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 == Living in Samarra ==
-Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a) was brought to [[Samarra]] with his father in [[233]]/847 when he was one year old and lived there until the end of his life.
+Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a) was brought to [[Samarra]] with his father in [[233]]/847 when he was one year old and lived there until the end of his life.<ref>Nubakhti, ''Firaq al-Shi'a'', p. 92</ref>
 === Contact with Shi'a ===
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 Therefore, Imam al-'Askari (a) was asked to inform the Abbasid government about his presence in Samarra and regarding the report of one of the servants of Imam (a), he (a) had to go to Dar al-Imara (residence of emir) every Monday and Thursday.
-[[Shi'a]] had problem for meeting Imam (a), as once, when the caliph was going to visit the governor of [[Basra]] and was taking Imam (a) with himself, the companions of Imam (a) were preparing themselves for seeing him on the way. From this report, it can be understood well that in the life of Imam al-'Askari (a), at least there has been a time when meeting him directly was not possible.
+[[Shi'a]] had problem for meeting Imam (a), as once, when the caliph was going to visit the governor of [[Basra]] and was taking Imam (a) with himself, the companions of Imam (a) were preparing themselves for seeing him on the way.<ref>al-Shaykh al-Mufid, ''al-Irshad'', p. 387</ref> From this report, it can be understood well that in the life of Imam al-'Askari (a), at least there has been a time when meeting him directly was not possible.
-Isma'il b. Muhammad says, "I disguised as a beggar and sat on the way of Imam (a) and asked him for money." Another narrator says, "One day Imam (a) was going to Dar al-Khilafa, we gathered in al-'Askar [military camp] for seeing him on the way, but we received a letter with this message, 'No one should ever greet me or points to me, because you are not safe.'" This report shows it well how much the caliphate government had put the connection of Imam with Shi'a under surveillance. However, Imam (a) and his followers met each other in any opportunities and there have been covers for such contacts. One of the best means of communication between Imam (a) and Shi'a has been correspondences, cases of which have been frequently mentioned in different sources.
+Another narrator says, "One day Imam (a) was going to Dar al-Khilafa, we gathered in al-'Askar [military camp] for seeing him on the way, but we received a letter with this message, 'No one should ever greet me or points to me, because you are not safe.'"<ref>Qutb al-Din Rawandi, ''al-Khara'ij wa al-jara'ih'', vol. 1, p. 439</ref>
+This report shows it well how much the caliphate government had put the connection of Imam with Shi'a under surveillance. However, Imam (a) and his followers met each other in any opportunities and there have been covers for such contacts. One of the best means of communication between Imam (a) and Shi'a has been correspondences, cases of which have been frequently mentioned in different sources.
 Strict limitations of the caliphs on the life of Imam (a) made him benefit from agents to communicate with Shi'a, among whom was 'Aqid, the special servant of Imam (a) who was raised by Imam (a) and delivered many of his letters to Shi'a. Another agent was a person whose kunya was Gharib Abu al-Adyan who was another servant of Imam (a) and delivered some of the letters. However, [['Uthman b. Sa'id]] was a particular person in some [[Twelver Shi'a]] sources who was called [[Bab]] (representative and the connection with Imam (a)). Upon entering the age of [[Minor Occultation]] after Imam al-'Askari (a) was martyred, 'Uthman b. Sa'id became the first [[special deputy]] of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]].