 The
researcher who examines the life of the Holy Prophet's grandson,
Imam
Hasan and his brother, Imam Hussein (a.s.), can't help drawing the
conclusion that
they enjoyed a high level of education and spiritual and ideological
upbringing, which
no other person had won next to their grandfather (S.A.W.), mother
and father
(A.S.). The imprints of the revelation and Divine care marked their
characters, in all
its aspects, ingredients and angles. They were highly refined and
brought up in line
with Islam's teachings by their grandfather, the Messenger of Allah
(S.A.W.), their
father, Imam Ali (A.S.), and their mother Fatima Al-Zahra' (A.S.),
through excellent
examples and direct daily guidance.
Although
they lost both their grandfather and mother at an early age, their
upbringing suffered no interruption. Their father, Imam Ali bin
Abi-Talib (A.S.), the disciple of the Messenger of Allah (S.A.W.),
and the graduate from the school of Divine revelation, who was the
beacon for the people, was alive, throwing his shade over them.
There is no doubt that Imams Hasan and Hussein (A.S.) wound up in
the stage of Divine preparation.
They
were prepared to shoulder the responsibility of the Divine message,
in form and content. The ultimate result was that both Imams Hasan
and Hussein (A.S.) became Islam personified walking on the earth.
As the ingredients of the characters of the two Imams were the same,
they were singular in their behavior, march, steps and goals, which
were Islamic in their entirety. |