Atlas
About this atlas
The atlas holds the chains of transmission from the Prophet as the standard references and the classical sources record them: the Sufi orders, the chains of Qurʾān recitation, the teachers of the schools of law and ḥadīth, and the lines of the Prophet's family, with the places they spread and the living houses and teachers who carry them today. Every link shows its sources; where they differ, both readings are shown, and we do not rule on any community's claims. Ibn ʿArabī's own life, teachers and readers are on their own page.
الحسن العسكري
al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī
Died 260/874 · Samarra
Eleventh Imam (Twelver); buried at Samarra
Sources for this person
The chain up to the Prophet
Dates are given where the sources give them. Years are CE; the Hijri year is in each name's detail.
Route 1 of 3, the best-sourced: The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines. Tap a rule to read its basis, sources and checks.
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- ʿAlī al-Riḍāعلي الرضا818
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · ʿAlī al-Riḍā to Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī) · Two independent sources
Ninth Imam (d. 220/835).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3725-3726 · agreesal-Jawād is al-Riḍā's son; his descent continues through ʿAlī al-Hādī and Mūsā al-Mubarqaʿ.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L30695-30711 · agreesMuḥammad al-Jawād b. ʿAlī al-Riḍā; born 195; died 5 Dhū l-Ḥijja 220.
Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī)محمد الجواد835two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī) to ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī) · Two independent sources
Tenth Imam (d. 254/868).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3726-3729 · agreesʿAlī al-Hādī, called al-ʿAskarī after Samarra, descends from al-Jawād.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L23487-23517 · agreesʿAlī al-Hādī b. Muḥammad al-Jawād; died 254 at Samarra, in Rajab by one report.
ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī)علي الهادي868two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī) to al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī · Two independent sources
Eleventh Imam (d. 260/874).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3729-3731 · agreesal-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī is al-Hādī's son.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L10461-10470 · agreesBorn 231 or 232; died 8 Rabīʿ I 260 at Samarra, buried by his father.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L145669 · agreesDeath of al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī dated 260.
al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarīالحسن العسكري874
Other routes (2)
Route 2 of 3: The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- ʿAlī al-Riḍāعلي الرضا818
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · ʿAlī al-Riḍā to Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī) · Two independent sources
Ninth Imam (d. 220/835).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3725-3726 · agreesal-Jawād is al-Riḍā's son; his descent continues through ʿAlī al-Hādī and Mūsā al-Mubarqaʿ.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L30695-30711 · agreesMuḥammad al-Jawād b. ʿAlī al-Riḍā; born 195; died 5 Dhū l-Ḥijja 220.
Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī)محمد الجواد835two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī) to ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī) · Two independent sources
Tenth Imam (d. 254/868).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3726-3729 · agreesʿAlī al-Hādī, called al-ʿAskarī after Samarra, descends from al-Jawād.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L23487-23517 · agreesʿAlī al-Hādī b. Muḥammad al-Jawād; died 254 at Samarra, in Rajab by one report.
ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī)علي الهادي868two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī) to al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī · Two independent sources
Eleventh Imam (d. 260/874).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3729-3731 · agreesal-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī is al-Hādī's son.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L10461-10470 · agreesBorn 231 or 232; died 8 Rabīʿ I 260 at Samarra, buried by his father.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L145669 · agreesDeath of al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī dated 260.
al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarīالحسن العسكري874
Route 3 of 3: The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
- The Prophet Muhammadمحمد632
- ʿAlī al-Riḍāعلي الرضا818
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · ʿAlī al-Riḍā to Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī) · Two independent sources
Ninth Imam (d. 220/835).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3725-3726 · agreesal-Jawād is al-Riḍā's son; his descent continues through ʿAlī al-Hādī and Mūsā al-Mubarqaʿ.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L30695-30711 · agreesMuḥammad al-Jawād b. ʿAlī al-Riḍā; born 195; died 5 Dhū l-Ḥijja 220.
Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī)محمد الجواد835two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · Muḥammad al-Jawād (al-Taqī) to ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī) · Two independent sources
Tenth Imam (d. 254/868).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3726-3729 · agreesʿAlī al-Hādī, called al-ʿAskarī after Samarra, descends from al-Jawād.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L23487-23517 · agreesʿAlī al-Hādī b. Muḥammad al-Jawād; died 254 at Samarra, in Rajab by one report.
ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī)علي الهادي868two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate lines
successor of · ʿAlī al-Hādī (al-Naqī) to al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī · Two independent sources
Eleventh Imam (d. 260/874).
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3729-3731 · agreesal-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī is al-Hādī's son.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L10461-10470 · agreesBorn 231 or 232; died 8 Rabīʿ I 260 at Samarra, buried by his father.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L145669 · agreesDeath of al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī dated 260.
al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarīالحسن العسكري874
How to read the marks
- Two sources: a solid rule. Two independent references give the same link.
- One source: a lighter rule, so labelled.
- The community's own account: a dotted rule. The order tells it; we have not yet read it against a reference source.
- A gap in the rule: the sources omit names between the two. The label says which.
- The sources differ: tap the ≠ to read each reading with its source.
- A ring: a spiritual link, without a meeting (uwaysī).
Who received from al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī
1 recorded, each with the chain set it belongs to.
- Muḥammad al-Mahdī (al-Muntaẓar)محمد المهدي المنتظر
two sourcesin The Prophet's family: descent and imamate linessources differ
successor of · al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī to Muḥammad al-Mahdī (al-Muntaẓar) · Two independent sources
Twelfth Imam in the Twelver list (born 15 Shaʿbān 255/869). In the Twelver account he entered the minor occultation in 260/874, with four deputies in turn, until the death of the fourth, al-Samarrī, in 329/941; the major occultation then began and, in that account, continues.
TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyyeChecked against
- Ibn ʿInaba, ʿUmdat al-ṭālib (OpenITI), umda#L3729-3731 · agreesal-Mahdī is the twelfth imam according to the Imāmiyya, born of an umm walad called Narjis.
- Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI), wafayat#L30715-30728 · agreesBorn 15 Shaʿbān 255; the Shiʿa say he entered the cellar in 265 aged nine; Ibn al-Azraq gives other dates.
- al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI), siyar#L145634-145680 · differsal-Dhahabī, a Sunni scholar, reports the Imāmiyya belief without sharing it; cellar entry dated 265 or 275.
Where the sources differ, side by side. We do not rule between them.
- TDV: on al-ʿAskarī's death the Shiʿa split into fourteen or fifteen groups over whether he had a son to succeed him; the group holding that he had a hidden son, the imam and ḥujja, was the first to be called the Imāmiyya.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyye
- TDV: Ibn Bābawayh dates al-Samarrī's death 328/940, the article's main date is 329/941.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyye
- TDV: limiting the Imams to twelve and the doctrine of two successive occultations became dominant towards the end of the 4th/10th century, after which the name Ithnāʿashariyya came into use.TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi, İsnâaşeriyye
- Sunni account in al-Dhahabī's Siyar (entry 'al-Muntaẓar'): reports the Imāmiyya belief that Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan entered a cellar at nine, does not accept it, and cites Ibn Khallikān's alternatives (entry at seventeen in 275, or in 265). Ibn Khallikān himself gives birth on 15 Shaʿbān 255, matching the Twelver date, and notes Ibn al-Azraq's 256 or 258.al-Dhahabī, Siyar aʿlām al-nubalāʾ (OpenITI)Ibn Khallikān, Wafayāt al-aʿyān (OpenITI)
How to cite
Mashraba Reader, Atlas of transmission, “al-Ḥasan al-ʿAskarī”, https://www.mashraba.org/atlas/figure/hasan-askari (data of 31 October 2026).