Jafar ibn Ali al-Hadi

Ja'far bin Ali bin Muḥammad ( 226-271 A.H., c.840 AD - c.885 AD), also known as Ja’far al-Kadhab (the Liar), 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 Ali al-Hadi of death

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 Hasan al-Askari of death

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

References
  1. Reza, Saiyed Jafar. The Essence of Islam. Concept Publishing Company, 2012. p. 254. ISBN 9788180698323.
  2. 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.
  3. ""Regarding the one who related the existence of the Qáʼim…"". Adib Masumian. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
  4. 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.
  5. Imam, Sayyid Imdad. "Misbah-uz-Zulam, Roots of the Karbala' Tragedy". Ansariyan Publications - Qum.
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