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Nabi Muhammad (saw): biography and articles about the life of the Last Prophet (saw)
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Imam Ali (as): biography and articles about ameer ul mu'mineen (as)
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Lady Fatima (as): biographical information about the Lady of Light (as).
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Imam Hasan (as): biography and articles about the second Imam (as)

Imam Hussein (as): biography and articles about the Lord of the Martyrs (as)
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Imam Zain al Abideen (as): biography and articles about the fourth Imam (as)
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Imam Muhammad al Baqir (as): biography and articles about the fifth Imam (as)
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Imam Jafar as Sadiq (as): biography and articles about the sixth Imam (as)
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Imam Musa al Kathim (as): biography and articles about the seventh Imam (as)
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Imam Ali al Ridha (as): biography and articles about the eigth Imam (as)
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Imam Muhammad al Jawwad (as): biography and articles about the ninth Imam (as)
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Imam Ali al Hadi (as): biography and articles about the tenth Imam (as)
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Imam Hasan al Askari (as): biography and articles about the eleventh Imam (as)
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Imam al Mahdi (aj): biography and articles about the Imam of our time (as)
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I M A M H A S A N (a s)

Relatively little tends to be known about Imam Hasan (as) as compared with his brother, Imam Hussein (as). Imam Hasan was said to be the most similar to the Prophet of Allah (saw) in his appearance and character. Imam Hasan (as) was unable to lead a revolt against the tyrant of his time, due to the pitiable state of the Muslims which meant his army was in tatters. Imam Hasan (as) made a peace treaty to preserve the Muslims which remained, with the condition that after Mu'awiya (la) the caliphate would pass to Imam Hussein (as).

Mu'awiya (la) coerced Imam Hasan's (as) wife into poisoning the Imam, and left the caliphate to his son Yazeed (la).

LECTURES (audio MP3)

• The life of Imam Hasan (as) - (Arabic) a lecture about some of the major events in the life of Imam Hasan (as). Accompanying slides (pdf) can be found here.

BIOGRAPHIES (external links)

• Imam Hasan bin Ali (as) - An excellent biography of the life of the first grandchild of the Prophet (saw), including his brith, character and role in islamic life.
• Sulh al Hasan (as) - the peace treaty of Al Hasan (as), by Sheikh Radi Aal-Yaseen. A detailed biography of the Imam's life and discussion of the political attitude, circumstances and motives for making peace. Also contains a comparison between the conditions of Imam Hasan (as) and Imam Hussein (as).