| Name |
Full / Kunya |
| Ḥasan ibn Alí |
Abu Muḥammad |
|
Title
Arabic |
Turkish |
| al-Mūjtabā
(The Chosen) |
İkinci Alí |
|
| Birth Date |
Birth Place |
Age when assumed Imámate |
Age at death |
Length of Imámate |
3 A.H.
A.D. 625 |
Medina |
39 |
47 |
8 |
|
| Death Date |
Reason and Place of Death |
Burial Place |
50 A.H.
A.D. 670 |
Poisoned by his wife in Medina, Saudi Arabia on the orders
of the Caliph Muawiya, according to Twelver Shiite belief. |
Buried in Jannat al-Baqi, Medina, Saudi Arabia. |
|
Importance
He was the eldest surviving grandson of Muḥammad through Muḥammad's daughter, Fatimah az-Zahra. Ḥasan succeeded his father as the caliph in Kufa, and on the basis of a peace treaty with Muawiya I, he relinquished control of Iraq following a reign of seven months. |
| [ Wikipedia - The Twelve Imáms ] |
