Imam Hassan Al-Askari

(Salaam Allah A'lay)


Imam: THE ELEVENTH HOLY IMAM(as)
Name: HASSAN(as)
Title: AL-ASKARI(as)
Kunyat: ABU MOHAMMAD(as)
Born: Monday, 10th of Rabea Al-Akhir, 232 AH
in Medina, Arabia
Father: The Tenth Imam Ali Al-Hadi(as)
Mother: Al-Sayyidah Jiddah
Date of Death: Friday, 8th Rabea Al-Awwal 260AH
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(as) and was buried next to the grave of his father the Imam Al-Hadi(as) in Samarra northern Iraq where his holy sacred Shrine stands now.

His noble and excellent personality is well-known to all the Muslims. His physical form was perfectly shaped and spiritually, he was just like his great Grandfather The Holy Prophet(pbuh&hf).

Ismaeel narrates the following:

"Once I sitting on the path waiting for the Imam(as) to pass by and when he did, I started complaining of my difficulties and asked him for some financial help."

The Imam(as) 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 Holy Prophet Essa(as) had.

The Imam(as) would worship Allah(swt) a lot and his personality was quite majestic.