The activity of these agitators was mostly in Iraq...

The activity of these agitators was mostly in Iraq, Persia and to some extent in the Peninsula of Arabia. Similar agitations were also brewing in Syria, Africa, Spain, and in those parts of Central Asia and Europe where the Ummayad rulership extended. Hisham Bin Abdul Malik Bin Merwan had considered these threats more serious than Imam Sadiq's education program in Medina. He therefore put to full use his energies and resources to suppress these agitators so as to save his throne.

Imam Jaffer Sadiq (A.S) took this opportunity to carry out his mission that had been put to a temporary halt by Hisham. Imam Sadiq's "Revolution' Through Education After a short interruption, Imam Jaffer Sadiq (A.S) resumed his teaching program, knowing that it was now safe to do so. Whereas Imam Zainul Abeedin (A.S) and Imam Baqir (A.S) had fully established the Center of Learning. Imam Sadiq (AS) went ahead; he helped it to attain a status similar to a modern university.

DEVELGPM ENT OF THE CENTER OF LEARN ING TO HAVE THE STATUS OF A MODERN-TYPE UNIVERSITY The most outstanding characteristics of a university are:- • It is a place of advanced learning • It is an institute that disseminates both pure and applied knowledge on a wide range of disciplines. • The teachers of this institute are highly talented with proven experience in their respective fields of learning.

A university that develops on these principles builds ?ts reputation, which is reflected through the high quality of students that it produces, and the volume of information that it generates. The public both national and international - then gives recognition to such an institution. The ultimate result is seekers of knowledge throughout the civilized world Hock around such an institution.

Imam Jaffer Sadiq's Institution had all these qualities as revealed by the curriculum as well as the methodology that had been adopted by Imam (A.S).