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[[file:درون کعبه۱.jpg|thumbnail|The pillars of the Ka'ba.]]
'''Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS)''', the eleventh Imam of [[Shia]] Muslims and the father of [[Imam Mahdi (AS)]], was born in 232 AH/846-7 AD in [[Medina]]. During his childhood, he was forced to accompany his father to [[Samarra]], in present-day [[Iraq]], by the [[Abbasid caliph]]. He lived there under Abbasid surveillance until his martyrdom in 260 AH/873-4 AD. He was buried alongside his father, [[Imam al-Hadi (AS)]], in Samarra, at a site known as [[the Shrine of the Two Askari Imams]].
'''The pillars of the Ka'ba''' refer to the pillars inside the [[Ka'ba]] that were first installed by the Quraysh in the year 35 of [[the Year of the Elephant]]/605 CE; During the reconstruction of the Ka'ba in the year 64 AH/683-4, [[Abdullah b. Zubair]] reduced their number to three, and their number and placement have remained the same to this day.


The color of the pillars is dark brown, and there is a rod between the pillars from which some of the [[Ka'ba's hangings]] are suspended.
There are no specific reports about Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS) performing [[Hajj]]. However, narrations from him regarding the pilgrimage, its significance, and the meanings behind the phrases of "[[Labbayk]]" have been recorded. In addition to the commentary attributed to him, prayers and supplications by the Imam are also found in Islamic sources.
==History==
The first pillars of the Ka'ba were erected by the [[Quraysh]] in the year 35 [[Aam al-Fil]] (the Year of the Elephant)/ 605 CE. They included six pillars in two rows of three, extending from north to south (the width of the Ka'ba).<ref>Ṣabrī Pāshā,  ''Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn wa Jazīrat al-ʿArab '', vol. 2, p. 819; Ṣaffarī-Furūshānī, '' Makkah fī Bistar al-Tārīkh'', p. 106.</ref>
Before that, since the time of [[Abraham (a)|Prophet Ibrahim(a)]] , the [[Ka'ba]] was without a roof and did not need pillars.<ref>Ṣabrī Pāshā, ''Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn wa Jazīrat al-ʿArab '', vol. 1, p. 332. , Azraqī, ''Akhbār Makka'', vol. 1, p. 66.</ref>
During the war between the armies of [[Yazid]] and [[Ibn al-Zubayr]], the Ka'ba was set on fire and destroyed. Abdullah b. al-Zubayr rebuilt the Ka'ba in the year 64 AH/683-4. He placed three wooden pillars, the number and positions of which have remained the same to this day.<ref>Batanūnī, ''Al-Riḥla al-Ḥijāziyya'', p. 106; Ṣabrī Pāshā,  ''Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn wa Jazīrat al-ʿArab, vol. 1, p. 264.</ref>
==The Place of the Prophet’s (s) Prayer==


In some historical narrations, it is mentioned that after [[the conquest of Mecca]], [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|the Prophet (s)]] entered the Ka'ba and prayed. The location of his prayer was such that two pillars were on his right, one pillar on his left, and three pillar behind him.<ref>Ṣabrī Pāshā, ''Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn wa Jazīrat al-ʿArab '', vol. 2, p. 819.</ref>  
==Biography== 
Today, upon entering the Ka'ba, directly opposite [[the door of the ka'ba|the door ]], there is a mihrab that is identified as the place where the Prophet (s) prayed.<ref>Batanūnī, ''Al-Riḥla al-Ḥijāziyya'', p. 106.</ref>   
Hasan ibn Ali ibn Muhammad (AS), commonly known as Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS), was the eleventh Imam of the Twelve Imams in Shia Islam. His father was [[Imam al-Hadi (AS)]], and his mother was a noblewoman from Nubia.<ref>Masʿūdī, ''Ithbāt al-Waṣiyya'', p. 244. </ref> According to widely accepted accounts, he was born on the 8th of Rabi al-Thani in 232 AH/2th December 846  in [[Medina]].<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Dalāʾil al-Imāma'', p. 423; Ibn Shahrāshūb. ''Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib'', vol. 3, p. 523.</ref>   
==Size and Features==
 
