Al-Sadr ( ar, الصدر) is a

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ian clerical

Shia Shīʿa Islam or Shīʿīsm is the second-largest branch of Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the ...

family originating from

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. They are a branch of Musawi family tracing to Musa Ibn Jaafar the seventh

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History

Sadr is a branch of Charafeddine ( ar, شرف الدين, links=no) family from

. The Charafeddine family itself is a branch of the Noureddine family, which traces its lineage to Moussa al-Kazim (the seventh Shi'a Imam) and through him to the first Imam, Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fatima Zahra, the daughter of Muhammad (d.632). The as-Sadr family has produced numerous Islamic scholars in Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq, including Ismail Sadr (d. 1919) and his grandsons Moussa Sadr (disappeared in Libya in 1978) and Mohammad Baqir Sadr (d.1980).

List of notables

* Sayyid Muhammad as-Sadr, Prime Minister of Iraq in 1948 * Sadreddine bin Saleh (also Sadr-ed-Deen bin Saleh), 19th century Islamic scholar * Ismail Sadr, (dies 1919), son of Sadr-ed-Deen bin Saleh * Mohammad Mohammad-Sadeq Sadr (1943–1999) *

Muqtada al-Sadr Muqtada al-Sadr ( ar, مقتدى الصدر, Muqtadā aṣ-Ṣadr; born 4 August 1974) is an Iraqi politician and militia leader. He is the leader of the Sadrist Movement and the leader of the Peace Companies, a successor to the militia he had ...

, (born 1973), son of Sadr Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq Sadr, heads a large militia in Iraq * Sadreddine Sadr (died 1954) son of Ismail Sadr * Imam Moussa Sadr, (1928–1978?), son of Sadreddine Sadr, Lebanese religious leader * Haidar Sadr, (1891–1937), son of Ismail Sadr *

Mohammad Baqir al-Sadr Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr ( ar, آية الله العظمى السيد محمد باقر الصدر; 1 March 1935 – 9 April 1980), also known as al-Shahīd al-Khāmis (the fifth martyr), was an Iraqi philosopher, and the ideological founde ...

, (1935–1980), son of Haidar Sadr and a major Islamic thinker; also known as the "Third martyr" or "Sadr I" * Amina Sadr bint al-Huda, daughter of Haidar al-Sadr

Ancestors

Ancestor of the Sadr family, Sayyed Saleh Moussawi Ameli, was a descendant of

Moussa al-Kazim Moussa (sometimes spelled Mousa) is both a given name and a surname. It is a Gallicized spelling of the Arabic name '' Mūsā'' ( ar, موسی, "Moses"). Notable people with the name include: Given name: Moussa * Moussa Ag Amastan, Amenokal of the ...

, the seventh Shi'a Imam, through 27 generations: # Sayyid Saleh # Mohammad # Ibrahim # Zein el Abideen # Ali Noureddine # Noureddine Ali # Ezzeddine Hussien # Mohammad # Hussien # Ali # Muhammad # Tajeddine # Mohammad # Jalaleddine # Ahmad # Hamza # Saadallah # Hamza # Abul Saadat # Abu Mohammad # Mohammad # Abul Hasan Ali # Abu Tahir # Mohammad # Tahir # Hussien al Qat'i # Moussa al Thani # Ibrahim al Murtaza # Imam Moussa Al Kadhim # Imam Jaafar As Sadiq # Imam Mohammad Al Baqir # Imam Zein el Abideen # Imam Al Hussien ibn Ali # Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib #

Prophet Muhammad Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monot ...

Source:Revayat Sadr

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