Imam Hassan’s Peace Foundation for Immortality of Husseini Uprising
Imam Hassan (AS), the second Shia Imam (AS), who was aware of the events, knew that his followers would suffer greatly from the barbarity of the Umayyads, so he accepted peace primarily for the benefit of Islam and secondarily for the benefit of his followers and lovers, Basma Dolani, an analyst and writer from the Arab world, wrote in an article on the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hassan (AS).
Following are excerpts from the article:
Imam Hassan’s (AS) life was full of knowledge, Jihad, struggle, and fighting oppression to preserve the religion of Islam. He suffered greatly in his community, alongside his people and those who were among his companions, and was subjected to many persecutions and abuses.
His companions and followers blamed him for making peace with Muawiyah and were unaware of the Imam’s (AS) goals in this peace, so he lived among them in exile. He repeatedly tried to explain to his companions and followers why he had made this peace.
In a sermon delivered by Imam Hassan (AS) after the conclusion of the peace treaty, he said in response to those who criticized him for this, “I focused on the welfare of the Ummah and ending the sedition. You pledged allegiance to me on the condition that you make peace with those who made peace with me and fight those who fought me, so I decided to make peace with Muawiyah and end the war between me and him.”
If Imam Hassan (AS) had the equipment, men, their sincerity, and their steadfastness in war, he could have confronted Muawiyah and defeated him. But divine wisdom required that he live during the time of betrayal by his companions and followers. Divine wisdom required that his time be a time of preparation and laying the groundwork for the uprising of his brother Imam Hussein (AS) in a revolution that history has immortalized, in which Imam Hussein (AS), his companions and his family were martyred.
Without the foundation laid by Imam Hassan (AS), that revolution would not have come to fruition. The blessings of the victory of the Husseini Revolution and its immortality in history, even to this day, are owed to the patience of Imam Hassan (AS), his sacrifices and self-sacrifices, and then the unparalleled martyrdom of Imam Hussein (AS) in history.
However, a group of people were not convinced by what Imam Hassan (AS) did, so he left his community and went to his grandfather’s city (Medina) and remained there until his martyrdom.
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If we pay attention to his life, we will find it full of struggle and lessons. Extensive knowledge, understanding, and awareness of the inner and outer aspects of things, goodness and corruption, and good and evil were among the characteristics of the Imam (AS), and he benefited from these characteristics in all aspects of life.
The Imam (AS) had many good qualities and virtues, and he was a learned, tolerant, generous, noble, humble, and courageous figure. The history of his blessed life was full of wisdom, sermons, and aphorisms. His Holiness paid attention to the smallest details that a person might encounter in his daily life, whether religious or social.
Imam Hassan (AS) was distinguished for his vast knowledge and scholarship. He was the grandson of the Messenger of God (PBUH) and was from the lineage of the pure Imams who transmitted abundant knowledge to others.
One day, Muawiyah tried to test the Imam’s (AS) knowledge and his awareness of the unseen that was hidden from the common people, and according to the narrations, Muawiyah actually wanted to test his knowledge because he had doubts about the Prophet (PBUH) and his family.
Imam Sadiq (AS) said in this regard, “When Hassan ibn Ali (AS) made peace with Muawiyah, they sat in the palm grove. Muawiyah said: O Abu Muhammad, I heard that the Messenger of God (PBUH) used to estimate the palm trees. Do you have any knowledge of this matter? Your followers claim that nothing in the earth or the sky is hidden from you? Imam Hassan (AS) said: The Messenger of God (PBUH) used to estimate the size and I will estimate their number (for you). Muawiyah said: How many dates are there in this palm tree? Imam Hassan (AS) said: Four thousand and four dates! So Muawiyah ordered them to be picked and counted, and they reached four thousand and three dates! He said: By God, I have not lied.”
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In terms of patience, Imam Hassan (AS) was very kind and patient, and he only got angry for God. His forgiveness and pardon even extended to those who oppressed him. He did not repay oppression with oppression, but responded to oppression with good behavior and kind words, to the extent that everyone who was his enemy yesterday became his close friend and devotee as a result of his patience.
Imam (AS) was humble and gentle in his dealings with the poor and needy. He never discriminated between people, because in his eyes, all of them were God’s creations and should be treated with humility, kindness and love. He did not reject anyone’s invitation, but rather accepted it with love and affection.
Among his other qualities were generosity and forgiveness, and because of his generosity and forgiveness without favors or favoritism, he was called “the generous of Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS). It is narrated about his generosity that a man asked Hassan ibn Ali (AS.) for something, and the Imam gave him fifty thousand dirhams and five hundred dinars and said, “Bring a porter to carry it for you.” A porter was brought, and the Imam (AS) gave him his robe and said, “This is the reward of the porter.”
Regarding the bravery of his Imam, it should be said that he was a brave, courageous man with a strong will and determination, and he participated with his father, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS) in the Battle of Jamal and the Battle of Siffin.
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