’Imām al-ʿAskarī (a.s.),
the 13th infallible,
the 11th Apostolic
’imām
Kunya
:
’Abū Muḥammad
.
Name
: Ḥasan (a.s.).
Title of Honour
: al-
ʿAskarī,
meaning one who lived most of his
life in a garrison town.
Father
’s name
:
ʿAli
(
’Imām
al-Hādi) (a.s.)
Mother
’s name
:
Ḥaditha (Sūsan) Khātūn.
Date of birth
:
8thRabī
ʿ (II)
, in the year 232 A.H. (846 A.D.).
The blessed place of birth
:
The holy city of Medina, al-Ḥijāz.
Lifetime
: 28 Hijri years.
Duration of imamate
:
6 Hijri years.
Date of martyrdom
:
8thRabī
ʿ (I)
, 260 A.H. (874 A.D.)
Murderer
:
Mu
ʿtamid
, the
ʿAbbāsid
caliph, by poisoned drink or
food.
The place of burial
:
The holy city of Sāmarrā, Irāq.
Number of children
:
1 son.