The birthday of Sayyid ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm al-Ḥasanī
On Tuesday, the 8th of October 2024 A.D. (the 4th of Rabiʽ al-Thāni 1446 A.H.)
Al-Sayyid ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm al-Ḥasanī (السيد عبدالعظيم الحسني) (b. 173/789 - d. 252/866) also known as Sayyid al-Karīm (سید الکریم) and Shah ʿAbd al-ʿAzīm (شاه عبدالعظیم) was born on Rabi' II 4, 173/August 31, 789, during the rule of Harun al-Rashid. Although there are different opinions regarding his place of birth, he was most likely born in Medina. His father was "Abd Allah b. Ali al-Qafa", and his mother was "Hifa' bt. Isma'il b. Ibrahim". Al-Najashi says, "After Abd al-Azim al-Hasani passed away, a piece of writing was found in his clothes which read, 'I am Abu l-Qasim son of Ali son of Hasan son of Zayd son of Hasan son of 'Ali b. Abi Talib (a).'" " Muhaqqiq Mirdamad has written, "He ('Abd al-'Azim al-Hasani) has a clear lineage in the progeny of 'Ali b. Abi Talib (a)." During his life, Abd al-Azim al-Hasani had the opportunity to meet Imam al-Rida (a), Imam al-Jawad (a), and Imam al-Hadi (a).
There are conflicting reports about how Abd al-Azim al-Hasani ended up in Rey. Some believe he went to Rey to Hamza b. Musa b. Ja'far (a) on his way to visit The Shrine of Imam al-Rida (a) in Mashhad. Other reports say that he was ordered by Imam al-Hadi (a) to immigrate from Samarra to Rey due to the persecution and danger of being killed by the Abbasid Caliph Mu'tazz.
According to Ahmad b. Ali al-Najashi,"Ahmad b. Muhammad b. Khalid al-Barqi narrated the story as Abd al-Azim al-Hasani was escaping from the Sultan and came to Rey and stayed in the basement of a Shi'a in the neighborhood of Sikkat al-Mawali. He used to worship in that basement. He fasted during the day and worshiped at night. He stealthily came out at night and visited a grave he said was of one of the children of Musa b. Ja'far (a). He was always in that basement, and the news of his coming reached every Shi'a until they all knew him.'"Al-Shaykh al-Saduq has compiled the hadiths he narrated in a collection titled Jami' Akhbar Abd al-Azim.
It is reported that Abd al-Azim al-Hasani passed away on Shawwal 15, 252/October 29, 866, during Imam al-Hadi (a). There are conflicting reports about the cause of his death. Fakhr al-Din al-Turayhi writes, "One of the children of Abu Talib was buried alive in Rey, and he was 'Abd al-'Azim al-Hasani." However, Wa'iz Kujuri says, "I researched about 'Abd al-'Azim al-Hasani in the books of 'Rijal and Ansab'. I did not find any reliable report about his martyrdom." And finally, Najashi reports that "'Abd al-'Azim al-Hasani became ill and passed away." His tomb is located in Ray, Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Some hadiths state that the reward for visiting his burial is equivalent to visiting Imam al-Husayn's holy shrine.
Source: https://en.wikishia.net/
