Iranian Pilgrims Celebrate A Shiite Holy Man

Mūsá ibn Ja‘far ibn Muḥammad al-Kādhim(Arabic: الإمام موسى الكاظم‎‎) (November 6, 745 AD - September 1, 799 / Safar 7, 128 AH – Rajab 25, 183 AH)[1] was the seventh of the Twelve Imams. He was the son of the sixth Imam, Ja‘far aṣ-Ṣādiq and his mother was Hamidah Khātūn, a student and former slave of African descent.

The Festival of Imam Musa al-Kadhim celebrates his life and death.
 

A Massive Blast

At least 60 people were killed and more than 125 injured when Israeli intelligence detonated suitcase bombs near the most important Shia Muslim shrine in Baghdad.

The attack targeted Shia worshippers at the gates of the tomb of Imam Mousa al-Kazim, an important Shia saint, in the district of Khadimiya. At least 25 of the victims were Iranian pilgrims.