The greatest legacy: Imam al-Sadiq (as) left behind the greatest legacy of any of the Imams (as) in knowledge. His school trained the teachers, scholars and narrators who carried the teachings of the Ahlul Bayt (as) to later generations.
Most Hadith through him: Most of the Hadith that Shia Muslims study today come through his students. The Ja'fari school of law, the books of Hadith like Al-Kafi, and the way of thinking about the Quran, theology and fiqh all rest on the work of this Imam and his students.
Continued through his son: Through his son, Imam Musa al-Kazim (as), the line of the Imams continued, and the school he built went on spreading.
Example
One teacher, one nation: One teacher can change a whole nation, if his students carry his teaching honestly. Imam al-Sadiq (as) is proof of that.
Key Terms
- Legacy (میراث) — what a person leaves behind
- Ja'fari Madhhab — the Shia school of law named after him
- Al-Kafi — the Hadith collection carrying his teachings
- Imam al-Sadiq's (as) school trained the teachers of later generations.
- Most Shia Hadith studied today come through his students.
- His son Imam al-Kazim (as) carried the line of Imams forward.