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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'', 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, | 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, ''Jami' al-maqal'', p. 190; Abu al-Ma'ali, ''Bayan al-adyan'', p. 75</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.<ref>Zarandi, ''Ma'arij al-wusul'', p. 176</ref> Al-Khasibi has listed two sisters named Fatima and Dalala for Imam al-Mahdi (a)<ref>Khasibi, ''al-Hidayat al-kubra'', p. 328</ref> 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).<ref>Ibn Abi al-Thalij', ''Majmu'at nafisa fi tarikh al-'aiymma'', p. 21-22; Razi, ''al-Shajarat al-Mubaraka'', p. 79</ref> However, in some references of lineage, the above-mentioned names are brothers and sisters of Imam al-'Askari<ref>Razi, ''al-Shajarat al-Mubaraka'', p. 78</ref> 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.<ref>Ibn Hazm, ''Jamharat ansab al-'arab'', p. 61; Dhahabi, ''Siyar a'lam al-nubala''', vol. 13, p. 122</ref> | ||
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