Musa al-Kazim

Imam Musa al Kazim (November 10, 745 – September 4, 799) was the seventh Shia Imam (he is not accepted by the Ismailis as the seventh Imam). He was born Musa ibn Jafar ibn Muhammad, and the Festival of Imam Musa al Kazim is held on the seventh day of Rajab every year in the Islamic calendar.

Death

He was poisoned by Harun Rashid on September 4, 799 while in jail, and his body was put on display on the Baghdad bridge so that Harun Rashid could dispel any rumors of Musa still being alive. He was buried north of Baghdad in a town that is now named after him, Kazimain.

Related Topics:
Baghdad - Kazimain

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A mausoleum of one of his descendents called Imam Ja'far is situated in the city of Pishva near Tehran in Iran.http://www.itto.org/attraction/attraction.asp?status=showattraction&attractid=Im111&prv=teh

Related Topics:
Pishva - Tehran - Iran

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