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Except few people who followed imamate of Muhammad b. 'Ali (who passed away at the time of his father, Imam al-Hadi (a) and very few people who declared [[Ja'far b. 'Ali al-Hadi (a)|Ja'far b. 'Ali]] as their Imam, majority of the companions of Imam al-Hadi (a) accepted the imamate of Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a).<ref>Ja'fariyan, ''Hayat Fikri wa Siasi imaman-i Shi'a'', p. 537</ref>
Except few people who followed imamate of Muhammad b. 'Ali (who passed away at the time of his father, Imam al-Hadi (a) and very few people who declared [[Ja'far b. 'Ali al-Hadi (a)|Ja'far b. 'Ali]] as their Imam, majority of the companions of Imam al-Hadi (a) accepted the imamate of Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a).<ref>Ja'fariyan, ''Hayat Fikri wa Siasi imaman-i Shi'a'', p. 537</ref>
== 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.<ref>Nubakhti, ''Firaq al-Shi'a'', p. 92</ref>
Imam al-Hasan al-'Askari (a) lived most of his life in Samara and it is famously said that he (a) was the only Imam who did not go to [[hajj]]; however, in ''[['Uyun akhbar al-Rida (a)]]'' and ''[[Kashf al-ghumma]]'', there is a [[hadith]], the narrator of which says that he heard that hadith from Imam al-'Askari (a) in [[Mecca]].<ref>al-Shaykh al-Saduq, '''Uyun akhbar al-Rida'', vol. 2, p. 135; Irbili, ''Kashf al-ghumma'', 1405AH, vol, 3. p. 198</ref> Except this trip to Mecca, some sources have also reported his journey to [[Jurjan]] as well.<ref>Irbili, ''Kashf al-ghumma'', 1405AH, vol, 3. p. 198</ref>


== Political Situation ==
== Political Situation ==
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