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'''Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn (a)''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|جعفر بن محمد بن علي بن الحسین}}), (b. [[83]]/[[702 CE|702]] – d. [[148]]/[[765 CE|765]]) known as '''Imām al-Ṣādiq (a)''' ({{ia|الإمام الصادق}}), is the sixth [[Imam]] of [[Imamiyya]] and the fifth Imam of [[Isam'ilis]]. His Imamate lasted 34 (lunar) years ([[114]]/733 - 148/765) and was concurrent with the reign of the last five [[Umayyad caliphs]] (that is, from [[Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik]] onwards) and with that of the first two [[Abbasid caliphs]], [[al-Saffah]] and [[al-Mansur al-Dawaniqi]]. Because of the weakness of the Umayyad rule at his time, Imam al-Sadiq (a) was able to have relatively wider scholarly activities. His companions, students, and those who quoted hadiths from him is said to have amounted to four-thousand people. Most of the hadiths of Ahl al-Bayt (a) recorded in Twelver Shiite hadith collections are from Imam al-Sadiq (a). This is why Imamiyya is called [[Ja'fari School]]. Imam al-Sadiq (a) has had a high status in the eyes of prominent [[Sunni]] scholars. [[Abu Hanifa]] and [[Malik b. Anas]] were among the people who quoted hadiths from him. | '''Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. al-Ḥusayn (a)''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|جعفر بن محمد بن علي بن الحسین}}), (b. [[83]]/[[702 CE|702]] – d. [[148]]/[[765 CE|765]]) known as '''Imām al-Ṣādiq (a)''' ({{ia|الإمام الصادق}}), is the sixth [[Imam]] of [[Imamiyya]] and the fifth Imam of [[Isam'ilis]]. His Imamate lasted 34 (lunar) years ([[114]]/733 - 148/765) and was concurrent with the reign of the last five [[Umayyad caliphs]] (that is, from [[Hisham b. 'Abd al-Malik]] onwards) and with that of the first two [[Abbasid caliphs]], [[al-Saffah]] and [[al-Mansur al-Dawaniqi]]. Because of the weakness of the Umayyad rule at his time, Imam al-Sadiq (a) was able to have relatively wider scholarly activities. His companions, students, and those who quoted hadiths from him is said to have amounted to four-thousand people. Most of the hadiths of Ahl al-Bayt (a) recorded in Twelver Shiite hadith collections are from Imam al-Sadiq (a). This is why Imamiyya is called [[Ja'fari School]]. Imam al-Sadiq (a) has had a high status in the eyes of prominent [[Sunni]] scholars. [[Abu Hanifa]] and [[Malik b. Anas]] were among the people who quoted hadiths from him. | ||
Despite the weakness of the Umayyads and the requests from the Shi'a, Imam al-Sadiq (a) did not rise up against the caliphate. He rejected [[Abu Muslim al-Khurasani]] and Abu Salama, who asked him to become the caliph. He did not take part in the revolt of his uncle [[Zayd b. 'Ali]] either and discouraged the Shi'a from getting involved in any uprisings. However, he did not have good relations with the caliphs of his time either, and he had to do [[taqiyya]] because of their persecution. | Despite the weakness of the Umayyads and the requests from the Shi'a, Imam al-Sadiq (a) did not rise up against the caliphate. He rejected [[Abu Muslim al-Khurasani]] and Abu Salama, who asked him to become the caliph. He did not take part in the revolt of his uncle [[Zayd b. 'Ali]] either and discouraged the Shi'a from getting involved in any uprisings. However, he did not have good relations with the caliphs of his time either, and he had to do [[taqiyya]] (precautionary dissimulation) because of their persecution. | ||
To facilitate his contacts with the Shi'a, Imam al-Sadiq (a) established the [[network of wikala]] (deputyship). The activities of this network continued and increasingly expanded until the end of the [[Minor Occultation]]. During Imam al-Sadiq's (a) time, the [[Ghulat]] became very active. The Imam (a) vehemently opposed them, declaring them [[Kufr|infidels]] or [[Shirk|polytheists]]. | To facilitate his contacts with the Shi'a, Imam al-Sadiq (a) established the [[network of wikala]] (deputyship). The activities of this network continued and increasingly expanded until the end of the [[Minor Occultation]]. During Imam al-Sadiq's (a) time, the [[Ghulat]] became very active. The Imam (a) vehemently opposed them, declaring them [[Kufr|infidels]] or [[Shirk|polytheists]]. | ||