Jafar ibn Ali al-Hadi
Ja'far ibn Ali ibn Muḥammad al-Hadi (Arabic: جعفر بن علي الهادي)( 226-271 A.H., c.840 AD - c.885 AD), also known as Ja’far al-Kadhab (the Liar) and as Ja'far al-Zaki, was the son of the tenth Shi'a Imam, Ali al-Hadi. He claimed to be an Imam and established his own sect of followers.
Family[]
Jafar 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[]
After the death of Ali al-Hadi[]
After 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[]
After 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[]
- Ali al-Hadi
- Muhammad al-Mahdi
- Sayyid Ali Akbar
- List of extinct Shia sects
- Muhammad ibn Ali al-Hadi
- Muhammadite Shia
- Imamate (Twelver doctrine)
- Ahl Al-Bayt
References[]
- ^ a b c Reza, Saiyed Jafar. The Essence of Islam. Concept Publishing Company, 2012. p. 254. ISBN 9788180698323.
- ^ a b Modarressi, Hossein. 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 (English and Arabic Edition) (PDF). Darwin Press, Incorporated (June 1, 1993). ISBN 978-0878500956.
- ^ ""Regarding the one who related the existence of the Qáʼim…"". Adib Masumian. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
- ^ Momen, Moojan. 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.
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