When Imam al-Ridha (a) was forced to leave Madinah, Imam al-Jawad (a) was only 5 years old. Before he left for the city of Khurāsān, he declared his son as his successor and divulged his divine knowledge to him. Imam al-Jawad (a) excelled in human virtues and moral attainments as this was the marked feature of the family of the Holy Prophet (saww).He met everyone humbly, fulfilled the needs of the poor,  was good to his enemies and imparted Islamic knowledge to all.