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==Ismaill b. Jafar==

Ismail b. Jafar was the eldest son of [[Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq]] (a~~.s.~~), the sixth Imam of the Shia, who passed away during his father’s lifetime. His death is estimated to have occurred around the year 138 AH.<ref>“The Shrine of Ismail ibn Jaʿfar in Baqi and Its Historical Context up to the Present Century,” p. 52.</ref> Some Shia during the lifetime of [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] believed that Ismail would be his successor. Some denied his death, while others believed in the Imamate of his son, Muhammad. Both groups came to be known as the [[Ismailis]].<ref>Al-Irshād, vol. 2, pp. 209–210.</ref>

Ismail b. Jafar was the eldest son of [[Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq]] (a), the sixth Imam of the Shia, who passed away during his father’s lifetime. His death is estimated to have occurred around the year 138 AH.<ref>“The Shrine of Ismail ibn Jaʿfar in Baqi and Its Historical Context up to the Present Century,” p. 52.</ref> Some Shia during the lifetime of [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] believed that Ismail would be his successor. Some denied his death, while others believed in the Imamate of his son, Muhammad. Both groups came to be known as the [[Ismailis]].<ref>Al-Irshād, vol. 2, pp. 209–210.</ref>

==Burial Place==

According to historical sources, Ismail b. Jafar passed away in Urayd (a village near Medina), but his body was brought to Medina and buried in the Baqiʿ Cemetery.<ref>Al-Irshād, vol. 2, p. 209; Sirr al-Silsila al-ʿAlawiyya, p. 34; al-Majdī, p. 100.</ref> His grave was located in an area that became separated from the rest of ~~Baqīʿ~~ when the city walls were extended, placing his shrine inside the walls of Medina (adjacent to the city wall) while the rest of the cemetery remained outside.<ref>Wafāʾ al-Wafā, vol. 5, p. 117.</ref>

According to historical sources, Ismail b. Jafar passed away in Urayd (a village near Medina), but his body was brought to Medina and buried in the [[Baqiʿ Cemetery]].<ref>Al-Irshād, vol. 2, p. 209; Sirr al-Silsila al-ʿAlawiyya, p. 34; al-Majdī, p. 100.</ref> His grave was located in an area that became separated from the rest of Baqiʿ when the city walls were extended, placing his shrine inside the walls of Medina (adjacent to the city wall) while the rest of the cemetery remained outside.<ref>Wafāʾ al-Wafā, vol. 5, p. 117.</ref>

==History of the Dome==

The grave of Ismail b. Jafar had a dome during certain periods of history. It is said that the dome and shrine were built during the rule of the [[Fatimids]] in [[Egypt]] (302–564 AH). A description from the 8th century AH indicates that at that time, the grave of Ismail was a shrine with a large white dome located west of [[The dome of ʿAbbas ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib|the dome of ʿAbbas ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib]] and adjacent to the wall of [[Medina]]. According to the same report, the shrine was built on land that was previously the house of [[Imam Zayn al-ʿAbidin]] (a), and at that time, there was an abandoned mosque and a well next to the shrine.<ref>Al-Taʿrīf bimā ansat al-hijra, p. 121.</ref>

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Later travelogues also mention the shrine of Ismail b. Jafar.<ref>See: “The Shrine of Ismail b. Jaʿfar in Baqīʿ and Its Historical Context up to the Present Century,” pp. 56–59.</ref> For example, Ayyashi, a travel writer from the Levant in the 11th century, reports that Shia pilgrims, many of whom were part of the Iraqi caravan, made a point to visit the grave of Ismail.<ref>Al-Riḥla al-ʿAyyāshiyya, vol. 1, p. 381.</ref> A report from the early 13th century AH also mentions a well in the courtyard of the shrine attributed to Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a), from which water was taken for the healing of the sick.<ref>Ḥālāt al-Ḥaramayn, in Fifty Hajj Travelogues from the Qajar Era, p. 256.</ref>

[[File: مقبره اسماعیل بن جعفر2.jpg|600px|thumb|چپ| An aerial photograph of [[Medina]]. The shrine of [[Ismāʿīl ibn Jaʿfar (a)]], adjacent to the city wall, is highlighted with a black frame on the right side of the image]].

