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A Glance at the Life of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (PBUH) - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief A Glance at the Life of Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba (PBUH) 2023-03-16 903 Views Imam Hasan al-Mujtaba Meet Imam Hassan (PBUH) Contents The Second Imam Ceasefire with Mu’awiyah The groundwork for a Revival “… ‘That is Hasan, son of ‘Ali…’ they told me. My heart became filled with hatred. I envied ‘Ali for having a son like that.

I headed toward him and said, ‘Are you the son of ‘Ali…?’ He responded, ‘I am his son.’ I then started to curse him and his father…”. These were the words of a traveller to the City of the Prophet – Madinah – upon seeing the saintly, handsome, and well-dressed Imam Hassan. Propaganda and blatant lies in the traveller’s country of origin had led him to view Imam Ali and his family in a terribly negative light. The traveller continued.

“When I finished, he asked me, ‘It seems you are a stranger here…?’ I replied, ‘Yes.’ Then he said, ‘Come on over to our place! If you need a house, we will host you…or money, we will give it to you…or if you have another need, we will assist you…’ After hearing this, there was no one on the face of the earth more beloved to me than him.

Every time I think back to what he did and what I did, I am grateful to him and feel embarrassed about how I acted.”(1) The traveller’s encounter with Imam Hassan gives us a snapshot of this Imam’s forbearance, clemency, and charity. The life of this second, Divinely-selected Imam is fragrant with profound wisdom, valour and, foresight. In Imam Hassan’s every decision, the advancement of principle was paramount.

The Second Imam Imam Hasan was the older son of Imam Ali and Lady Fatima Zahra’ – the younger son being Imam Hussain. While Imam Hasan was only a boy of about seven years when the passed away, the Messenger of God made a point to recognize Imam Hasan with distinction.

In several traditions, the is narrated to have said: “Hasan and Hussain are the Masters of the Youths in Paradise.”(2) The Prophet also said: “All the people of paradise are youths.” (3) In other words, Imam Hasan is a leader among the inhabitants of paradise. Through such narrations, was hinting at – or rather heralding – the grand qualities which Imam Hassan would manifest. Imam Hassan would be the most qualified individual for the Divinely-appointed post of Imam after his father Imam ‘Ali.

Imam Hassan lived with his father for about thirty years after the Prophet’s passing.