Editing Ja'far al-Sadiq (section)

=== Birth and early life ===
Ja'far ibn Muḥammad ibn Ali al-Sadiq was born in [[Medina]] around 700, and 702 is given in most sources, according to Gleave.{{sfn|Gleave|2008}} Ja'far was the eldest son of [[Muhammad al-Baqir]],{{sfn|Momen|1985|p=38}} the [[The Twelve Imams|fifth Shīʿīte Imam]], who was a descendant of [[Ali|ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib]], Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law, and [[Fatima]], Muhammad's daughter. Ja'far's mother, [[Umm Farwa]], was a great-granddaughter of the first ''[[Rashidun]]'' caliph, [[Abu Bakr]].{{sfn|Jafri|1979|p=180}}{{sfn|Lalani|2006}} During the first fourteen years of his life, Ja'far lived alongside his grandfather, [[Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin]], the fourth Shīʿīte Imam, and witnessed the latter's withdrawal from politics{{sfn|Lalani|2004|p=31}} and his limited efforts amid the popular appeal of [[Muhammad ibn al-Hanafiyya]]. Ja'far also noted the respect that the famous scholars of Medina held toward Zayn al-Abidin.{{sfn|Jafri|1979|p=180}} In his mother's house, Ja'far also interacted with his grandfather, [[Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr]], a famous [[Ahl al-Hadith|traditionalist]] of his time. The [[Umayyad Caliphate|Umayyad rule]] reached its peak in this period, and the childhood of al-Sadiq coincided with the growing interest of Medinans in religious sciences and the interpretations of the [[Quran]]. With the death of Zayn al-Abidin, Ja'far entered his early manhood and participated in his father's efforts as the representative of the Household of Muhammad (''[[Ahl al-Bayt]]'').{{sfn|Jafri|1979|p=180}} Ja'far performed the [[hajj|{{Transliteration|ar|hajj}}]] ritual with his father, al-Bāqir, and accompanied him when the latter was summoned to [[Damascus]] by the Umayyad caliph [[Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik]] for questioning.{{sfn|Campo|2009}}{{sfn|Gleave|2008}}