger sons) was the rightful successor to Jafar; and the Ismailis ("Seveners"), who felt that the Ismail was the rightful successor as the seventh Imam.
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 Encyclopedia: Jafar Sadiq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Jafar Sadiq AS or Jafar Al Saddiq AS (pronounced Jafar As Saddiq AS) was born as Jafar Ibn Muhammad in Medina on April 20, 702.
Jafar was considered by the Shia to be the 6th Shia Imam, as he was the son of Muhammad al-Baqir AS (the 5th shia Imam), grandson of Zainul Abideen AS (4th Shia Imam) and thus the Prophet.
Ismail bin Jafar was the eldest son of the sixth Shia Imam, Jafar as-Sadiq.
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 Ja'far al-Sadiq - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (April 20, 702 December 4, 765), in full Ja'far ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist.
Ja'far al-Sadiq was born as Ja'far ibn Muhammad in Medina on April 20, 702.
Ja'far was considered by the Shia to be the 6th Shia Imam, as he was the son of Muhammad al-Baqir (the 5th shia Imam), grandson of Zayn al-Abidin (4th Shia Imam) and thus a direct descendant of Muhammad.
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 Jafar Sadiq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
After Jafar's death, there arose a major split between the partisans of the Twelve Shias ("Twelvers"), who felt that Ismail's brother Musa al Kazim (one of Jafar's younger sons) was the rightful successor to Jafar; and the Ismailis ("Seveners"), who felt that the Ismail was the rightful successor as the seventh Imam.
Jafar as Sadiq Sixth Imam in the Twelver and Isma'ili traditions of Shi'i Islam.
Jafar and Sons for European Jewelry and Watches The general agent and official center of Omega and Breitling.
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 Jafar Sadiq
Jafar's father would die in 743As the son of two prominent Imams, and descendents of Muhammad, he would become well versed in Islamic sciences including Hadith, Sunnah, and the Qur'an.
Jafar As Saddiq was famed for his depth and breadth of knowldege.
The reason for this persecution was due to Jafar's popularity, and his standing as a descendent of Muhammad.
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 jafar sadiq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Jafar was born in Medina on April 20, 702.
As a child, Jafar studied under his grandfather, Ali Zain al Abidin (the fourth Shia Imam).
Jafar's father would die in 743, passing the title of Imam on to his son.
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 Imam Jafar as Sadiq (AS), Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAW), Umm-e-Farwah, Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, Asma Bint Umais
The sun of the existence of Imam Jafar as Sadiq (AS) arose from the lap of his mother Umm-e-Farwah on the 17th of Rabiul Awal, 83rd year Hijrah, in the city of Madina.
Imam Jafar as Sadiq (AS) said about her mother, "My mother was one of the pious, faithful and devoted women." Imam Jafar as Sadiq (AS) was 15 years of age when his grandfather Imam Sajjad (AS) was martyred and 34 years old when his father Imam Muhammad Baqir (AS) was martyred.
Imam Jafar as Sadiq (AS) forbearance and fortitude
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 hofuf   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Sadiq proved to be a good host and the conversation was entertaing as well as educational.
Jafar's family is from al Hasa oasis and we were taken by him to the family's date palm farm.
Jafar was kind enough to give us a sample of pressed dates as the harvest was a few months away.
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 Jafar Sadiq - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 – December 4, 765), in full Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Zayn ibn Husayn, was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist.
Jafar, himself is to have considered himself the 5th Imam although he is noted to have emphasised the Imam as the leader of the spiritual realm rather than the physical.
Imam Jafar Sadiq's Treatise on Monotheism: As Told to Mufaddal
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 Ismailis - MSN Encarta
The Ismailis emerged from a dispute in 765 over the succession to Jafar al-Sadiq, whom Shia Muslims acknowledged as the sixth imam (spiritual successor to Muhammad, the prophet of Islam).
The dispute centered on which of Jafar’s two sons was the seventh imam.
Hiding of an imam, thought to be a pious deception, is part of the Ismaili doctrine of taqiyya or tactical dissimulation (concealment) of religious beliefs at times when it is dangerous to openly practice them.
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 Hazrat Imam Jafar Sadiq
Imam Jafar was known for his liberal views on learning, and was keen to debate with scholars of different faiths and of different beliefs.
Once Imam Jafar Sadiq had been summoned by the Caliph who was afraid of his growing popularity and sought some pretext to denigrate and punish him.
Imam Jafar was a great scholar, he is the founder of "Ilm-ul-Jafar" (which means knowledge of Jafar), Ilm-ul-Jafar is a kind of knowledge that is used to unveil the universal mysteries and to make the use of divine power for specific purposes.
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 Imam Jafer Sadiq(A.S)
Ali, peace be on them, (including) who his mother was, the date of his birth, evidence for his Imamate, his age, the period of his succession (to the Imamate), the time of his death, the place of his grave, the number of his children, and a brief outline of the reports about him.
Ja'far, peace be on him, went to him while he was pulling at his cloak.
I asked Abu Abd Allah (Jafar) peace be on him, about what the people were saying that Umm Salama, the mercy of God be on her, had been handed a sealed scroll.
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 Ja'far as-Sadiq
There is no group that reveres Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq as much as the Shi'a who regard him as their sixth Imam.
Ja'far was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (through his daughter Fatima) and of the first Shi'a Imam, Ali b.
Ja'far as-Sadiq died at the age of sixty-five and was buried alongside his great grand-uncle al-Hasan at the famous al-Baqi cemetery in Madinah.
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 Imam Jafar Ibn Mohammed As-Sadiq (a. s.) - The Great Muslim Scientist and Philosopher - Compiled by Hasnain Suchedina - ...
