RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Muhammad al-Baqir

677 - 733

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Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir (Arabic: محمد بن علي الباقر, romanized: Muḥammad ibn ʿAlī al-Bāqir; c. 676–732) 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. Muhammad was born in Medina around 676 CE. In 680, when he was a small child, he witnessed the Battle of Karbala, where his grandfather Husayn ibn Ali and most of his relatives were massacred by the forces of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mu'awiya (r. 680–683). Upon his father's death around 712, Muhammad was recognized as the next imam by most followers of his father. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Muhammad al-Baqir is the 464th most popular religious figure (down from 376th in 2019), the 50th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (up from 52nd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Muhammad al-Baqir is most famous for being the 5th Imam of Shia Islam.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Muhammad al-Baqir ranks 464 out of 3,187. Before him are Salome, James the Less, Sarah Baartman, Pope Hilarius, Al-Mansur, and Pope Stephen VIII. After him are Pope Valentine, Pope Miltiades, Abu Dawood, Clement of Ohrid, Tiye, and Hannah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 677, Muhammad al-Baqir ranks 1. After him is Clovis IV. Among people deceased in 733, Muhammad al-Baqir ranks 1. After him is Germanus I of Constantinople.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad al-Baqir ranks 50 out of 354. Before him are Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598), Al-Walid I (668), Abdullah I of Jordan (1882), Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567), and Amr ibn Hishām (570). After him are Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (595), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Rayhana bint Zayd (600), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), Muhammad bin Qasim (695), and Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Muhammad al-Baqir ranks 18. Before him are Abu Hurairah (600), Zaynab bint Jahsh (592), Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (659), Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr (624), Abd Allah ibn Abbas (619), and Ruqayyah bint Muhammad (598). After him are Zaynab bint Ali (626), Umm Salama (602), Talhah (595), Ammar ibn Yasir (570), Ali al-Ridha (770), and Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550).

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