Is Jafar a Shia name?
Jaʽfar (Arabic: جَعْفَر), meaning in Arabic "small stream/rivulet/creek", is a masculine Arabic given name, especially common among Shia Muslims. It may also be transliterated Jafar, Jaffar, Jafer, Jaffer, Jafur or, in Egyptian Arabic pronunciation, Gafar.
Where did Imam Jafar as Sadiq live?
Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq, also called Jaʿfar ibn Muḥammad, (born 699/700 or 702/703, Medina, Arabia [now in Saudi Arabia]—died 765, Medina), sixth imam, or spiritual successor to the Prophet Muhammad, of the Shiʿi branch of Islam and the last to be recognized as imam by all the Shiʿi sects.
How many students did Imam Jafar Sadiq have?
He was one of the first to open an Islamic University in the Prophet's mosque. He had 4,000 to 12,000 students studying under him. Yet, Imam Jafar as-Sadiq did not charge any of his students a fee, and he helped underprivileged students.
When was Imam Jafar Sadiq born?
20 April 702 ADJa’far al-Sadiq / Date of birth
When was Imam Abu Hanifa born?
5 September 699 ADAbu Hanifa / Date of birth
Who killed Musa Kazim?
Harun al-Rashid Musa al-Kadhim
| Mūsā al-Kāẓim مُوسَىٰ ٱلْكَاظِم 7th Imam of Twelver Ahlul Bayt | |
|---|---|
| Cause of death | Poisoning by Harun al-Rashid according to most Shi'a Muslims |
| Resting place | Al-Kadhimiya Mosque, Baghdad, Iraq 33°22′48″N 44°20′16.64″E |
| Other names | Mūsa ibn Ja'far |
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Who is the 1st Imam?
Ali Ali was the first of the Twelve Imams, and, in the Twelvers view, the rightful successor to Muhammad, followed by male descendants of Muhammad through his daughter Fatimah. Each Imam was the son of the previous Imam, with the exception of Al-Husayn, who was the brother of Al-Hasan.