Returning to Madinah: After the peace treaty, Imam Hasan (as) returned to Madinah, where he spent the rest of his life in worship, teaching, and helping the poor.
Martyred by poisoning: In the year 50 AH (670 CE), he was martyred by poisoning. Shia belief holds that he was poisoned at the order of Muawiyah, through his wife Ja'da. He was only about 47 years old.
Buried in Jannat al-Baqi: He is buried in Jannat al-Baqi, the blessed graveyard of Madinah, beside his grandmother Fatima bint Asad and near the family of the Prophet (saww). His grave has no grand dome — it is simple, like his life.
Two brothers, one mission: His brother, Imam Husayn (as), carried on the mission after him. The two brothers, Hasan (as) and Husayn (as), are remembered together — one saved Islam through patience, the other through sacrifice.
Example
Two brothers guarding a garden: Think of two brothers guarding a garden. One builds a wall to protect it from a storm. Years later, the other stands at the gate and refuses to let a thief in, even at the cost of his life. Both guarded the same garden, in different ways. That is Hasan (as) and Husayn (as).
Key Terms
- Jannat al-Baqi (جنت البقیع) — the blessed graveyard of Madinah, where many of the Prophet's family are buried
- Martyrdom (شہادت) — dying for the sake of Allah and the truth
Quran or Hadith
The Quran says: "And do not think of those who are killed in the way of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord" (3:169). — to be checked.
Fresh diagram to be drawn: Simple map of Madinah showing the Prophet's Mosque and Jannat al-Baqi, where Imam Hasan (as) is buried.
- Imam Hasan (as) was martyred by poisoning in 50 AH (670 CE), at about 47 years of age.
- He is buried in Jannat al-Baqi in Madinah.
- One brother saved Islam through patience; the other, through sacrifice.