Imam Hassan
(Pbuh)’s Imammate
After the martyrdom of Imam Ali (Pbuh), the people of Kufa City swore
allegiance to Imam Hassan (Pbuh) who had been governing as caliph for
about six months.
Unfortunately; in the time of
Imam Ali’s Imammate people turned out to be disobedient and
separated. They devoted a lot of energy to the civil wars and some
of the commanders and members of the army, joined Mo’avieh’s side
due to the deceits threats and promises. Therefore Imam Hassan (Pbuh)
found out if he wished to fight with Mo’avieh, he would be defeated
and all of Shi’ites would be killed. Hence; he was obliged to make
peace with Mo’avieh (which was the bitterest experience). Provided
that he would continue to be in succession to throne and he would be
the next caliph after Mo’avieh. And This would mean that Mo’avieh
would treat Imam Hassan (Pbuh) as the way the last Caliphs treated
Imam Ali (Pbuh). Mo’avieh accepted to be just a kaliph and not to
interfere with the religious affairs and he also promised to consult
with Imam as his advisor.
THE
GOOD ATTRIBUTES OF IMAM HASSAN (Pbuh)
A Syrian man went to Medina. He saw an honorable man who
was riding a horse .He explains the story in this way: “ I had never
seen such a noble figure before. I was so anxious to know his name. I
was told that he was Hassan Ibn Ali (Pbuh). Suddenly I became angry and
asked him if he was Imam Ali’s son. His answer was positive. I began to
insult him and his father as much as possible. He was in constant state
of silence. Therefore; I was ashamed of myself. When I stopped
insulting, he laughed and said: “ I think you are from Syria.”
Obviously, he was right. “ If you need some place to settle down or some
money or any thing else, come with me”. I was much more ashamed of
myself. I was so wondered by his good nature that since then I could not
like the others the way I liked him.”
HIS
INVALUABLE MAXIMS
“The peak of wisdom is to treat
people well.”
“The prosperity of the two worlds
would be possible through wisdom. He who is deprived of such bless would
be deprived of the two worlds as well.”
“ A good question is a half of the
knowledge.”
“ Teach the others and learn from
them so that in this way your knowledge would be refreshed and you learn
what you did not know.”
“ The silent person is convenient and
he who seeks his meeting would enjoy this peaceful state as well.”
SOME WORDS ON
THE WEEK OF HELPING THE POOR
To help
the poor is one of the valuable measures of Imam Komeini’s Relief
Committee. The committee began this activity on the auspicious birth
anniversary of Imam Hassan (Pbuh).
The benefactors are those who bestow
their food to the poor (the needy, the orphans…) despite the fact that
they themselves really need it. They keep saying that they do all these
for God’s sake and they never expect to receive any reward.” {Taken from
Dahr Sura, Quranic verses 9, 10}
Since Islam is based on the divine ideology and
monotheism, it has paid a special attention to the social justice,
taking care of the sick and the captive, the orphans, the women who have
no one to depend upon, the ones who had undergone a suffrage,which are
all considerd as duties of the Islamic government and Muslim Nation. |