Islamic Timeline of RevelationOpen in flowchart →Musa al-Kazim (RH)
موسى الكاظم
Son of Ja'far al-Sadiq, known for restraint ('al-Kazim'), the seventh Imam for Twelver Shia. He died in Abbasid custody in Baghdad in 183 AH.
Biography
Musa ibn Ja'far was imprisoned by the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid and died in prison in Baghdad (183 AH); his shrine is in Kazimayn. Twelver Shia trace the Imamate through him to the twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, believed to be in occultation since 260/329 AH.
Sunni biographers also mention him with respect as a pious descendant of the Prophet ﷺ.
Sources & explanation
۞ Qur'an
No specific verses cited for this node.
📜 Hadith verified on sunnah.com
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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 data; presented neutrally.
Empires in their lifetime
- Abbasid Caliphate 750 CE – 1258 CEImprisoned under Harun al-Rashid.
Further references
- Tarikh Baghdad (al-Khatib, historical)
- al-Dhahabi, Siyar (historical)
Connections
Comes from
- Ja'far al-Sadiq (RH) father of — Son
Linked with
- Ithna Ashariyyah (Twelver Shia) related — Seventh Imam
- Abbasid Caliphate related — Died in Abbasid custody