The lesson
- He was brought to Samarra with his father in 233 AH, about a year old, and lived there to the end of his life (Firaq al-Shi'a). It is often said he never went on Hajj, yet a narration in Uyun Akhbar al-Rida and Kashf al-Ghumma was heard from him in Mecca.
- He became Imam at his father's martyrdom in 254 AH (868). Al-Mufid grounds his Imamate in his virtues, his standing above all his contemporaries, and the narrations from Imam al-Hadi naming him (al-Ghayba of al-Tusi; Kashf al-Ghumma). Most of Imam al-Hadi's companions accepted him; a few followed his brother Muhammad, who had died in their father's lifetime, or his brother Ja'far (al-Maqalat wa l-Firaq of al-Ash'ari).
- His six-year Imamate ran under al-Mu'tazz, al-Muhtadi and al-Mu'tamid, when Turkish commanders held the real power. Al-Mu'tazz once ordered him killed on the road to Kufa, but the plan leaked (al-Ghayba of al-Tusi); al-Muhtadi too resolved to kill him in prison, but his reign ended first (Ithbat al-Wasiyya of al-Mas'udi; al-Kafi).
Questions
According to Firaq al-Shi'a, where did Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (peace be upon him) live from about the age of one until the end of his life?
In which year did Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (peace be upon him) become Imam, following his father's martyrdom?
During his six-year Imamate, which caliph once ordered Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (peace be upon him) killed on the road to Kufa, though the plan leaked?
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