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Questions about Al-Askari
His Imamah
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In which year was Al-Askari born?
a. Al-Askari was born in Medina in the year
232H.
b. His father Al-Haadi said the Athan in his
right ear and the Iqaama in the left,
c. A+b+ and performed the Aqeeqah as was
done to every newborn in the family.
d. Al-Askari was born in Mecca.
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What is the lineage of Imam Al-Askari.
a. Al-Askari's lineage came from the line of
Ahlul Bayt through Al-Haadi
b. a+ His mother was Sowsan, a woman of
piety, worship, chastity, and generosity.
c. a+ His mother was Zainab
d. a+ His mother was Umm Kulthoom
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Describe the relationship between AlHaadi and his son Al-Askari.
a.
b.
c.
d.
From the beginning the two were very close to
each other.
Al-Askari, along with his brother frequently enjoyed
going out with their father to various places in
Medina, especially to the Prophet's Mosque.
a+b+ In the Mosque they noticed their father pray
devotedly and often say Du'aa which left a lasting
impression on them.
Like his predecessors Al-Askari had an investigative
mind.
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Discuss what Imam Al-Haadi said about AlAskari of the subsequent Imam after him
a.
Abu Bakr Al-Fahfaki's narration stands out. He said
quoting Imam Al-Haadi's writing to him,
Abu Muhammad, my son [Al-Askari], is
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the soundest in meritorious qualities
and the firmest as a proof.
To him is (the matter of) the Imamah directed.
Whatever you used to ask me about, ask him. He has
what you need.
This was quoted by Hutchinson.
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Specify what Al-Askari had learned in
early childhood.
a.
b.
c.
d.
By an early age Al-Askari had already memorized
the Holy Quran and learned the meaning of its
various parts, the historical background of some
Ayahs, and many of the Ayah's intricacies.
a+ Al-Askari loved to hear his father explain,
whether it was Quranic verses, Hadith, or Ah'kaam.
Al-Askari was interested in poetry
Al-Askari was interested in chemistry
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Discuss the importance of Ij'tihaad, and
why it was continued by the Imams.
a. During the first year of his rule Khalifa AlMutawak'kil suspended Al-Ij'tihaad.
b. Ij'tihaad was practiced for about 2 centuries
c. Ij'tihaad stimulates the religious thoughts in
such a way as to apply the Shari'ah to the
needs of the time.
d. a+b+c+ It is a form of accommodation of
the needs of the time to the Shari'ah.
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What is the disadvantage of
suspending Ij’tihaad?
a.
By suspending Ij'tihaad the public will suffer in the
long run, and since many changes take place in the
society,
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b.
c.
d.
These changes would lead to new problems.
The problems would need Fiqh solutions which have to
come by way of Ij'tihaad.
a+ Without Ij’tihaad there will be stagnation of
Jurisprudence
It might lead to suicide bombing
It might lead to terrorism
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What ways does Imam’s knowledge
come from?
a. Imam’s knowledge come by way:
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of the Corpus of Knowledge that Imam Ali had
written
also by way of the Un-Erring Inspiration
and by way of Al-Muhad'dith.
b. Imam’s knowledge comes through intuition
c. Imam’s knowledge comes by guessing
d. Imam’s knowledge comes by inheritance
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What kind of information does AlMuhad'dith give the Imams?
a.
Al-Muhad'dith gives answers to happenings, be
they events, concerns, or situations.
b.
Al-Muhad'dith's information is always accurate.
c.
Al-Muhad'dith can be heard only as needed, yet
cannot be invoked.
d.
a+b+c+ Al-Muhad'dith cannot be seen, he
whispers, and the answer is also crystal clear.
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Give examples of such predictions.
a.
b.
c.
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When the Prophet (pbuh) said to Ali that `he would
be forced to fight off the Renouncers, the Malicious,
and the Deviants, it came to be true about 30 years
after he said it.
a+ When Ali said that: “women will command Benu
Abbas, and so will the slaves, then the blacks”.
This came to be true about 200 years after he had
said it.
The woman in power was
Khayzaran, the mother of 2 Khalifas,
and the slaves with power were the Turkics
and the blacks were empowered after their revolt.
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What does the Unerring-Inspiration
disclose to the Imams?
a.
b.
c.
d.
As an Imam, Allah inspires him with answers to
many Islamic matters, intricacies, or issues, no
matter how intricate they are.
As an Imam, the Divine Light will guide him, no
matter his age.
