Explore popular quotes and sayings by an imam Muhammad al-Baqir.
Last updated on December 18, 2024.
Muhammad al-Baqir, with the full name Muhammad ibn 'Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib, also known as Abu Jafar or simply al-Baqir was the fifth Imam in Shia Islam, succeeding his father, Zayn al-Abidin, and succeeded by his son, Jafar al-Sadiq. His mother, Fatima Umm Abd Allah, was the daughter of Hasan, making al-Baqir the first Imam who descended from both grandsons of Muhammad, namely, Hasan and Husayn.
Never does any pride enter the heart of a man except that his intelligence decreases by the same amount.
In his love for the world, the greedy is like the silkworm: the more it wraps in its cocoon, the less it has of escaping from it, until it dies of grief.