7th ZilHijjah 1432 A.H. - Martyrdom of Imam Muhammad Baqir(a.s.)

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As Salam-o-alaikum,

7th ZilHijjah 1432 A.H. - Martyrdom anniversary of Imam Mohammad
Baqir(a.s.) - the 5th Holy Imam. He was martyred in the 114 A.H.
through poisoning by Hashsham bin Abdul Malik.

On this occasion of mourning in the household of the Prophet
Mohammad(sawaw), I extend my condolences to the Prophet
Mohammad(sawaw), his Ahl-e-Bait(a.s.), Imam-e-Zamana(a.s.) and to all
Momineen and Mominaat. The site is now updated with a profile and life
history of the 5th Holy Imam under "Madina/Imam Mohammad Baqir(a.s.)/
About" page.

You may call it a coincidence or a special arrangement from Allah(swt)
that Imam Mohammad Baqir(a.s.) is the fifth Holy Imam and the seventh
Masoom (infallible) and his year of birth was 57 A.H. and his age was
57 years as well. Also he is the first Imam whose name was
Mohammad(a.s.) - the same as that of his grand-father Prophet
Mohammad(sawaw).

Please visit and read the article to find out:
- why Imam Mohammad Baqir(a.s.) is named as such?;
- What was the association of Abu Hanifa with the Imam(a.s.)?
- How Jabir ibn-e-Abdullah Ansari(r.a.) met the Imam(a.s.)?
- How was he conspired against and martyred?

In keeping with the normal practice among the followers of the Prophet
Mohammad(sawaw) and his Ahl-e-Bait(a.s.), please offer nazrana and
special prayers on this occassion and recite the Ziarat of the 5th
Imam which is located at "Madina/Imam Mohammad Baqir(a.s.)/Ziarat"
page. Please also recite the Ziarat-e-Jamea which can be found under
the 'Ziarat Summary' Section of the Main Page.

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Imam Moahmmad Baqir(a.s.) gave some very informative answers to some
of the most difficult questions to his disciples and others. Some of
them are reproduced here:

Question: Which was the Roza (fast) in which eating and drinking was
permitted?
Answer: The Roza (fast) that Hazrat Mariam(a.s.) observed in which she
abandoned talking only.

Question: What decreases and never increases with time?
Answer: Age

Question: What increases and never decreases?
Answer: Water of the ocean.

Question: What was raised in the sky only once?
Answer: The mountain of Toor which was raised above Bani-Israel only
once and then put down.

Question: Who are the people whose true testimony was declared a lie?
Answer: These are the munafiqeen (hypocrites) whose testimony that
“Prophet is the messenger of God” was not accepted and they were
declared liars by Allah(swt).

Question: When was one third of the mankind killed?
Answer: Never – however one fourth of mankind was killed when Qabeel
murdered Habeel. At that time, the whole mankind consisted of 4
persons only.

Question: You Muslims believe that the food and drinks of Jannah will
not cause necessity to urinate and pass stool. Is there any example of
this in this world?
Answer: Yes there is. The child inside the womb of the mother gets fed
without the necessity to urinate or pass stool.

Question: Who are the two people who were born at the same time and
died at the same time but one was 50 years and the other was 150 years
old at the time of death?
Answer: These were brothers Uzair and Aziz. Allah(swt) gave temporary
death to Uzair for 100 years and when he got back life, he died again
at the same time as did Aziz so the difference in their ages was 100
years.


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