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Muhammad al-Baqir
محمد الباقر ar محمد باقر fa
Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams
- Child of Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin and Fatimah bint al-Hasan
- Married to Umm Farwa bint al-Qasim
- Dated 8 May 677 CE – 26 January 733 CE
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Roles and affiliation
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- 712 CE – 733 CE Imam of Twelver Shiism Number 5 in the sequence Succeeded Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin · Succeeded by Jaafar Al-Sadiq
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- child of (child) Ali ibn al-Husayn Zayn al-'Abidin Great-grandson of Muhammad and the fourth of the Shiite Imams
- child of (mother) Fatimah bint al-Hasan Daughter of Hasan ibn Ali (Son of Ali Ali ibn Abi Talib)
- parent of (child) Amina bint Muhammed Al-Baqir
- parent of (father) Jaafar Al-Sadiq Muslim scholar and Imam (died 765)
- parent of (child) Sultan Ali son of the fifth imam of Twelver Shii Muslims and fourth imam of Ismaili Shii Muslims, Muhammad al-Baqir
- sibling of Abdullah bin Ali bin al-Hussein
- sibling of Husain bin Ali bin Husain
- sibling of Zayd ibn Ali Alid political and religious leader (c.695–740)
- married to Umm Farwa bint al-Qasim Mother of Shia Imam
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Muhammad al-Baqir Fifth of the Twelve Shia Imams 
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