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The Life of Imam al-Hasan al-Askari

Author: Baqir Sharif al-Qarashi
Translator: Abdullah al-Shahin
Publisher: Ansariyan Publications – Qum
Category:

• Dedication
• Introduction
• Birth and upbringing
• The Imam’s Noble Lineage
• His Father
• His Mother
• The Great Newborn Child
• Ceremonies Of Birth
• His Name And Surname
• His Epithets
• His Mien
• His Upbringing
• God-Fearing
• With His Father
• The Death Of His Brother
• With His Brother Al-Husayn
• The Loss Of His Father
• To The Paradise
• His Worship
• His Prayer
• His Qunut
• His Du’a In The Morning
• His Ideals
• His Knowledge
• His Patience
• His Strong Will
• His Generosity
• High Morals
• Infallibility
• His Imamate
• The Traditions On His Imamate
• From The Signs Of His Imamate
• Impressions about him
• His letters
• Words of light
• The Preference Of The Ahlul Bayt (A.S)
• His Recommendation To His Adherents
• A Valuable Advice
• Preaching
• Pondering On Allah
• Wisdom Of Fasting
• Dispraising The Hypocrites
• Pious And Impious
• Wonderful Short Maxims
• With the Holy Qur’an
• The Tafsir Ascribed To Him
• Those Who Depended On This Tafsir
• The Sanad Of This Tafsir
• Defects
• His traditions and jurisprudence
• The Interest Of The Ulama In His Traditions
• Traditions On Religious Rulings
• His companions and the narrators of his traditions
• The age of the imam
• The Economical Life
• Incomes Of The State
• Violence In Collecting The Land Tax 
• Increasing The Kharaj
• Appropriating The Wealth Of The State
• Great Gifts To Bondmaids
• Abundant Gifts To Poets
• Palaces
• The Luxury Of The Abbasid Women 
• The Wretchedness Of The Public
• The Imam’s Situation
• The Political Life
• Oppressing The Alawids
• The Imam’s Amulet
• Persecuting The People Of Qum
• Oppression And Tyranny Of Viziers
• Internal Revolts
• The Revolt Of Yahya
• The Revolt Of The Negroes
• The Revolt Of Sham
• The Domination Of The Turks On The Rule
• The Religious Life
• Refuting Al-Kindi
• Refuting A Monk
• Liars And Fabricators
• Amusement And Diversion
• The kings in the age of the imam
• Al-Mutawakkil
• His Characteristics
• His Enmity Towards The Alawids
• With Imam Al-Hadi
• The Death Of Al-Mutawakkil
• The Reign Of Al-Muntasir
• The Reign Of Al-Musta’een
• His Spite Towards The Imam
• Arresting The Imam
• Fright Of The Shia
• The Deposition Of Al-Musta’een
• The Reign Of Al-Mu’tazz
• The Deposition Of Al-Mu’tazz
• The Reign Of Al-Muhtadi
• The Reign Of Al-Mu’tamid
• To the better world
• Appointing IMAM Al-Mehdi As The Next Imam  
• The Imam Comforts Himself
• Assassinating The Imam
• The Government Confusion
• To The Best Of Abodes
• In His Last Abode
• The Date Of His Death
• THE ZIYARAH OF IMAM AL-HASAN AL-ASKARI
• The Common Ziyarah of Imam al-Hadi and Imam al-Askari
• Prayer for Imam al-Hasan al-Askari
• Reference books
• Notes