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Different sources have mentioned the name of the mother of Imam al-Mahdi (a) differently. It has been mentioned in sources that Imam al-'Askari (a) had several Roman, Turk and Sicilian servants and maids<ref>Mas'udi, ''Ithbat al-easiyya'', p. 266</ref> and maybe this difference of opinion about the name of the mother of Imam al-Mahdi (a) was because of having several servants or in order to hide the birth of Imam al-Mahdi (a).
Different sources have mentioned the name of the mother of Imam al-Mahdi (a) differently. It has been mentioned in sources that Imam al-'Askari (a) had several Roman, Turk and Sicilian servants and maids<ref>Mas'udi, ''Ithbat al-easiyya'', p. 266</ref> and maybe this difference of opinion about the name of the mother of Imam al-Mahdi (a) was because of having several servants or in order to hide the birth of Imam al-Mahdi (a).


Since Imam al-'Askari (a) was the father of Imam al-Mahdi (a),<ref>Ibn Talha Shafi'I, ''Matalib al-sa'ul'', </ref> this aspect of his life has always been prominent and known to Shi'a. According the [[Twelver Shi'a]], Imam al-Mahdi (a) was born on [[Sha'ban 15]], [[255]]/[[August 2]], 869, but there are other less frequent reports mentioning 254/868 and 256/870.
Since Imam al-'Askari (a) was the father of Imam al-Mahdi (a),<ref>Ibn Talha Shafi'I, ''Matalib al-sa'ul'', vol. 2, p. 78</ref> this aspect of his life has always been prominent and known to Shi'a. According the [[Twelver Shi'a]], Imam al-Mahdi (a) was born on [[Sha'ban 15]], [[255]]/[[August 2]], 869, but there are other less frequent reports mentioning 254/868 and 256/870.<ref>Turayhi, Fakhr al-Din b. Muhammad -al. Jami' al-maqal; Abu al-Ma'ali, Muhammad b. Ni'mat. Bayan al-adyan</ref>


There are other reports about the children of Imam al-'Askari (a) as well. Some have listed 3 sons and 3 daughters for him. Al-Khasibi has listed two sisters named Fatima and Dalala for Imam al-Mahdi (a) and Ibn Abi l-Thalj has mentioned a brother called Musa and two sisters called Fatima and 'A'isha (or Umm Musa) for Imam al-Mahdi (a). However, in some references of lineage, the above-mentioned names are brothers and sisters of Imam al-'Askari which may have been mistaken with his children. On the contrary, some Sunni scholars such as Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Yahya b. Sa'id and Ibn Hazm believed that Imam al-'Askari (a) did not have any children at all.
There are other reports about the children of Imam al-'Askari (a) as well. Some have listed 3 sons and 3 daughters for him. Al-Khasibi has listed two sisters named Fatima and Dalala for Imam al-Mahdi (a) and Ibn Abi l-Thalj has mentioned a brother called Musa and two sisters called Fatima and 'A'isha (or Umm Musa) for Imam al-Mahdi (a). However, in some references of lineage, the above-mentioned names are brothers and sisters of Imam al-'Askari which may have been mistaken with his children. On the contrary, some Sunni scholars such as Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Yahya b. Sa'id and Ibn Hazm believed that Imam al-'Askari (a) did not have any children at all.
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