Imam Al-HasanThe Second Imam

By A.S. Hashim. MD

Early Childhood I

Born in Medina, 2nd Yr of Hijrah

The Prophet loves him very much

Born after Badr confrontation

Fills the house with joy

Early Childhood II

At age of 1, the battle of Ohod takes place

Al-Husain is born

The Prophet loves the boys dearly

The Prophet calls Al-Hasan and Al-Husain as His Children

Early Childhood III

At 3, a sister is born, Zainab

At 4, another sister is born, Umm Kalthoom

At 6, Ayah of Tat’heer is revealed

Al-Hasan is one of Ahlul Bayt

Ayah of Tat’heer and Ahlul Bayt

Al-Kisaa as narrated by Jabir Al-Ansaari

Took place in Umm Salama’s house

Ali, Fatima, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain under one cover along with the Prophet

The Prophet declares: These are my Ahlul Bayt

Early Childhood IV

Christians from Najran visit Muhammad

They inquire about Islam, and

The Quran challenges them (Mubaahala)

They agree to invoke Damnation of God on the liars

Next day, seeing that Muhammad brought Ahlul Bayt for Mubaahala,

The Christians retreat, asking to be excused from Mubaahala

Ayah for MubaahalaSurah  3:  Ayah  61.

"THEN SAY: LET US CALL UPON OUR CHILDREN AND

YOUR CHILDREN, OUR LADIES AND YOUR LADIES,

OURSELVES AND YOURSELVES,THEN WE PRAY SO THAT

ALLAH'S WRATH WILL BE UPON THOSE WHO TELL UNTRUTH"

�ْع�ِد�   َب ِم�ن ِف�يِه� َح�آَّج َك� ِف�َم�ن� � �ِم �ْع�ْل اْل ِم�ن� َّج�اءَك� ِم�ا

�ا �اءَن �َن �َب َأ ��ِد�ُع َن � �ْو�ا �ْع�اْل َت ِف�ُق�ْل��ا اءَن �َس� َو�َن �ِم� �اءُك �َن �َب َو�َأ�ا َن �َنُف�َس� َو�َأ �ِم� اءُك �َس� َو�َن

�ِم� ُك �َنُف�َس� َوَأ'ِه� اْلْل ��ُة ْع�َن ْل �ْج�ْع�ْل ِف�َن �ِه�ْل� �َت �ْب َن �ِم ُث

�ين �اِذ�َب �ُك اْل َع�ْل�ى

Ayah of Tat’heer

�ْذ�ِه�َب� �ي ْل � ِه اْلْل ��ِر�يِد ي َم�ا �َن ِإ�ِه�ْل� َأ َّج�َس� اْلِر8 ��ِم َع�َنُك

ا �ْط�ِه�يِر9 َت �ِم� ُك �ْط�ِه8ِر� َو�ي �ِت� �ي �ْب اْل(Surah  33:  Ayah  33.  According to

A'isha, Ayah of Tat'heer (Purification) was revealed on

behalf of Fatima, Ali, Al-Hasan, and Al-Husain, see Sahih Muslim Vol.

3, Page 130.)

VERILY, ALLAH HAS DECREED TO PURIFY YOU, O' AHLUL BAYT,

AND SANCTIFY YOU IN A PERFECT WAY

Well known Hadiths about al-Hasan and al-Husain

سـيِدا   َواْلحَسـين اْلحَسـناْلْجَنِه اِهْل شـْباب

    َواْلحَسـين اْلحَسـن� َأَحَب Aِم��ن

    َأَبَغ�َض�ـِه�َما Aَوِم�ن �ي َن َأَحْب ِفُقِدَأَبَغ�َض�َني ِفُقِد

 

   ساْلَمـَتِم، �َم�ن ْل Fْلِم س� َأَنا�ِم َحارَبَت �َم�ن ْل �Fَوَحِرب

AL-HASAN AND AL-HUSAIN ARE EACH A PRINCE OVER THE YOUTHFUL IN HEAVEN".

THE ONE WHO LOVES HASAN AND HUSAIN WILL ALSO HAVE LOVED ME, AND HE WHO DETESTS THEM,WILL HAVE DETESTED ME.

