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The variety of uses to which Jaʿfar al-Sadiq’s name has been put, and the ideas and teachings which have been attributed to him, are significant not only because they establish him as an important figure in the history of early Islamic thought, but also because they demonstrate the malleability of his legacy. The works attributed to him may be of dubious authenticity, but they do establish his name at least as indicating a mastery of learning generally, and the Islamic sciences in particular. It is the manner in which his contribution has been recast and, at times, re-invented that enables him to be employed by writers in the different Islamic sciences as integral to their development. | The variety of uses to which Jaʿfar al-Sadiq’s name has been put, and the ideas and teachings which have been attributed to him, are significant not only because they establish him as an important figure in the history of early Islamic thought, but also because they demonstrate the malleability of his legacy. The works attributed to him may be of dubious authenticity, but they do establish his name at least as indicating a mastery of learning generally, and the Islamic sciences in particular. It is the manner in which his contribution has been recast and, at times, re-invented that enables him to be employed by writers in the different Islamic sciences as integral to their development. | ||
==Hadith on Visiting Imam Hussain’s Grave== | ==Sayings about Imam Hussain == | ||
=== Hadith on Visiting Imam Hussain’s Grave === | |||
Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq recites a special supplication during his prostration that has been transmitted to us by Mu’awiyah Ibn Wahab. The Imam used to say the following whenever he prostrated: | Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq recites a special supplication during his prostration that has been transmitted to us by Mu’awiyah Ibn Wahab. The Imam used to say the following whenever he prostrated: | ||