and wisdom in comparison to others
around them. An Imam (a.s) is born an
Imam (a.s), but definitely Imam Jafar
Sadiq (a.s) learnt from his father too.
His name "Baqir" is a derivative of
the word "Baqara" which means to
open up or to expand. He was named
this because he introduced and spread
the teachings of various dimensions
and implemented the knowledge
streams in a way that had never been
seen before. Imam Baqir (a.s) is also
known as "Baqir al Uloom", the one
that splits. He