Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Baqir

PER-000105 Ahl al-Bayt Probable Burial place unknown Imami source baseline
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Ibrahim ibn Imam Muhammad al-Baqir belonged to the Husayni branch of the Ahl al-Bayt. Reliable genealogical lists identify him as a son of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir and Umm Hakim bint Usayd al-Thaqafiyya, and as the full brother of Ubayd Allah. No dependable independent biography preserves details of his education, marriage, children, death, or burial. Later genealogical sources agree that the continuing line of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir survived only through Imam Jafar al-Sadiq; accordingly, no verified continuing lineage has been assigned to Ibrahim.
Death

The date, cause, and place of death are not securely known from an independent source.

Burial or attributed place

Burial place unknown; no attributed site is treated as a verified grave.

Biography and historical profile

Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Baqir was a son of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir, a grandson of Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin, and a great-grandson of Imam Husayn. His basic identity within the Husayni branch of the Ahl al-Bayt is therefore clear. The protected father and mother relationships agree with recognized genealogical child lists.

In Kitab al-Irshad, Shaykh al-Mufid lists Ibrahim and Ubayd Allah as sons of Umm Hakim bint Usayd ibn al-Mughira al-Thaqafiyya. This is the principal evidence for Ibrahim's maternal attribution and for his full-brother relationship with Ubayd Allah. The passage does not provide an exact birth date, education history, or independent account of his activities.

Fakhr al-Din al-Razi's al-Shajara al-Mubaraka also counts Ibrahim among Imam Muhammad al-Baqir's sons and states that the Imam's continuing descendants survived only through Imam Jafar al-Sadiq. This genealogical conclusion indicates that no verified continuing line is attached to Ibrahim, but it does not prove that he never married or establish any particular marital history. The spouse fields therefore remain blank rather than speculative.

Later biographical writers likewise acknowledge that no independent information about Ibrahim has been preserved. No scholarly office, political role, miracle narrative, journey, exact death date, or grave attribution has therefore been added. A limited but securely sourced genealogical profile is more reliable than a longer biography constructed from unsupported details.

Historical importance and legacy

Ibrahim's principal historical importance is genealogical: he is a distinct recorded son of Imam Muhammad al-Baqir. His identification through Umm Hakim bint Usayd helps preserve the separate maternal branches within the Imam's household.

His profile also illustrates disciplined source use. When the early record preserves only identity, parentage, and a genealogical outcome, uncertainty about birth, education, marriage, death, and burial should be retained rather than filled with invented detail.

Family relationships

Sources

Kitab al-Irshad fi Ma'rifat Hujaj Allah ala al-Ibad | Shaykh al-Mufid | Vol. 2, p. 212 | https://books.rafed.net/view/429/page/212 | directly lists Ibrahim and Ubayd Allah as sons of Umm Hakim bint Usayd ibn al-Mughira al-Thaqafiyya
Al-Shajara al-Mubaraka fi Ansab al-Talibiyya | Fakhr al-Din al-Razi | p. 75 | https://books.rafed.net/view/1718/page/75 | lists Ibrahim among Imam Muhammad al-Baqir's sons and states that the Imam's continuing descendants remained only through Imam Jafar al-Sadiq
The Life of Imam Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir, chapter on his children | Baqir Sharif al-Qurashi | biographical notice on Ibrahim; pagination varies by edition | https://al-islam.org/life-imam-muhammad-ibn-ali-al-baqir-baqir-shareef-al-qurashi/chapter-3-his-brothers-and-his-children | confirms parentage and explicitly acknowledges the absence of an independent biography

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