The Imams trust this power of inspiration, it is
unerring.
a+b+c+ Al-Saadiq was quoted saying “We have AlNaq'ru fi Al-Asmaa' and Al-Naqt fi Al-Quloob”,
meaning the Muhad'dith and the Un-Erring
Inspiration
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Give the difference between the
Revelation and Un-erring Inspiration.
a.
In Un-erring Inspiration, Allah inspires the Imam
with answers to many Islamic matters
b.
Revelations are specific to Prophets only and they
are revealed by way of Jubra'eel
c.
a+b+ Therefore, Un-erring Inspiration is different
from Revelation, since Revelations are specific to
Prophets only and are revealed by way of Jubra'eel.
d.
Un-erring Inspiration comes by genetics
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Why were Benu Abbas frightened of AlMahdi the awaited one?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Benu Abbas were frightened by the advent of AlMahdi because:
The Prophet (pbuh) had talked about Al-Mahdi in
many Hadiths, and so did every subsequent Imam
having talked about him.
They said repeatedly that a son would be born to AlAskari, who would be the Al-Mahdi.
a+b+c+ Benu Abbas are petrified of his coming, since
the Prophet (pbuh) had said that Al-Mahdi will fill the
world with Virtue and Righteousness as it will have
been full of injustice and evil.
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Discuss Yazid of Benu Abbas (AlMutawak'kil).
a.
Al-Mutawak'kil is a weird and an eccentric man,
influenced by As'haab Al-Hadith,
b.
He devastated the Mu'tazila, but more so the
loyalists, the Shi'a.
c.
a+b+ The people were extremely distressed during
his rule and very anguished; they were so unhappy,
they called him Yazid of Benu Abbas.
d.
Al-Mutawak'kil did what he did in self defense.
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How was the vehemence of AlMutawak'kil against the Shi’a?
a.
b.
c.
d.
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The vehemence was such that the Shi’a could not
even
proclaim their identity,
practice their belief in the open,
hold Majlis,
or carry out the usual obligations as human being.
Their rights were trampled upon by the zealots and
ill educated.
Al-Mutawak'kil even put orders to destroy the
shrines of Imam Ali and Al-Husain.
All the above.
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Describe the crisis in the Khilaafah at
the time of Imam Al-Askari.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The Turkic slaves collaborating with Al-Mutawak’kil’s
son, killed Al-Mutawak’kil.
Khilaafah was in crisis, being in the hands of inept
and insecure child-like men solely interested in their
personal pleasures.
Al-Mun'tasir lasted for about 6 months, killed by the
Turkic slaves at the age of 25.
a+b+c+ Al-Mus'taeen ruled for a short time then was
killed at age of 33 by the Turkic slaves too. And so
was of the Al-Mu'tazz.
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In what manner Imam Al-Askari was
similar to his forefathers?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Al-Askari's Imamah had started when he was 22
years old.
He was most meritorious and the greatest erudite,
with distinct qualities, high personal caliber, and a
total devotion to Islam.
He was the replica of his father in knowledge,
generosity, piety, and all other noble character.
a+b+c+ If seen with fine clothes on, he put coarse
ones underneath; for the fine clothes were for the
public but the coarse ones were for the Almighty.
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Mention the discourse activities of
Imam Al-Askari.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Learned men as well as the common man held AlAskari with reverence
They were very attracted by his discussions.
a+b+ He was well known for answering numerous
questions about Sunnah, Fiqh, Al-Ah'kaam such as
Halal and Haram, quoting the Hadith of the Prophet
(pbuh), Tafseer, and other Islamic sciences.
His activities had halted because of the politics of
the time.
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Describe the personal habits of Imam
Al-Askari.
a. Al-Askari was a kind person, known for his
compassion.
b. The needy and disadvantaged, and those under
financial pressure were gladly assisted.
c. He cared for the feeling of others and was most
gracious to them.
d. a+b+c+ The poor had allowances of charity,
and Al-Askari's deputies gave allowances to the
needy too.
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How was Al-Askari described?
a.
The Minister of Aw'qaaf, an adversary of Al-Askari
described him in the following manner:
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b.
I do not know of anyone who is more distinguished than
Al-Hasan Al-Askari.
None can surpass him in dignity, knowledge, piety, and
forbearance,
nor can anyone match him in points of nobility, majesty,
grandeur, humility, and honesty.”
It was the Minister of international affairs who said
it.
