In a meeting with Sayyid Muhammad Ali Haidara, a Shiite researcher and scholar from Senegal, which was held at his office in Karbala, Ayatollah Seyyed Muhammad Taqi Modarresi referred to the historical role of the noble descendants of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) in spreading Shiite teachings in the African continent from the beginning of Islam to the present era, and praised the fruits of these efforts in promoting the pure Islam.