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Al-Hasan b. Ali (a) is the second Imam of the Shiʿa. He became the Imam after the martyrdom of his father on [[21 Ramadan]], [[40 AH]]/[[January 28]], [[661 CE]].<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 9.</ref> His imamate lasted for ten years. In ''[[al-Kafi]]'', [[al-Kulayni]] (d. 329/ | Al-Hasan b. Ali (a) is the second Imam of the Shiʿa. He became the Imam after the martyrdom of his father on [[21 Ramadan]], [[40 AH]]/[[January 28]], [[661 CE]].<ref>Mufīd, ''al-Irshād'', vol. 2, p. 9.</ref> His imamate lasted for ten years. In ''[[al-Kafi]]'', [[al-Kulayni]] (d. 329/941) has collected the hadiths related to the appointment of al-Hasan (a) to [[imamate]]. According to one of these [[hadith]]s, before his martyrdom, Imam Ali (a) gave his books and weapon (from the [[Trusts of Imamate]]) to al-Hasan (a) in the presence of his children and some prominent Shiite figures, and announced that the Prophet (s) had commanded him to appoint al-Hasan (a) as the executor of his will. According to another hadith, when Imam Ali (a) was going to [[Kufa]], he left some of the Trusts of Imamate with [[Umm Salama]], and al-Hasan (a) received them from her when he returned from Kufa. | ||
Al-Hasan's (a) imamate is also supported by such prophetic hadiths as “These two sons of mine are two Imams, whether they rise or sit” and the [[Hadith of the Twelve Caliphs]]. | Al-Hasan's (a) imamate is also supported by such prophetic hadiths as “These two sons of mine are two Imams, whether they rise or sit” and the [[Hadith of the Twelve Caliphs]]. | ||