The three pillars built inside the Ka'ba during the reconstruction by Abdullah b. al-Zubayr (64 AH/683-4) have remained in the same number and positions. However, the pillars were replaced in later renovations of the Ka'ba's interior. Today, the pillars are intricately carved and decorated.<ref> Batanūnī, ''Al-Riḥla al-Ḥijāziyya'', p. 106; Ṣabrī Pāshā, ''Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn wa Jazīrat al-ʿArab '', vol. 1, p. 264.</ref>
At the age of four, in 236 AH/850 AD, or possibly in 233 AH/847 AD<ref>Ashʿarī al-Qummī, ''al-Maqālāt wa-l-Firaq'', p. 100.</ref>, he accompanied his father to Samarra after the Abbasid caliph Mutawakkil detained his father. Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS) remained in [[Samarra]] until the end of his life.<ref>Masʿūdī, ''Ithbāt al-Waṣiyya'', p. 243-4.</ref> 
These three pillars are arranged in a single row from north to south (the width of the Ka'ba), with a distance of four steps between each one. The first pillar is three steps away from the Yemeni-Eastern wall, and the third pillar is opposite the Iraqi-Shami wall.<ref>Ibn Jubayr,''Riḥla Ibn Jubayr'', p. 54; Ibn Baṭūṭa, ''Al-Raḥla Ibn Baṭūṭa''. vol. 1, p. 372.</ref>  
 
The color of the pillars is dark brown. Each pillar has a diameter of 44 centimeters and a circumference of approximately 150 centimeters. These pillars are made of wood, square-shaped, and intricately carved.<ref> Kurdī, ''Makkah wa Madīna: Taṣwīrī min Taqaddum wa Nawsāzī'' ,p. 121.</ref>
He was given the title "al-Askari" because [[Mutawakkil]] housed him in the military district of Samarra.<ref>Ibn Khallikān. ''Wafayāt al-Aʿyān'', vol. 2, p. 94. 
Additionally, there is a rod among the three pillars from which some of the [[Ka'ba’s gifts]] are hung. Above each pillar, there is a beam whose ends are embedded in the northern and southern walls of the Ka'ba.<ref>Kurdī, ''Makkah wa Madīna: Taṣwīrī min Taqaddum wa Nawsāzī'' ,p. 121.</ref>
Muʾassasat Walī al-ʿAṣr, ''Mawsūʿat al-Imām al-ʿAskarī'', vol. 1, p. 38.</ref>Additionally, he was known as "Ibn al-Ridha," a title also attributed to his father, Imam al-Hadi (AS), and his grandfather, [[Imam al-Jawad (AS)]], due to their lineage from Imam al-Ridha (AS).<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Kamāl al-dīn wa tamām al-niʿma''. p. 41, Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib'', Vol. 3, p. 523.</ref> Other titles recorded for him in historical sources include Khālis, Khāṣṣ, Sirāj, Ṣāmit, Zakī, and Taqī.<ref>Ṭabarī,  ''Dalāʾil al-imāma'', pp. 423–424; Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib''. Vol. 3, p. 523.</ref>
The three pillars extend only up to the lower ceiling and do not reach the upper ceiling. In the space between the lower and upper ceilings, narrower and additional wooden columns are placed to support the upper ceiling. Some of these pillars are supported indirectly by the three main pillars. At the base of each of the three pillars, which bear most of the roof's weight, there is a ring to reinforce and strengthen them.<ref>Kurdī, ''Makkah wa Madīna: Taṣwīrī min Taqaddum wa Nawsāzī'' ,p. 121.</ref>  
 
