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Encyclopedia > Festival of Imam Musa al Kazim

The Festival of Imam Musa al Kazim is a Shia Muslim festival dedicated to the memory of the Imam Musa al-Kazim. It occours on the seventh day of the month of Rajab in the Islamic calendar. Shiʻa Islam (Arabic شيعى follower; English has traditionally used Shiite) makes up the second largest sect of believers in Islam, constituting about 30%–35% of all Muslim. ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) is an adherent of Islam. ... The Shia Imam is considered by the Shia sect of Islam to be the rightful successor to Muhammad, and is similar to the Caliph in Sunni Islam. ... Imam Musa al Kazim (November 10, 745 - September 4, 799) was the seventh Shia Imam (he is not accepted by the Ismailis as the seventh Imam). ... Rajab is the seventh month of the Islamic Calendar. ... The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (also called Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Muslim holy days. ...

Muslim holidays and observences
Muslim New Year | Festival of Muharram | Aashurah | Imamat Day | Arba'een | Mawlid
Imam Musa al Kazim day | Lailat al Miraj | Shab-e-baraat | Ramadan | Laylat al-Qadr | Eid ul-Fitr | Eid ul-Adha


 
 

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