Muhammad, who was supported by the people of Medina, was killed in a fierce battle in 145/762, and Ibrahim, who was supported by the Zaydite and Mu'tazilite circles of Kufa and Basra, was killed a few months later. Cf. Ja'fari, The Origins and Early Development, pp. 269-71, 275-6. 15. Isma'il was the eldest son of Imam Ja'far and his designated successor. However, he died before his father, who then appointed his second son Musa as the Imam after himself.
mwalifu wa kitabu hiki, marehemu mulla muhammad jaafar sherif dewji, amefanikiwa kueleza kwa uwazi dhana ya uimamu ambaye ni usuli unaofafanuliwa kwa masimulizi kuhusu kuzaliwa, na kughibu na maisha yake marefu, ungojaji wa waumini kutokeza kwake, mahala aishipo, na ishara na dalili za kujitokeza kwa imam mehdi. vilevile ameeleza faradhi za waumin miongoni mwa mambo mengine mengi ya msingi na muhimu.