’Imām al-ʿAskarī (a.s.),

the 13^th  infallible,

the 11^th 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 : 8^thRabī 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 : 8^thRabī 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.