Imam Askari

By: Baqir Shareef al-Qurashi Imamate is the firm base of political and social development in Islam. It is one of the most important pillars on which the civilization, safety, and ease of man, and the equality in opportunities among the members of society are built. It provides the noble life that people can live at ease under its shade. Under Imamate, there are no racial or natural differences, but the criterion in Islam is as much as the services man offers to the nation the closer it takes

Consider a sect, whom despite its truth, is put under pressure by the government and other political and religious groups. They are slaughtered in the open and in secret, never leaving them a decade in peace, and the government to maintain its hatred and animosity tricks the society, well despite its desire to be kind to this group. Considering the vast territory of the government, the story gets even worse by going farther away from the residence of the Imam of this group. In the midst of

By: Baqir Shareef al-Qurashi He was ideal in faith, morals, and psychology. He inherited all the perfections of his fathers who had been created for virtue and honor. We refer here to some of his perfections: His Knowledge Historians unanimously mentioned that Imam Abu Muhammad al-Askari (a.s.) was the most knowledgeable and the best of the people of his age, not only in religious affairs and laws, but in all fields of knowledge. Bakhtshou’ the Christian physician said to his disciple Batriq

Imam Hassan al-Askari (A.S.) has said: "There are two characteristics, which surpass all others: having faith in Allah, and benefiting one's brothers (in faith)." (1) One of the major responsibilities of Imam Hassan al-Askari (A.S.), for which he endeavored earnestly, was to introduce the Imam after him to the Shiites and to inform them of the next Imam's occultation. At the time, the Abbasid dynasty, having had heard the words of the previous Imams (A.S.) and those of Prophets' (A.S.) about

By: Baqir Shareef al-Qurashi His Mien Ahmad bin Ubaydillah bin Khaqan said about Imam al-Askari (a.s.), ‘He was brown with big eyes, fine stature, beautiful face, and good body. He had gravity and solemnity.[22] And it was said he was between brown and white.’[23] His Upbringing Imam Al-Askari (a.s.) grew up in the house of guidance and the center of Imamate and general authority of Muslims. He was from the noble house whose people Allah had kept uncleanness away from and purified

Born in Madina on the 10th of Rabuil Akhar 232 Hijri ( 6.12.846 AD) Died in Samarrah Iraq on 8th of Rabiul Awwal 260 Hijri (4.1.874) aged 28 years. Period of Imamat 6 years. Samarra (Surre Mun Ra’) was a garrison town about 60 miles north of Baghdad. River Euphrates flows in the middle of the town, and because of the surrounding hills a cool breeze keeps the area cooler in comparison to Baghdad. The word ‘Asker’ in Arabic is used for army. Our 11th Imam’s title became known as Askari, the one

By: Seyyed Ali Shahbaz Another Imam of Prophet Muhammad's (SAWA) Infallible Household was martyred today by another of those caliphs, who used to style themselves as heirs of the Prophet's political legacy, although neither they were aware of any iota of Islamic polity nor was their claim to rule Muslims was based on God's commandment in the holy Qur'an or any hadith of the Messenger of Mercy. On the contrary, the authority of their noble victims is explicitly confirmed both by the Book of

Imam Hasan ibn Ali Askari, the son of the tenth Imam,Ali-un-Naqi al-Hadi(A.S.), was born on 8th Rabi al-Thani in 232/845 and was poisoned and martyred on 8th Rabi al-Awwal in 260/872 through the instigation of the Abbasid caliph Mu'tamid. The eleventh Imam gained the imamate, after the martyrdom of his noble father, through Divine Command and through the decree of the previous Holy Imams(A.S.). During the seven year's of his imamate, due to untold restrictions placed upon him by the caliphate

Name: Hasan bin ‘Ali. Agnomen: Abu Muhammad. Title: Al-‘Askari. Father: ‘Ali an-Naqi. Mother: Hudaytha (also known as Susan). Birth: 10th Rabi II, 232 AH in Samarra, Iraq. Death: 8th Rabi I, 260 AH in Samarra, Iraq. 1. Birth & Early Years Imam Hasan al-‘Askari was born in the year 232 A.H. in Samarra, Iraq during the tenth Imam’s stay in that city. “Al-‘Askari” is from al-‘askar which means “the army”. Our eleventh Imam is known as al-‘Askari because he lived in al-‘Askar neighbourhood

“He it is Who has revealed the Book to you, some of its verses are decisive, they are the basis of the Book, and others are allegorical; then as for those in whose hearts is perversity, they follow the part of it which is allegorical, seeking to mislead and seeking to give it (their own) interpretation, but none knows its interpretation except Allah and those who are firmly grounded in knowledge (Rasekhouna fi’l-ilm)…(Holy Qur’an 3:7 Holy Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) introduced exactly a dozen