==Gallery==
Imam Hasan al-Askari’s wife was [[Lady Narjis Khatun]], and their only son was [[Imam Mahdi (AS)]]<ref>Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Ḥusaynī, ''Al-Tatimma fī tawārīkh al-aʾimma'', p. 143;Shūshtarī, ''Rāḥat al-arwāḥ'', p. 267.</ref>. However, some historians have mentioned the possibility of other children attributed to him.<ref>Maṣʿūdī, ''Tārīkh al-aʾimma'', p. 22.</ref>
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===Martyrdom===
درون کعبه۲.jpg|The three wooden pillars inside the Ka'ba..
{{Main| Shrine of the Two Askari Imams}} 
ستون قدیمی کعبه.jpg|A part of one of the Ka'ba pillars dating back to the [[reconstruction by Ibn al-Zubayr]] in the year 65 AH/684-5.<ref>«[https://www.kuna.net.kw/ViewPics.aspx?id=1477678 جزء تالف من احد الاعمدة الخشبیة للکعبة المشرفة التی یرجع تاریخها لعام 65 هجری]»، وکالة الانباء الکویتیة (کونا).</ref>
 
ستون قدیمی کعبه۲.jpg|One of the old pillars inside the Ka'ba from the reconstruction by Ibn al-Zubayr, which was replaced in the 1990s.<ref>«[https://madainproject.com/exhibition_of_the_two_holy_mosques_architecture Exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques' Architecture]»،‌ Madain Project.</ref>
Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS) was martyred at the age of 28 on the 8th of Rabi al-Awwal in 260 AH/ 1th January 874 AD, poisoned under the orders of the Abbasid caliph [[al-Mu'tamid]]. He was buried next to his father, Imam al-Hadi (AS), in Samarra. This sacred site is known as the Shrine of the Two Askari Imams (al-Askariyain).<ref>Ṭūsī, Al-Ghayba, p. 219; Mufīd,  Al-Irshād, p. 323; ''Ṭabrisī, Iʿlām al-warā'', p. 131.</ref>
قندیل‌های درون کعبه.jpg|[[The rods]] connected to the pillars, from which lanterns are suspended.
 
درون کعبه۳.jpg|The location of the Ka'ba pillars in relation to other parts and fixtures of the [[Ka'ba]].
The burial place of Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS), alongside his father, remains a revered shrine and pilgrimage destination, famously referred to as the [[Shrine of the Two Askari Imams]].<ref>Qazwīnī, ''Maʾāthir al-kubrā'', Vol. 1, p. 315.</ref>
</gallery>
 
==Period of Imamate== 
 
Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS) spent 23 years alongside his father, Imam al-Hadi (AS), and, following his father’s martyrdom, became his successor at the age of 22, as per Imam al-Hadi’s will.<ref>Mufīd, ''Al-Irshād'', pp. 313–315; Ṭabrisī, ''Iʿlām al-warā bi-aʿlām al-hudā'', pp. 131–133; Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib'', Vol. 3, pp. 523–524.</ref> His period of Imamate lasted six years (254–260 AH/846- 874 AD).<ref>Ṭūsī, ''Al-Ghayba'', pp. 120–122.</ref> 
 
Imam Hasan al-Askari’s Imamate coincided with the reigns of three Abbasid caliphs: al-Mu'tazz (252–255 AH/866-868 AD), al-Muhtadi (255–256 AH/868-869 AD), and al-Mu'tamid (256–279 AH/869-892 AD).<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Dalāʾil al-imāma'' p. 423; Ṭabrisī, ''Iʿlām al-warā'', p. 349; Ibn Shahrāshūb, ''Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib'', Vol. 3, p. 523.</ref> During al-Mu'tazz’s rule, the Imam was imprisoned, and an attempt was made on his life, but al-Mu'tazz was killed by Turkish forces before he could carry it out.<ref>Ṭūsī, ''Al-Ghayba'', p. 208.</ref> The harassment and imprisonment of the Imam continued during the reigns of al-Muhtadi<ref>Ṭūsī, ''Al-Ghayba'', p. 205.</ref> and al-Mu'tamid.<ref>Ṭūsī, ''Al-Ghayba'', p. 219; Mufīd, ''Al-Irshād'', p. 323; Ṭabrisī, ''Iʿlām al-warā'', p. 131.</ref> 
 
