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Musa al-Kadhim

745 - 799

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Musa al-Kazim (Arabic: مُوسَىٰ ٱبْن جَعْفَر ٱلْكَاظِم, romanized: Mūsā ibn Jaʿfar al-Kāẓim; 745–799) was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the seventh imam in Twelver Shia Islam. Musa is often known by the title al-Kazim (lit. 'forbearing'), apparently a reference to his patience and gentle disposition. He was born in 745 in Medina to Ja'far al-Sadiq, the sixth Shia imam, who died in 765 without publicly designating a successor to save his heir from the wrath of the Abbasid caliphs. The subsequent crisis of succession was eventually resolved in favor of al-Kazim, with a dissenting group, now known as the Isma'ilis, separating from the mainstream Shia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Musa al-Kadhim is the 575th most popular religious figure (down from 414th in 2019), the 72nd most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 57th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Saudi Arabian Religious Figure.

Musa al-Kadhim is most famous for being the seventh Imam of the Shia Muslim faith.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Musa al-Kadhim ranks 575 out of 3,187. Before him are Josemaría Escrivá, Pope Severinus, Pope Stephen V, Paul the Deacon, Meritaten, and Nicodemus. After him are Ibn Majah, Kane Tanaka, Francis of Paola, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, Hasan al-Askari, and Saint Rosalia.

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Among people born in 745, Musa al-Kadhim ranks 1. After him is Ealhmund of Kent. Among people deceased in 799, Musa al-Kadhim ranks 2. Before him is Paul the Deacon. After him are Eric of Friuli, and Osbald of Northumbria.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Musa al-Kadhim ranks 72 out of 354. Before him are Ali al-Ridha (770), Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550), Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595), Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661), Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630), and Maymunah bint al-Harith (594). After him are Hasan al-Askari (846), Anas ibn Malik (612), Abdullah ibn Masud (600), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Ghazi of Iraq (1912), and Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Saudi Arabia

Among religious figures born in Saudi Arabia, Musa al-Kadhim ranks 27. Before him are Talhah (595), Ammar ibn Yasir (570), Ali al-Ridha (770), Sumayyah bint Khabbat (550), Zaynab bint Khuzayma (595), and Ibrahim ibn Muhammad (630). After him are Hasan al-Askari (846), Anas ibn Malik (612), Abdullah ibn Masud (600), 'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'Awf (580), Mus‘ab ibn 'Umair (680), and Abbas ibn Ali (647).

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