Imam Al-Hasan (a), Master of the Youth of Paradise
Thursday, 27 September 2007
"Piety is the gateway to all repentance, and the principal of all wisdom,
and the distinction of all deeds."
"The height of intelligence is associating with people amicably."
"The most preferable adornment is graceful manners."
"Clemency is suppression of anger and self-restraint."
"Teach others your knowledge and learn knowledge of others so you will
bring your knowledge to perfection and learn something which you do not
know."
Short Maxims by Imam Hasan Al-Mujtaba (a)
He was born in Medina on the night of the middle day of the month of
Ramadan, in the year 3 A.H. He was the eldest son born to Imam Ali (a), the successor of the Holy Prophet (s), and Lady Fatema (a), the chief of the Women of Paradise.
When al-Hasan was born, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and his family,
took him. Then the Prophet said the adhan (call to prayer) in al-Hasan's
right ear, and said the iqama (words similar to the adhan) in his left
ear.
No one was more like the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him and his
family, than al-Hasan b. 'Ali, peace be on him, in form, manner, and
nobility. Al-Hasan's ethics were excellent examples for people. So
everyone respected him. Everyone loved him when he associated with him.
Al-Hasan, peace be on him, is the Master of the youth of Heaven. He was one
of the two persons in whom the progeny of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah
bless him and his family, was limited. He was one of the four persons
through whom the Prophet made the contest of prayer with the Christians of
Najran. He was one of the five persons whom the Prophet covered with his
cloak. He was one of the twelve Imams whose obedience Allah made incumbent
on people. He was among those who were purified from sins as the Qur'an
says. He was among those whose love Allah made reward for the message. He
was among those whom the Apostle of Allah made one of the two valuable
things (thaqalayn). Thus whoever cleaves to them does not go astray. He
was the plant of the sweet basil of the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless
him and his family. The Prophet loved him and asked Allah to love those
who love him.
Al-Hasan, peace be on him, was given poison several times. When al-Hasan,
peace be on him, felt the danger in the last attempt, he said to his
brother al-Husayn, peace be on him: "My brother, I am leaving you and
meeting my Lord. I have been given poison to drink, and have spewed my
liver into the basin. I am aware of the person who poisoned me and from
where I have been made a subject to this deceitful action. I will oppose
him before Allah, the Great and Almighty." Then he said: "Bury me with the
Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him and his family. For I am worthier of
him and his family' (than others). If they prevent you from doing that,
then I make you swear by the relation which Allah has made close to you
and by the blood relation to the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him
family, not to shed even your blood into the cupping-glass in (carrying
out) my command, till we meet the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him
and his family, to oppose the people before him and to tell him about what
we have suffered from them."