Despite the Abbasid authorities’ strict surveillance over the Imam's residence, many of his followers, including narrators, representatives, and companions, maintained contact with him. Notable among them were Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar, [[Abd al-Azim al-Hasani]], [[Uthman ibn Sa’id al-Umari]], and [[Fazl ibn Shadhan al-Nishaburi]].<ref>Ṭūsī, ''Rijāl al-Ṭūsī'', pp. 397–400.</ref>
 
===Books Attributed to Imam al-Askari=== 
 
Among Imam Hasan al-Askari’s cultural contributions are several works attributed to him, including:
*Kitab al-Manqaba
*Masa'il Abi Muhammad al-Hasan al-Askari
*Tawqi'at al-Imam al-Askari
*Tafsir attributed to Imam Hasan al-Askari<ref>Arbalī, ''Kashf al-ghumma'', pp. 208–210.
</ref> 
 
Additionally, many supplications (duas) from the Imam are preserved in various sources.<ref>Arbalī, Kashf al-ghumma. p. 211.</ref>
 
 
==Imam Hasan al-Askari and Hajj== 
 
There are no conclusive reports of Imam Hasan al-Askari performing [[Hajj]]. He is widely considered the only Imam who could not perform the pilgrimage due to his house arrest in [[Samarra]].<ref>Ṣadr, ''Al-Anbiyāʾ wa al-aʾimma'', p. 466.</ref> However, some sources mention narrations from the Imam in [[Mecca]], and a report by Baladhuri indicates his presence there.<ref>Arbalī, ''Kashf al-ghumma'', Vol. 3, p. 198.</ref>
 
===Sending His Family to Mecca=== 
It is said that shortly before his passing, Imam al-Askari sent his mother and his son, [[Imam Mahdi (AS)]], to perform [[Hajj]].<ref>Masʿūdī, Ithbāt al-waṣiyya, p. 255.</ref> They traveled under the protection of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Mutahhar, a close associate of the eleventh Imam. Following the pilgrimage, it is believed they moved to [[Medina]], possibly as a place of concealment for the twelfth Imam.<ref>Ṣadr, ''Tārīkh al-siyāsī li-ghaybat al-Imām al-thānī ʿashar (ʿaj)'', p. 124.</ref>
 
===Narrations About Hajj=== 
The Imam provided various narrations related to Hajj, including rulings and spiritual insights. For instance, Muhammad ibn al-Mutahhar narrated a tradition regarding [[Hajj Bazli]] (performing Hajj on behalf of another).<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Musnad al-Imām al-ʿAskarī'', p. 252.</ref> The Imam also conveyed a narration about the philosophy and meanings behind the phrases of [[Labbayk]].<ref>Ṣadūq, ''Man lā yaḥḍuruhu al-faqīh'', Vol. 2, pp. 327–328; Ṣadūq, ''ʿIlal al-sharāʾiʿ'', p. 417.</ref>


==Notes==
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*Ṣabrī Pāshā, Ayyūb. ''Muʾassuat Mirʾāt al-Ḥaramayn al-Sharīfayn wa Jazīrat al-ʿArab''. Cairo: Dār al-Āfāq al-ʿArabiyya, 1424 AH / 2004 CE.
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*Ṣaffarī-Furūshānī, Niʿmat-Allāh. ''Makkah fī Bistar al-Tārīkh''. Qom: Markaz Jahānī-ʿUlūm-Islāmī, 1st edition, 1386 SH.
*Ḥajj al-Anbiyāʾ wa-l-Aʾimma (ʿalayhim al-salām)*. Center for Ḥajj Research. Tehran: Mashʿar, 1416 AH. 
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Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS), the eleventh Imam of Shia Muslims and the father of Imam Mahdi (AS), was born in 232 AH/846-7 AD in Medina. During his childhood, he was forced to accompany his father to Samarra, in present-day Iraq, by the Abbasid caliph. He lived there under Abbasid surveillance until his martyrdom in 260 AH/873-4 AD. He was buried alongside his father, Imam al-Hadi (AS), in Samarra, at a site known as the Shrine of the Two Askari Imams.

