Birth and Family Life
Ja'far al-Sadiq was born in Madinah on 24 April 702 AD (17 Rabi' al-Awwal, 83 AH), to Muhammad al-Baqir s/o ‘Alī s/o Husayn son of Ali and Umm Farwah daughter of Al-Qasim son of Muhammad son of Abu Bakr.
Ja'far ibn Muhammad has three titles; they are As-Sadiq, Al-Fadil, and At-Tahir. His father, Muhammad al-Baqir is considered by the Shi'a to be the fifth Shi’a Imam. His mother, Umm Farwah, was the grand-daughter of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr, who was the son of Abu Bakr, the first Rashidun Caliph in Islam as considered by Sunnis.
Ja'far al-Sadiq was 34 years old when his father was poisoned upon which, according to Shi'a tradition, he inherited the position of Imam.
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