Imam Javad's (AS) Birth and Honorable Childhood

Imam Muhammad ibn Ali (AS), also known as Javad or Taqi, was born on the 15th of Ramazan in the year 195 Hijri in Medina. He was given the title of Abu-Jafar by his father Imam Reza (AS), which was originally the title of Imam Baqir (AS). To distinguish him from Imam Baqir, he would also be called Abu-Jafar al-Thani, or The Second Abu-Jafar. He was the only child of Imam Reza. His mother was Lady Sabikeh who, before marrying Imam Reza, was a slave. Similar to Najmeh Khatoon, the mother of Imam Reza, Lady Sabikeh was also originally from an area in Africa that is between modern day Egypt and Sudan. She belonged to the same tribe as Maria al-Qibtiyya, the Prophets wife and the mother of Ibrahim, who passed away in early childhood during the life of the Prophet. To purge bad memories from the period of her captivity, Imam Reza also called her by the name of Khayzuran. She was unique in piety among the other women of her time. She had such great status that, years earlier, before Imam Kazims imprisonment, Imam Kazim had asked someone to pass his greetings to her. Difficulties of Late Fatherhood Imam Javad was born when his father Imam Reza was 46-years old, when 12 years had passed from the start of Imam Rezas Imamat. During these 12 years, many doubted if Imam Reza was the true Imam of the time, as he did not have a son to inherit the Imamat. Among the skeptics were the Vaghefi Shias, who did not believe in the Imamat of Imam Reza, and were looking for any excuse to challenge his Imamat. Imam Reza was patient with the accusations against him. He would confidently respond with a prophecy that God will certainly bless him with a son who will inherit the Imamat after him. Even after Imam Rezas prophecy became a reality and Imam Javad was born, the accusations against him did not stop. Some doubted and spread rumors that Imam Javad was not really Imam Rezas son. This went so far that even some of the Imams close relatives were also influenced by

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