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Muḥammad b. ʿAlī b. Mūsā known as Imām al-Jawād (a) was the ninth Imam of Twelver Shia. His teknonym was Abu Ja'far, and he is mentioned in hadith sources as Abu Ja'far al-Thani (the second Abu Ja'far). He (a) was born on Rajab 10, 195/April 8, 811 in Medina and was Imam for 17 years. He was martyred when he was 25 years old and was buried in Kadhimiya beside the grave of his grandfather Musa b. Ja'far (a). He was the youngest Imam when he was martyred.
Because Imam al-Jawad was an 8-year-old child, some Shi'a followed 'Abd Allah b. Musa and some others followed Waqifids. But most Shi'a accepted the imamate of Imam al-Jawad (a) due to his scientific superiority despite his age. At that time, due to restrictions made for Imam (a), his connections with Shi'a were mostly made through agents.
Imam al-Jawad's scientific debates with religious scholars of different Islamic sects in his childhood years on theological issues such as the position of caliphs and jurisprudential issues such as hajj rituals are among the well-known debates of Imams (a).
Muhammad b. 'Ali b. Musa b. Ja'far b. Muhammad is the ninth Imam of Twelver Shi'a, who is known as al-Jawad and Jawad al-'A'imma. His father, Imam al-Rida (a), was the eighth Imam of Twelver Shia. His mother was Sabika from the family of Mariya al-Qibtiyya, the wife of the Holy Prophet (s). In some sources, the name of his mother is mentioned as Khayzuran, Nawbiyya and Rayhana.
His teknonym was Abu Ja'far and it is mentioned in historical narrations as Abu Ja'far al-Thani so that he (a) is not mistaken with Abu Ja'far al-Awwal, who is Imam al-Baqir (a).
His most famous title was al-Jawad, and they have mentioned other titles for him such as al-Taqi, al-Murtada, al-Qani', al-Radi, al-Mukhtar, al-Mutawakkil, and al-Muntajab.....
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