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The rulers of the time of 11 th Imam, Imam Hasan Askari (a) knew that the Imams
were going to be 12 in number and the last Imam would take control of the world.
The rulers wanted to stop the 12 th Imam (a) to be born, so they kept Imam Hasan
Askari (a) imprisoned for most of his life. But the Allah, who had saved and
defended Musa (Moses) (A.S.) from Fir’aun, could bring the future leader of the
Islamic Ummah too into existence, away from the sights of people.
16.2 Special Features of Imam's (a) Morality
One of the courtiers of Abbasade government named "Ahmed bin Khaqan", who
was an enemy of the Prophet's family, said one day "I have not seen anybody in
Samarra, among the Bani Hashim family, more pious than Imam Hasan
Askari (A.S.). If the caliphate goes out of the Bani Abbaside's hands then no
one except "Hasan Askari (A.S.) will be capable and fit for it”. Then he said,
"one day I was present with my father when Hasan Askari (A.S.) arrived
there, although he was the enemy of the Prophet's family, yet he got up from
his place, kissed his hand and made him seated upon his own place and sat
before him like a pupil in front of a teacher and lent ears to his words”
16.3 Abu Yousuf’s Account
Abu Yousuf says about the charity and generosity of Imam (A.S.), I got down and
out, and could not support my children any longer. We were all hungry, sad and
desperate, “I went to the court of Abbasides many a times so that I may seek their
help, for, I was related to them. But they were so very lost in their lives that they
would not attend to my agony and painful heart. One day, I paid a visit to Imam
Hasan Askari (A.S.) and described before him my implications. He had four
hundred dinnars available with him and he gave all of them to me and said, "Go
and get your family freed from distress."
He was in prison for six years and in-spite of all his difficulties, problems and pains
he met the people with smiling face.
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