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Almost 130,000 people bid farewell to Pope Francis in Rome
Almost 130,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis since Wednesday.
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Palestinian activist's wife: Mahmoud Khalil denied release for son’s birth
Mahmoud Khalil, the pro-Palestinian activist who has been detained in the United States pending his deportation, has missed the birth of his son after being refused temporary release to attend the birth, his wife announced.
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Muslim Canadians demand concrete action against Islamophobia ahead of Federal election
As the country’s federal election enters its pivotal final phase, Muslim Canadians are emphatically urging the next government to move beyond symbolic gestures in addressing Islamophobia and are instead demanding decisive action to combat it.
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A Glimpse Into the Life of Imam Jaafar Al-Sadiq
Imam Jafar-as-Sadiq the 6th Holy Imam of the Shi'ites was the Founder of the First Grand Islamic University. Imam Sadiq strengthened the foundations of Islamic Jurisprudence and he is also considered as "The Founder of the Imamia School of Jurisprudence". Mansur Dawaniqi, the Abbasid caliph martyred Imam Sadiq through poisoning on 25th Shawwal 148 A.H. and his holy body was laid to rest in the Jannat-al-Baqi cemetery in the holy city of Madinah.
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Imam al-Sadiq and rise of Abbasid Caliphs
There is a string of questions and even criticisms regarding Imam al-Sadiq. The issue of vice-regency was not put forward to all the Imams only to the following four Imams: Imam ‘Ali, Imam al-Hassan, Imam al-Rida and Imam al-Sadiq. In Imam al-Sadiq’s case, there is the issue of briefly offering the vice-regency. One question is that, a great political opportunity was created in his time (which was the end of the Bani Umayyad era and the beginning of the ‘Abbasid era). What happened that made Imam al-Sadiq decline this opportunity?
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Scientific contributions of Imam Jafar al-Sadiq
The comparison between the time of Imam al-Sadiq and the time of Imam al-Husayn... The war of beliefs.... The attitude of Imam al-Sadiq with the various intellectual streams...
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History of Imam Sadiq’s Martyrdom
Imam Jaafar Al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) lived with his grandfather, Ali the son of Hussein (peace be upon them) for 12 years, and another 19 years with his father. The duration of his Imamate and succession after his father was 34 years.
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Imam Sadiq's (A.S.) Last words
As soon as Umme Hameeda the mother of Imam Musa Al-Kazim (A.S.) saw Abu Baseer, who had come to pay his condolences for the death of her husband Imam Sadiq (A.S.), she cried. Abu Baseer cried as well. When she was comforted, Umme Hameeda told him: "You were not present at the last moments of Imam Sadiq (A.S.) to see what happened."
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