"IN PEACE I AM WITH HIM WHOM YOU ARE IN PEACE WITH AND IN BATTLE I AM WITH HIM WHOM YOU ARE IN BATTLE WITH

Age 7-8 Yrs Old

Al-Hasan at age 7-8: the Prophet dies

Saqeefa happenings and its aftermath of Khilaafah

Father works in Grove to support family

Father tutors Al-Hasan and Al-Husain along with Ibn Abbas

Mother is sick

Age 8 Yrs Old

Mother Fatima dies

Buried at night, as per her wishes– So buried to avoid connection with some people

who had angered her

Al-Hasan misses his mother very much

In mourning

Father continues to tutor them

LineageLineage

FatherAli

MotherFatima

Al-Hasan

GrandfathersMuhammad and Abu Talib

GrandmothersKhadijah and Fatima

New Step Mother

Father marries Asmaa bint Umais

Asmaa was wife of Abu Bakr

Asmaa had Abu Bakr’s baby by name of Muhammad

Asmaa was previously wife of Ja’far, brother of Ali. Ja’far was killed in Mu’ta battle

As a Child

Al-Hasan at 10, Abu Bakr dies, Omar the Khalifa

Al-Hasan helps father in writing the Corpus of Knowledge

Full of questions in quest of knowledge

Family busy with Muhammad son of Abu Bakr and others

As a Youth

Participates in Religious discourses and discussions

Omar’s rule– Strict, Islamic

– Sahaaba are forbidden from leaving Medina

– Islamic Expansion into Persia and Byzantine territories

Keeps helping father to write the Corpus of Knowledge

At Age Twenty

Omar dies, being stabbed by Abu Lu’lua

Omar appointing 6 to choose a Khalifa

Uthman becomes Khalifa

Al-Hasan and Al-Husain help father in writing the Corpus of Knowledge

In his Twenties I

Gets married

Loves perfume and good grooming

At first Uthman’s Rule was mellow but good

Uthman starts to appoint corrupt family clan to high offices: Dynasty Rules

Corruption of the rulers lead to complaints

Ali marries Umm Al-Baneen

Corpus of KnowledgeAli’s writings during:

Abu Bakr,Omar, and

Uthman’s Khilaafah:

Corpus of Knowledge consists of the

following:

1. Quran in chorological order

2. Tafseer (Mus’haf Fatima)3. Hadith (Saheefa of Ali)4. Ah’kaam5. Al-Jafr

a. White Jafr: Prophets and early times

b. Red Jafr: Rules of war in Islam

In his Twenties II

Al-Hasan and Al-Husain participate in North Africa Campaign

Feels the anger of the society about rule of Uthman

Defends Uthman from the rebels surrounding Uthman’s house

Al-Hasan gets wounded in defending Uthman

In his Twenties III

Has many brothers through Umm Al-Baneen

The house is very active with the expanded family

Continues his discourses at Masjid Al-Nabawi

Has many children by now

In his Thirties

Ali is elected for Khilaafah

Some People agitate against Ali

A’isha, Talha, and Zubair lead a force and head toward Basrah

Ali and his family head toward Kufa

Al-Hasan Deployed to Kufa

Al-Hasan heads to Kufa with a handful of supporters

Builds support for his father in Kufa

Ali, family, and 500 people arrive from Medina

They build support to fight off the insurgents in Basrah

Al-Hasan at Jamal Confrontation

During the battle Ali was very protective of Al-Hasan and Al-HusainAli urged his other son (Muhammad ibn Al-Hanafiyyah) to face the rebelsWhen asked about Al-Hasan and Al-Husain, he replied:– I don’t want to expose the lineage of Rasool Allah

to be cut off (up to Al-Mahdi)

Al-Hasan at Jamal Confrontation

Al-Hasan was in charge of war supplies

This meant a complex experience in war management

Al-Hasan did very well

Al-Hasan cool and penetrating personality fit the job assigned to him

Al-Hasan was 33 years old at the time

At Age of 34

Heads to Siffin to confront Mu’awiya

Is in charge of supplies administration of all the forces

Participates in the 9 day battle

Fighting was severe sometimes

At Siffin

Al-Hasan Is aware of Mu’awiya’s intrigue

Al-Ashath, father-in-Law of Al-Hasan, was the main underground agent for Mu’awiya

Al-Hasan was married to Joda, daughter of Al-Ashath

Al-Hasan witnesses the debacle of Khariji and the call for arbitrations

At Age of 35-37

Witnesses the suffering of the widows and orphans resulting from Siffin aftermath

Aware of Nahrawan and its consequences

Aware of the havoc caused by Mu’awiya– In Iraq– In Yemen– In other territories

At Age of 37

Wounded by Ibn Muljim, Ali gives Al-Hasan the last advice

Ali designates Al-Hasan as the 2nd Imam

They bury Ali in Najaf

People give Al-Hasan allegiance, he is to face Mu'awiya

Al-Hasan forces

Mu’awiya bribes many leaders in Al-Hasan's forces

Many people shift alliance to Mu’awiya

Some Khariji even wound Al-Hasan

Mu’awiya offers a truce for surrender

Reaches agreement with Mu'awiya

Agreement has 7 points

Al-Hasan gives a speech to the worshippers at the Grand Mosque of Kufa

Mu’awiya follows by a speech

Al-Hasan and family return to Medina

 

