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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Imam Al-hasan Al-askari Impressions about him The scholars and men of intellect, who were contemporary with Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a.s.), glorified him, and acknowledged his virtue and preference to all others for his talents, geniuses, vast knowledge, and piety. Here we quote some words said by some of those men about him: 1.
Imam Al-Hadi Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) praised the high position of his son Abu Muhammad (a.s.) by saying, ‘My son Abu Muhammad is the best of the progeny of Muhammad in nature, and the most trustworthy in authority. He is the eldest of my children, and he is my successor and to him imamate and our verdicts get…’[^84] 2. Abu Hashim al-Ja’fari Abu Hashim associated closely with Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) and Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a.s.). He loved them too much and composed many poems on praising them.
He said in one of his poems: “He (Allah) gave him all signs of imamate, like Moses, and the cleaving of the sea, the hand, and the staff.”[^85] 3. Bakhtshu’ the physician He was the most famous physician at the age of Imam al-Askari (a.s.) and he was the special physician of the royal family. One day, the imam needed a physician to phlebotomize him, and so he asked Bakhtshu’ to send him one of his disciples. Bakhtshu’ sent for his disciple Batriq and ordered him to go to treat the imam.
He said to him, ‘The son of ar-Redha asked me to send him someone to phlebotomize him. You go to him. He is more knowledgeable than every one under the sky. Beware not to object to him in all what he orders you of…’[^86] 4. Ahmad bin Ubaydillah Bin Khaqan He was one of the famous statesmen and politicians at the time of Imam Abu Muhammad (a.s.).
He said about the imam, ‘I have neither seen nor known in Surra Man Ra’a a man from the Alawids like al-Hasan bin Ali bin Muhammad bin ar-Redha, nor have I heard of like his guidance, faith, chastity, nobility, and generosity near his family and near the rulers among all the Hashimites who preferred him to their important and old men, and also near the leaders, viziers, clerks, and all classes of people…’[^87] 5. Ubayd bin Khaqan He was one of the important politicians at that time.
He said about Imam Abu Muhammad (a.s.), ‘If the caliphate is removed from the Abbasids, no one from the Hashimites will deserve it except this man (he meant al-Hasan bin Ali al-Askari).