The Thirteenth Infallible - Hazrat Imam Hassane As

    The eleventh bright star of Imamate appeared on the horizons of the sky of guardianship (willayat) in Medina and set in Samara. His name was Hassan but he was also known as Abu Mohammad and his well known titles were "Zaki" and "Askari". His father was Imam Hadi (A.S.) , and his mother"s name was Sausan.
    He was 22 , when his father was martyred and the duration of his Imamate , following his father"s death , was six years. He was 28 , when martyred by "Motamid" the Abbasade caliph in the year , 260 Hijrah and was buried in Samarah.
    His only son was Mehdi Maoud (Mehdi , the promised one) who will upon his advent , fill up the world with equity , justice , and fairness.
    Due to the severe control and restraint during the time of Imam Askari (A.S.) , Islam had lost its influence and dissemination. The people in power particularly Muttawakel the Abbasade caliph , endeavored to keep Imam (A.S.) out of the reach of people.
    Since they had learnt that the twelfth Imam (A.S.) will come into existence from Imam Askari (A.S.) and he would be the one who will disappear from the sights and acquire the leadership of the Islamic Ummah and establish a single Universal government , they were strictly vigilant about the affairs of the Imam (A.S.)
    But God , who had saved and defended Musa (Moses) (A.S.) from the government of Pharaohs , could also bring the future leader of the Islamic Ummah into existence , away from the sights of people.
    Imam Hassan Askari (A.S.) was a gracious character and unmatched in expounding the Quran. More than a hundred well known wisemen took advantage of his teachings.
    During a period of sixteen years , when he lived in Iraq , the territories from Syria to Medina , particularly Iran were much influenced by him. The influence of Imam"s (A.S.) knowledge and spirit went to the extent that it overwhelmed the court of "Almotaz" and all the wisemen working in his government became enamoured , and fascinated by Imam (A.S.).
    When Imam (A.S.) traveled to Iran and came across the Lawasan via Qum and Rai , the people captivated and fascinated by the teaching of Ahl al-Bayth (A.S.) , gathered all around him and expressed their warm feelings and emotions towards him.
    He made a speech before the people of Lawasan and ordered them to build a mosque and declare it as their base. This command of Imam (A.S.) proved so effective that they started building seventy mosques on a single day.