1.That Mu'awiya shall deal with people according to the Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet.2.That Mu'awiya shall not appoint anyone as his successor.3.That the people of Syria, Iraq, Hijaz and Yemen and other lands shall enjoy amnesty against persecution.4.That friends and companions of Ali and all their women and children shall be protected against all fear and shall be allowed to live in peace.5.That Mu'awiya shall not in anyway, either openly or secretly plot against or injure or threaten Imam Al-Hasan, Imam Al-Husain and other kinsmen of the Prophet (pbuh) and that he will assure them their rights.6.That he shall pay a sum of 50,000 dirhams annually out of the national revenue to Imam Al-Hasan.  (Imam Al-Hasan wanted to financially help the families which had lost a member or more in their previous bloody battles.)7.That the abusive language shall not be used with reference to the Supreme Leader of the Faithful, Ali, and that the present abuse of him and his followers after Salats shall be discontinued.

 

The AgreementThe Agreement

 

"Verily, Allah Almighty has guided you through our grandfather, Muhammad (pbuh) who salvaged you from darkness and ignorance.  Verily, Mu'awiya disputed with me in the matter of the special position assigned to me, and I found no supporters.  Therefore, in order to restore peace and prevent bloodshed I abdicate my power.   You had promised to fight against anyone whom I might fight and to make peace.  Now, I have deemed it expedient in your interest and for your well-being to make peace with Mu'awiya and I have preferred the prevention of slaughter and carnage to the prospect of bloody war, and in doing so my object was your interest therefore you should accept what I have done." (Jilaa' Al-Uyoon.) 

Al-Hasan’s Speech to Kufa PeopleAl-Hasan’s Speech to Kufa People

Mu’awiya’s Speech to KufaMu’awiya’s Speech to Kufa

Mu'awiya, having secured all the power in his hand, declared the objective of his government, unabashedly, in the following words:

"I have not waged war to establish prayer or fasting or to enforce Zakat.  My object was to have power over you (subjugate you) and become your Ruler.......  And as for the terms which I have made with Al-Hasan, behold I am free, to observe them or to break them at my will." (Jilaa' Al-Uyoon.)

In Medina, age: 37-47 Yrs

Teaches Islamic discourses in Medina

Helps the widows out of his income

Helps the orphans out of his income

Is pained by Mu’awiya’s deception

Mu'awiya deceives

Breaks the treaty, ignoring all points except the monthly payments

Mu'awiya continues to curse Ali on every pulpit

Mu’awiya makes cursing Ali as State Policy

Cursing Ali is mandated all over the Islamic world

At Age 47

Mu'awiya sends an agent to bribe Joda, the wife of Al-Hasan– Would give her a huge sum of money if a powder

is put in Al-Hasan’s food– Promises she would marry Yazid (his son) in

return– Joda poisons Al-Hasan in this manner

Mu’awiya refuses to let Joda marry Yazid

Al-Hasan designates Al-Husain as Imam

Sick with the poison:– Jaundiced and feeling very weak– vomiting blood material

Al-Hasan designates Al-Husain as the 3rd Imam

Wants to be buried by the Prophet if possible

Burial

Burial was not allowed by the ruling Benu Umayya

The Janaaza was shifted under pressure to Al-Baqii’

Benu Umayya even threw arrows at the Janaaza of Al-Hasan

Al-Hasan was buried in Baqii’

Picture of Al-Baqii before 1925Picture of Al-Baqii before 1925 

                                                                           

                                                                                                                    

      

Al-Baqii after 1925

 

THE TRIUMPH OF     

VIRTUE over VICE

 BENU HASHIM 

   BENU UMAYYA

MUHAMMAD (pbuh)Abu Sufyan fought

Muhammad and Islam. ABU SUFYAN

ALI (a.s.)Mu'awiya fought Ali,

used deception.

   MU'AWIYA

AL-HASAN (a.s.)Mu'awiya used

deception with Al-Hasan then poisoned him.

 

AL-HUSAIN (a.s.)Yazid killed Al-Husain in

the worst manner.YAZID

 

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Life of Ahlul Bayt Vol. I

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Thank you and May God Bless you.Thank you and May God Bless you.

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