Imam Hasan al-Askari Born: Eleventh Shia Leader
Hasan al-Askari served as the eleventh Shia Imam under Abbasid house arrest in Samarra, maintaining spiritual authority over the faithful despite constant state surveillance. His death at twenty-seven triggered the Major Occultation of his infant son, the Twelfth Imam, creating the messianic doctrine that defines Twelver Shia Islam to this day.
December 6, 846
1180 years ago
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