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'''Siyyid Mulla Jafar''' was one of the most influential figures in [[Esoteric Shi'ism]] credited with establishing the Auxiliary Imamate, an office whose function is to preserve the teachings and gnosis of the Infallible Shia Imams in their absence. He is venerated in [[Esoteric Shi'ism]] as a saint with [[Shrine of Mulla Jafar|a shrine]] in Batoe Lempar, [[Hindia Belanda]] where he was laid to rest on the 15th of September, 1241. | '''Siyyid Mulla Jafar''' was one of the most influential figures in [[Esoteric Shi'ism]] credited with establishing the Auxiliary Imamate, an office whose function is to preserve the teachings and gnosis of the Infallible Shia Imams in their absence. He subsequently became the first Auxiliary Imam and is venerated in [[Esoteric Shi'ism]] as a saint with [[Shrine of Mulla Jafar|a shrine]] in Batoe Lempar, [[Hindia Belanda]] where he was laid to rest on the 15th of September, 1241. | ||
Mulla Jafar was born in present-day Southern Maqtajer to a family of Shia partisans loyal to the cause of the Infallible Imams. His father, Sayyid Kazim al-Farsi, was a leader of the Shia community in what is now Maqtajer. | Mulla Jafar was born in present-day Southern Maqtajer to a family of Shia partisans loyal to the cause of the Infallible Imams. His father, Sayyid Kazim al-Farsi, was a leader of the Shia community in what is now Maqtajer. | ||
[[Category:Esoteric Shi'ism]] [[Category:Auxiliary Imams]] | [[Category:Esoteric Shi'ism]] [[Category:Auxiliary Imams]] | ||
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Saint-Siyyid Mulla Jafar | |
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| Born | 1164 |
| Venerated in | Esoteric Shi'ism |
| Major shrine | Shrine of Mulla Jafar |
Siyyid Mulla Jafar 1st Auxiliary Imam of Esoteric Shi'ism | |
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| Personal | |
| Born | Jafar al-Irfan ibn Sayyid Kazim al-Farsi |
| Religion | Esoteric Shi'ism |
| Spouse | Sayyida Kazima |
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| Known for | Establishing the Auxiliary Imamate, under which the modern-day Shia Convocation operates. |
| Senior posting | |
| Predecessor | Office created |
| Successor | Siyyid Musa |
Siyyid Mulla Jafar was one of the most influential figures in Esoteric Shi'ism credited with establishing the Auxiliary Imamate, an office whose function is to preserve the teachings and gnosis of the Infallible Shia Imams in their absence. He subsequently became the first Auxiliary Imam and is venerated in Esoteric Shi'ism as a saint with a shrine in Batoe Lempar, Hindia Belanda where he was laid to rest on the 15th of September, 1241.
Mulla Jafar was born in present-day Southern Maqtajer to a family of Shia partisans loyal to the cause of the Infallible Imams. His father, Sayyid Kazim al-Farsi, was a leader of the Shia community in what is now Maqtajer.