Muhammad al-Baqir

Religious Leader

0676 – 0743

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Who was Muhammad al-Baqir?

Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī al-Bāqir was the Fifth Imām to the Twelver Shi‘a and Fourth Imām to the Ismā‘īlī Shī‘a. His father was the previous Imām, ‘Alī ibn Ḥusayn, and his mother was Fatimah bint al-Hasan. He is revered by Shi'a Muslims for his religious leadership and highly respected by Sunni Muslims for his knowledge and Islamic scholarship as a leading jurist of Madinah, the City of the Prophet.

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Born
0676
Medina
Also known as
  • Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī al-Bāqir
  • محمد ابن علي الباقر
  • Abū Jafar
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Siblings
Children
Religion
  • Shia Islam
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Arab people
Profession
Died
0743
Medina
Resting place
Al-Baqi'

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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