1. Birth & Early Years
ImamHasanal-‘Askariwasborninthe year 232 A.H.inSamarra,Iraq
duringthe tenthImam’sstayinthatcity.“Al-‘Askari”isfrom al-‘askar
whichmeans“thearmy”.OureleventhImamisknownasal-‘Askaribe-
causehelivedinal-‘Askarneighbourhoodwhichwasthemilitarygarris-
on of the Turkish troops of the ‘Abbāsids.
Hisimamatebeganattheageoftwentytwo,andcontinuedforjustsix
years when he was poisoned in 260 A.H.