Ja'far al-Sadiq
Jurist and theologian
Ja'far ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq was a Muslim scholar, jurist, and theologian, and the sixth imam of the Twelver and Isma'ili branches of Shia Islam. Known by the title al-Sadiq, Ja'far was the alleged founder of the Ja'fari school of Islamic... Wikipedia
Born: April 20, 702 AD, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Died: December 14, 765 AD (age 63 years), Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Children: Mūsá al-Kāẓim ibn Jaʻfar, Isma'il al-Mubarak, Abdallah al-Aftah, and more
Place of burial: Al Baqi Cemetery, Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Grandchildren: Ali al-Rida, Fatimah bint Musa, Ahmad ibn Musa, and more
Spouse: Hamīdah al-Barbariyyah
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