There are two narrations on the date when Imam Hassan (as) passed away. One says he passed away on 28th of Safar and the other says that it was on 7th of Safar. People of different countries may hold sessions on different dates.
In Iraq people usually commemorate his Shahadat on 7th of Safar.
*Sayings of Hazrat Imam Hassan(A.S) The grandson of the Holy Prophet
Hazrat Muhammad(SAWW):-*
– Be prepared for your traveling (for doom’s day), and keep ready your
necessity before your death comes.
– If you fail to obtain something of worldly benefit, take it as if the
thought of it had never crossed your mind at all.
– Never did a nation resort to mutual counsel except that they were
guided by it towards maturity.
– It is love which brings closer those who are remote by ancestry, and it
is (the absence of) love which causes dissociation between those who are
related by ancestry.
– Opportunity is something which is quick to vanish and late to return.
– I wonder about the person who contemplates about his nutrition but he
does not consider (the food of) his intellect. Thus, he avoids of what hurts
him in his stomach but he lets his mind to be filled with what destroys him.
*An introduction to Hazrat Imam Hassan (AS) Life & Serat.*
*Birth and Childhood*
In the mid of the month of Ramadan, the 3rd year of Hijrah, a son was born
in the small mud house of Hazrat Ali (A.S.). The Prophet (P.B.U.H), on
behalf of Almighty God, named him Hassan (A.S.). Imam Hassan (A.S.) was
brought up in the lap of his father Ali (A.S.) and mother Fatima Zahra
(S.A.) and learnt lessons from the school of his grandfather.
He had a great worth and status in the eyes of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.). Such
as, one day he (P.B.U.H.) was on the tribune, delivering a speech to the
people, he heard the voice of his weeping. He came down from the tribune,
went to calm him down, and then returned to his place. When the people asked
him the reason for this act. He said, “Whenever I hear the voice of his
weeping I get restless”. The Prophet (P.B.U.H.), having offered his prayer
along with the people, would lift Imam Hassan (A.S.) into his lap and would
say, “Whosoever loves me, must love this child as well”. Sometimes, he
lifted this child upon his shoulder and said, “It is hoped that God will
purify this Ummah through him”. Or he would say, “Whosoever loves Hassan
(A.S.) and Hussain (A.S.) he loves me and whosoever nurses grudge and has
enmity against them has enmity with me”. “Hassan (A.S.) and Hussain (A.S.)
are the two chiefs of the youths of the paradise”. Then he said, Hassan
(A.S.) and Hussain (A.S.) are the two earrings of the Empyrean, paradise of
God takes pride and potentates due to them.
*Awareness and Courtesy*
One day, an old man was performing ablution. His ablution was futile and
invalid. Imam Hassan (A.S.) ought to make him aware of his fault but how? If
he said to him you are wrong possibly his heart might break and he got
annoyed and did not accept it. He along with Imam Hussain (A.S.) decided to
create a scene and ask the old man to make the judgment. Imam Hassan (A.S.)
addressed Imam Hussain (A.S.) and said, “I perform a better ablution as
compared to yours.” Imam Hussain (A.S.) said “I perform it better than you
do.” Both of them approached the old man and said, “You come and see our
ablution and decide who performs a better ablution.” Both of them got busy
with performing ablution and ended it in a correct and nice way. The old man
understood what was the secret of their act and became aware that they meant
him to find out his fault, in this way. So he said to them “The ablution
performed by both of you is correct, I am an old man, who did not know how
to perform the ablution correctly. You made me aware about my fault. I am
much thankful to you.”
*Piety and Purity of Imam (A.S.)*
Imam Hassan (A.S.) was the most pious, devout and ascetic worshiper and
adorer of God. Whenever he went to Mecca for pilgrimage, he would go walking
on foot. Whenever he performed ablution or stood for his prayers he saw
himself in the court of God and his body started trembling he said, “The
time has come for me to submit the deposit of God to Him.”
When he came to mosque, he would raise his head, in the prayer place,
towards the sky and say, “Oh God this is your guest standing in your court.
Your defaulter servant has come towards you. And he hopes that you will
forgive his bad deeds, by virtue of your kindness and forgiveness.”
*The Fortitude and Forbearance of Imam (A.S.)*
One day he was crossing a street riding a horse. On the way he came across a
man who was one of the friends of “Muawiyah”. When that man knew he was Imam
Hassan (A.S.) he started using an un-respectful language. Imam (A.S.)
stopped and listened to him and then facing him said, “I think you are a
traveler and stranger and not a local person. You have been provoked by the
enemies about us and their false words about us have made you cynical and
pessimistic about us. If you have a need I may fulfill that need. If you are
hungry, I will order to feed you. If you require a dress and clothes, I will
order to dress you up. If you don’t have residence to live in I will take
you along with me to my house and extend hospitality and give you treatment.
When that disrespectful person heard those words from the Imam (A.S.), he
got very much ashamed and repented. He was so upset and uneasy about what he
had done that he started weeping and apologized and said, “The words of your
enemies had affected me. Before this (event) you and your father were the
greatest enemies of mine among all the people. But now that I have witnessed
this courtesy of yours, you are the most respectful and gracious to me among
all the people.
I became aware that you are a family who has the capability of becoming the
heirs of the Prophet (P.B.U.H). Till the time I am living I will be a friend
and devotee of you and would defend your right. So he did what he had said.
*The Charity and mercifulness of Imam (A.S.)*
1. A person came to Imam Hassan (A.S.) and said “poverty and bad luck is
torturing me. You are a family of chastity, purity and infallibility. Get me
saved from this cruel enemy?” Hazrat Imam Hassan (A.S.) called his servant
and said, “How much money do you have available?” He replied “five thousand
Dinnars” He said, “Give all of this money to this man so that it may become
the capital of his business and life and he may relieve himself off and get
rid of poverty and resource less ness.