==Destruction of the Dome==

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 ==Ismaill b. Jafar==
-Ismail b. Jafar was the eldest son of [[Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq]] (a.s.), the sixth Imam of the Shia, who passed away during his father’s lifetime. His death is estimated to have occurred around the year 138 AH.<ref>“The Shrine of Ismail ibn Jaʿfar in Baqi and Its Historical Context up to the Present Century,” p. 52.</ref> Some Shia during the lifetime of [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] believed that Ismail would be his successor. Some denied his death, while others believed in the Imamate of his son, Muhammad. Both groups came to be known as the [[Ismailis]].<ref>Al-Irshād, vol. 2, pp. 209–210.</ref>
+Ismail b. Jafar was the eldest son of [[Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad al-Sadiq]] (a), the sixth Imam of the Shia, who passed away during his father’s lifetime. His death is estimated to have occurred around the year 138 AH.<ref>“The Shrine of Ismail ibn Jaʿfar in Baqi and Its Historical Context up to the Present Century,” p. 52.</ref> Some Shia during the lifetime of [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] believed that Ismail would be his successor. Some denied his death, while others believed in the Imamate of his son, Muhammad. Both groups came to be known as the [[Ismailis]].<ref>Al-Irshād, vol. 2, pp. 209–210.</ref>
 ==Burial Place==
-According to historical sources, Ismail b. Jafar passed away in Urayd (a village near Medina), but his body was brought to Medina and buried in the Baqiʿ Cemetery.<ref>Al-Irshād, vol. 2, p. 209; Sirr al-Silsila al-ʿAlawiyya, p. 34; al-Majdī, p. 100.</ref> His grave was located in an area that became separated from the rest of Baqīʿ when the city walls were extended, placing his shrine inside the walls of Medina (adjacent to the city wall) while the rest of the cemetery remained outside.<ref>Wafāʾ al-Wafā, vol. 5, p. 117.</ref>
+According to historical sources, Ismail b. Jafar passed away in Urayd (a village near Medina), but his body was brought to Medina and buried in the [[Baqiʿ Cemetery]].<ref>Al-Irshād, vol. 2, p. 209; Sirr al-Silsila al-ʿAlawiyya, p. 34; al-Majdī, p. 100.</ref> His grave was located in an area that became separated from the rest of Baqiʿ when the city walls were extended, placing his shrine inside the walls of Medina (adjacent to the city wall) while the rest of the cemetery remained outside.<ref>Wafāʾ al-Wafā, vol. 5, p. 117.</ref>
 ==History of the Dome==
 The grave of Ismail b. Jafar had a dome during certain periods of history. It is said that the dome and shrine were built during the rule of the [[Fatimids]] in [[Egypt]] (302–564 AH). A description from the 8th century AH indicates that at that time, the grave of Ismail was a shrine with a large white dome located west of [[The dome of ʿAbbas ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib|the dome of ʿAbbas ibn ʿAbd al-Muttalib]] and adjacent to the wall of [[Medina]]. According to the same report, the shrine was built on land that was previously the house of [[Imam Zayn al-ʿAbidin]] (a), and at that time, there was an abandoned mosque and a well next to the shrine.<ref>Al-Taʿrīf bimā ansat al-hijra, p. 121.</ref>
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 Later travelogues also mention the shrine of Ismail b. Jafar.<ref>See: “The Shrine of Ismail b. Jaʿfar in Baqīʿ and Its Historical Context up to the Present Century,” pp. 56–59.</ref> For example, Ayyashi, a travel writer from the Levant in the 11th century, reports that Shia pilgrims, many of whom were part of the Iraqi caravan, made a point to visit the grave of Ismail.<ref>Al-Riḥla al-ʿAyyāshiyya, vol. 1, p. 381.</ref> A report from the early 13th century AH also mentions a well in the courtyard of the shrine attributed to Imam Zayn al-Abidin (a), from which water was taken for the healing of the sick.<ref>Ḥālāt al-Ḥaramayn, in Fifty Hajj Travelogues from the Qajar Era, p. 256.</ref>
+[[File: مقبره اسماعیل بن جعفر2.jpg|600px|thumb|چپ|  An aerial photograph of [[Medina]]. The shrine of [[Ismāʿīl ibn Jaʿfar (a)]], adjacent to the city wall, is highlighted with a black frame on the right side of the image]].
 ==Destruction of the Dome==