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
surface form: Umayyad Caliphate period
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 Muhammad al-Baqir self-linksurface differs
surface form: Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn ʿAli al-Baqir
givenName Muhammad
greatGrandfather Ali ibn Abi Talib
Muhammad
surface form: Prophet Muhammad
honorificMeaning the one who splits open knowledge
honorificTitle Muhammad al-Baqir self-linksurface differs
surface form: al-Baqir
influenced Ja'fari school
surface form: Jaʿfari school of law

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 Ja‘far
surface form: Abu Jaʿfar
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 Ja'far al-Sadiq
surface form: Jaʿfar al-Sadiq
teacherOf Ja'far al-Sadiq
surface form: Jaʿfar al-Sadiq
tribe Banu Hashim
veneratedIn Twelver Shia
surface form: Twelver Shia Islam

Zaydi Shia
surface form: Zaydi Shia Islam
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 Muhammad al-Baqir self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Abu Jaʿfar Muhammad ibn ʿAli al-Baqir
Muhammad al-Baqir honorificTitle Muhammad al-Baqir self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: 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