Al-Hasan al-Muthanna: Difference between revisions

'''Ḥasan b. Ḥasan b. ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭālib''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|حسن‌ بن‌ حسن‌ بن‌ علي بن ابي طالب}}) known as '''Ḥasan al-Muthannā''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|حسن المثنّی}}) was the son of [[Imam al-Hasan (a)]] and one of the noblemen of [[Alawites]]. In the [[Event of Karbala]], he was a member of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)|Imam al-Husayn's (a)]] army. Although he was injured in the day of [['Ashura]], he was not killed through the intercession of one of his maternal relatives; and after recovering from injuries, he returned from [[Kufa]] to [[Medina]]. He was in charge of alms given by [[Imam 'Ali (a)]]. He took part in the rebellion of [['Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad al-Kindi]] against [[Hajjaj b. Yusuf]]. There are disagreements among scholars whether Hasan al-Muthanna claimed to be an Imam.

When [['Abd al-Rahman b. Muhammad al-Kindi]] rebelled against [[Hajjaj b. Yusuf]], he intended to call himself the [[caliph]]. But because only someone from [[Quraysh]] could hold [[caliphate]], he wrote letters to noblemen of [[Alawites]], [[Imam al-Sajjad (a)]] and Hasan al-Muthanna, to convince them. Imam al-Sajjad (a) declined his request. Hasan al-Muthanna who thought rebels might break their allegiance, refused to accept caliphate of 'Abd al-Rahman as well. But, after their insistence, finally he became convinced and paid allegiance to him as the caliph. Famous Iraqi scholars such as [['Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Liyli]], [[Sha'bi]], [[Muhammad b. Sirin]], and [[al-Hasan al-Basri]] paid allegiance to him who was called al-Rida.