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Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Ali (may God be pleased with him) ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Musa ibn Ja'far. 2
His death
He died in Samarra in 260 AH in the caliphate of al-Mu'tamid, at the age of twenty-nine. 2
In the Imami reports
Al-Mas'udi says that according to the Qat'iyya among the Imamis, who are the majority of the Shi'a, he was the father of the awaited Mahdi. After his death this group split over the matter of the awaited one of the family of the Prophet ﷺ into twenty sects. 2
This summary gives the report of one source about Imami views. It needs an additional source, and the view of the Sunnis and the academic view should also be set out.
Sources
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p. 571-572
- Muruj al-Dhahab — al-Masʼudi , p.571-572
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Hasan al-Askari”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/al-hasan-al-askari/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.