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

Muhammad b. 'Ali b. al-Husayn b. 'Ali b. Abi Talib, known as Imam al-Baqir (a) was the fifth [[Imam]] of the [[Shi'a]] faith, son of [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]], the fourth Imam of the Shi'a faith. His mother was [[Fatima bt. al-Hasan (a)|Umm 'Abd Allah]], daughter of [[Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)]].<ref>Al-Mufid, ''al-Irshad'', Vol. 2, P. 155</ref>

Many years before Imam al-Baqir (a) was born, the [[Prophet (s)]] named him Muhammad and titled him as Baqir. A narration from [[Jabir b. 'Abd Allah al-Ansari]] and others corroborates with this.<ref>Al-Qumi al-Razi, ''Kifayat al-athar'', PP.144-5</ref> Hence he is called Hashimite among Hashimites, 'Alavi among 'Alavis, and Fatimi among Fatimis.<ref>Al-Mufid, ''al-Irshad'', Vol. 2, P. 158</ref>

His titles were,al-Baqir, al-Shakir (the thankful to God), and al-Hadi (the guide), the former of which is his most famous title. The meaning of "al-Baqir" is "splitter." Al-Ya'qubi wrote that, "He (a) was named al-Baqir since he split knowledge."<ref>Al-Ya'qubi, ''Tarikh al-Ya'qubi'', Vol. 2, P. 289</ref> His famous kunya is Abu Ja'far.<ref>Al-Tabari, ''Dala'il al-imama'', p. 216</ref> In hadith references, he (a) is mostly referred to as Abu Ja'far al-Awwal.