Isma'il ibn Jafar
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Isma‘il ibn Ja‘far (Arabic: إسماعيل بن جعفر c. 721 CE/103 AH - 755 CE/138 AH) was the eldest son of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq and the full-brother of Abdullah al-Aftah. Following Ja'far's death, the Shia community split between the element that would become the Twelver Shia, and those who believed the imamate passed through to Ismail's son; the Ismaili branch of Shia Islam is accordingly named for Ismail.[1] According to both the Nizari and Mustaali Shia sects, he is the sixth Imam. He was buried in Jannat al-Baqi.[citation needed]
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[edit] Biography
Isma'il bin Jafar (Arabic: إسماعيل بن جعفر, c. 721 CE/103 AH - 755 CE/138AH) was the eldest son of the sixth Shia Imam, Jafar as-Sadiq. Isma'il bin Ja'far is considered to be the seventh Isma'ili Faatemi Imaam. He was born in Shawwal 100 AH/719 AD.
His time of death and successorship is controversial among Muslims.
[edit] Tree of the Shia Islam
 Isma'il ibn Jafar, Abu Mohammad Ismail Imam of Ismaili Shi'a Islam |
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| Rank | Sixth Nizari Imām Seventh Mustaali Imām |
| Name | Isma'il |
| Kunya | Abu Muhammad |
| Birth | 100/103 AH (approximately 719/722) |
| Death | 158 AH (approximately 775) |
| Birthplace | Medina |
| Buried | Salamiyah, Syria |
| Life Duration | Before Imamate: 45-48 years (100/103 - 148) Imamate: 10 years (148 - 158 AH) |
| Titles | az-Azbab-i-Itlaq (Absolute lord), Al-Wafi |
| Spouse(s) | ??? |
| Father | Ja'far al-Sadiq |
| Mother | Hamidah Khatun |
| Children | Muhammad ibn Ismail (successor), Ali, Fatima |
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Ali · Ḥassan · Ḥusain |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ John Norman Hollister (1979). The Shi'a of India. Oriental Books Reprint Corp. : [exclusively distributed by Munshiram Manoharla]. http://books.google.com/books?id=NmwwAAAAYAAJ. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
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Clan of the Quraish
Born: 103 AH ≈ 721 A.D. Died: 138 AH ≈ 755 A.D. |
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| Preceded by Ja'far al-Sadiq |
6th or 7th Imam of Ismailism predeceased his father |
Succeeded by Muhammad ibn Ismail |
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