Short
Article about Imam Hassan (AS)
Imam
Hasan (A.S) was the eldest son of Imam Ali (A.S). He was born on 15th
Ramadan, 3 A.H. in Medina. The first phase of seven years of the second
Imam's infancy was blessed with the gracious patronage of the Holy
Prophet, who gifted him with all his great qualities and adorned him
with divine knowledge to such an extent that he was outstanding in his
knowledge, tolerance, intelligence, bounty and valor. After Imam Ali
(A.S) he became the second Imam of the Muslim Ummah. He showed kindness
even to his enemies.
During
the time of Imam Hasan (A.S) and his father Imam Ali (A.S) there was a
man who was desirous of becoming the leader of all the Muslims. To
achieve this end, he used to abuse Imam Ali (A.S) and his family. The
name of the man was Mu'awiyah.
One day,
a follower of Mu'awiyah came to Medina and approached Imam Hasan (A.S).
As he was opposed to the Imam, he did not even wish him salam and began
using foul language. The followers of Imam Hasan (A.S) wanted to punish
the man for his misbehavior but the Imam asked them to leave him alone.
Then he turned to the man, and said: "Salamun-Alaikum" and enquired
about his health. He spoke to him very nicely and invited him to his
house.
When the
man observed the Imam's noble behavior, he was very much ashamed. He
also realized that whatever Mu'awiyah said against Imam Ali (A.S) and
Imam Hasan (A.S) was not true. Therefore, before leaving Medina, he went
to Imam Hasan (A.S) and begged his pardon. Thereafter, whenever he heard
anyone saying anything against Imam Hasan (A.S) or other members of the
Holy Prophet's family, he would say that it was not true. He would tell
people how good, kind and generous Imam Hasan (A.S) was.
Imam
Hasan (A.S) was very modest and forbearing. |