Imam Hassan Al-Askari(as)

Imam Hassan Al-Askari(as) The Infallible Eleventh Holy Imam

· Name: Hassan(as)

· Title: Al-Askari

· Kunyat: Abu Mohammad

· Born: On Monday, 10th of Rabea Al-Akhir, 232 AH, in Medina, Saudi Arabia

· Father: The Tenth Imam Ali Al-Hadi(as)

· Mother: Al-Sayyidah Jiddah

· Date of death: Friday, 8th Rabea Al-Awwal 260AH, at the age of 28 years old.

· Cause of Death: Murdered by poisoning by Mu'tamid Ibin Mutawakkil Al-Abbassi

· Buried: In Samarra, northen Iraq.

The Eleventh Holy Imam Hassan AI-Askari(as) the son of the Imam Ali Al-Hadi(as) and AI-Sayyidah Jiddah. His body was prepared for burial by his son the Twelveth Imam AI-Mehdi Al-Muntathar and was buried next to the grave of his father the Imam Al-Hadi in Samarra northern Iraq where his shrine stands now. His noble and excellent personality is well-known to Muslims. His physical form was perfectly shaped and spiritually he was just like his great grandfather The Holy Prophet(pbuh). Ismael narrates the following:

"Once I sitting on the path waiting for the Imam to pass by and when he did, I started complaining of my difficulties and asked him for some financial help." The Imam said, "You swear by Allah(SWT) falsely, because you have already buried one hundred Dinars as a saving. What I say is not to deny you financial help. Boys, give him all the money with you." He was well-known to the Christians as having all the human perfections like the Prophet Jesus(as) had. The Imam would worship Allah(swt) a lot and his personality was quite majestic.

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