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- Title
MIGRATION OF LADY FATIMA AL-MA'SUMAH TO QUM.
- Authors
NIKOO-BORESHRAD, FARZANEH
- Abstract
After the demise of the Prophet, the Imams and their followers, the Shi'as were continuously oppressed by the usurpers of the government. In this political climate, the Shi'as--under the Imams' overt and covert guidance--objected to the usurping regimes through either a) uprising and martyrdom or b) migration. In these migrations, women along with men were remarkably present in the political and social arenas, as they played a crucial role in conveying the Shi'a message and transferring their money to the Imams. Lady Ma'sumah was among the women who-- following the forced migration of Imam al-Ridha in the time of al-Ma'mun's rule -- migrated from Medina to Iran on the pretext of visiting Imam al-Ridha. In this article, after reference to general reasons for her migration, fourteen reasons for her migration to Qum-- the centre of Shi'ism--are mentioned. Qum is currently the largest centre for dissemination and propagation of Shi'ism in the world owing to this blessed migration.
- Subjects
QUM (Iran); MUSLIM pilgrims &; pilgrimages; ISLAMIC leadership
- Publication
Message of Thaqalayn, 2016, Vol 17, Issue 2, p105
- ISSN
2045-1040
- Publication type
Article