Hasan Ibn Ali - Birth and Family Life

Birth and Family Life

According to Shia and Sunni sources, Muhammad, upon the birth of his grandson in 3 AH, was ordered by the archangel Gabriel to name him Hasan - a name not used in the pre-Islamic period. Muhammad also honoured his grandson by reciting the Adhān in his right ear, the Iqāmah in his left ear, shaving his head, and sacrificing a ram for the sake of his birth.

He married nine women:

  1. Um Kulthum bint Alfadhl bin Al-Abbas bin Abdulmuttalib bin Hashim
  2. Khawla bint Mandhoor bin Zaban bin Syar bin Amro
  3. Um Basheer bint Abi Mas'ud
  4. Ju'da bint Al-Ash'ath bin Qays Ma'di Karb Alkindi
  5. Um Ishaq bint Talha bin Ubaydillah bin Uthman Al-Taymi
  6. Zainab bint Sabee' bin Abdullah
  7. Baqliya
  8. Dhamya'
  9. Safia

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