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Umm Farwa

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “wife of muhammad al-baqir”. Today it says “wife of the fifth imam muhammad al-baqir and the mother of his successor”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Grand-daughter of Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr”. It now reads “Grand-daughter of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Fāṭima bint al-Qāsim ( ), commonly known by her kunya”.
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Umm Farwah bint al-Qasim ( ) or Umm Farwah Fatimah was the wife of the fifth Shi'a Imam, Muhammad al-Baqir , and the mother of the sixth Shi'a Imam , Ja'far al-Sadiq .1 Her father was Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr . Her grandfather was Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr . She also had another son called Abdullah son of Muhammad al-Baqir . She is a notable woman for her knowledge in Islamic history. She is among the Imamiyyat (the women of the Ahl al-Bayt and the companions of the Imams ) narrators of the hadith and narrated on the authority of Imam Zayn al-Abidin .2 Introduction to Hadith (includin Dirāyat Al-ḥadīth by al-Shahid al-Thani) .3

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “wife of muhammad al-baqir”. Today it says “wife of the fifth imam muhammad al-baqir and the mother of his successor”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Grand-daughter of Muhammad ibn Abu Bakr”. It now reads “Grand-daughter of Muhammad ibn Abi Bakr Fāṭima bint al-Qāsim ( ), commonly known by her kunya”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

wife of muhammad al-baqir

Now

wife of the fifth imam muhammad al-baqir and the mother of his successor

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