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This is a reference to Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq's use of the term "those who have affection for us" (ahl mawaddatina). Hossein Modarressi employs this reference to show that the ʿAlids (i.e., ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib and his descendants) had many dedicated supporters.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to an alleged meeting that took place between Abū Ḥanīfa (the eponym of the Ḥanafī school) and Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq in the presence of the Abbasid caliph Manṣūr (r. 136-58) where Abū Ḥanīfa acknowledges Jaʿfar as being the most knowledgable person in religious law. Hossein Modarressi employs this reference to show how other Muslim scholars recognized Jaʿfar's mastery of Islamic law.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq's agreement with the various legal opinions of the jurists of Mecca, Medina, and Iraq on some questions. Hossein Modarressi employs this reference to show the extent to which Jaʿfar was aware of the differing legal views of his time.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq's extensive knowledge of the differing legal opinions of his time as well as points of consensus. Hossein Modarressi employs this reference to show how Jaʿfar disagreed with jurists of other regions on some legal questions.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq's extensive knowledge of the differing legal opinions of his time as well as points of consensus. Hossein Modarressi employs this reference to show how Jaʿfar provided various legal answers especially to those who did not follow him.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to some individuals and groups who pretended to have affection for and claimed affiliation with the House of the Prophet. Hossein Modarressi uses this reference to argue that some "esoterics" attempted to attempted to acquire social distinction by setting themselves up as devoted supporters of the Shīʿī cause and would often forge materials and ideas and ascribe them to the Imams.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to how Mālik b. Anas (the eponym of the Mālikī school of law) remembered Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq: exceptional in his manners and religious devotion.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to some well-known formulas used in various religious sources of the early period of Islam (e.g., "I said, he said"). Hossein Modarressi employs this reference as an example of the use of reports that contain external evidence such as widespread language and style of legal discourse. 

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to a plague outbreak in Iraq in 131 AH. Hossein Modarressi cites this reference as an example of the importance of employing external evidence (such as corroborating dates for historical events that appear in various sources) with respect to the use of materials attributed to or about Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to some well-known formulas used in various religious sources of the early period of Islam (e.g., "I said, he said"). Hossein Modarressi employs this reference as an example of the use of reports that contain external evidence such as widespread language and style of legal discourse. 

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to some well-known formulas used in various religious sources of the early period of Islam (e.g., "I said, he said"). Hossein Modarressi employs this reference as an example of the use of reports that contain external evidence such as widespread language and style of legal discourse. 

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to the use of the epithet al-Ṣādiq ("the truthful") to refer to Abū ʿAbd Allāh Jaʿfar b. Muḥammad during his lifetime.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to the year 80 AH as the date of Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq's birth. Hossein Modarressi notes that many Sunnī sources list this year as al-Ṣādiq's date of birth.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to the high standing status of Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq's father Muḥammad al-Bāqir (57-114 AH) among his followers especially in Iraq. Hossein Modarressi employs this reference to argue that al-Bāqir was considered the spiritual leader of the pro-ʿAlid communities of Iraq in the late first and early second centuries of Islam.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to the year 83 AH as the date of Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq's birth. Hossein Modarressi notes that this is the preferred date of al-Ṣādiq's birth in most Shīʿī sources.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to the location of Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq's house in Medina, which can be found in the oldest partially-surviving account of the city by Ibn Shabba (d. 262 AH). Al-Ṣādiq's house was located southeast of the Prophet's mosque next to the house of the prominent Companion Abū Ayyūb al-Anṣārī (d. 52 AH).

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq's outstanding generosity. Hossein Modarressi cites this reference in his discussion of some of the features of al-Ṣādiq's personal life.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to Muḥammad al-Bāqir's reluctance to fulfill the hopes of some of his followers who expected him to challenge the Umayyads during his time.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq's cautioning against participation in the often antagonistic theological and sectarian debates of the time. Hossein Modarressi cites this reference in his discussion of some of the features of al-Ṣādiq's personal life.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).

This is a reference to the text of a document of manumission written by Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq. Hossein Modarressi cites this reference in his discussion of some of the features of al-Ṣādiq's personal life.

This source is part of the Online Companion to Hossein Modarressi, Text and Interpretation: Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādiq and His Legacy in Islamic Law (Harvard University Press, 2022).