There are no specific reports about Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS) performing Hajj. However, narrations from him regarding the pilgrimage, its significance, and the meanings behind the phrases of "Labbayk" have been recorded. In addition to the commentary attributed to him, prayers and supplications by the Imam are also found in Islamic sources.

Biography

Hasan ibn Ali ibn Muhammad (AS), commonly known as Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS), was the eleventh Imam of the Twelve Imams in Shia Islam. His father was Imam al-Hadi (AS), and his mother was a noblewoman from Nubia.[1] According to widely accepted accounts, he was born on the 8th of Rabi al-Thani in 232 AH/2th December 846 in Medina.[2]

At the age of four, in 236 AH/850 AD, or possibly in 233 AH/847 AD[3], he accompanied his father to Samarra after the Abbasid caliph Mutawakkil detained his father. Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS) remained in Samarra until the end of his life.[4]

He was given the title "al-Askari" because Mutawakkil housed him in the military district of Samarra.[5]Additionally, he was known as "Ibn al-Ridha," a title also attributed to his father, Imam al-Hadi (AS), and his grandfather, Imam al-Jawad (AS), due to their lineage from Imam al-Ridha (AS).[6] Other titles recorded for him in historical sources include Khālis, Khāṣṣ, Sirāj, Ṣāmit, Zakī, and Taqī.[7]

Imam Hasan al-Askari’s wife was Lady Narjis Khatun, and their only son was Imam Mahdi (AS)[8]. However, some historians have mentioned the possibility of other children attributed to him.[9]

Martyrdom

Main article: Shrine of the Two Askari Imams

Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS) was martyred at the age of 28 on the 8th of Rabi al-Awwal in 260 AH/ 1th January 874 AD, poisoned under the orders of the Abbasid caliph al-Mu'tamid. He was buried next to his father, Imam al-Hadi (AS), in Samarra. This sacred site is known as the Shrine of the Two Askari Imams (al-Askariyain).[10]

The burial place of Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS), alongside his father, remains a revered shrine and pilgrimage destination, famously referred to as the Shrine of the Two Askari Imams.[11]

Period of Imamate

Imam Hasan al-Askari (AS) spent 23 years alongside his father, Imam al-Hadi (AS), and, following his father’s martyrdom, became his successor at the age of 22, as per Imam al-Hadi’s will.[12] His period of Imamate lasted six years (254–260 AH/846- 874 AD).[13]

Imam Hasan al-Askari’s Imamate coincided with the reigns of three Abbasid caliphs: al-Mu'tazz (252–255 AH/866-868 AD), al-Muhtadi (255–256 AH/868-869 AD), and al-Mu'tamid (256–279 AH/869-892 AD).[14] During al-Mu'tazz’s rule, the Imam was imprisoned, and an attempt was made on his life, but al-Mu'tazz was killed by Turkish forces before he could carry it out.[15] The harassment and imprisonment of the Imam continued during the reigns of al-Muhtadi[16] and al-Mu'tamid.[17]

Despite the Abbasid authorities’ strict surveillance over the Imam's residence, many of his followers, including narrators, representatives, and companions, maintained contact with him. Notable among them were Ibrahim ibn Mahziyar, Abd al-Azim al-Hasani, Uthman ibn Sa’id al-Umari, and Fazl ibn Shadhan al-Nishaburi.[18]

Books Attributed to Imam al-Askari

Among Imam Hasan al-Askari’s cultural contributions are several works attributed to him, including:

  • Kitab al-Manqaba
  • Masa'il Abi Muhammad al-Hasan al-Askari
  • Tawqi'at al-Imam al-Askari
  • Tafsir attributed to Imam Hasan al-Askari[19]

Additionally, many supplications (duas) from the Imam are preserved in various sources.[20]


Imam Hasan al-Askari and Hajj

There are no conclusive reports of Imam Hasan al-Askari performing Hajj. He is widely considered the only Imam who could not perform the pilgrimage due to his house arrest in Samarra.[21] However, some sources mention narrations from the Imam in Mecca, and a report by Baladhuri indicates his presence there.[22]

