Day 1
The first child of Imam Ali and Sayyida Fatima, the first grandson of the Messenger of God, and the second Imam. Born in Medina on 15 Ramada…
Day 2
As a child he sat in the Prophet's gatherings and repeated to his mother what had been revealed (Manaqib Al Abi Talib of Ibn Shahrashub). He…
Day 3
In his father's caliphate he was at his side throughout. Before al-Jamal he went to Kufa with Ammar ibn Yasir and Qays ibn Sa'd to call its …
Day 4
Mu'awiya refused to accept him and marched on Iraq (al-Irshad; al-Futuh of Ibn A'tham). At Sabat near al-Mada'in, when the Imam spoke of uni…
Day 5
In his first sermon in Kufa, Mu'awiya disowned the conditions, claimed that al-Hasan had asked for peace and insulted Imam Ali. Imam al-Hasa…
Day 6
He gave away all his wealth twice in his life, and half of everything he owned three times (Ansab al-Ashraf; Usd al-Ghaba), and so was calle…
Day 7
When Mu'awiya sought to make his son Yazid his successor, he induced the Imam's wife Ja'da bint al-Ash'ath to poison him, promising her mone…