Musa al-Kazim

Imam Musa al Kazim (November 10, 745 – September 4, 799) was the seventh Shia Imam (he is not accepted by the Ismailis as the seventh Imam). He was born Musa ibn Jafar ibn Muhammad, and the Festival of Imam Musa al Kazim is held on the seventh day of Rajab every year in the Islamic calendar.

Birth and family life

Musa al-Kazim was born in Abwa, a town between Mecca and Medina.

Related Topics:
Abwa - Mecca - Medina

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• Father: Jafar al-Sadiq (the 6th Shia Imam)
• Mother: Hamida, a Berber slave.