Imam Hasan al-askari (A.S.)’s Political, Social and Knowledge Aspect
1.Short Biography
Name: Hasan
Title: Al-askari
Kunyat:Abu Muhammad
Born:Medina on Monday, 8th Rabi-ul-Thani232 A.H.
Father’s name:Imam Ali un-Naqi al-Hadi(A.S.)
Mother’s Name:Saleel
Martyred:at the age of 28 years at Samarra (Iraq), on Friday, 8th Rabi-ul-Awwal 260 A.H.
poisoned by:Mo’tamad, the Abbasid caliph.
Buried:At Samarra(Iraq).
Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.A.), Mercy Unto the Creation
Holy Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.A.), Mercy Unto the Creation
“We have not sent you, but as a Mercy unto the creation.” (Holy Qur’an 21:107)
This is what God Almighty says in His last and final set of revelation to mankind, about the person, whose universal mission was foretold to all nations by all Prophets, beginning with the Father of the human race, Adam.
It means Noah informed his people about him, and so did Abraham, Moses, and Jesus – just to name a few of the 123,999 messengers that God raised all over the globe before him, for the guidance of difference races, such as the Israelites, the Arabs, the Assyrians, the Iranians, the Turks, the Chinese, the Indians, and the various ethnic groups inhabiting Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, and the Americas, etc.
Those in doubt ought to subject to a scientific scrutiny the scriptures they have in circulation amongst them, or refer to libraries for older versions that may have not been much tampered with, in order to find out what they say about the person to be born in Arabia whose teachings would one day prevail all over the world.
How Imam Reza (A.S.) Was Martyred?
It was not politically feasible for al-Mamoon to reach Baghdad accompanied by Imam al-Reza (A.S.), for that would stir the winds of dissension against him and he might not be strong enough to withstand them. 
From this standpoint, our belief that al-Mamoon was the one who plotted to end the life of the Imam (A.S.) by giving him poisoned grapes is strengthened, and the historical environment at the time helps us confirm this belief even when Ibn al-Athir, in his Tarikh, thinks that that was not possible. Prominent scholars and historians such as Shaikh al-Mufid and others have also doubted it, while others such as Sayyid ibn Tawoos, Sibt ibn al-Jawzi, and al-Arbili in Kashf al-Ghumma, have all dismissed it outright. The latter strongly defended his view, but it was nevertheless no more than a simplistic and superficial defense. Al-Mamoon’s letter to the Abbasides and the residents of Baghdad, which he wrote after the demise of Imam al-Reza (A.S.), gives such an impression. “He wrote the Abbasides and their supporters and to the people of Baghdad informing them of the death of Ali ibn