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Ayatullah Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr was a well-known and widely respected figure throughout the Muslim world. His twin books Falsafatuna (Our Philosophy) and Iqtasaduna (Our Economics) have been widely acclaimed as masterpieces in bridging the gap between Islamic tradition and contemporary Muslim intellectuals. He also wrote on ‘Al- Usul al-Mantiquiyahli-l Istiqra’ (The Logical Foundations of Induction), ‘Al-Bankal-Laribawi’ (Towards a Non-Usurious Islamic Bank), ‘AI-insanal-Mu'asir wa-al Mushkilah al-Ijtima'iyah’ (Contemporary Man and Social Problems) and many other original works.

Ayatullah’s popularity was obviously unpalatable to the satanic Takriti clique in Iraq and both he and his numerous followers were continually harassed. He had been under intermittent house arrest since he declared his open support for the Islamic Movement in Iran and expressed the hope of bringing about a similar change in Iraq.

Many of his close followers have been executed. Ayatullah al-Sadr, who was martyred in April 1980 with his sister Bint al-Ruda by the tyrant Saddam Takriti, raised the banner of opposition to the regime in the glorious tradition of his predecessors going back to Imam Husayn, upon whom be peace, and took up the struggle in the Name of Allah, the Annihilator of Tyrants.

Notes

1. Tarikh al-Tabari, 5/26

2. Sharh al-Nahj of Ibn Hadid, 6/46

3. Tarikh al-Tabari, 3/20

4. Tarikh al-Kamil of Ibn Athir and others

5. Musnad Ahmad, 1/300; Sahih Muslim, vol 2, at the end of Al-Wasaya;and Sahih Al-Bokhari, vol 1, Kitab as-Salh

6. Tarikh al-Yaqubi, 2/126-127

7. Tabaqat ibn Sa'd, 3/248

8. Tarikh al-Tabari, 4/52

9. See the texts concerning as-saqifa an-Nahj, 6/6-9

10. Sunan ad-Darimi, 1/50

11. Ibid

12. Ibid

13. Surat al-'Abasa, 28-32

14. 'Umdatul Qari'