Hasan ibn Ali

Seal of Hasan ibn Ali

Hasan ibn Ali (Hasan, son of Ali) (born in March 4, 625 CE died in March 9 or 30, 670 CE). was an Alid political and religious leader. He was the son of Ali and his wife Fatimah. After the death of his father, Hasan was chosen the caliph by a group of Muslims in Kufa. He was not accepted as the caliph by the Umayyad leader Mu'awiya. Both signed a peace treaty around August 661 and Mu'awiya became the sole caliph of the Muslim community. Hasan was also a member of Ahl al-Bayt.

Hasan Ibn Ali Media

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  A view of the modern-day Kufa, the headquarters of Hasan, and its Great Mosque, where he gave his inaugural speech

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  Iranian Qajar dynasty tapestry, probably a Shia talisman, depicting Ali with Hasan and Husayn (Library of Congress)

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  Sasanian-style Coin minted in the present-day Iran in 30 AH (661-2 CE), during Hasan's caliphate. The Arabic phrase lillah (lit. 'for Allah') appears in its margin.

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  Husayn at the Bedside of the Dying Hasan, a folio from Fuzuli's Hadiqat al-su'ada (lit. 'garden of the blessed')

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  The tomb of al-Baqi Cemetery, which stood over Hasan's grave and was demolished by the Wahhabis in 1927

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  Names of the ahl al-kisa and two prophetic hadiths in their praise, written on a cloth in Arabic calligraphy, originating from Iran or Central Asia

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  Verse of purification in Arabic calligraphy on a tablet in the shrine of Husayn in Karbala