Author: Mohammadh

Shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH) in Mashhad, Iran

Mashhad is the capital of Khorasan province in the North East of Iran, 892 km away from Tehran. It is located at the altitude of 985 Meter occupying an area of 204 sq. Km. and has a population of about 1.5 million. Mashhad grew from a small village called Sanabad, 24 km away from Tus. After the martyrdom of Imam Ali ibn Musa Al-Ridha and his burial there in 203 AH, the place came to be known as Mashhad Al-Ridha.

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The Significance of the School of Ahlul-Bayt (2)

Related article: The Significance of the School of Ahlul-Bayt (1) Shaikh Muhammad Abu Zahrah who was one of the outstanding Sunni contemporary Scholars said: “The Muslim Scholars of various Islamic Schools never agreed unanimously on a matter as much as they agree on the knowledge of Imam Ja’far and his virtue. The Sunni Imams who lived during his time were his students. Malik was one of them and those who were as contemporary as Malik such as Sufyan al-Thouri and many others. Abu Hanifa also was his student in spite of their being close in age, and he considered Imam...

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