Anonymous user
Imam Muhammad b. Ali al-Baqir (a): Difference between revisions
Imam Muhammad b. Ali al-Baqir (a) (view source)
Revision as of 12:46, 29 September 2015
, 29 September 2015no edit summary
imported>Nazarzadeh |
imported>Nazarzadeh No edit summary |
||
| Line 11: | Line 11: | ||
|data5 = 712 – 733 CE | |data5 = 712 – 733 CE | ||
|label6 = Born | |label6 = Born | ||
|data6 = {{Circa}} | |data6 = {{Circa}} [[May 13]], 677 [[Common Era|CE]] <br> ([[Rajab 1]], 57 [[Hijri year|AH]]) | ||
|label7 = Birthplace | |label7 = Birthplace | ||
|data7 = [[Medina]], [[Arabia]] | |data7 = [[Medina]], [[Arabia]] | ||
|label8 = Died | |label8 = Died | ||
|data8 = {{Circa}} {{Death date and age|733|1| | |data8 = {{Circa}} {{Death date and age|733|2|1|677|5|13|df=yes}} <br> ([[Dhu l-Hijja 7]], 114 AH) | ||
|label9 = Deathplace | |label9 = Deathplace | ||
|data9 = [[Medina]], [[Arabia]] | |data9 = [[Medina]], [[Arabia]] | ||
| Line 47: | Line 47: | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib''' (Arabic: محمد بن علي بن حسین بن علي بن ابي طالب) known as Imām al-Bāqir (a) (b. 57/ | '''Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. Ḥusayn b. ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib''' (Arabic: محمد بن علي بن حسین بن علي بن ابي طالب) known as Imām al-Bāqir (a) (b. 57/677 – d. 114/733) was the fifth Imam of [[Shi'a]] whose period of [[Imamate]] lasted nineteen years. | ||
The period of his imamate was contemporary with the weakening of the [[Umayyad]] government and the struggle among them for power. In this period, Imam al-Baqir (a) made a great scientific movement which reached its peak at the time of his son [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]]. He (a) was greater than anyone in knowledge, piety, grandeur, and merits. His narrations in religion, conduct of the [[Prophet (s)]], [[Qur'an sciences]], moral conduct and manner are so many more than what remained from the children of [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] and [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]]. Thus, during his [[imamate]], a great step was taken towards organization of Shi'i thought in different fields including [[ethics]], [[fiqh]], [[Kalam]], [[Tafsir]], etc. | The period of his imamate was contemporary with the weakening of the [[Umayyad]] government and the struggle among them for power. In this period, Imam al-Baqir (a) made a great scientific movement which reached its peak at the time of his son [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]]. He (a) was greater than anyone in knowledge, piety, grandeur, and merits. His narrations in religion, conduct of the [[Prophet (s)]], [[Qur'an sciences]], moral conduct and manner are so many more than what remained from the children of [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] and [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]]. Thus, during his [[imamate]], a great step was taken towards organization of Shi'i thought in different fields including [[ethics]], [[fiqh]], [[Kalam]], [[Tafsir]], etc. | ||
| Line 61: | Line 61: | ||
== His Birth and Martyrdom == | == His Birth and Martyrdom == | ||
Imam al-Baqir (a) was born on Friday [[Rajab]] | Imam al-Baqir (a) was born on Friday [[Rajab 1]], 57/[[May 13]], 677 in [[Medina]]. Some have reported his birth on [[Safar 3]]/[[December 19]] of the same year(57/676)<ref>al-Majlisi, ''Bihar al-anwar'', Vol.46, P.212</ref>. He was a small child and present in the [[Event of Karbala]]<ref>al-Ya'qubi, ''Tarikh al-Ya'qubi'', Vol.2, P. 289</ref>. | ||
=== His Naming === | === His Naming === | ||
| Line 68: | Line 68: | ||
=== His Martyrdom === | === His Martyrdom === | ||
[[File:Al-Baqi' before being demolished.jpg|300px|thumb|The historical dome of [[Imams of al-Baqi']] which was destroyed by [[Wahhabism|Wahhabi's]] in 1925. Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a) is one of four Shi'a Imams buried here.]] | [[File:Al-Baqi' before being demolished.jpg|300px|thumb|The historical dome of [[Imams of al-Baqi']] which was destroyed by [[Wahhabism|Wahhabi's]] in 1925. Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (a) is one of four Shi'a Imams buried here.]] | ||
Imam al-Baqir (a) passed away on [[Dhu | Imam al-Baqir (a) passed away on [[Dhu l-Hijjah 7]], 114/[[February 1]], 733<ref>AL-Nawbakhti, ''Firaq al-Shi'a'', P.61</ref>. There are other opinions about the year of his demise. | ||
About whom martyred him, there are different narrations and historical opinions. Some sources have mentioned [[Hisham b. Abd al-Malik]] as the one who martyred him<ref>al-Kaf'ami, ''al-Misbah'', P.691</ref>. Some have introduced [[Ibrahim b. Walid b. 'Abd al-Malik|Ibrahim b. Walid]] as the person who poisoned the Imam (a)<ref>al-Tabari, ''Dala'il al-imama'', P.216; Ibn Shahr Ashub, ''al-Manaqib'', Vol.4, P.228</ref>. Some narrations have considered Zayd b. Hasan who had strong hatred towards Imam al-Baqir (a) as the person who made the plot of martyring him. In any case, Imam al-Baqir (a) was martyred during the caliphate of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik<ref>al-Ya'qubi, ''Tarikh al-Ya'qubi'', Vol.2, P.289</ref>, because his caliphate was from 108 until 125 AH (726 until 743) and the last year ever mentioned for the martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) is 118 AH/736. | About whom martyred him, there are different narrations and historical opinions. Some sources have mentioned [[Hisham b. Abd al-Malik]] as the one who martyred him<ref>al-Kaf'ami, ''al-Misbah'', P.691</ref>. Some have introduced [[Ibrahim b. Walid b. 'Abd al-Malik|Ibrahim b. Walid]] as the person who poisoned the Imam (a)<ref>al-Tabari, ''Dala'il al-imama'', P.216; Ibn Shahr Ashub, ''al-Manaqib'', Vol.4, P.228</ref>. Some narrations have considered Zayd b. Hasan who had strong hatred towards Imam al-Baqir (a) as the person who made the plot of martyring him. In any case, Imam al-Baqir (a) was martyred during the caliphate of Hisham b. Abd al-Malik<ref>al-Ya'qubi, ''Tarikh al-Ya'qubi'', Vol.2, P.289</ref>, because his caliphate was from 108 until 125 AH (726 until 743) and the last year ever mentioned for the martyrdom of Imam al-Baqir (a) is 118 AH/736. | ||