Brief

He is: Abu Muhammad Al-Hassan bin Ali bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Musa bin Jaafar bin Muhammad bin Ali bin Al-Hussein bin Ali bin Abi Talib bin Abdul Muttalib bin Hashim bin Abdul Manaf bin Qusay bin Kilab bin Murrah bin Kaab bin Luay bin Ghalib bin Fahr bin Malik Ibn Quraish Ibn Kinana Ibn Khuzaymah Ibn Mudrikah Ibn Ilyas Ibn Mudar Ibn Nizar Ibn Maad Ibn Adnan. His mother is: Hadith.

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His birth (peace be upon him)

He was born in Medina on the 8th of Rabi’ al-Thani 232 AH, and it was said that it was the 10th of Rabi’ al-Thani, which is most likely according to the majority of scholars.

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His Titles

His most famous nickname peace be upon him by which he is known is: Al-Kadhim. He was also called the good servant, and in Medina he was known as Zayn al-Mutahajdin. After his death, he became famous with a title that overshadowed the rest of his titles, which is the Gate of Needs, because he [peace be upon him] was known for his miracles, miracles, and answered prayers.

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His Biography (peace be upon him)

Al-Hasan Al-Askari moved with his father, Imam Ali Al-Hadi, to Samarra after Caliph Al-Mutawakkil Al-Abbasi summoned him there. He lived with his father in Samarra for 20 years, after which he received the Imamate at the age of 22. This happened after the death of his father in the year 254 AH. According to Shiite narratives, his imamate lasted until the year 260 AH, that is, six years. During this period, he experienced the weakness of the Abbasid authority and the Turks’ control over the reins of government. This did not prevent the increasing policy of Abbasid pressure against him, as he returned to their prisons several times and was subjected to strict supervision, and finally an attempt to oppress him away from the eyes of the people, which failed. Despite all of this, Al-Hassan Al-Askari was able to abort all these attempts, which earned him special respect among the followers of the authority, so that through their closeness to him, they turned into people who were trustworthy, loyal, and concerned for his safety. Rather, he was able to impose his respect on everyone, such as Ubayd Allah ibn Yahya ibn Khaqan, the Abbasid vizier, who is credited with having said of his right: “If the caliphate were to disappear from the Abbasids, no one of the Banu Hashim would have deserved it other than him for his virtue, chastity, guidance, self-preservation, asceticism, worship, and his beautiful morals and righteousness.” Through his cautious and careful stances in his relationship with the government, Al-Hasan Al-Askari wanted to prevent the Abbasid rule from evading his plan to integrate the imams of the Ahl al-Bayt and melt them into the crucible of the ruling apparatus and subject them to permanent surveillance and house arrest that aimed to isolate them from their bases and loyalists.

 

Al-Askari, like his father, was forced to maintain power by coming to the Caliph’s court every Monday and Thursday. Al-Hassan Al-Askari took advantage of this policy to convince the authorities not to deviate from its policy. To protect his companions from the pressure and persecution they were subjected to by the Abbasid state. But without giving the authority the legal cover that would consolidate its legitimacy and justify its policy, as is clearly shown by his position on the Zanj revolution that broke out as a result of the authority’s injustice and indulgence in a life of luxury. Due to extreme poverty among the vulnerable classes, and it was led by a man who claimed to belong to the Ahl al-Bayt, this revolution confused the authority and cost it a lot of effort to eliminate it. The position towards this revolution was one of rejection, but it had the effect of being silent and not condemning its actions so that the condemnation would not be considered an implicit support for the state. In fact, the authorities were too busy monitoring him to suppress the Zanj revolution. Which allowed him to exercise his guiding and guiding missionary role.

 

He encouraged his companions to publish books and letters on vital religious topics, and he would review and revise them. As prey to answer the skeptics and wrote revoked. It is said that he contacted the Canadian philosopher, who began writing a book about the contradictions of the Qur’an. So he convinced him of his mistake. Which made Al-Kindi burn the book and repent. He worked to provide and strengthen his bases and loyalists with all the elements of steadfastness and awareness. He provided them with the money necessary to solve their problems, tracked their news and psychological and social conditions, and provided them with the necessary directions and guidance, which led to their cohesion and understanding of the approach of Ahl al-Bayt and their seeking all ways to contact him despite the strict censorship that surrounded him by the authority. It is narrated that Muhammad bin Ali Al-Samri used to carry letters, questions, and money in a jar of ghee in his capacity as a seller, and bring them to Al-Hasan to return with answers and directions. Thus, Al-Hasan was able to break the Abbasid collar around him, convey the thesis of authentic Islam to his popular bases, abort the attempts of the authority, and defeat its goal

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Imam (peace be upon him) marriage

Shiite biography books narrate that Ali al-Hadi sent one of his close companions, who was a slave laborer, to buy a specific Roman slave woman whose description he described to him. Her name was Narjis, daughter of Joshua, son of Caesar, king of the Romans, and her lineage goes back to Shimun al-Safa, one of Jesus’ disciples. The slave trader bought her and delivered her to al-Hadi, who in turn delivered her to His sister, Hakima, taught her the rules of Islam. Thus, Narjis remained with Hakima until Hassan al-Askari married her, and she gave birth to him Muhammad al-Mahdi ibn al-Hasan, who is the only son left by Hassan al-Askari. The Shiites believe that God miraculously hid the belly of Mrs. Narjis so that the Abbasids would not know of her pregnancy, and she gave birth to Imam al-Mahdi, who was absent. The minor absence when he was seven years old, then the major absence, and he is still absent to this day.

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His death 

 I serve Al-Hasan bin Ali Al-Askari and carry his books to the cities, so I went to him during his illness in which he died, and he wrote letters and said: Take them to Al-Mada’in. So I went out with the letters and took their answers and returned to - the secret of those who saw - on the fifteenth day, and I found the preacher in his house, and Ja’far bin Ali was at the door of the house. The Shiites around him console and congratulate him. So I said to myself: If this is the case, then he is in trouble. Then the servant’s colonel came out and said: Sir, your brother has been shrouded, stand up to pray over him. Then Ja’far and those present entered, and Ja’far bin Ali (who is the brother of Al-Askari) came forward to pray over him. When he was about to say the takbir, a boy came out with a brown face, cat hair, and gritting teeth. He grabbed Ja’far bin Ali’s robe and said: “Be late, uncle.” I am more deserving of you than you to pray for my father. So Ja`far delayed, his face turning pale, so the boy came forward and prayed over him. He was buried next to his father’s grave, where their appearance is a Kaaba for the arrivals and a refuge for those who love the Ahl al-Bayt, from whom God has removed impurity and purified them with a purification by which they seek blessing and plead with God Almighty by the sanctity of the one who is buried in his grave, to allow them to enter into the grave. His mercy and makes them follow the truth and guidance.