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Al-Askari was the embodiment of high
character and virtue.
a. The outstanding merit (Al Fadhl) and
b. Perfection of character were gathered in
him.
c. He was pious, a man of virtue.
d. a+b+c+ He educated the Ummah in Islam
as Muhammad (pbuh) had taught it, no
matter the hurdles or obstacles put in his
way, whether the rulers liked it or not.
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Give a historical perspective of Imam
Al-Askari.
a. Al-Askari was born during the reign of
Khalifa Al-Waathiq
b. He lived throughout the reign of 7 Benu
Abbas' Khalifas.
c. a+b+ Al-Askari's life-span coincided with the
precipitous deterioration of Benu Abbas'
rule.
d. a+b+ His life-span coincided with the height
of Khilaafah power.
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Discuss some dilemmas facing Al-Askari
at the beginning of his Imamah.
a.
b.
c.
d.
He had to deal with erratic Khalifas struggling
within their Khalifa Court.
The internment, house arrest, and even compulsory
residence in Samurra by the erratic Khalifas.
a+b+ To carry out his duties as an Imam in guiding
and counseling in the true ways of Muhammad
(pbuh).
Being forced to announce his support to Benu
Abbas.
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What other dilemmas did face Al-Askari
at the beginning of his Imamah.
a.
The fact that Al-Askari's wife, Narjis, was pregnant
and he:
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b.
c.
d.
had to conceal the news from everyone even his aunt.
had to conceal the news from all media of Benu Abbas for
such was the danger to the expected new born.
a+ and that is despite the harassments and
incarceration he was subjected to
He was so happy that he invited the Khalifa for a
party.
There were no dilemmas.
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Discuss Imam Al-Askari's teaching.
a.
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b.
c.
d.
Al-Askari's mission was explaining the Quran and
Sunnah as Ahlul Bayt had understood it:
Quoting the Hadith
Teaching Tafseer of the Holy Quran, the Fiqh and other
Islamic sciences of Tradition (I'lm).
Al-Askari was the seat of knowledge and 11th link
in the Chain of Golden Narration.
Al-Askari had to communicate with his devotees by
writing.
a+b+c+ Besides, his devotees were spread over,
hundreds and thousands of miles away, and in the
millions.
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Describe the role of Ahlul Bayt in the
educational effort.
a.
The Prophet's message remained unchanged for
the two centuries since the Prophet had died,
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c.
d.
A large part of that was due to the efforts of Ahlul Bayt.
It was the Imams who tirelessly preserved the ideal Islam
over this long period.
a+ This was necessary, for to assimilate authentic
Islam, the society needed a prolonged period.
It was individuals like Bukhari who did that.
It was individuals like Abu Hurairah who did that.
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What delegations did Imam Al-Askari
receive?
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b.
c.
When the circumstances were less harsh, Al-Askari
used to receive delegations from all over,
be it from Qum, Basrah, Kufa, Wasit, Baghdad, Yemen,
Egypt, Khurasan, or others.
They came to learn and clarify Islamic matters, and hear
him explain various aspects of the Sunnah as Ahlul Bayt
knew it.
a+ These representatives used to come as
delegations, visit him at home, bring the funds of
Khums and ask questions.
There were no delegations, since he was in
detention all of the time.
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Give an evaluation of the Tafseer of
Quran.
a.
Tafseer of the Holy Quran was paramount in the
Imams’ teachings.
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c.
Explanations of different Ayahs,
the abrogated from the abrogators, and often explained
the inner meaning, outer meaning,
and reason for revelation for some of the Ayahs.
a+ But what Al-Askari specifically did was to leave
great works of Tafseer, extant till today.
The Tafseer does not exist nowadays.
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Furnish an evaluation of the Tafseer of
Imam Al-Askari.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Tafseer by Al-Askari was the first to systematize the
writing of the Tafseer.
His works was emulated by other scholars up to the
present time.
Al-Askari took the Surah (chapter), commented on
it, then took the Ayahs (verses) of that Surah and
commented on the Ayahs, then took each word of
that Ayah and gave its several possible meanings.
a+b+c+ It is said that another Tafseer dictated by
Al-Askari to one of his students consisted of 1,920
pages. Unfortunately this one is not in existence
any more.
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Who is Al-Kindi, the philosopher?
a. Al-Kindi was the first great philosopher of
pure Arab blood in the Ummah.
b. He was renowned for his views, had a big
following of students.
c. Translations of the Greek philosophy to
Arabic had progressed at a fast rate by
then, and many people were taken by it.
d. a+b+c+ Of all the philosophers of the
period Al-Kindi was the most outstanding.
