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==Genealogy and Birth== | ==Genealogy and Birth== | ||
The twelfth Imam (a) is the only child of [[Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)]]. His name and Epithet are the same as those of [[The Prophet (s)]]. He was born on [[Sha'ban 15]], [[255]]/869. Some sources, though, regard [[256]]/870 as the more accurate year of his birth. | The twelfth Imam (a) is the only child of [[Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)]]. His name and Epithet are the same as those of [[The Prophet (s)]]. He was born on [[Sha'ban 15]], [[255]]/869. Some sources, though, regard [[256]]/870 as the more accurate year of his birth. | ||
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[[Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)]] hid the birth of his son, because the news of the [[appearance]] of al-Mahdi and the fact that the [[Shi'a]] were anticipating his uprising were well-known, and this had made the government sensitive. Therefore, Imam al-'Askari (a) did not publicly announce the birth of his son, and most people did not know his son after the Imam's demise. | [[Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a)]] hid the birth of his son, because the news of the [[appearance]] of al-Mahdi and the fact that the [[Shi'a]] were anticipating his uprising were well-known, and this had made the government sensitive. Therefore, Imam al-'Askari (a) did not publicly announce the birth of his son, and most people did not know his son after the Imam's demise. | ||
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==People Who Saw the Imam (a) in His Childhood== | ==People Who Saw the Imam (a) in His Childhood== | ||
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In [[hadith]] sources, some people are mentioned as the ones who met Imam al-Mahdi (a) in his childhood. For instance, in ''[[al-Irshad]]'' , [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] mentions the following names: | In [[hadith]] sources, some people are mentioned as the ones who met Imam al-Mahdi (a) in his childhood. For instance, in ''[[al-Irshad]]'' , [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] mentions the following names: | ||
* [[Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Musa b. Ja'far]] | * [[Muhammad b. Isma'il b. Musa b. Ja'far]] | ||