Who declared the next Imam of Shia after the death of Ja'far al-Sadiq?
Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur
Harun al-Rashid
Musa al-Kazim himself
No one, it was a crisis
Answer
The answer is correct. Musa al-Kazim was the seventh Shia Imam and was born in Medina in 745 CE. He was the son of Ja'far al-Sadiq and was considered to be a great scholar and theologian. After the death of his father, Musa al-Kazim declared himself as the next Imam of Shia and was recognized as such by the majority of Shia Muslims.
The Illuminated Path: Unveiling the Life of Musa al-Kazim
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