Jaafar Al-Sadiq
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Summary
Jaafar Al-Sadiq was born on April 20, 702[1], in Medina[2]. He died on December 16, 765[3], in Medina[4]. He worked as an imam[5] and polymath[6]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,427 views/month, #6,697 of 1,000,298).[7]
Key Facts
- Date of birth: 699[8]
- Date of death: 765[9]
- Place of burial: Al-Baqi'[10]
- Father: Muhammad al-Baqir[11]
- Mother: Umm Farwa bint al-Qasim[12]
- Spouse: Fatima Al-Hasan[13], Ḥamīda al-Barbariyya[14]
- Child: Musa al-Kazim[15], Isma'il ibn Jafar[16], Ali al-Uraidhi ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq[17], Abdullah al-Aftah[18], Muhammad ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq[19], Isḥâq ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq[20], Al-Abbas ibn Jafar[21], Fatima Bint Jafar[22], Umm Farwah Bint Jafar[23], Asmaa Bint Jafar[24]
- Country of citizenship: Umayyad Caliphate[25], Abbasid Caliphate[26]
- Native language: Arabic[27]
- Student: Musa al-Kazim[28], Zurara ibn Ayun[29], Abū Ḥanīfa[30], Malik ibn Anas[31], Jabir ibn Hayyan[32], Sufyan al-Thawri[33], Sulayman ibn Mihran al-A’mash[34], Wasil ibn Ata[35], Hisham ibn Hakam[36]
- Religion or worldview: Islam[37]
- Sex or gender: male[38]
- Commons category: Ja'far al-Sadiq[39]
- Honorific prefix: Al-Imam[40]
- Given name: Ja'far[41]
- Relative: Zayd ibn Ali[42]
- Student of: Muhammad al-Baqir[43]
- Manner of death: homicide[44]
- Described by source: Islamskiy entsiklopedicheskiy slovar'[45], al-Aʻlām (Dār al-ʻIlm, 2002)[46]
- Languages spoken, written or signed: Arabic[47]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://islam.stackexchange.com/tags/imam-sadiq[48]
- Name in native language: جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ الصّادِقَ[49], جعفر بن محمد الباقر بن علي زين العابدين بن الحسين السبط[50]
- Time period: Islamic Golden Age[51]
- Sibling: Sultan Ali[52], Amina bint Muhammed Al-Baqir[53]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for Jaafar Al-Sadiq include Ja'fari School[54] and Imam Sadiq University[55].
Why It Matters
Jaafar Al-Sadiq has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] He is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]
He has been cited as an influence by Sayyida Nafisa[58], an ulema[59], 0762–0824[60], of Abbasid Caliphate[61].
Entities named for him include Ja'fari School[54] and Imam Sadiq University[55].
FAQs
Where was Jaafar Al-Sadiq born?
Jaafar Al-Sadiq was born in Medina[2].
Where did Jaafar Al-Sadiq die?
Jaafar Al-Sadiq died in Medina[4].
Who were Jaafar Al-Sadiq's parents?
Jaafar Al-Sadiq's father was Muhammad al-Baqir[11]. Jaafar Al-Sadiq's mother was Umm Farwa bint al-Qasim[12].
Who was Jaafar Al-Sadiq married to?
Jaafar Al-Sadiq's spouses include Fatima Al-Hasan[13] and Ḥamīda al-Barbariyya[14].
What did Jaafar Al-Sadiq do for work?
Jaafar Al-Sadiq worked as an imam[5] and polymath[6].
Who did Jaafar Al-Sadiq influence?
Jaafar Al-Sadiq has been cited as an influence by Sayyida Nafisa[58].