Ayat Sadeq As-Sadr’s death anniversary marked

By: Ismail Zabeeh

KAZMAYN SHARIFAYN, Iraq: The fourth martyrdom anniversary, according to Islamic calendar, of Shaheed Ayatullah Sayyed Muhammad Sadeq AS-Sadr and two of his sons was observed in Iraq this weekend.

Marking the occasion, a ceremony was held at the holy shrine of Al-Imam Mousa bin Jafar Al-Kazim (as) and Al-Imam Muhammad At-Taqi Al-Jawwad (as) in Kazmayn Sharifan, Baghdad. Large numbner of mourners attended.

Ayatullah AS-Sadr and two of his sons named as Mustafa As-Sadr, 34, and Mu'ammal As-Sadr were martyred by the regime of former dictator Saddam Hussein on February 18, 1999, in Kufa, Iraq.

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