Hassan biography
Samia suluhu hassan biography.
Hasan ibn Ali
Grandson of Muhammad and the second Shia Imam (625–670)
For the American jazz pianist and composer, see Hasaan Ibn Ali. For the 11th Twelver Imam, see Hasan ibn Ali al-Askari.
Hasan ibn Ali (Arabic: الْحَسَنِ بْن عَلِيّ, romanized: al-Ḥasan ibn ʿAlī; c. 625 – 2 April 670) was an Alid political and religious leader.
Hassan biography
The eldest son of Ali and Fatima and a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, Hasan briefly ruled as Rashidun caliph from January 661 until August 661. He is considered as the second Imam in Shia Islam, succeeding Ali and preceding his brother Husayn.
As a grandson of the prophet, he is part of the ahl al-bayt and the ahl al-kisa, and also participated in the event of the mubahala.
During the caliphate of Ali (r. 656–661), Hasan accompanied him in the military campaigns of the First Fitna.
Following Ali's assassination in January 661, Hasan was acknowledged caliph in Kufa. His sovereignty was not recognized