Imam Jafer-e-Sadiq (AS)

Imam Jafer-e-Sadiq (AS)

Imam Jafer-e-Sadiq (AS) was Sixth Imam and 8th masum out of 14 Masumeen.Imam Jafar was son of Imam Mohammad Baqir.The mother of Imam Baqir was Umme Farwa who was daughter of Hazrat Qasim Bin Mohammad Bin Abu Baker In that way she was Great grand daughter of Hazrat Abu Baker. Imam Jafar said we are the spokes man of Allah and we are the custodian of Islam and we are Masoom. Imam Jafar was born on 17th Rabi Ul Awwal 83 Hijri at Madina .He was Named Jafar and was popularly known as Sadiq.

Imam Malik and Imam Abu Hanifa were his students. Imam Jafar was born in the period when Abdul Malik bin Marwan was the Caliph, Then was the period of Walid,Suleman, Umer Bin Abdul Aziz,Yazid bin Abdul Malik.Then came the period of Hisham Bin Abdul Malak,Then Walid bin Yazid bin Abdul Malak,Ibrahim bin Walid and Marwan ul Hammar respectively remained the Caliph of Banu Umayya /Marwan Dynasty. After Marwan ul Hammar banu Ummaya period came to an end and Banu Abbas captured the Power.

First Caliph of Banu Abbas was Abul Abbas Safah ,and the second was Mansoor Duwanqi . Hisham bin Abdul Mulk bin Marwan killed Imam Mohammad Baqir in 114 hijri. Hisham became the caliph. He was most corrupt Zani ,Fajir and Ayyash.He died in 125 Hijri and then Walid bin Yazid bin Abdul mulk bin Marwan became the caliph. This is a historical fact that one day he took Fawal from Quran and the Fawal of Quran came as ‘’khab kule jabbar rin aneed” .He felt bad and threw Quran saying Oh Quran when you will see Allah tell him that Waleed destroyed me in to pieces. One day he was drinking wine with his Maid (Kaneez)when he listened the voice of Azan,he immediately commited sex with that Kaneez and sent her wearing his clothes to lead the prayer of Fajar in the mosque.

Nauman bin Sabat popularly known as Abu Hanifa was born in 80 hijri at Kufa. He was non Arab and got special place in the period of Haroon Rasheed. He was made Imam e Azam by Hisham bin Abdul Mulk.Imam Abu Hanifa remained the student of Imam Mohammad Baqir and Imam Jaffer e Sadiq for number of years.

Imam Jafar e Saqid wrote countless of magazines, Writings Books. He had unlimited knowledge. He was master of Ilm e Deen,Ilm e Chemistry,Ilm e rijz,Ilm e Fawl,Ilm e Falsafa,Ilm e physics,Ilm e Hyt.Ilm e Tib and Ilm e mantak. He delivered many lectures on tafseer e Quran. There were almost 4000 student who acquired expert knowledge of Islam from Imam Jafar e Sadiq and most important amongst them were Imam Abu Hanifa,Yahya bin Saeed ansari, Ibne Jaree,Imam Malik, Sufyan Suri,Ayub Sajtani,Jabar Bin Hayan the famous chemist.

On the fall of Ummawi dynasty and on the establishment of Banu Abbas dynasty ,Imam Jafar e Sadiq got some peaceful years and worked for Islamic principles jurisprudence. He explained the meanings of Quran and Haddes e Prophet,

Imam Jaffar said, I swear upon Allah I know Quran from start to the end and the news of skies and the earth are in my knowledge I know what has happened and that what is going to happen and we are the descendants of the Holy Prophet.

Masoor abbasi was very cruel .He killed many Syeds and built many buildings with the blood of syeds mixed with mud. He buried living syeds in walls, It was a fear in those days for syeds to show that they are descendants of the prophet.

Imam Jafar Saqiq was called for seventh time in the office of Mansur.Once mansur called the army to burn the house of Imam Jafar but,when army saw Imam Jafar, they refused to obey the orders. Once Mansur in order to insult imam Jafar placed 70 artificial lions in his ,Imam Jafar did not like this kind of insult .He raised his finger on the lions, saying “eat those who have built you’’ .The lions ate all those persons. Masur was terrified on seeing this.

Imam Jafar was killed by Mansur by putting poison in grapes. Imam embraced martyrdom at the age of 65 and was buried in Janat ul baqee. Imam Musa e Kazim, the son of Imam Jafar e Saqid lead the Namaze Janaza.