The eleventh Imam · al-Askari
Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS)
Son of Imam al-Hadi (AS) and the eleventh Imam, and father of Imam al-Mahdi (ajtf). He lived almost his whole life in Samarra under the watch of the caliphs.
الإمام الحسن العسكري
- Born
- Rabi al-Thani 232 AH (846 CE), Medina according to most sources
- Parents
- Imam al-Hadi (AS) and Hudayth (also named Hudaytha)
- Died
- 260 AH (874 CE), Samarra
- Resting place
- al-Askari Shrine, Samarra
Life
A life in Samarra
Most early Imami sources date his birth to Rabi al-Thani 232 AH. Most say he was born in Medina; some say Samarra. [WikiShia]
He was brought to Samarra with his father in 233 AH, aged about one, and lived there for the rest of his life. He was imprisoned in 255 AH and again in Safar 260 AH on the order of the caliph al-Mu’tamid. [WikiShia]
He died in Samarra in 260 AH and was buried beside his father. [WikiShia] [WikiShia]
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