Hasan (häsän`), c.625–c.669; son of Ali Ali (älē`) (Ali ibn Abu Talib), 598?–661, 4th caliph (656–61).
..... Click the link for more information. and Fatima Fatima (făt`ĭmə, fä`tĭmə, fətē`mə)
..... Click the link for more information. (daughter of Muhammad the Prophet). When Ali was killed in 661, Hasan became caliph, but he was not strong enough to withstand the threat of arms of the Umayyads and under pressure abdicated in favor of Muawiya Muawiya (m
ä`wēä), d.
..... Click the link for more information. . He retired to Medina and died, reputedly of poison. His more active brother, Husein Husein (h
..... Click the link for more information. , took up the family cause. The Shiites believe that Hasan was murdered by the Umayyads and venerate him as a martyr.
..... Click the link for more information. and Fatima Fatima (făt`ĭmə, fä`tĭmə, fətē`mə)
..... Click the link for more information. (daughter of Muhammad the Prophet). When Ali was killed in 661, Hasan became caliph, but he was not strong enough to withstand the threat of arms of the Umayyads and under pressure abdicated in favor of Muawiya Muawiya (m
ä`wēä), d...... Click the link for more information. . He retired to Medina and died, reputedly of poison. His more active brother, Husein Husein (h
..... Click the link for more information. , took up the family cause. The Shiites believe that Hasan was murdered by the Umayyads and venerate him as a martyr.
Hasan
in full Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib(born 624, Arabia—died 680, Medina) Grandson of Muhammad, the elder son of Muhammad's daughter Fatimah. He is one of the five most revered persons in the Shi'ite branch of Islam. After the murder of his father, 'Ali, in 661, he was seen by many as the Prophet's rightful heir. When Mu'awiyah I opposed Hasan's succession and began to prepare for war, Hasan raised an army to meet him. Plagued by defections, however, he opened peace negotiations within the year and abandoned the caliphate to his opponent. For the rest of his life he lived quietly in Medina.
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