Imam Hassan Al-Askari

Imam Hassan Al-Askari(as) The Infallible Fifth 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.