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Hasan ibn Ali, The peacemaker

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Hasan ibn Aliالحسن بن علي

Approximate dateMadinah

The Prophet's ﷺ eldest grandson, who gave up power to unite the Muslims.

Hasan was born in Madinah to Fatimah and Ali. The Prophet ﷺ carried him on his shoulders and said this son of his was a leader through whom Allah might reconcile two great groups of Muslims. After Ali was killed, Hasan was pledged as caliph, then handed rule to Muawiyah in 661 to end the bloodshed. The year became known as the Year of Unity.

What does the Quran say?

33:33

What does the hadith say?

Sahih al-Bukhari 2704Jami' al-Tirmidhi 3768

What grew out of it?

A prophecy fulfilled: peace chosen over power.

The lesson

Giving up what is yours to stop bloodshed is greatness.

Where do they appear in the story?

Who else is linked?

MadinahMuhammad ﷺFatimah al-ZahraAli ibn Abi TalibHusayn ibn AliRashidun CaliphateUmayyad CaliphateMuhammad ibn al-HanafiyyahSayyida NafisaJannat al-Baqi

Who lived at the same time?

Muhammad ﷺThe Three Who Stayed BehindZayd ibn HarithaYazdegerd IIIConstans IIJabalah ibn al-AyhamAl-MuqawqisHeraclius

Source: hadith · Wikipedia

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