Hasan Al-Askari
Coordinates: 34°11′55.81″N 43°52′23.97″E / 34.1988361°N 43.873325°E / 34.1988361; 43.873325
Hasan al-‘Askarī |
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| Name | Hasan ibn ‘Alī ibn Muhammad |
| Kunya | Abū Muhammad |
| Birth | 10th Rabī‘ al-thānī 232 AH ≈ 6 December 846 C.E. |
| Death | 8th Rabī‘ al-awwal 260 AH ≈ 4 January 874 C.E. |
| Birthplace | Madīnah |
| Buried | al-‘Askarī Mosque, Sāmarrā' |
| Life duration | Before Imāmate: 22 years (232 - 254 AH) Imāmate: 6 years (254 - 260 AH) |
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| Spouse(s) | Narjis |
| Father | ‘Alī al-Hādī |
| Mother | (Hadīthah or Sūsan) or Salīl |
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al-Sajjad · al-Baqir · al-Sadiq |
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Hasan al-‘Askarī (Arabic: الإمام الحسن بن علي العسكري) (Tenth of Rabi' al-thani 232 AH – Eighth of Rabi' al-awwal 260 AH; approximately: 6 December 846 – 4 January 874) was the eleventh of the Twelve Imams. His given name was Hasan ibn ‘Alī ibn Muhammad. His title al-Askari derives from the Arabic word Asker which means military.He was given this title mainly because the city he lived in (Samarra) was a military camp. Hasan al-‘Askarī was 22, when his father was killed. The period of his Imāmate, following his father's death, was six years. Hasan Al-‘Askarī died at the age of 28 in the year, 260 Hijra and was buried in Samarra.
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