ভূমিকা

Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Al-Imam al-Mahdi, The Just Leader of Humanity Chapter 5: Who Was the Imam after Hasan Al-'Askari? On Friday evening the group met at Engineer Madani's house. The session formally began with the question raised by Dr. Jalali. Dr. Jalali: I have heard that Imam Hasan 'Askari had no son at all! Mr.

Hoshyar: There are several methods to prove that Imam Hasan 'Askari did have a son: (a) In numerous traditions reported on the authority of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) and the Imams it is related that Hasan b. 'Ali b. Muhammad 'Askari will have a son who will return to launch a universal reform movement after a long absence and will fill the earth with justice and equity. This matter has been related in various forms in the traditions.

If you recall, we have mentioned a list of hadith-reports in the previous discussion in which it is affirmed that the Mahdi will be the ninth descendant of Imam Husayn; that the Mahdi will be the sixth descendant of Imam Sadiq; that he will be the fifth descendant of Imam Kazim; the fourth descendant of Imam Rida; the third decendant of Imam Muhammad Taqi; and so on. (b) In several traditions it is related that the Mahdi will be the son of Imam Hasan 'Askari (peace be upon him).

For example, Saqr b. Abi Dalf relates that he heard from Imam 'Ali Naqi who said: The Imam following me is my son Hasan. After Hasan his son is the Qa'im who will fill the earth with justice and equity just as it is filled with injustice and tyranny[^1]. (c) In a number of hadith-reports Imam Hasan 'Askari has informed that the Qa'im and the Mahdi will be his son and that the house of the Imam and the Prophet is protected from falsehood and error.

The following is the tradition related by Muhammad b. 'Uthman, the second deputy of the twelfth Imam during the Short Occultation (ghaybat-i sughra), who received it from his father, the first deputy: I was in presence of Imam Hasan 'Askari when someone asked him regarding the hadith that was related from his forefathers, namely: "The earth will never be void of the hujjat (God's proof), and any one who dies without acknowledging the Imam of the Age dies the death of ignorance." The Imam responded: "Yes, indeed the matter is as clear and real as daylight." The person went on to ask: "Who is the hujjat and the Imam after you?" He said: "After me the hujjat and the Imam will be my son Muhammad.