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Birth of Imam Muhammed al-Baqir - 677AD

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Mowlana Imam Muhammed al-Baqir was born at Medina on the 3rd of Safar 57 AH (December, 677AD) during the Caliphate of Muawiya. His mother was Omm Abdullah, the daughter of Hazrat Hassan ibn Ali. He was only about three years old when he lost his grandfather Imam Hussain at the Battle of Karbala (Aziz, 1974). His title 'al-Baqir' meant 'the revealer of the secret sciences' or 'the opener of knowledge' (Sadik Ali, 1997).


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