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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Al-hasan Al-mujtaba Foreword By: Ayatollah Kashif al-Ghita’ In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful The Prophet’s grandson, Imam Abu Muhammed al-Zakiy (al-Hasan), was the first of the eleven grandsons from among the progeny of Prophet Muhammed, the master of the Prophets. He was among the progeny of Ali, the lord of mankind.

He was the first in whom the two lights met together; the light of prophethood and the light of imamate. He was the junction of the two lights, one of the two brilliants, and the confluence of the two seas. He has made the two seas to flow freely (so that) they meet together.[^1] There come forth from them pearls, both large and small.[^2] Ali was the sea of the light of the Imamate; Fatima was the sea of the light of the prophethood and dignity.

There came from them green pearls like the (green) shells in the heaven and the red porgy like the redness of the ground because of blood. Al-Hasan was the first of the infallible Imams from the progeny of the master of guardians (Imam Ali). He showed the truth and destroyed falsehood. He prevented bloodshed through his making peace (with Mu‘awiya). According to the most famous report, al-Hasan was born in Medina, on the night of the middle of the month of Ramadan.

My writing these words fell on this night, the night of the light, when the members of the Ahlul Bayt (a.s) were happy and delighted. We should be happy in accordance with their happiness and show sadness due to theirs. Therefore, I announce anthems, hymns, and congratulations to the master of beings (Prophet Muhammed), Ali, and Fatima, Allah’s blessings be on them.

I congratulate them on this blessed child, concerning whom and his brother the cause of the existence and the mirror of Allah, Prophet Muhammed, has said: “Your camel is the best camel; and you are the best riders!” Through this essay I have quickly written with my pen, I do not attempt to mention Abu Muhammed al-Zakiy’s greatness of achievements, achievements of greatness, glory of greatness, greatness of glory, high glorious deeds, virtues, and glorious deeds of heaven. No, and then no.

For the hawk of my information and the eagle of my pen, in spite of my wide knowledge and information, are not able to ascend to that throne mutinous to intellects, of [^1] Qur’an, 55, 19. [^2] Qur'an, 55, 22. which thoughts, though exalted and excessive, nothing obtain except astonishment and perplexity.