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Who was the ruling Caliph when Imam Baqir was born?
A: Mu’awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan
How old was Imam Baqir at the event of Kerbala?
A: 4 years old
Who was the Caliph that returned Fadak to Imam Baqir?
A: Umar ibn Abd ul Aziz
Name the mother of Imam Baqir
A: Fāṭima bt. al-Imām al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā (a)
In his book about the narrators of ahadith, Sheikh at-Tusi counted approximately how many companions of Imam al-Baqir (a) and people who narrated from him?
A: 462 men and two women.
How many narrations did companion Muhammad bin Muslim narrate from Imam Baqir?
30,000
How many narrations did companion Jabir ibn Yazid al Ju’fi narrate from Imam Baqir?
A: 70,000
Q: Who was Imam’s wife, the mother of Imam Sadiq?
A: Umm Farwah, the daughter of the renowned Faqih of Madinah, Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr (adopted son of Imam Ali)
Name three leading companions of Imam al-Baqir
A: Jabir ibn Abdullah, Jabir ibn Yazid al-Ju’fi, Muhammad ibn Muslim, Abu Hamza at-Thumali, Zurarah ibn A’yun, Mohammed al-Nu’man Mo’min at-Taq, Aban bin Taghlib
Narrate the story of how Imam helped establish the first currency of the Ummah
A: Byzantine currency of the Eastern Roman Empire was valid tender in Damascus. But during the reign of Walid Ibn Abdul Malik, there rose a rift between him and the byzantine ruler who threatened to make a coin blaspheming the Prophet. To counter, Imam Baqir said the Government make its own currency on one side of which it should stamp the statement “La Ilaha Illallah and on the other side “Muhammad Rasul Allah”.
Narrate the story of when Caliph Hisham Ibn Abdul Malik summoned Imam to Damascus
A: When they reached Damascus, he kept them waiting for three days. On the fourth day he called them in his presence. He sat on a throne surrounded by his armed guards. In the center of the courtyard, a target was set on which the elite were shooting arrows. Imam Baqir (as) took the bow, handling it skillfully, he shot a few arrows continuously, all sitting straight in the very heart of the center spot.
Q: Complete this hadith of the Imam
Our followers are of three kinds, one who follows us but **, one who is like a glass ***, but the best are those who are like gold, ***
A: Our followers are of three kinds, one who follows us but depends on others, one who is like a glass involved in his own reflections, but the best are those who are like gold, the more they suffer the more they shine.