Imam Al-Sadiq

'Alawids.
Besides, al- Jawad parted his father when he (his father) traveled to Khurasan. And al- Jawad
was five years old then. So, if ahl al- Bayt got their knowledge through teaching and
educating, then who taught al- Jawad to get that very high position after his father? And why
the teacher or the educator not be the owner of the position?
Al- Jawad died while he was twenty- five years old. And you know that the person who has
such an age does not get anything of knowledge even if he spends all this age in seeking it.
So, how could al- Jawad become the scholar of the nation and its leader, the teacher of the
teachers and their educator? Furthermore, the Shi'a and their scholars had consulted him since
the death of his father al- Rida, peace be on him.
The same state happened to his son 'Ali al- Hady, peace be on him. Al-Jawad died while his
son al- Hady was six or eight years old. So, who taught him and made him occupy that high
social position? How did the scholars and the Shi'a consult him during that age. Does the
person who has such an age do things well if he gets his knowledge through acquisition?
Like the other Imams, al- Sadiq did not get his knowledge through acquisition. He did not
learn from men or their schools. And if that happened, then from whom did he learn and
under whom did he study? History does not tell us that the Imams studied under certain
persons even during their childhood. No one has mentioned that they entered schools during
their childhood like other children. Consequently, the Imam inherited knowledge from his
father from his grandfather from the Prophet from Gibril from Allah, the Exalted. We will
discuss al- Sadiq's scientific achievements, his teaching for his students, and the like.
His Scientific School:
The way of learning from al- Sadiq and discussing for evidence was not as the way we find
today in the Islamic theological centers. Rather, his students, except some of them, believed
in his Imamate. As we have mentioned earlier, the Imamis believe that the knowledge of the
Imam did not depend on the idea and ijtihad (capability for issuing a verdict according to
Islamic Law). So, the Imam was asked about the reference. Rather, his knowledge was
inherited and divine. Yes, he was sometimes asked about the reason for the rule. Such
questions were asked for learning and advantage, not for discussion.
The non- Imamis learned from al- Sadiq because they believed in his greatness, his
excellency, and his Imamate.(163) They regarded their learning from him as a virtue.(164)
Ibin Abu al- Hadid attributed the knowledge of the four juristic doctrines to him.(165)