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Life & Times of Late ALLAM AH SAYYID M UR TADH A ASKAR

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so o n e o f t h e f o u n d e r s o f th e I s l a m i c Mo ve m e n t i n I r a q . An e m i n e n t H is t o r i a n , tr a d i t io n ad o n e o f t h e S e m i n a r ys le a r n e d m a s t er s w h o w a s e x p e r t in s o m a n y r e s e a r c h e s a n d

m p i le d m a n y b o o k s o n I m a m a t e , W i la a y a t , R e a s o n i n g a n d Tr a d i t io n a l R e s e a r c h e s .

lamah Askari was born in Samarrah on 18 Jumada al- Thaani in 1332 (1901). He began his primary sSamarrah (Iraq), and then he joined the seminary of that city. When he was 28 years old, he migra

e holy city of Qom and began his study in Usool and Fiqh, and benefited from the lectures of Ayaar`ashi Najafi and Ayatullah Shaykh Muhammad Husayn Shari`atmadari Sauooji. He also benefitede late Ayatullah Uzma Imam Khomayni, Ayatullah Mirza Khalil KamraI, Ayatullah Haj Shaykh M

haheed (Payeen Shahri) in the fields of theology and beliefs, tafseer, ethics, and purification of the cul.

ollowing his studies, Ayatullah Askari began to research in the field of biography, history, and itinerarysult of these studies, especially having studied the writings of Ayatullah Mirza Shirazi regarding the issbacco, was that he b e c a m e a c q u a i n t e d w i th t h e b e g in n i n g s o f t h e c u l t u r a l a s s a u l t o f t h e W e slon i a l fo r ces aga in s t I s lam i c wor ld .

ya t u l la h As k a r i m ig h t b e t h e fi r s t I s la m i c t h i n k e r w h o r e c o gn i z e d t h e r e a li ty o f e d u c a t i

e t h o d s a p p lie d fo r t h e e d u c a t io n c en t e r s in t h e E a s te r n c ou n t r ie s , b y t h e E u r o pu n s e l o r s o f th a t t i m e . H e m a d e m a n y sig n i fic a n t r e s e a r c h e s i n t h i s fie ld fr o m w h i c h h e

e r e a s o n s b e h i n d t h e E a s te r n c o u n t r i es b a c kw a r d n e s s. H e c h a lle n g e d t h e m e t h o d

u c a t io n o f th a t e r a w i t h h is s t u d i e s .

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yatullah Askari began his trips and journeys to many Islamic countries, and met many eminent personake Ahmad Ameen (the author of the book titled: Completion in Islam). In 1363 A.H., both personacided to establish a special school in which the children were taught genuine teachings of Islam.

ne of the students of that school was Ayatullah Martyr Sayyid Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr. When the prAyatullah Askari gave good results in its first stage, he decided to begin the second stage. For thieded the permission of establishing a special place wherein Islamic sciences are taught. This step prece establishing of a university for teaching the principles of religion.

e d i vid e d h i s r e s e a r c h i n g p r o g r a m in t o m a n y p a r t s . Th e s e p a r t s co n s i s te d o f th e e a r l ie r s t

c r e a t io n , t h e fo r m a t io n o f r e l ig io u s m i ss io n b a s e d o n t h e m a i n c o r e ( i. e. th e I s la

is s io n ) , a n d t h e I s la m i c h i s t o r ic a l e r a s t o t h e e n d o f t h e A b b a s id d yn a s t y.

he result of these studies was that Ayatullah Askari was able to achieve information and analysis whic

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ne before him was able to achieve in that form. This achievement was represented by reaching a convioof regarding the unreality of the traditions collected by Sayf Ibn Omar al-Tamimi and other personals research presented to the world the forgery regarding:

(1)Abdullah Ibn Saba, and

(2)150 (So called) Companions

This proof shocked the researchers and the public alike, and made them check again the subjectsinherited through centuries, and therefore, many Schools of Thought which were built by Tabari and meminent historians were destroyed. Ayatullah Askari proved that these matters, which many thoughtindisputable facts and events, had no proof of their being real.

The first book of Ayatullah Askari in this field, titled "Abdullah Ibn Saba" and the second book "Wial-Wardi" were published in 1954.

Ayatullah Askari continued his significant activities in various fields, especially in the social afeven after his return to Iran. Beside that, he established many schools and clinics.

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a h e M u b a r a k e R a m a d h a n 14 2 8 . M a y Alla h s w t r e s t h is s o u l in p e a c e .

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