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Some sources have mentioned that the Imam's surname (Aba Abdellah) is because of the name of his infant child named Abdullah that was only six months old and was martyred in Karbala.

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آیا پیامبر اسلام(ص) پدران و مادرانی که توجه کافی به فرزندانشان را ندارند نفرین کرد؟

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در یکی از فرازهای وصیتی طولانی از رسول خدا(ص) به امام علی(ع) چنین آمده است:«... یَا عَلِیُّ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ وَالِدَیْنِ حَمَلَا وَلَدَهُمَا عَلَى عُقُوقِهِمَا...»؛[i] علی! خداوند لعنت کند پدر و مادری را که با رفتار خود موجب آن می‌شوند که فرزندشان آنان را عاق کند.و در ادامه می‌فرماید:«یَا عَلِیُّ یَلْزَمُ الْوَالِدَیْنِ ...
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Which verse of the holy Quran is the identity of Allah, the Almighty?

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Is conniving at faux pas that has committed by a gentleman or an important character considered as one the Islamic teachings? Doesn’t this encourage them to continue their wrongdoing?!

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