Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr
Iraqi Shia philosopher and politician (1935–1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr (Arabic: آية الله العظمى السيد محمد باقر الصدر; 1 March 1935 – 9 April 1980), also known as al-Shahīd al-Khāmis (the fifth martyr), was an Iraqi philosopher, and the ideological founder of the Islamic Dawa Party, born in al-Kadhimiya, Iraq. He was father-in-law to Muqtada al-Sadr, a cousin of Muhammad Sadeq al-Sadr and Imam Musa as-Sadr. His father Haydar al-Sadr was a well-respected high-ranking Shi'a cleric. His lineage can be traced back to Muhammad through the seventh Shia Imam Musa al-Kazim. Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr was executed in 1980 by the regime of Saddam Hussein along with his sister, Amina Sadr bint al-Huda.
Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr | |
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Personal | |
Born | (1935-03-01)1 March 1935 |
Died | 9 April 1980(1980-04-09) (aged 45) |
Resting place | Wadi-us-Salaam, Najaf |
Religion | Islam |
Nationality | Iraqi |
Citizenship | Iraq |
Sect | Usuli Twelver Shia Islam |
Muslim leader | |
Based in | Najaf, Iraq |
Post | Grand Ayatollah |