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What was Al-Kindi’s book about?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Al-Kindi invested a lot of time in writing a book he
described as the contradictions in the Quran.
Al-Askari heard about it and was quite disturbed,
since some of the Al-Kindi’s views were quite
erroneous.
Al-Askari considered Al-Kindi’s work as damaging to
the Ummah.
a+b+c+ One day some of the students of Al-Kindi
attended Imam Al-Askari's discourses and told him
about the views.
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How did Imam Al-Askari correct AlKindi, the philosopher?
a.
b.
c.
d.
It was about some select verses of the Quran which
carry several meanings.
When the students asked Al-Kindi about meaning of
the Ayah, he could elucidate only one explanation,
But when the students explained it otherwise, [as told
by Al-Askari] Al-Kindi was taken aback, he was
stunned.
a+b+c+ He said: “Yes, this high knowledge belongs
to none but to the heritage of Ahlul Bayt.” Al-Kindi
then burned his book before publishing it, for he
knew he was in error.
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Discuss Al-Bukhari, and the plethora of
the Hadiths.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Within one year of Al-Askari's Imamah, the 62 year
old Al-Bukhari [of Sahih Bukhari] died.
Al-Bukhari was very active working to verify the
authenticity of plethora of Hadiths circulating.
There were 600,000 Hadiths in circulation, and only
one out of 200 was authentic.
a+b+c+ In other words, out of the 600,000
Hadiths Al-Bukhari recognized 2,762 Hadiths as
authentic according to his criteria.
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Discuss Muslim Al-Nishaapori and the
plethora of the Hadiths.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Muslim Al-Nishaapori [of Sahih Muslim] was also
with the same aim as Al-Bukhari.
Muslim was student of Bukhari and 8 years
younger, but his criteria were slightly different.
Muslim claimed of 300,000 Hadiths, only about
4,000 could be authentic according to his criteria.
a+b+c+ A large number of the authentic Hadiths in
their books [of Al-Sihaah Al-Sittah] were referenced
to the Golden Chain of Narration.
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Quote some sayings of Imam Al-Askari.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Worship is not simply performing plenty of Salat or
Saum, but true worship is plenty of reflection about
Allah's Amr [Allah's works of creation].
Anger is the key to what is vile and base.
Of the people the spiteful has the least comfort.
a+b+c+ Among qualities which break one's back is
a neighbor who when he sees a good deed he
conceals it, and when he sees an evil one he
broadcasts it.
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Quote more sayings of Imam Al-Askari.
a.
b.
c.
d.
When the mighty man acts unjustly he will become
lowly. And when the lowly man acts justly he
becomes mighty.
A child's audacity —in early age— toward his
parents leads to his recalcitrance when he grows
up.
It is not a good manner to express joy in the
presence of a grieved person.
a+b+c+ The person who admonishes his friend in
private will have honored him, and the person who
admonishes him publicly will have slighted him.
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Discuss the age and manner of death
of Imam Al-Askari.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The 28 year old Al-Askari was sick, he grew weak,
and the weakness was progressive, and within 8
days he died.
It is claimed his condition was caused by poisoning
during the Khilaafah of Al-Mu'tamid.
a+b+ He was buried in the house in which his
father was buried. He left behind his son, Al-Mahdi
the awaited one [to bring about] the State of Truth.
He was buried in Baghdad by the side of Imam AlKadhim.
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What did Ibn Khaqaan, the Minister of
Aw'qaaf report?
a.
b.
c.
d.
When Al-Askari got sick, my father as Prime Minister
rode to the Khalifa then returned with 5 trusted
servants, who were ordered to stay in Al-Askari's
house and be informed about his condition.
He sent a number of physicians to supervise him day
and night.
a+b+ After 2-3 days Al-Askari's condition worsened,
so the physicians were ordered to stay at his home
day and night. In addition several judges were sent
to attend the assembly.......
They all left after Al-Askari recuperated from his
sickness.
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What else did Ahmad Ibn Khaqaan
report?
a.
b.
c.
d.
When Al-Askari died the news of his death spread around,
Samurra became one uproar. The markets were empty.
Benu Hashim, the military leaders, the secretaries, the judges,
and the attestators and the rest of the people (all) rode to his
funeral.
a+b+ On that day Samurra seemed like the Day of
Judgment........”
Ibn Khaqaan knew that Al-Askari was buried after his son AlMahdi had performed a private Janaaza Salat in conjunction
with a large number of relatives and Al-Khaassah, ImamiyahShi'a attending. He kept it secret.
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