Book Name:Imam Jafar Sadiq Ki Betay Ko Nasihat
morning would set in, whereupon he would leave to perform Fajr prayer in the masjid.[1]
صَلُّوْا عَلَی الْحَبِیْب صَلَّی اللہُ عَلٰی مُحَمَّد
Dear Islamic brothers! Imam JaꜤfar al-Ṣādiq رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه had many amazing characteristics. His extensive acts of worship, spiritual striving, his abstinence, piety, kindness, wisdom, fear of Allah Almighty, and religious knowledge were of the highest caliber. Let us listen to a brief introduction to him.
A brief introduction to Imam JaꜤfar al-Ṣādiq رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه
He was born in the city of Madina, on Monday the 17th of RabīꜤ al-Awwal, in 83 AH. His teknonyms were Abū ꜤAbdullāh and Abū IsmāꜤīl, whilst his titles were al-Ṣādiq, Fāḍil, and Ṭāhir.
He was the eldest son of Imam Muhammad al-Bāqir. His mother was Umm Farwah رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْها, the granddaughter of Islam’s first Caliph, Sayyidunā Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ .[2]
His grandfather from his father’s side was Imam Zayn al-ꜤĀbidīn رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه, which means he descends from Sayyidunā Abū Bakr al-Ṣiddīq رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ from his mother’s side, and from Sayyidunā ꜤAlī b. Abī Ṭālib رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ from his father’s side. This renders him Ṣiddīqī, ꜤAlawī, and Fāṭimī.[3]
Dear Islamic brothers! Imam JaꜤfar al-Ṣādiq رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَـلَيْه is a sayyid, and a shaykh in the Qādirī spiritual order. He is from the progeny of Sayyidunā ꜤAlī رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ, and a fragrant flower of the Ahl al-Bayt. Regarding the Ahl al-Bayt, the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم once declared, “Nobody becomes a perfect believer unless they prioritize