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
Safa–Marwa corridor → associatedWith → Isma'il ⓘ
linked to: Isma'il ibn Ja'far
البقيع → burialPlaceOf → إسماعيل بن جعفر ⓘ
linked to: Isma'il ibn Ja'far