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period of Imam as-Sajjad (‘a) can be divided into two stages: The first stage covers the events after the martyrdom of Imam al-Husayn (‘a), the destabilization of the Umayyad rule and finally the end of rule of the Sufyanis (descendants of Abu Sufyan) and the succession to power of the Marwanis (descendants of Marwan ibn al-Hakam), the internal struggle among the Umayyads and their entanglement with the uprisings and revolts up to the stabilization of the rule of the Marwanis. The second stage
The 5th of Sha’ban is the 3rd successive day of celebrations. To be more precise, today is that blessed day when the Martyr of Karbala, Imam Husain (PBUH) was granted by God Almighty with a radiant son and eventual successor, whose mother was the Princess of Iran, Shahrbano. Following is an interesting feature on Imam Zain al-Abedin (PBUH). The 5th of Sha’ban, we are celebrating the blessed birthday of the great-grandson and 4th Infallible Heir of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA). He was the person who
Mohammed b. Muslim al-Qarashi, al-Zuhri, was a jurist, one of the leading Im¡ms and religious scholar of Syria and Saudi Arabia.[4] He was among those who were sincere to the Im¡m and loved him very much. He said a group of valuable words in which he expressed the noble qualities and the great ideals of the Im¡m, peace be on him. The following are some of his words: