Isma'il ibn Ja'far

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Isma'il ibn Ja'far was the eldest son of the sixth Shia Imam, Ja'far al-Sadiq, and is regarded by Isma'ili Shia Muslims as the rightful seventh Imam and a key figure in the early development of Isma'ilism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious leader
Shia Imam (Isma'ili view)
historical figure
ancestorOf Fatimid imams (Isma'ili genealogy)
later Isma'ili imams
associatedWith early Isma'ili da'wa
associatedWithConcept nass (explicit designation of imam)
associatedWithDynasty Ahl al-Bayt
associatedWithEvent succession to the imamate after Ja'far al-Sadiq
birthPlace Medina
branch Isma'ilism
linked to: Ismaili Shia
burialPlace al-Baqi cemetery (traditional attribution)
causeOfSectarianSplit division between Isma'ili and Twelver Shia over succession
denomination Shia Islam
disputedDeathDate after Ja'far al-Sadiq (some Isma'ili traditions)
before Ja'far al-Sadiq (Twelver view)
era 8th century
ethnicGroup Arab
linked to: Arabs
father Ja'far al-Sadiq
fullName Isma'il ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq
linked to: Isma'il ibn Ja'far
givenName Isma'il
linked to: Ismail
grandfather Muhammad al-Baqir
greatGrandfather Ali Zayn al-Abidin
hasChild Muhammad ibn Isma'il
hasHonorific Abu Muhammad
al-Imam (in Isma'ili sources)
historicalContext Abbasid Caliphate period
linked to: Abbasid Caliphate
knownFor being eldest son of Ja'far al-Sadiq
role in early development of Isma'ilism
succession dispute after Ja'far al-Sadiq
languageSpoken Arabic
lineage descendant of Ali ibn Abi Talib
descendant of Fatima bint Muhammad
memberOf House of Ali
Prophetic family in Shia belief
mother Fatima bint al-Husayn al-Athram (traditional attribution)
notRecognizedAsImamBy Twelver Shia
patronymic ibn Ja'far
linked to: ibn Jaʿfar
positionHeld designated successor (nass) of Ja'far al-Sadiq (Isma'ili view)
seventh Imam (Isma'ili doctrine)
linked to: Isma'il ibn Ja'far
region Hejaz
religion Islam
religiousStatus infallible Imam (Isma'ili doctrine)
not considered Imam (Twelver doctrine)
subjectOf Isma'ili doctrinal literature
Sunni and Shia heresiographical works
successor Muhammad ibn Isma'il (Isma'ili line)
veneratedAs rightful seventh Imam (Isma'ili belief)
veneratedBy Isma'ili Shia Muslims
linked to: Ismaili Shia

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Ismaili Shia tracesImamateThrough Isma'il ibn Ja'far
Isma'il ibn Ja'far as rightful imam coreClaim Isma'il ibn Ja'far is the legitimate successor of Ja'far al-Sadiq
linked to: Isma'il ibn Ja'far
Isma'il ibn Ja'far fullName Isma'il ibn Ja'far al-Sadiq
linked to: Isma'il ibn Ja'far
Isma'il ibn Ja'far positionHeld seventh Imam (Isma'ili doctrine)
linked to: Isma'il ibn Ja'far