2-12 [2] Life of Imam Hasan (a.

2-12 [2] Life of Imam Hasan (a.s.) 2/106 [3] Life of Imam Hasan (a.s.) 2/106-107 [4] Life of Imam Hasan (a.s.) 2/105 [5] Life of Imam Hasan (a.s.) 2/203 4 – Plundering Sources and Capital of Imam Hasan (‘a) The debased persons from among the people of Kufa busied in plundering the sources and necessities of life of the Holy Imam (‘a) and they pulled away the carpet from under him just as they had snatched away the cloak of His Eminence.

[1] These were some of the terrible blows dealt by that army which had taken up breach of trust as its profession. Treaty In front of these dark mischiefs the Imam assumed a stance of farsightedness along with knowledge and observed that depths had been illuminated by wisdom because the Imam understood that there were two options before him, first to begin war against Muawiyah or to make peace with him.

He could have initiated war against Muawiyah while the Imam knew that Muawiyah would indeed be victorious.

Or that he himself, his companions and members of his Ahle Bayt who were representations of Islamic values should be eliminated and by their martyrdom Islam would have been deprived of its leaders and missionaries without any advantage accruing to the religion because Muawiyah had with all his capability given this responsibility to the Imam in a very diplomatic way that he should choose either of the two options and he had put a thousand veils on the sacrifices of His Eminence.

Or that His Eminence should have become a prisoner of Muawiyah and would have had to bear the favor of Muawiyah which would have become the cause of Bani Umayyah gloating at it. The next option to make peace with Muawiyah and for the sake of Islam defend its warriors and missionaries and by his treaty expose the true face of Muawiyah and tear away the thick veil that he had cast on his evil deeds.

The Imam chose this second option inspite of the fact that there was a thorn in his eye and a bone stuck in his throat. [2] Historians say: His Eminence gathered his troops and presented them the options of war or peace. Shouts arose from all sides: “We shall remain where we are.” They accepted humiliation and were pleased with degradation and deviated from the path of truth.

Imam had become certain that they had lost all senses and perception and he was not capable to force them for his obedience and war. On the basis of this he had to accept the treaty with bitterness and displeasure.