Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS), the Eleventh Infallible Successor of Holy Prophet Mohammad (SAWA)
On 8th of the Islamic month of Rabi as-Sani in 232 AH, Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS), the 11th Infallible Successor of Prophet Mohammad (SAWA), was born in the city of Medina. He later moved to Samarra to join his father, Imam Ali al-Hadi (AS), who was forced to come to this Iraqi city by the tyrant Mutawakkel, the 10th self-styled caliph of the usurper Abbasid regime.
The mantle of Imamate or divinely-decreed leadership of mankind came to rest on Imam Hassan Askari’s young shoulders at the age of 22 years, following the martyrdom of his father through poisoning by the next treacherous caliph, Mu’taz.
For the next six years, the 11th Imam guided the ummah, until his own martyrdom in the prime of youth by another tyrannical caliph, Mo’tamed. During this period, his son and successor, Imam Mahdi (AS) was born and brought up in secrecy, safe and secure from the Abbasid spies.
The 12th Imam who is in occultation by God’s Will, is expected to emerge in the end times as the Redeemer of mankind to cleanse the earth of all vestiges of corruption and oppression by establishing the global government of peace, prosperity and justice.
