Historians report that Imam Hasan (as) was the target of...

Historians report that Imam Hasan (as) was the target of three aborted assassination attempts.[^5] The first attempt occurred when a man shot him with an arrow, while he was offering his prayer. He did not harm the Imam (as).The first attempt occurred when a man shot him with an arrow, while he was offering his prayer. He did not harm the Imam (as). The second attempt on the life of Imam Hasan (as) took place when a man jabbed him with a dagger while he was in prayer.

Again the Imam (as) was unhurt. In the third assassination attempt he narrowly escaped death. A mob attacked him, plundering his tent and taking his prayer-rug from under his feet! During the attack al-Jarrah bin Sinan al-Asadi stabbed him with a rapier in his thigh and gravely wounded him. [^6]The…