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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.<ref>al-Shaykh al-Tusi, ''al-Ghayba'', 1411AH, p. 272</ref> 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.<ref>al-Shaykh al-Saduq, ''Kamal al-din'', p. 475</ref> 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)]].<ref>''Da'irat al-ma'arif buzurg Islami'', vol. 20, p. 626</ref> | 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.<ref>al-Shaykh al-Tusi, ''al-Ghayba'', 1411AH, p. 272</ref> 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.<ref>al-Shaykh al-Saduq, ''Kamal al-din'', p. 475</ref> 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)]].<ref>''Da'irat al-ma'arif buzurg Islami'', vol. 20, p. 626</ref> | ||
== Imam's (a) Scientific Life == | |||
=== Shi'a Teachings === | |||
According to complexities and ambiguities about the new Imam (a) at that time, it can be seen in the speeches and letters of Imam al-'Askari (a) that he mentioned, the earth will not be void of God's Proof and that if [[Imamate]] is cut, there will be problems in the affairs of God on earth. He (a) also said that God's Proof on earth is a blessing God has given to the believers and has honored them with this guidance. | |||
Another teaching, repeatedly seen in the speeches of Imam (a) due to the pressures on [[Shi'a]], is calling them to patience and believing in relief and waiting for it. Also, in hadiths from him, there is an especial emphasis on respecting internal relations of Shia society and associating with religious brothers. | |||
=== Interpretation of the Qur'an === | |||
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Interpreting the [[Qur'an]] was among the activities Imam Hasan al-'Askari (a) cared about so much that an extensive text on the interpretation of the Qur'an (among the oldest exegetical Shia heritage) is attributed to him. Even if this attribution is not correct, it should be noted that Imam's (a) emphasis on exegetical discussions made the grounds for this attribution. | |||
=== Regarding Theology and Beliefs === | |||
Imam al-Hasan al-Askari (a) took the leadership of Shi'a when some ideological problems had emerged among [[Twelver Shi'a]] prior to his time and some emerged at his time. For example, one of the topics of discussions was "rejection of the embodiment of God" which was mentioned since some years ago and there were some disagreements between [[Hisham b. Hakam]] and [[Hisham b. Salim]], two distinguished companions of Imams (a). At the time of Imam al-'Askari (a), this disagreement became so serious that [[Sahl b. Ziyad al-Adami]] wrote a letter to Imam Hasan al-'Askari (a) and asked him for a guidance. | |||
Imam al-'Askari (a) prohibited them from going deep in discussions about the essence of God, mentioned some [[verses]] of the [[Qur'an]] and said: | |||
:"God is One and Unique; begets not, nor was He begotten and nothing is similar to Him. He is the Creator and not created. Whatever He wants of things or else creates and is not embodied…Nothing is similar to Him and He is Hearing and Seeing." | |||
=== Regarding Fiqh === | |||
In [[hadith]] studies, one of the titles mentioned for Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a) is "faqih", with which he (a) was especially known to his companions. Some of his hadiths are about [[fiqh]] and its different branches. Since organization of religion regarding fiqh was made previously at the time of Imam al-Sadiq (a) and was then developed toward its perfection, Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a) mostly discussed about secondary issues which came up or were for some reason critical at his time such as the beginning of the month of Ramadan and the discussions about [[Khums]]. | |||
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