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Imam Al-Hasan The Second Imam

Imam Al-Hasan The 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

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Imam Al-Hasan The Second Imam

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  1. Imam Al-HasanThe Second Imam By A.S. Hashim. MD

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. "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" فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ فِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْاْ نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءنَا وَأَبْنَاءكُمْ وَنِسَاءنَا وَنِسَاءكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَةُ اللّهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِين Ayah for MubaahalaSurah  3:  Ayah  61.

  8. إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا (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 Ayah of Tat’heer

  9. الحسـن والحسـين سـيدا شـباب اهل الجنه مََنٍ أحبَّ الحسـنَ والحسـين  فقد أحبَّنِي ومَنٍ أبغَضَـهُما  فقد أبغَضَني أنا سِلمٌ لِمَن سالمـتم،   وحربٌُ لِمَن حاربتُم 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 Well known Hadiths about al-Hasan and al-Husain

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. Lineage Grandfathers Muhammad and Abu Talib Father Ali Al-Hasan Grandmothers Khadijah and Fatima Mother Fatima

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. Ali’s writings during: Abu Bakr, Omar, and Uthman’s Khilaafah: Corpus of Knowledge consists of the following: Quran in chorological order Tafseer (Mus’haf Fatima) Hadith (Saheefa of Ali) Ah’kaam Al-Jafr White Jafr: Prophets and early times Red Jafr: Rules of war in Islam Corpus of Knowledge

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. Al-Hasan at Jamal Confrontation • During the battle Ali was very protective of Al-Hasan and Al-Husain • Ali urged his other son (Muhammad ibn Al-Hanafiyyah) to face the rebels • When 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)

  24. 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

  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. The Agreement

  32. Al-Hasan’s Speech to Kufa People

  33. Mu’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:

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. 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

  38. 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’

  39. Picture of Al-Baqii before 1925

  40. Al-Baqii after 1925

  41. For Details Go to: Islamicbooks.info then choose: Series of Islamic Books: Life of Ahlul Bayt Vol. I

  42. BE IN ALLAH’S CARE Thank you and May God Bless you. Dr. A.S. Hashim

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