Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Uthman
Muḥammad ibn ʿUthmān al-ʾAsadī | |
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محمد بن عثمان الأسدي | |
| Deputy of Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi | |
| In office 881–917 | |
| Preceded by | Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Asadi |
| Succeeded by | Abu al-Qasim al-Husayn ibn Ruh al-Nawbakhti |
| Personal life | |
| Died | 917 CE |
| Region | Iraq |
| Known for | Second of the Four Deputies |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Shia |
| Jurisprudence | Ja'fari |
| Creed | Twelver |
| Muslim leader | |
| Disciple of | Muhammad al-Mahdi |
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Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn ʿUthmān ibn Saʿīd al-ʿAmrī al-Asadī (Arabic: أبو جعفر محمد بن عثمان بن سعيد العمري الأسدي) was the second of the Four Deputies, who are believed by Twelver Shia Muslims to have successively represented their twelfth Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, during his Minor Occultation (874–941 CE). Abu Ja'far in this role succeeded his father, Uthman ibn Sa'id al-Asadi, the first deputy. After some forty years in office, Abu Ja'far died in 304 or 305 AH (917 or 918 CE) and was succeeded by Ibn Ruh al-Nawbakhti, the third deputy. Abu Ja'far has been credited with the unification of the mainstream Shia.