Imam Muhammad b. Ali al-Baqir (a): Difference between revisions

'''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.

Great scholars from the [[Sunni]] school of thought attested to his scholarly and religious power. [[Ibn Hajar al-Haytami]] said, "Abu Ja'far Muhammad al-Baqir (a) disclosed hidden treasures of sciences, the truth behind rulings, wisdom, and intricate points. He (a) spent his life worshiping [[God]] and in the ranks of mystics reached beyond description. He (a) has many words in the journey towards God and Islamic teachings."