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'''ʾAbū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī (a)''' (Arabic:{{iarabic|(ع) أبو محمد الحسن بن علي}}) (b. [[232]]/846  d. [[260]]/874) was the 11th [[Imam]] of [[Twelver Shi'a]] and the father of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]]. He was given the title, '''Imam al-Askari'''({{iarabic|امام العسکري}}), because he was forced to reside in [[Samarra]] which was also known as "Askar" (a military camp or town). His other titles include [[Ibn al-Rida]], al-Hadi, al-Naqi, al-Zaki, al-Rafiq and al-Samit.
'''ʾAbū Muḥammad al-Ḥasan b. ʿAlī (a)''' (Arabic:{{iarabic|(ع) أبو محمد الحسن بن علي}}) (b. [[232]]/846  d. [[260]]/874) was the 11th [[Imam]] of [[Twelver Shi'a]] and the father of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]]. He was given the title, '''Imam al-Askari'''({{iarabic|امام العسکري}}), because he was forced to reside in [[Samarra]] which was also known as "Askar" (a military camp or town). His other titles include [[Ibn al-Rida]], al-Hadi, al-Naqi, al-Zaki, al-Rafiq and al-Samit.


Severe restrictions on Imam al-Askari's (a) life made him choose agents to communicate with the [[Shi'a]]. [[Uthman b. Sa'id]] was one of his special agents who became the first [[especial deputy]] of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] upon the beginning of his [[occultation]] after Imam al-Askari (a) was martyred.
Severe restrictions on Imam al-Askari's (a) life made him choose agents to communicate with the [[Shi'a]]. [[Uthman b. Sa'id]] was one of his special agents who became the first [[The Four Deputies|special deputy]] of [[Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] upon the beginning of his [[occultation]] after Imam al-Askari (a) was martyred.


Imam al-'Askari (a) was martyred on the 8th of Rabi I, [[260]]/874. He was buried in the same house where his father had been buried. The [[holy shrine of al-'Askariyyayn]] was attacked and destroyed two times by terrorists.
Imam al-'Askari (a) was martyred on the 8th of Rabi I, [[260]]/874. He was buried in the same house where his father had been buried. The [[holy shrine of al-'Askariyyayn]] was attacked and destroyed two times by terrorists.
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