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Yesterday was Imam Hasan's birthday. I pray that I can benefit from his guidance and in the stillness of the fast today, to let God draw me to Himself.
So, how was Imam Hasan (`a) drawn to his Lord? Through suffering.
Throughout his life he suffered treachery and disloyalty. He was attacked by people who accused him of having become an idolater, and he was poisoned by a wife who was bribed to do so by his enemy. Throughout everything that happened to him, Imam Hasan (`a) maintained patience and sought to increase justice while avoiding bloodshed. When he was dying he predicted that his funeral procession would be confronted by hostile forces, and he urged his brother, Husayn (`a) to let no blood be spilled. It transpired as he had predicted, and heeding Hasan's request, Husayn was able to prevent any bloodshed so that Hasan's body passed by the grave of his grandfather, Muhammad (s) and was buried in Baqi cemetery nest to his mother Fatimah (`a).
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| From Ramadan |
1. Fatimah bint Muhammad
2. Hassan ibn Ali ibn Abu Talib
3. Zain Abideen ibn Hussain ibn Ali
4. Muhammad Baaqir ibn Zainul Abideen
5. Jafar as-Sadiq ibn Muhammad Baaqir
6. Abbas ibn Abdul Muttalib
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