AhlulBayt News Agency: The Department of Intellectual and Cultural Affairs at the Al-Abbas's (p) Shrine held a condolence Council on the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) in the city of Katsina, Nigeria.
The organization of the council was overseen by the Department's Center for African Studies.
The director of the Center, Sheikh Saad Sattar al-Shammari, said that"the council was held in the presence of a gathering of lovers and followers of Ahl al-Bayt(peace be upon them), in coordination with the Center's preachers in the state of Nigeria, and is part of the program prepared by the Center to commemorate the events of the Ahl al-Bayt(peace be upon them) in the African continent".
He added,"the council included a religious lecture in which the preacher explained the virtue of Imam as-Sadeq(peace be upon him), and his great role in establishing the largest scientific institution, as hundreds of science students learned at his "university" about doctrine, jurisprudence and responding to suspicions."
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The organization of the council was overseen by the Department's Center for African Studies.
The director of the Center, Sheikh Saad Sattar al-Shammari, said that"the council was held in the presence of a gathering of lovers and followers of Ahl al-Bayt(peace be upon them), in coordination with the Center's preachers in the state of Nigeria, and is part of the program prepared by the Center to commemorate the events of the Ahl al-Bayt(peace be upon them) in the African continent".
He added,"the council included a religious lecture in which the preacher explained the virtue of Imam as-Sadeq(peace be upon him), and his great role in establishing the largest scientific institution, as hundreds of science students learned at his "university" about doctrine, jurisprudence and responding to suspicions."
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