Muhammad al-Baqir
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
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Updated 2026-05-29
Fifth Shia imam and early Islamic scholar known for splitting open religious knowledge—literally what his honorific title means. His lineage ran straight through Muhammad's family, and his teachings rippled through Shia tradition for centuries.
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Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the fifth of the twelve Shia imams, succeeding his father, Ali al-Sajjad, and succeeded by his son, Ja'far al-Sadiq. Muhammad's honorific title al-Baqir is short for baqir al-ilm, which means 'the one who splits knowledge open', a reference to his fame as a religious scholar.
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