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The period of the imamate of Imam al-Baqir (a) 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 is more than what is 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]], [[exegesis]], etc. | The period of the imamate of Imam al-Baqir (a) 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 is more than what is 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]], [[exegesis]], etc. | ||
Great scholars from the [[Sunni]] school of thought attested to his scholarly and religious | Great scholars from the [[Sunni]] school of thought have attested to his scholarly and religious fame. | ||
== Lineage== | == Lineage== | ||
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>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 155</ref> | 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-Imam al-Hasan (a)|Umm 'Abd Allah]], daughter of [[Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)]].<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 155</ref> | ||
=== Naming, Kunya, and Titles === | === Naming, Kunya, and Titles === | ||
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In narrations, [[Umm Farwa bt. Qasim b. Muhammad|Umm Farwa]] is mentioned as the wife of Imam al-Baqir (a), who was the mother of [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]]. Also narrations mention another woman called [[Umm Hakim bt. Usayd al-Thaqafi|Umm Hakim]], daughter of Usayd al-Thaqafi as a wife of Imam (a), who was the mother of two of the Imam's (a) children and another wife of Imam (a) who was a concubine and the mother of three other children of Imam (a)<ref>Mufīd, ''Al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 524.</ref>. | In narrations, [[Umm Farwa bt. Qasim b. Muhammad|Umm Farwa]] is mentioned as the wife of Imam al-Baqir (a), who was the mother of [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]]. Also narrations mention another woman called [[Umm Hakim bt. Usayd al-Thaqafi|Umm Hakim]], daughter of Usayd al-Thaqafi as a wife of Imam (a), who was the mother of two of the Imam's (a) children and another wife of Imam (a) who was a concubine and the mother of three other children of Imam (a)<ref>Mufīd, ''Al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 524.</ref>. | ||
The number of the children of Imam al-Baqir (a) was | The number of the children of Imam al-Baqir (a) was seven, including five sons and two daughters: | ||
# [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)|Ja'far]] | # [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)|Ja'far]] | ||