The lesson
- When the verse of those vested with authority (4:59) was revealed, Jabir asked the Prophet who they were. The Prophet named the Imams after him, and when he came to Muhammad ibn Ali, known in the Torah as al-Baqir, he said: you will see him in your old age; when you see him, convey my greeting to him (I'lam al-Wara of al-Tabrisi; Yanabi' al-Mawadda of al-Qunduzi).
- Jabir waited for him, and would call out in the Prophet's mosque, 'O Baqir al-Ilm!' When at last he found Muhammad ibn Ali, then a boy or a youth, he kissed him and conveyed to him the salam of the Messenger of God (al-Kafi 1:304 and 1:469-470).
- Imam al-Sajjad singled him out; asked by his son Umar why, he said the imamate would remain in al-Baqir's descendants until our Qa'im rises and fills the world with justice: he is an Imam and the father of Imams (Kifayat al-Athar). His imamate began on his father's martyrdom in 95 AH and lasted nineteen years.
Questions
When the verse of those vested with authority (4:59) was revealed, what did the Prophet say about Muhammad ibn Ali, known in the Torah as al-Baqir?
What would Jabir call out in the Prophet's mosque while waiting for Muhammad ibn Ali?
Why did Imam al-Sajjad single out his son Muhammad al-Baqir?
Questions are written by AI from the lesson’s facts, and each answer was checked against its fact.