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A few points from the life and virtues of Imam Hasan Mujtaba (a.s)

📌Imam Hasan (a.s) was born on the night of 15 Mahe Ramazan in the 2nd or 3rd Hijri in Madina. And he was martyred on the 28th of the month of Safar (or on the last day of Safar) in 49 AH. Thus, his blessed age was around 46 years.

📌The duration of his Imamat – which commenced after the martyrdom of Ameerul Momineen (a.s) – was for 10 years.

📌The Imamat of Imam Mujtaba (a.s) commenced at a time when the Muslims had just lost the war of Siffin during the time of Ameerul Momineen (a.s) due to the treachery and betrayal of the Khwariji and Abu Musa Ashari. The Muslims were feeling humiliated after the loss. Hence, all around there was a clamour among the Muslims to avenge this loss and fight another battle against Muawiyah. However, Muwaiyah plotted the assassination of Ameerul Momineen (a.s) at the hands of Ibn Muljim and hence the second battle to avenge the loss of the first battle (of Siffin) never materialised.

📌40,000 soldiers were ready to pay allegiance to Imam Mujtaba (a.s) provided he (a.s) gave them the order to wage a war against Muawiyah. Imam (a.s) refused to accept their “conditional allegiance”. Finally, they relented and gave their unconditional allegiance to Imam (a.s)

📌The Imam of the time i.e. Imam Mujtaba (a.s) wanted the people to prepare for a war against Muawiyah – i.e. the second battle of Siffin. Initially, not many people gave any positive replies. However, on Imam’s motivation and speeches, people began to agree. Finally, an army of 12,000 soldiers gathered at Nakhailah – an army cantonment to fight Muawiyah.
However, Muawiyah resorted to politics and shrewdly started bribing the commanders of Imam (a.s) army – so much so that some the soldiers of Imam’s own army attacked him (a.s) while he was in his tent with an intention of killing him. But Imam (a.s) was only grievously injured on his thigh in the attack while his life was saved.

📌While Imam Mujtaba was recuperating from this attack, Muawiyah sent him a list of the soldiers from the army of Imam (a.s) to let him (a.s) know that his soldiers were disloyal and unfaithful. In this way Muawiyah proposed to end the war. When Imam Mujtaba (a.s) realised the unfaithfulness, treachery, disinterest and laziness of his own soldiers to fight Muawiyah, he (a.s) decided to accept Muawiyah’s proposal of a “peace treaty” He (a.s) sent Abdullah bin Haris to meet Muawiyah concerning the treaty.
Later, Imam (a.s) went to the pulpit and gave his reasons for ending the battle. He said that the disloyalty of my own soldiers and to avoid the bloodshed of Muslims, it was best not to continue with the war.
After him (a.s), Muawiyah ascended on the pulpit and officially declared himself as the ruler of the entire Muslim world.
After this, Imam (a.s) migrated from Kufa to Madina and remained there till the end of his life.

📌When Imam Husain (a.s) became Imam, he too honoured the terms of the peace treaty in letter and spirit. And he used to say to the people, “Till the time Muawiyah is alive, all of you should stay in your houses – (meaning not to come on the streets to prepare for war against Muawiyah) In this way, Imam Husain respected and honoured the peace treaty not only during the time of the Imamat of his brother, but even after his (a.s) martyrdom.

📌 A few merits of Imam Mujtaba (a.s)

📌Imam (a.s) was so well known for his worship, that 25 times he has travelled by foot from Madina to Mecca for Haj.
📌Twice he distributed his entire wealth among the poor. He even gave away his clothes. The generosity of Imam Mujtaba (a.s) was well known amongst the people.

📌Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a) used to like Imam Hasan (a.s) very much and would say
The one who loves me should love Hasan too. And the one has heard this should informs others about it (Manaqib Aale Abi Talib, 4/25)

📌About the greatness of Imam Mujtaba it is to suffice to say that he is the misdaaq (symbol) of the Verse of Purification and Quran has vouched for his infallibility.

📌He is also the misdaaq of the Verse of Mubahelah and Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a) had taken him while he was a child on the orders of Allah for mubahelah (sending of curse upon the one who is a liar) against the Christians.

📌He is also the misdaaq of the verse of Surah Rehaman, “He has made the two seas to flow freely (so that) they meet together; Between them is a barrier which they cannot pass…. There come forth from them pearls, both large and small. (Surah Rehman, v 19, 20, 22)
According to both Shia and Sunni exegetists “two seas” refer to “J Zehra & Ameerul Momineen (a.s)”; “barrier” refers to “existence of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a)” while “pearls” refers to “Imam Mujtaba” (a.s)

📌According to the traditions narrated both by Shia & Sunni scholars Imam Hasan is one of the leaders of the youth of Paradise
Against all these virtues of Imam Mujtaba (a.s) that we have mentioned, when Muawiyah say the unfaithfulness of the followers of Imam (a.s) who even went to the extent of trying to kill him, he hatched a plot to kill Imam (a.s). He bribed the spouse of Imam Hasan (a.s) and made him an offer that if she poisoned Imam (a.s), he would marry her to his son Yazid. The disloyal wife accepted the offer and poisoned Imam (a.s) which led to his martyrdom.

Imam Mujtaba had done wasiyat (will) that after his death he should be buried next to his grandfather in his room. Hence, the Bani Hashim – led by Imam Husain (a.s) — proceeded towards the place where Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a) was buried. When they reached there, they found Ayesha was standing and she said, “I will not permit you to bury your brother over here. This house I have received as inheritance from Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a)”. Interestingly she forgot the claim that was made by the earlier caliphs at the time of Fadak that “prophets do no leave behind any inheritance” This claim of the caliphs was against the clear verses of Quran.
Ibn Abbas very promptly coined a couplet on this contention of Ayesha and he said, “Once you sat on a camel and initiated the Battle of Jamal. Today, you are sitting on donkey creating another problem. I feel that if God gives you more time, soon you will sit on an elephant and create some other disturbance and fight. You own 1/9th and you stake your claim on the full property?? (Nahjul Haq wa Kashf Sidq, pg 367)
(At the time of his (s.a.w.a) death, Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a) had nine wives. So, the share of each wife is 1/9th of the entire property. Yet Ayesha was asserting her claim on the entire house of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a))
Seeing this, Imam Husain (a.s) said, “My brother was against fighting and bloodshed. We will take his body to Baqi and bury him next to his grandmother – J Fatima bint Asad

📌 Invaluable sayings of Imam Mujtaba (a.s)

I swear by Allah! The act which a person does that will benefit my Shias, is better than all the things upon which the sun rises and sets (Kamaluddin, 1/316)
In the above hadees, Imam has given the reason for his accepting the peace treaty with Muawiyah. He says, that “By Allah! I was compelled to accept the peace treaty, since I did not have (loyal) friends and companions. If had such companions, I would have continued fighting night and day against the tyrant Muawiyah.”

O Allah! For the sake of Imam Hasan Mujtaba, hasten the zuhoor of Imam Zamana (a.s). And convey our greetings and good wishes to Imam Zamana (a.s) on the occasion of the birth anniversary of his grandfather.