Abū ʿAbd Allāh Jaʿfar ibn ʿAlī al-Hādī (Arabic: أبو عبد الله جعفر بن علي الهادي; 226-271 A.H., c. 840 CE – c. 885 CE), also derisively known as al-Kadhdhāb (Arabic: الکَذّاب, lit. 'the Liar') in Twelver Shi'ism, was the third son of the tenth Twelver Shi'a Imam, Ali al-Hadi. He claimed to be an imam and established his own sect of followers, to whom he was known as al-Zakī (Arabic: الزكي, lit. 'the pure one').
Ja'far ibn Ali al-Hadi جعفر بن علي الهادي | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | c. 226 AH
(c. 840 CE) |
| Died | c. 885 (271 AH) (aged 45) |
| Resting place | Samarra |
| Religion | Shia Islam |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Hasan al-Askari (brother) Muhammad (brother) |
Family
editJafar b. Ali b. Muḥammad was the son of the tenth Imam, Ali al-Hadi and the brother of eleventh Imam Hasan al-Askari. Also, he had one older brother, Muhammad who died before his father's death.[1]
Challenge
editAfter the death of Ali al-Hadi
editAfter the death of Ali al-Hadi, Jafar b. Ali claimed Imamate. Twelvers believed that he was immoral.[1][2] Baháʼís believe that he was a truthful person.[3]
In his defense, his followers claimed that his personality had changed from his youth.[2] Jafar b. Ali's followers came to be known as the Ja’fariyya and al-Askari's followers were known as the Twelvers.[1]
After the death of Hasan al-Askari
editAfter the death of Hasan al-Askari, even though, al-Askari's mother was still alive, Jafar requested his property.[4] He claimed that his brother never had a son.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Reza, Saiyed Jafar (2012). The Essence of Islam. Concept Publishing Company, 2012. p. 254. ISBN 9788180698323.
- ^ a b Modarressi, Hossein (1993). Crisis and Consolidation in the Formative Period of Shi'Ite Islam: Abu Ja'Far Ibn Qiba Al-Razi and His Contribution to Imamite Shi'Ite Thought (PDF) (English and Arabic ed.). Darwin Press, Incorporated (June 1, 1993). ISBN 978-0878500956. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
- ^ ""Regarding the one who related the existence of the Qáʼim…"". Adib Masumian. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ Momen, Moojan (1985). An Introduction to Shiʻi Islam: The History and Doctrines of Twelver Shiʻism. Yale University Press; New edition (September 10, 1987). pp. 161–163. ISBN 978-0300035315.
- ^ Imam, Sayyid Imdad. "Misbah-uz-Zulam, Roots of the Karbala' Tragedy". Ansariyan Publications - Qum.