The ninth day of Rabi al-Awwal, one day after the martyrdom of Imam Hasan Askari (AS), is the day that Shiites commemorate the beginning of the Wilayat and Imamate of Hazrat Mahdi (AS).

One of the most sensitive and important actions of Imam Hassan Askari (AS) was to introduce his son to the Shia community.

This issue was sensitive because, on the other hand, the enemies of Imam Zaman (A.S.) were trying to find him and bring him to martyrdom. Because according to many traditions, they knew that a child would be born from the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH) family who would be the savior of the world and the destroyer of oppressors and would not swear allegiance to the oppressive system like their fathers.

Therefore, they took several measures to prevent the birth of that child and even planned the murder of Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.). As in the hadiths, the birth of Imam Zaman (AS) has been compared to the birth of Prophet Moses (AS).

Abu Muhammad Hasan bin Ali (peace be upon him) (232-260 A.H.), nicknamed Askari, Naqi, Zaki, Fadel and Amin, is the son of Imam Ali Hadi (peace be upon him), the father of Hazrat Mahdi (may God bless him and grant him peace), and the eleventh leader of the Shiites.

After the martyrdom of his father, he reached the Imamate at the age of 22 and was the Imamate of the Shiites for 6 years. His Imamate was under the strict control of the Abbasid caliphs, but with all the continuous pressures and efforts of the Abbasid government, he carried out a series of political, social and scientific activities in order to preserve Islam and fight against anti-Islamic thoughts. Defending Islam and rejecting doubts and training prominent students, expanding the circle of communication with Shiites through representatives, leading secret political activities, raising political awareness about important Shiite men, providing financial support to Shiites, introducing Hazrat Mahdi (peace be upon him) as his successor, preparing Shiites for the time of occultation and other cases were among the activities of that Imam.

Finally, on the 8th of Rabi al-Awwal 260, Imam Hassan was poisoned and martyred by the order of Motamed Abbasi, and was buried in the same city of Samarra next to his father's grave.

The human rights reporter of the United Nations announced that at least 50 Palestinian prisoners were martyred due to torture and inhumane conditions in the prisons of the Zionist regime.

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has vehemently condemned the latest deadly Israeli strike on a tented encampment in southern Gaza near Khan Yunis, saying the occupying Tel Aviv regime has no respect whatsoever for legal and international standards as well as moral principles.

Nasser Kan’ani on Tuesday denounced in the strongest terms the air attack on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi camp, southern Gaza, early this morning, and the massacre of dozens of homeless Palestinian civilians.

More than 45 people have been killed in the attack, while at least 60 people have been injured.

Kan’ani also censured the use of bunker busters in the strike on the tent encampment of displaced Palestinians in al-Mawasi, and disappearance of a number of people in vast craters created a result of the attack.

“With its insane attacks on Palestinian civilians and refugee camps, the terrorist Israeli regime once again showed that it does adhere neither to any legal and international standard nor any moral and humane principle,” the Iranian diplomat stated.

He referred to the ongoing Israeli atrocities against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the expansion of the regime’s aggression against the security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of other countries in the West Asia region as a clear and undeniable manifestation of threats against the global peace and security, genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crime against humanity.

Kan’ani then called for an immediate and effective action by international institutions, especially the United Nations Security Council, on the basis of the UN Charter and international law to create deterrence and curtail the unlimited crimes of the Israeli regime.

According to Palestinian media, ambulance and civil defense teams are facing considerable difficulty retrieving the bodies of the victims killed in the al-Mawasi attack.

Initial assessments suggest the attack is “one of the most heinous massacres in the ongoing frenzied war.”

Witnesses described chaotic scenes in the area, with fires burning and Israeli reconnaissance planes flying overhead.

Israel waged its atrocious war against the Gaza Strip, targeting hospitals, residences, and houses of worship, after Palestinian resistance movements launched a surprise attack, dubbed Operation al-Aqsa Storm, against the usurping regime on October 7 last year.

At least 41,020 Palestinians have been killed, most of them women and children. Another 94,925 individuals have sustained injuries as well.

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Lebanon's Foreign Minister said: Israel has conveyed a message to us through intermediaries that even after reaching a ceasefire in Gaza, it is not interested in a ceasefire in Lebanon and intends to attack Lebanon.

Hazrat Hassan bin Ali bin Muhammad (pbuh) known as Imam Hassan Askari (pbuh) is the son of Imam Hadi (pbuh), the father of Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) and the 11th leader of Shiites. After the martyrdom of his father, he reached the Imamate at the age of 22 and was the Imamate of the Shiites for 6 years. His Imamate was under the strict control of the government of the time during the Abbasid caliphate. Finally, Imam Hasan Askari (a.s.) was poisoned and martyred on the 8th of Rabi al-Awwal 260 lunar year by the order of Motamed Abbasi and was buried in the same city of Samarra next to his father's grave.

قُلْ يَا عِبَادِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسْرَفُوا عَلَىٰ أَنْفُسِهِمْ لَا تَقْنَطُوا مِنْ رَحْمَةِ اللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ جَمِيعًا ۚ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ

Say: O my servants! who have acted extravagantly against their own souls, do not despair of the mercy of Allah; surely Allah forgives the faults altogether; surely He is the Forgiving the Merciful.

Therefore, no matter how sinful a servant is, he should not despair of God's vast mercy. If the sinful servant is disappointed, Satan will approach him, so God always forgives the sinful servant who repents.

The International Committee to Sanction Israel in Turkey reported:

The Dutch ship "Nordic" with ammunition for "Israel" entered the Turkish customs without any obstacles and stayed in the port of Banderma (on the coast of the Marmara Sea) for several days.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan welcomed a Dutch ship full of weapons bound for Israel, which aims to kill Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank and residents of Lebanon.

A few days ago, the African country of Namibia prevented this ship from docking in its ports, but Turkey agreed.

Safar is the 28th day of the second month of the lunar year. This day is an official holiday in some Islamic countries on the occasion of the death of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) (11th lunar month) and the martyrdom of Imam Hassan (PBUH) (50th lunar month). 

In separate messages, the President congratulated the King and Prime Minister of Malaysia and the people of this country on the arrival of the National Day of Malaysia.

In the congratulatory message of the National Day of Malaysia to "Ibrahim Ibn Iskandar", the King of this country, doctors said: I am confident that the brotherly relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Malaysia will continue to strengthen and unite the Islamic Ummah.

In his congratulatory message to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim, the President expressed confidence that in the light of the shared Islamic, cultural, economic and political ties between the two countries, friendly relations will continue to grow and strengthen in line with the interests of the two countries. It will protect Fimabin and the Islamic Ummah.