Imam Sadiq, the Flag-Bearer of Islamic Unity

Navideshahed: Supreme Leader’s advisor in the Muslim world’s affairs said Imam Sadiq (AS) is the flag-bearer of Muslim unity and proximity of Islamic schools of thought.

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دوشنبه - ۲۷ آبان ۲۰۱۲ / 2012 27 August

Speaking to IQNA, Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri added that Imam Sadiq (AS) attached great importance to the issue of unity given the conditions of the time and the formation of different sects and creation of religious rifts in the Islamic society.

He highlighted the 6th Imam’s (AS) role and status in promotion and development of Islamic sciences, saying that during his Imamate, Imam Sadiq (AS) was the great scientific and spiritual source in the Muslim world and Muslim and even non-Muslim scholars knew him as a great scholar and scientist.

“As the Imam (AS) managed to make the best of the political, scientific and cultural conditions of the time to spread different sciences, this historical period is considered to be a special one in terms of scientific development,”? Ayatollah Taskhiri underlined, noting that Imam Sadiq (AS) trained scholars in various bracnhes of knowledge and answered questions about the major scientific and religious issues of the time.

Supreme Leader’s advisor in the Muslim world’s affairs further said that the Umayyad rulers’ weakness and their power struggle within the dynasty and later with the Abbasids created an excellent opportunity for spreading Islamic sciences and Hadiths and the Imam (AS) used the opportunity to establish the greatest university of the Muslim world.

He noted that Imam Sadiq (AS) faced a lot of problems and troubles as well as scientific, cultural and ideological challenges in his endeavors, adding that despite all the problems, the Imam (AS) managed to create a great scientific Jihad and clarify the genuine teachings of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS).

Ayatollah Taskhiri referred to the Qulat (exaggerators) as one of the challenges facing the Imam (AS), saying that Imam Sadiq (AS), like his father and other Imams (AS) confronted this group through scientific and logical discussion and warned about their danger to Islam.

He further said that Imam Sadiq (AS) trained students in various fields of knowledge including Fiqh (jurisprudence), Hadith, etc, adding that there was so much tolerance in the school of Imam Jafar Sadiq (AS) that even followers of other religions and schools of thought would benefit from his infinite ocean of knowledge.

Supreme Leader’s advisor in the Muslim world’s affairs went on to say that the number of Imam Sadiq’s (AS) students amounted to 4000, ad that they included the main leaders of Sunni Islam including Abu Hanifa and Malik Ibn Annas.

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Source: IQNA

Speaking to IQNA, Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Taskhiri added that Imam Sadiq (AS) attached great importance to the issue of unity given the conditions of the time and the formation of different sects and creation of religious rifts in the Islamic society. He highlighted the 6th Imam’s (AS) role and status in promotion and development of Islamic sciences, saying that during his Imamate, Imam Sadiq (AS) was the great scientific and spiritual source in the Muslim world and Muslim and even non-Muslim scholars knew him as a great scholar and scientist. “As the Imam (AS) managed to make the best of the political, scientific and cultural conditions of the time to spread different sciences, this historical period is considered to be a special one in terms of scientific development,”? Ayatollah Taskhiri underlined, noting that Imam Sadiq (AS) trained scholars in various bracnhes of knowledge and answered questions about the major scientific and religious issues of the time. Supreme Leader’s advisor in the Muslim world’s affairs further said that the Umayyad rulers’ weakness and their power struggle within the dynasty and later with the Abbasids created an excellent opportunity for spreading Islamic sciences and Hadiths and the Imam (AS) used the opportunity to establish the greatest university of the Muslim world. He noted that Imam Sadiq (AS) faced a lot of problems and troubles as well as scientific, cultural and ideological challenges in his endeavors, adding that despite all the problems, the Imam (AS) managed to create a great scientific Jihad and clarify the genuine teachings of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS). Ayatollah Taskhiri referred to the Qulat (exaggerators) as one of the challenges facing the Imam (AS), saying that Imam Sadiq (AS), like his father and other Imams (AS) confronted this group through scientific and logical discussion and warned about their danger to Islam. He further said that Imam Sadiq (AS) trained students in various fields of knowledge including Fiqh (jurisprudence), Hadith, etc, adding that there was so much tolerance in the school of Imam Jafar Sadiq (AS) that even followers of other religions and schools of thought would benefit from his infinite ocean of knowledge. Supreme Leader’s advisor in the Muslim world’s affairs went on to say that the number of Imam Sadiq’s (AS) students amounted to 4000, ad that they included the main leaders of Sunni Islam including Abu Hanifa and Malik Ibn Annas. The End Source: IQNA