Sending His Family to Mecca

It is said that shortly before his passing, Imam al-Askari sent his mother and his son, Imam Mahdi (AS), to perform Hajj.[23] They traveled under the protection of Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn al-Mutahhar, a close associate of the eleventh Imam. Following the pilgrimage, it is believed they moved to Medina, possibly as a place of concealment for the twelfth Imam.[24]

Narrations About Hajj

The Imam provided various narrations related to Hajj, including rulings and spiritual insights. For instance, Muhammad ibn al-Mutahhar narrated a tradition regarding Hajj Bazli (performing Hajj on behalf of another).[25] The Imam also conveyed a narration about the philosophy and meanings behind the phrases of Labbayk.[26]

Notes

  1. ↑ Masʿūdī, Ithbāt al-Waṣiyya, p. 244.
  2. ↑ Ṭabarī, Dalāʾil al-Imāma, p. 423; Ibn Shahrāshūb. Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib, vol. 3, p. 523.
  3. ↑ Ashʿarī al-Qummī, al-Maqālāt wa-l-Firaq, p. 100.
  4. ↑ Masʿūdī, Ithbāt al-Waṣiyya, p. 243-4.
  5. ↑ Ibn Khallikān. Wafayāt al-Aʿyān, vol. 2, p. 94. Muʾassasat Walī al-ʿAṣr, Mawsūʿat al-Imām al-ʿAskarī, vol. 1, p. 38.
  6. ↑ Ṣadūq, Kamāl al-dīn wa tamām al-niʿma. p. 41, Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib, Vol. 3, p. 523.
  7. ↑ Ṭabarī, Dalāʾil al-imāma, pp. 423–424; Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib. Vol. 3, p. 523.
  8. ↑ Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Ḥusaynī, Al-Tatimma fī tawārīkh al-aʾimma, p. 143;Shūshtarī, Rāḥat al-arwāḥ, p. 267.
  9. ↑ Maṣʿūdī, Tārīkh al-aʾimma, p. 22.
  10. ↑ Ṭūsī, Al-Ghayba, p. 219; Mufīd, Al-Irshād, p. 323; Ṭabrisī, Iʿlām al-warā, p. 131.
  11. ↑ Qazwīnī, Maʾāthir al-kubrā, Vol. 1, p. 315.
  12. ↑ Mufīd, Al-Irshād, pp. 313–315; Ṭabrisī, Iʿlām al-warā bi-aʿlām al-hudā, pp. 131–133; Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib, Vol. 3, pp. 523–524.
  13. ↑ Ṭūsī, Al-Ghayba, pp. 120–122.
  14. ↑ Ṭabarī, Dalāʾil al-imāma p. 423; Ṭabrisī, Iʿlām al-warā, p. 349; Ibn Shahrāshūb, Manāqib Āl Abī Ṭālib, Vol. 3, p. 523.
  15. ↑ Ṭūsī, Al-Ghayba, p. 208.
  16. ↑ Ṭūsī, Al-Ghayba, p. 205.
  17. ↑ Ṭūsī, Al-Ghayba, p. 219; Mufīd, Al-Irshād, p. 323; Ṭabrisī, Iʿlām al-warā, p. 131.
  18. ↑ Ṭūsī, Rijāl al-Ṭūsī, pp. 397–400.
  19. ↑ Arbalī, Kashf al-ghumma, pp. 208–210.
  20. ↑ Arbalī, Kashf al-ghumma. p. 211.
  21. ↑ Ṣadr, Al-Anbiyāʾ wa al-aʾimma, p. 466.
  22. ↑ Arbalī, Kashf al-ghumma, Vol. 3, p. 198.
  23. ↑ Masʿūdī, Ithbāt al-waṣiyya, p. 255.
  24. ↑ Ṣadr, Tārīkh al-siyāsī li-ghaybat al-Imām al-thānī ʿashar (ʿaj), p. 124.
  25. ↑ Ṣadūq, Musnad al-Imām al-ʿAskarī, p. 252.
  26. ↑ Ṣadūq, Man lā yaḥḍuruhu al-faqīh, Vol. 2, pp. 327–328; Ṣadūq, ʿIlal al-sharāʾiʿ, p. 417.

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