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Stories of the Ismaili Imams: Mawlana Muhammad al-Baqir Mawlana Muhammad al-Baqir (peace be upon him) was born in Medina in 677 and succeeded to the Imamat in 714. His teachings formed the doctrinal basis for the Imami Shia interpretation, particularly regarding the authority of the Imam. Unlike his half-brother Zayd, after whom the Zaydi Shia are named and who died in an uprising against the Umayyads in 740, Imam al-Baqir avoided political activity. He died at Medina in 732 and is buried in the

Stories of the Ismaili Imams: Mawlana Ja‘far al-Sadiq Mawlana Ja‘far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) was born in 702 in Medina and succeeded to the Imamat in 732. He was known by the title of al-Sadiq, meaning “the trustworthy.” He is the last Imam recognised by the two major communities of the Imami Shia: Ismailis and Ithna‘asharis. Mawlana Ja‘far al-Sadiq avoided political involvement despite living during a turbulent time in the Muslim world, particularly the Abbasids overthrowing the Umayyad em