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IMAM AL-‘ASKARY (A.S.) & THE HOLY QURAN- (SECTION 2)
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WOMAN GETS HALF OF WHAT MAN GETS IN INHERITANCE
Allah (SWT)
says: “…Then for the male shall be the like
of the share of two females…” (4:176)
A person
well known for his knowledge and virtues came to Imam Hasan al-‘Askary
(as) and asked, “Women are naturally weaker than men. Then why is it
that they are given one share in inheritance? And men, despite their
strength are given two shares? Justice demands that it should be on the
contrary”. Imam (as) said, “You have seen
apparent weakness of women but have not reflected on the duties of men
and women. The difficulties of men are much more than those of women.
Jihad is incumbent on men and not on women; the responsibility
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IMAM AL-‘ASKARY (A.S.) & THE HOLY QURAN- (SECTION 1)
Imam
Hasan al-‘Askary (as) lived a short life of 28 years. In this short
life, he (as) had to endure great sufferings at the hands of the
Abbasid tyrants. But inspite of all that suffering and confinement
in Samarrah, ‘Iraq, many students benefited from his God gifted
knowledge and later became scholars in their fields. He (as)
discussed with agnostics of that age many times about the existence
of God and the reasons for the necessity of the Prophets and Imams
and many atheists changed their minds and converted to Islam.
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IMAM HASAN BIN ‘ALI AL-‘ASKARY (A.S.)
Imam Hasan
bin ‘Ali (as) was born in Madina on the 8th/10th of Rabi’ al-Aakhir
232 Hijrah (846 AD). He (as) died in Samarrah Iraq on 8th of Rabi ul-Awwal 260
Hijrah (874 AD), aged 28 years. The period of his Imamate was only 6
years.
Samarrah
was a garrison town about 60 miles north of Baghdad. River Euphrates flows in the middle of
the town, and because of the surrounding hills a cool breeze keeps
the area cooler in comparison to Baghdad. The word 'Askar' in Arabic is
used for army. Our 11th Imam's title became known as al-Askary,
the one who lived all his life in a garrison town.Imam
Hasan Al-Askary’ s (as) life from childhood to adulthood was spent
in the house where his father Imam Ali al-Naqi (as) was to remain
under house arrest. But despite this close guard on the Imam, he
conducted his duties as Imam from inside the house. He taught people
Quran and instructed his followers the true teachings of Islam as
taught by the Prophet of Islam and his Ahlul bayt.
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IMAM HASAN BIN ‘ALI AL-‘ASKARY (A.S.)
Imam Hasan
bin ‘Ali (as) was born in Madina on the 8th/10th of Rabi’ al-Aakhir
232 Hijrah (846 AD). He (as) died in Samarrah Iraq on 8th of Rabi ul-Awwal 260
Hijrah (874 AD), aged 28 years. The period of his Imamate was only 6
years.
Samarrah
was a garrison town about 60 miles north of Baghdad. River Euphrates flows in the middle of
the town, and because of the surrounding hills a cool breeze keeps
the area cooler in comparison to Baghdad. The word
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IMAM HASAN BIN ‘ALI AL-‘ASKARY (A.S.)
Imam Hasan bin ‘Ali (as) was born in Madina on the 8th/10th of Rabi’ al-Aakhir
232 Hijrah (846 AD). He (as) died in Samarrah Iraq on 8th of Rabi ul-Awwal
260 Hijrah (874 AD), aged 28 years. The period of his Imamate was only 6
years.
Samarrah was a garrison town about 60 miles north of Baghdad. River
Euphrates flows in the middle of the town, and because of the
surrounding hills a cool breeze keeps the area cooler in comparison to
Baghdad. The word 'Askar' in Arabic is used for army. Our 11th
Imam's title became known as al-Askary, the one who lived all his
life in a garrison town.
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IMAM AL-‘ASKARY
(A.S.):
Name: Imam Hasan al-‘Askary (a.s.)
Birth:
8th Rabee al-Thani 232 A.H. in Madina
Parents: Imam ‘Ali al-Hadi (a.s.) & Bibi Hadeesa Khatoon (a.s.)
Subtitle: Abu Muhammad
Martyrdom: 8th Rabee’ al-Awwal 260 A.H.
Buried:
Samarra,
‘Iraq
Al-‘Askar
literally
means ‘an army’. When Mu’tasimbillah, the Abbaside Caliph chose Surman
Ray as the base for his army, the place later on became known as
al-‘Askar. Imam Hasan bin ‘Ali bin Muhammad (a.s.) lived at this
place and therefore became known as Hasan al-‘Askary (a.s.) meaning
“Hasan, the resident of al-‘Askar”.
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Imam Hassan Askari (a.s.), a brief
look into his Life
Name:
Hassan.
Title:
Al-Askery.
Kuniyya:
Abu Muhammad.
Birth:
10th Rabi-ul Aakher 232 a.h. in Madina.
Mother:
Bibi Sulail (or Hudaitha).
Father:
Imam Ali un Naqi (a.s.)
Death:
8th Rabi-ul Awwal 260 a.h. in Saamarra
Buried:
In Saamarra.
Birth & Childhood
When he was born his father said that
it was an order from the prophet s.a.w. that he should be named Hasan.
It was so well known that the last Imams father would be
called Hasan that people had previously looked for the 12th Imam amongst
the sons of Imam Hasan Al-Mujtaba (a.s.).
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Imam Hassan al, Askari (a.s.)
The Child
Imam Hassan al, Askari (a.s.) was born in Madina on the eighth of
Rabeeh althani year 232 of hijra. At the age of two, Imam Hasan along
with his father and the rest of the family were taken to Samirra
granting the request of the ruler. There, they were put in a house
surrounded by loads of army, therefore the Imam was nicknamed al, Askari
(a.s.), the soldier
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IMAM AL-ASKARI (a-s)
ONE OF THE LIGHTS OF THE AHLUL-BAYT (a-s)
By: Brother Ali Ja’afary Stump.
“An age will approach when the people’s faces would be laughing
(exalting) and their hearts would be dark, bleak and dirty. The Sunnah
to them would be innovation and heresy. The faithful would be belittled
and debased among them. The transgressor would be honoured and
respected among them. Their lords and chiefs would be ignorant and
aggressive ones. And the religious scholars would be on the threshold
of aggressors and tyrants”.
Imam Hasan Abu Muhammad Al-Askari (a-s)
(Mustadak
Ul-Wasail, vol. 2 p. 322).
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Thirteenth Infallible Sayings
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Your guaranteed sustenance (Rizq)
should not take you away from fulfilling your religious duties.
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Generosity has a limit, which when
crossed becomes extravagance; caution has a limit which when crossed
becomes cowardice; thriftiness has a limit, which when crossed becomes
miserliness; courage has a limit, which when crossed becomes
fool-hardiness. Let this moral lesson suffice: refrain from doing
anything which you would disapprove of if done by someone else.
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Hassan
Al-Askari (AS)
Birth
The eleventh bright star of Imamate
appeared on the horizons of the sky of guardianship (willayat) in Madina
and set in Samarra.
His name was Hassan and surname Abu
Mohammad and the well-known titles were "Zaki" and "Askari". His father
was Imam Hadi (A.S.), whereas his mother's name was Sausan.
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Narrations
from Imam Hasan alAskari (as)
Do not dispute (with others)
lest you will lose splendor and do not joke (with everyone) lest you
will be disrespected.
To greet everyone you pass by and to sit in a place other than the first
class of a session are signs of modesty.
Reasonless laughter is a sign of ignorance.
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