Chapter One

Partl Al-I:Iasan ibn 'Ali (~) from birth to the caliphate His names, lineage, birth and family............ 45 1.1 His name and lineage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 1.2 His birth, naming, titles, and the Prophet's way of naming newborns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 1.3 The Messenger of Allah (~) recites the call to prayer in al-Hasan's ears. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 1.4 Tal:zneek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 1.5 Shaving his head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 1.6 The animal sacrifice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 1.7 The circumcision................................. 50 1.8 His wet nurse: Umm al-Fac,il <•) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Al-Jjasan ibn 'Ali 1.9 His marriages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 1.10 His children.................................... 58 1.10.1 Zayd ibn al-I:Iasan ibn 'Ali ibnAbi Talib(~)..... 59 1.10.2 Al-I:Iasan ibn al-I:Iasan ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. . . . . 60 1.11 His siblings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 1.11. l Al-I:Iusayn ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 1.11.2 MuJ::i.assan ibn 'Ali ibn Abi Talib . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 1.11.3 Umm Kulthoom hint 'Ali ibn Abi Talib . . . . . . . . . . 64 1.11.4 Zaynab hint 'Ali ibnAbiTalib................. 65 1.11.5 Muhammad ibn al-I:Ianafiyah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 1.12 His paternal uncles and aunts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 1.12.1 Talib ibnAbi Talib.......................... 66 1.12.2 'Aqeel ibnAbi Talib......................... 67 1.12.3 Ja'far ibn Abi Talib. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 1.12.4 UmmHani'bintAbi Talib .................... 68 1.12.5 Jumanah bintAbi Talib....................... 68 1.13 His maternal uncles and aunts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 1.13.1 Zaynab, daughter of the Messenger of Allah(~)... 69 1.13 .2 Ruqayyah, daughter of the Messenger of Allah (~) . . 1.13.3 Umm Kulthoom, daughter of th.e Messenger of Allah (~). . . . . . . . .... 72