2. One day, Imam Hassan (A.S.) went to the house of God. In the very
condition when he was busy praying he heard a man addressing his God and
saying, “Oh God, I need ten thousand dirhams to get it shaped as the capital
of my life and you the merciful one give me this boon and blessing”. The
moment Imam returned back, he sent the said amount for him.
3. A poor and distressed man came to Imam Hassan (A.S.) and recited a rhyme
meaning thereby, “I am left over with nothing, not even a single dirham. You
can perceive my condition fully well and know it. I have nothing left with
me to sell except my honor. I know you are the purchaser and buyer of it.”
The Imam (A.S.) at once called his servant and said, “Whatever money you
have got with you, give it to this man.”
The servant gave ten thousand dirhams to him. Hazrat Imam (A.S.) asked the
servant to make excuse as well, because, he did not possess more than that
amount to be given out to him. He advised him to take that money and use it
for his life and running the wheels of it and possibly getting rid of
poverty and distress.
These few stories exhibit this fact that in the same way Imam (A.S.) was
thoughtful and consider ant about the dooms day of the people, he was
careful and considering about their Worldly affairs, for, the World is
connected and patched up with the justice day. And the hunger and poverty
stricken man cannot think about his dooms day. We must fully know that the
Imam’s helps and aids to the people as were not of the sort to encourage
people about begging. Instead, these were extended in a manner to extend job
and activity chances for them.
*Why Imam (A.S.) accepted the Truce?*
Hazart Imam Hassan(A.S) accepted truce to save the Islam and his grandfather
Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad(saww) hardships for true path from destruction
in its inital stages from the dictator of that time.
Therefore Imam Hassan(AS) did truce with Ummaiyah dynesty as his grandfather
Hazrta Muhammad(saww) did Hudibiya truce.And this was already predicted by
the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (saww) that my this son Hassan will savge
the Ummah from a great tragedy byyy truce.
Moreover this saying (Hadith) of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (saww) is
common among all the sects of Muslim Ummah that:-
{My two sons Hassan & Hussain are Imams and on right path either they would
do truce or war} This clearly shows that Hassan(A.S) accepted truce and
Hussain (A.S) martyordim for the true path of Islam against the enemies
of Islam and Family of the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (saww) that is
Ahlul-Bait(AS).
*Main Points of the truce treaty are as under: -*
The points of this truce are very important and shows the for ever victory
of Hazart Imam Hassan(AS) or TRUTH & Family of the Holy Prophet Hazrat
Muhammad (saww) that is Ahlul-Bait(AS).
1. The blood of the Muslims/Followers of Ahlul-Bait(AS) must remain respect
worthy and their rights must not be confiscated and crushed.
2. Filthy language must not be used against Ali (A.S.) and his followers.
3. Muawiyah should practice upon the Book of God (The Quran) and the Sunnah
of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H.).
4. The friends and companions of Imam (A.S.) must remain safe and secure
from his mischiefs and brutalities wherever they live and no one has the
right to resist them.
5. Imam (A.S.) does not call Muawiyah, Ameerul Momineen and will not take
his name in the Khutbas (sermons).
6. Muawiyah must not hand over the caliphate to anybody after himself.
*The Breaking of the Pact :**Finally Muawiyah Decided to make Yazeed
Lantullah as his successor:-*
Muawiyah decided to poison the Imam Hassan (A.S.) so that the way to the
succession of his son Yazeed should become open and clear. And then make the
people forcibly take oath of allegiance (for Yazeed’s). And this
announcement was made officaly by Muawiyah before his death.
Yazeed’s (Lantullah ) who was on the way of Shatan or Evil and he finaly
martored Syed-e-Shuhada Hazrat Imam Hussain(AS) on Ashora day at Karbala in
61 Hijri.
*The dishonest hand poisoned the Imam’s Utensil (food)*
Finally on the 28th day of Safar, 50th Hijrah when the weather was extremely
hot and the Imam (A.S.) was fasting, Joada, poisoned his milk pot and
presented to him for breaking the fast.
Imam drank a portion of the poisonous milk and then addressed her, “Oh
the enemy
of God and Prophet (P.B.U.H.) you have murdered me. God kill you. By God,
you and Muawiyah both will become abject, despised and helpless.” And the
same happened as he bad fore told, and predicted. Jaada was turned out of
Muawiyah’s court with humility and not very long had passed that she died.
And Muawiyah too died of a terrible life taking pain.
After the martyordim of Imam Hassan(AS) enemies of Islam opened fire of
arrows on the Coffin of Imam Hassan(AS) by resisting Imam Hassan(AS) burial
near his grandfather Hazrat Muhammad(saww) shrine ,and was buried in the
graveyard of JANATUL-BAQI in Medina.
In 20th Century in year 1926 Takferi regime commited another crime by
destroying Holy Shrine of Imam Hassan(a.s) and other Household of Holy
Prophet(saww)/ Ahlul Bait(a.s) at Jantul Baqi Madina as in todays
world ISIS Or ISIL Terrorists destroying Mosques Holy Shrines in Syria
and Iraq. The Crimes of Takferi regime especially their enmity with
Household of Holy Prophet(saww)/ Ahlul Bait(a.s) is given in this
WorldAhleSunah & otherWeb www.najd2.wordpress.com
The Islamic State’s (ISIS) Destruction of Shrines in Historical Perspective
Allah and Prophet’s(saww) blessings be upon his pure soul.
Essay Compiled and Contributed By
S H Bangash












