Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari towards the Paradise

21 August 26 Articles
Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari towards the Paradise Imam Abu Muhammad al-Hassan al-Askari (a.s) spent his short life in sufferings and distresses. The Abbasid kings spared no effort in oppressing him. They moved him from a prison to another. They subjected him to confinement and imposed on him economical blockade. They prevented him from meeting with his followers as they prevented ulama and scholars from contacting with him to take from the …
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Significant role of Lady Narjis after the martyrdom of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari

21 August 26 Articles
Significant role of Lady Narjis after the martyrdom of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari   This part of the book, Lady Narjis, a new reading of her identity is a biography of Lady Narjis (a), the mother of the 12th Imam (ATFS), who initially came into the house of Imam al-Askari (a) as a slave. The biography offers a fascinating analysis of her life, especially the significant role she played after the martyrdom …
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Statements of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari regarding the occurrence of the Occultation

21 August 26 Articles
Statements of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari regarding the occurrence of the Occultation   1 – Narrated to us Ali bin Abdullah Warraq: Narrated to us Saad bin Abdullah from Ahmad bin Ishaq bin Saad al-Ashari that he said: “I went to Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) and wanted to inquire about his successor. His Eminence, preceded me in the matter and said as follows: “O Ahmad bin Ishaq! The Almighty Allah has …
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The beginning of the Imamate of Imam Mahdi

21 August 26 Articles
The beginning of the Imamate of Imam Mahdi His noble father was Imam Hassan Askari (PBUH), the 11th Imam of Shiites who was born in 232 AH (846 AC) in Medina and martyred in 260 AH (873 AC) in Samarra. Imam Mahdi’s (PBUH) mother was Narjis Khatoon who from father side is Joshua’s daughter, the son of the Cesar, Byzantine Empire and from mother side she reverts to Simon one of …
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The Holy Sardāb (Cellar) in Samarra

21 August 26 Articles
The Holy Sardāb (Cellar) in Samarra From the book of 'Sawa'eq' it appears that the Shia Imamiah's or a group amongst them reckon that Mahdi (a.s.) has concealed himself in the cellar. They expect him to emerge from this cellar and they stop near its door with their horses and await his reappearance. How good it was if the author of 'Sawa'eq' had mentioned the reference of this talk. I …
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Did Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari pass away without fathering any children?

21 August 26 Question and Answer
Did Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari pass away without fathering any children? We have already established, based on the Qur’an and Sunnah, that there must be an Imam in every time. We have established, based upon the Sunni hadeeth literature, that there will be twelve such Imams (as) after the death of the Holy Prophet (s), and that the final Imam will be Imam al-Mahdi (as). As such, the question about whether …
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Jaʿfar al-Kadhdhāb (the liar), the uncle of Imam Mahdi!

21 August 26 Articles
Jaʿfar al-Kadhdhāb (the liar), the uncle of Imam Mahdi! A narration Abu l-Adyān , one of the servants of Imam Ḥasan al-ʿAskari, said: “In the last days of Imam Hasan Askari’s life , he gave me some letters and asked me to take them to Mdāen. ‘You shall return to Samaraa in fifteen days. At that time people shall be crying and you shall find my body waiting to be …
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