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Hasan al-Askari, Arabian 11th of the Twelve Imams (died 874)

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Hasan al-Askari

Eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams

Hasan al-Askari was a descendant of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. He is regarded as the eleventh of the Twelve Imams, succeeding his father, Ali al-Hadi. Hasan Al-Askari was born in Medina in 844 and brought with his father to the garrison town of Samarra in 848, where the…
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Twelve Imams

Line of successors to Muhammad in Shia Islam

The Twelve Imams are the spiritual and political successors to the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the Twelver branch of Shia Islam, including that of the Alawite and Alevi.
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