Family from Father side: Hazrat Imam Jaafar Sadique Rd. son of Hazrat Imam Muhammad Baqar Rd. son of Hazrat Imam Zain-Ul-Abidin Rd. son of Hazrat Imam Husain Rd. son of Hazrat Ali Qarmullahu wajahu.

Family from His mother side: His mother Umme Farwah Rd. was the daughter of Hazrat Imaam al-Qaasim Rd. son of Hazrat Muhammad Rd. son of Hazrat Abu Bakar Siddique Rd.

Hazrat Imaam Jaafar Sadique Rd. spent His life in worship and acts of piety for the sake of Allah. He rejected all positions of fame in favor of uzla or isolation from the lower world. One of His contemporaries Umar son of Abu al-Muqdam said, "When I look at Jaafar bin Muhammad I see the lineage and the secret of the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam united in Him."

Hazrat Imaam Jaafar Sadique Rd. received from the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam two lines of inheritance: the secret of the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam through Hazrat Ali Qarmullahu wajahu and the secret of the Prophet through Hazrat Abu Bakar Siddique Rd. In Him the two lineages met and for that reason He was called "The Inheritor of the Prophetic Station (Maqam-al-Nabuwat) and the Inheritor of the Truthful Station (Maqam-al-siddiqiyah)." In Him was reflected the light of the knowledge of Truth and Reality. That light shone forth and that knowledge was spread widely through Him during His lifetime.

Hazrat Imaam Jaafar Al-Sadique rd. became well versed in Islamic sciences, including Hadith, Sunnath, and the Qur'an. Hazrat Imaam Jaafar Al-Sadique rd. was also an adept in Islamic & natural sciences, mathematics, philosophy, astronomy, anatomy, alchemy and all other subjects which is related to spiritual of Islam.

He acquired both the external religious knowledge as well as the internal confirmation of its reality in the heart. The latter was reflected in His many visions and miraculous powers, too numerous to tell.

From His knowledge He used to say to Hazrat Sufiyan ath-Thawri Rd. "If Allah bestows on you a favor, and you wish to keep that favor, then you must praise and thank Him excessively, because He said, "If you are thankful Allah will increase for you" [14:7]. He also said, "If the door of provision is closed for you, then make a great deal of Astaghfar (begging forgiveness), because Allah said, "Seek forgiveness of your Lord, certainly Your Lord is oft-Forgiving" [11:52]. And He said to Hazrat Sufiyan ath-Thawri Rd. "If you are upset by the tyranny of a Sultan or other oppression that you witness, say "There is no change and no power except with Allah," (la hawla wa la quwwata illa-billah) because it is the key to Relief and one of the Treasures of Paradise."

"Prayer is the pillar of every pious person, Pilgrimage is the Jihad of every weak one, the Zakat of the body is fasting, and the one who asks for Allah's grants with out performing good deeds are like one trying to shoot an arrow without a bow."

"Open the door of provision by giving donation, fence in your money with the payment of zakaat, the best is he who wastes not, planning is the foundation of your life, and to act prudently is the basis of intellect."

"The jurists are the trustees of the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alaihi wa sallam If you find the jurists sticking to the company of the Sultans say to them, 'This is forbidden,' as the jurist cannot express his honest opinion under the pressure of the Sultan's proximity."

"If you see something you don't like in your brother try to find from one to seventy excuses for him. If you can't find an excuse, say, 'There might be an excuse but I don't know it''.

"If you hear a word from a Muslim which is offensive, try to find a good meaning for it. If you don't find a good meaning for it, say to yourself, 'I do not understand what he said,' in order to keep harmony between Muslims."

Hazrat Imaam Jaafar Sadique Rd. passed away in Friday 15 Rajjab al Murajjab 148.H. (6 September 765 C.E.) and was buried in Jannat-ul-Baqi. He passed on the Secret of the Golden Chain to His successor Hazrat Taiyfoor Abu Yazid Bustaami Rd. more commonly known as Hazrat Ba’yazid al-Bustaami Rd.