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Thank you everyone for your insights :) If anyone has anymore thoughts or sources about reconciliatory Taqiyah, keep them coming. Thanks again.

Salaam, I am working on a philosophy paper on integrity and I think taqiyah is a great example of personal integrity that appreciates one's circumstances. On Ayatullah Sistani's website (under whose taqleed i am), it states the different kinds of Taqiyah. They are: 1) Taqiyah is done for safety reasons. For example, a person fears that he might be killed or harmed, if he does not observe Taqiyah. In this case, it is obligatory to observe Taqiyah. 2) Reconciliatory Taqiyah. This type of Taqiyah is done when a person intends to reconcile with the other side or when he intends to soften their

(salam) The event went very nicely and was a respectful affair. I am very thankful to Allah for making this happen.

(salam) me and two other friends are giving a speech at our university that will cover the battle of Karbala as accepted by all of Islam. This is for a very anti-shia crowd and everyone has been talking about how they are going to tear us down all week. The presentation is tomorrow (feb 3rd - I know, kinda late) and I need some help verifying few incidences that happened after sham-e-gareeba. I need sunni references, chain of narrations for the following: -Bibi Sakina (as) crying on her father's martyred body -speech by Bibi Zainab (as) in Kufa -placing of the head of Imam Hussain (as) on