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...that the Arabic translation of Borunsi sold one million copies in its first year of publication?
...that the Sahifah of al-Ridha is a collection of 240 hadiths narrated by Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha, the eighth Shia Imam?
...that the earliest settlements of Shi'a in the Netherlands date back to the 1960s?"

... that due to the large number of pilgrims who visit Bahrain during Muharram (Muharram procession pictured), the country has been referred to as the "Karbala of the Gulf"?
... that The Fifteen Whispered Prayers by Imam Zayn al-Abidin contain different prayers to be recited in accordance with one's present mood?
... that Shia cleric Abdul Amir al-Jamri succeeded in uniting Shia, secular and liberal forces during the 1990s uprising in Bahrain?

... that the British wanted to destroy the Jama Masjid (pictured) after the Revolt of 1857?
... that Iran's Supreme Leader, Khamenei, is alleged to be the first senior Islamic cleric directly addressing western youth about his religion?
...that the Mourning of Muharram, observed by Shi'a Muslims, commemorates the anniversary of the death of Imam Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 680?

... that the c. 8th-century medical text Al-Risalah al-Dhahabiah, attributed to Ali al-Ridha, is also known as the "Golden Treatise"?
...that upon completion, the Mausoleum of Khomeini (pictured), under construction since Ayatollah Khomeini died, will have a tourist center, a university and a shopping mall?
...that the Amman Message was a statement issued by King Abdullah II of Jordan calling for tolerance and unity in the Muslim world?

... that the popular Shia Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr called for Saudi protesters to use "the roar of the word" in response to police bullets?
... that during the Iran–Iraq War, an Iraqi major told his prisoner Aboutorabi, "if Khomeini is like you, I will follow him"?
...that the Iranian missile architect Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam was known as the father of Iran's missile program?
...that per research of Dr.Zameer Akhtar Naqvi letter dispatched in the 61 Hijra by Imam Hussain to the King of Rajasthan is still preserved with the royal family of Rajasthan presently settled in Europe"

...that the Mourning of Muharram, observed by Shi'a Muslims, commemorates the anniversary of the death of Imam Husayn ibn Ali at the Battle of Karbala in 680?
...that due to the large number of pilgrims who visit Bahrain during Muharram (Muharram procession pictured), the country has been referred to as the "Karbala of the Gulf"?
...that Muslim ibn Awsaja al-Asadi was a companion of Muhammad prophet who participated at in Battle of Karbala as a companion of Hussain ibn Ali?
...that Wahhab ibn Abdullah al-Kalbi was Christian companion of Hussain ibn Ali who was killed in battle of karbala?