Islamic Timeline of RevelationOpen in flowchart →Isma'il ibn Ja'far
إسماعيل بن جعفر
Eldest son of Ja'far al-Sadiq, whom the Ismaili branch regards as the rightful Imam (through his son Muhammad). He predeceased his father.
Biography
Isma'il was widely expected by some followers to succeed Ja'far al-Sadiq, but he died before his father. Those who held that the Imamate passed to him and then to his son Muhammad ibn Isma'il became the Ismailis, from whom later came the Fatimid caliphate and branches such as the Nizaris and Musta'lis (Bohras).
Dates and details are from Shia and heresiographical sources.
Sources & explanation
۞ Qur'an
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💬 Explanation Unverified
Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's perspective
Methodological note (not a direct quote): Engineer Muhammad Ali Mirza's widely known approach is to build narratives primarily on the Quran and Sahih Hadith, to set aside Israiliyat (Judeo-Christian lore absorbed into later tafsir) and weak or fabricated narrations, and to avoid sectarian framing. Applied to this node: Historical/heresiographical data, presented neutrally.
Further references
- al-Shahrastani, al-Milal wa al-Nihal
- al-Nawbakhti, Firaq al-Shi'ah (historical)
Connections
Comes from
- Ja'far al-Sadiq (RH) father of — Son
Linked with
- Ismailiyyah (Ismaili Shia) related — Claimed Imam