# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/musa-al-kadhim
# Generated: 2026-08-31T23:28:05.325Z

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name: "Musa al-Kadhim"
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description: "Seventh imam in Twelver Shia Islam, revered for his patience under persecution—he spent much of his life imprisoned by Abbasid caliphs who feared his lineage and influence, yet built an underground network that organized followers across an empire."
tagline: "Seventh of the Twelve Imams (745–799 CE)"
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deathDate: "0799-08-30"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born in Medina in 745 to Ja'far al-Sadiq, the sixth Shia imam, Musa inherited a contested succession after his father died in 765 without naming an heir—a silence meant to protect whoever came next from Abbasid wrath. The dispute split the community, with dissenters forming what became the Isma'ili branch. Musa stayed in Medina, kept clear of politics, and taught, but the caliphs watched him closely; he spent years locked away. To work around the restrictions, he created a covert system of local agents who managed the religious affairs of his scattered followers and collected donations. Around 795 he was imprisoned a final time in Baghdad, where he died in 799, possibly poisoned on orders from Harun al-Rashid. His answers to legal questions survive in Wasiyya fi al-aql, and his work helped purge extreme beliefs from Twelver thought; Sunnis also honor him as a transmitter of hadith, and Sufis place him in their initiatic chain. His shrine in Kazimayn, shared with his grandson Muhammad al-Jawad, draws pilgrims still.