Abū ʿAbd Allāh Jaʿfar ibn ʿAlī al-Hādī (; 226-271 A.H., CE – CE), also derisively known as al-Kadhdhāb () in

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, was the third son of the tenth Twelver Shi'a Imam, Ali al-Hadi. He claimed to be an imam and established his own sect of followers, to whom he was known as al-Zakī ().

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,

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who died before his father's death.

Challenge

After the death of Ali al-Hadi

After the death of Ali al-Hadi, Jafar b. Ali claimed Imamate. Twelvers believed that he was immoral. Baháʼís believe that he was a truthful person. In his defense, his followers claimed that his personality had changed from his youth. Jafar b. Ali's followers came to be known as the Ja’fariyya and al-Askari's followers were known as the Twelvers.

After the death of Hasan al-Askari

After the death of Hasan al-Askari, even though, al-Askari's mother was still alive, Jafar requested his property. He claimed that his brother never had a son.

References

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Family

Challenge

After the death of Ali al-Hadi

After the death of Hasan al-Askari

See also

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