Imam Jafar as-Sadiq was born in Medina on the 17 of Rabi ul-Awwal in the year of 82 Hijra.
Jafar as-Sadiq continued: "It is because of these small creatures and their wonderful work that you are kept alive.
Imam Jafar as-Sadiq was not a physician by profession, but he introduced and formulated methods of diagnosis and treatment in the field of medicine.
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 Jafar Sadiq -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Jafar Sadiq or Jafar Al Saddiq (pronounced Jafar As Saddiq) was born as Jafar Ibn Muhammad in (A city in western Saudi Arabia; site of the tomb of Muhammad; the second most holy city of Islam) Medina on April 20, (Click link for more info and facts about 702) 702.
Despite Jafar's abstainment from politics, he was often harassed by the new (Click link for more info and facts about Abbasid) Abbasid rulers and he was even imprisoned a few times.
Jafar's first son, (Click link for more info and facts about Ismail bin Jafar) Ismail bin Jafar, died before Jafar.
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 Imam Mahdi (A.S.)
Maytham) heard Abu Jafar (al-Baqir), peace be onhim, say: "There is no longer than fifteen nights between theappearance of the one who will rise (al-qa'im), peace be on him, andthe killing of the pure soul (al-nafs al-zakiyya)."[Amr b Shamir (reported) on the authority of Jabir (al-Jufi) who said:]I (i.e.
(Jafar al-Sadiq) said: "Before (the coming of) the one who will rise(al-qa'im), peace be on him, there will be a year of abundant rain inwhich the fruits and the dates on the palms will be destroyed.
Sad, on the authority of his father, on the authority of Abu Abd Allah (Jafar al-Sadiq), peace be on him:](Jafar al-Sadiq) said: "In the year of the Conquest (by the Mahdi)the Euphrates will flood so that the water goes into the alleys ofKufa."[It is reported in the account (hadith) of Muhammad b.
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 Hazrat Ja'far As-Sadiq
Ja'far narrated from his father, Mu ammad al-Baqir, that a man came to his grandfather, Zain al-'Abidin, and said, "Tell me about Abu Bakr!" He said, "You mean as-Siddiq?" The man said, "How do you call him as-Siddiq when he is against you, the Family of the Prophet (s)?" He replied, "Woe to you.
Ja'far (r) acquired both the external religious knowledge as well as the internal confirmation of its reality in the heart.
Imam Ja'far (RAA) passed away in 148 H. and was buried in Jannat al-Baqi in the same grave as that of his father, Muhammad al-Baqir, his grandfather, Zain al-'Abidin, and the uncle of his grandfather, al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (r).
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 Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq(as)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The Holy Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq(as) was, unquestionably, an intellectual as well as a religious man, who possessed vast knowledge, wisdom and sense of justice.
He died of poisoning and his body was prepared by the Fifth Imam Musa Al-Kathum(as) and was buried in the Baggea cemmentary in Al-Medina.
A list of the names of the narrators of Hadeeths from the Sixth Imam number around four thousand among whom is Abu Hanifah, one of the Sixth Imam's students, who later became the Imam of a certain school of law of the Sunni Muslims.
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 Jafar Sadiq   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Jafar no participó, solamente muchos de sus parientes, incluyendo su tío fueron matados, y otros fueron castigados.
Jafar era conocido para sus opiniones liberales sobre aprender, y era afilado discutir con los eruditos de diversas fes y de diversa creencia.
A pesar de el abstainment de Jafar de la política, a los nuevos reglas de Abbasid lo acosó a menudo e incluso lo encarcelaron algunas veces.
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 JAFAR SADIK (114-148/733-765)
Abu Abdullah Jafar bin Muhammad was born, according to Yaqubi (2nd vol., p.
Ibn Taimiyyah, however, denies this on the ground that Abu Hanifah and Jafar Sadiq were contemporaries and equals, which ruled out the probability of the former being the latter's pupil.
The house of Jafar Sadik in Medina took a real shape of a regular academy, where a galaxy of talented scholars of jurisprudence, traditions, philosophy, exegesis and theology attended the studies.
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 Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.)
Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.) is the son of Imam Muhammed Baaqir (A.S.) and Fatima Umm Farwah (A.S.).
Imam Jafar Sadiq (A.S.) was very generous, of excellent moral perfections and of very polite manners in his social dealings.
Like his father (A.S.) Imam Sadiq (A.S.) lived during a period when the political situation was going through turbulance stages and therefore the rulers did not have the time to target the Imam (A.S.) to the extent that prevent him from any activity.
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 jafar sadiq
Imam Jafar As-Sadiq (April 20, 702 - December 4, 765) was the sixth Shia imam, and a theologian and jurist.
The split between Twelver Shias and the Ismailis (Seveners), originated with the son of Jafar.
The split occured between those who felt that Ismail was the rightfull sucessor to Jafar, and the true seventh imam, and those who felt that Ismail's brother, and one of Jafar's younger sons, Musa al Kazim was the rightful sucessor to Jafar.
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 | Victory News Magazine | Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad as Sadiq ('a) |
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad as Sadiq ('a)
Ja'far, peace be on him, went to him while he was pulling at his cloak.
Jafar As Sadiq's profound knowledge of religion and other sciences was famed throughout the entire Islamic world.
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 History of the Ismaili Imams Tarikh-e Imamat
Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq, the son of Imam Muhammad al Baqir, was born in Medina in 83 A.H., during the Caliphate of the Ummayyad Caliph, Abdul Malik.
Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq died in 148 A.H., during the reign of the second Abbasid Caliph Mansur and was buried in the "Baqia" cemetery.
Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq was followed by his son Imam Ismail to the throne of Imamat; although, after the death of Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq, a section of the Shia, following the Imamat of Hazrat Musa al-Kazim, separated.
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