Ismaili.NET - Heritage F.I.E.L.D.Imamate of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq - 732-765AD
Mowlana Imam Jafar al-Sadiq succeeded his father at the age of 31. He died of poisoning at the age of 57 on the 17th of Zul Hijja, 114 AH (August, 732AD). His body was buried in Medina (Aziz, 1974).
Ismaili History 376 - JAFAR SADIK (114-148/733-765)
Abu Abdullah Jafar bin Muhammad was born, according to Yaqubi (2nd vol., p. 381) in 80/699 at Medina. Ibn Khallikan (1st vol., p. 327) and others also determine his birth from the event of Amm al-Juhaf (the year of the flood) in Mecca, which according to Tabari (2nd vol., p. 320) occured in 80/699.
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JAFAR SADIK (114-148/733-765), 5TH IMAM
"Abu Abdullah Jafar bin Muhammad was born in 80/699 at Medina. Ibn Khallikan (1:327) and others determine his birth from the event of Amm al-Juhaf (the year of the flood) in Mecca, which according to Tabari (2:320) occurred in 80/699. According to the Arabic lexicon, jafar means stream. His father had referred to him "the best of all mankind" and "one in charge of the family of Muhammad" (qaim al-Muhammad).
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