Muhammad al-Baqir

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Muhammad al-Baqir was an early 8th-century Shia Imam renowned for his extensive contributions to Islamic jurisprudence, theology, and scholarship.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic scholar
Shia Imam
jurist
theologian
branchOfShia Twelver Shia
category 8th-century Muslim scholars of Islam
Shia Imams
century 8th century
contributedTo articulation of Imamate doctrine
development of early Shia hadith corpus
formulation of Shia legal principles (usul al-fiqh)
denomination Shia Islam
dynastyContext Umayyad Caliphate period
linked to: Umayyad Caliphate
era early 8th century
family Ahl al-Bayt
father Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin
fieldOfWork Hadith transmission
Islamic jurisprudence
Islamic theology
Quranic exegesis
fullName Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn ʿAli al-Baqir
linked to: Muhammad al-Baqir
givenName Muhammad
greatGrandfather Ali ibn Abi Talib
Prophet Muhammad
linked to: Muhammad
honorificMeaning the one who splits open knowledge
honorificTitle al-Baqir
linked to: Muhammad al-Baqir
influenced Jaʿfari school of law
linked to: Ja'fari school

later Shia jurists
knownFor extensive teaching activity in Medina
foundational Shia theological teachings
systematizing Shia legal thought
transmission of hadiths from Ahl al-Bayt
kunya Abu Jaʿfar
linked to: Abu Ja‘far
language Arabic
mainResidence Medina
maternalGrandfather Hasan ibn Ali
mother Fatima bint al-Hasan
paternalGrandfather Husayn ibn Ali
positionInImamate 5th Imam
region Hejaz
Medina
religion Islam
schoolTradition Jaʿfari jurisprudence precursor
successorAsImam Jaʿfar al-Sadiq
linked to: Ja'far al-Sadiq
teacherOf Jaʿfar al-Sadiq
linked to: Ja'far al-Sadiq
tribe Banu Hashim
veneratedIn Twelver Shia Islam
linked to: Twelver Shia

Zaydi Shia Islam
linked to: Zaydi Shia
viewedAs authoritative interpreter of the Quran in Shia Islam
infallible Imam in Twelver Shia doctrine

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Ja'fari school basedOnTeachingsOf Muhammad al-Baqir
Jannat al-Baqi cemetery burialPlaceOf Muhammad al-Baqir
Twelver Shia fifthImam Muhammad al-Baqir
Ja'far al-Sadiq father Muhammad al-Baqir
Muhammad al-Baqir fullName Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn ʿAli al-Baqir
linked to: Muhammad al-Baqir
Muhammad al-Baqir honorificTitle al-Baqir
linked to: Muhammad al-Baqir
Ali Zayn al-Abidin child Muhammad al-Baqir
Ali Zayn al-Abidin successor Muhammad al-Baqir
Baqi al-Gharqad burialPlaceOf Muhammad al-Baqir
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin child Muhammad al-Baqir
Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin influenced Muhammad al-Baqir
Zayd ibn Ali sibling Muhammad al-Baqir
Musavi Sayyids hasAncestor Muhammad al-Baqir
Ithna Ashariyya recognizesAsImam Muhammad al-Baqir
Isma'il ibn Ja'far grandfather Muhammad al-Baqir