In the Name of Allah the Beneficient the Merciful
The Biodata of Imam(A.S.)
Name: Mohammad(A.S.)
Title: Baqir
By Name: Aba Jaffar
Father: Sajjad(A.S.)
Birth: 58th Hijrah
Age: 59 years
Period of Imamate: 23 years
Martyrdom: 117th Hijrat
Place of burriyal: Baqi in Madinah
Bireh
The fifth Imam Mohammad Baqir (A.S.) was born on the 1st of the month of Rajab 57th Hijrah in the city Madinah. Because of the resemblance that he had with his gradfather he was named Mohammad and became of it that he analysed the Knowledge and made manifest its secrets he became Known with the title of Baqir.
His of father was Hazrat Sajjad (A.S.) and mother Fatimeh who was one of the daughters of Imam Hassan (A.S.) . He was the first Imam(A.S.) whose lineage ascended and reached the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) both from the Paternal and maternal sides. His life history can be divided into two parts.
1. The period before his Imamats which is nearly 35 years and was the peaceful part of his life led in Madinah.
2. The period of Imamate which stretched up to twenty years and is counted as the duration of the propagation and dissemination of Islamic Knowledge and wisdom.[1]
اهل البیت علیهم السلام هم اهل الذکر
الإمام الباقر علیه السلام – فی قوله تعالی ( فاسئلوا اهل الذکر إن کنتم لا تعلمون) : نحن أهل الذکر
Al – Imam Al Baqir (A.S.) : On the noble verse of If ye realize not ask those who possess the
Message. We are those who possess the Message[2].
میلاد مسعود امام پنجم شیعیان جهان حضرت امام محمد باقر را به محضر قطب عالم امکان و همه مراجع مخصوصا مقام معظم رهبری حضرت آیت الله العظمی خامنه ای و همه شیعیان و ارادتمندان خاندان وحی تبریک عرض می نمائیم.
[1] THE INTRODUCTION TO INFALLIBLES(A.S) (1-14) – Javad Iqbale Q azilbash. P.27
[2] FORTY HADITH ABOUT AHLUL- BAIT HOSSINI DOLAT ABADI P- 35.