in full 1E24; asan ibn 02BD; Al 012B; ibn Ab 012B; 1E6C; 0101; lib
born 624, Arabia
died 680, Medina
Grandson of Muhammad , the elder son of Muhammad's daughter F 0101; timah .
He is one of the five most revered persons in the Sh 012B; ite branch of Islam . After the murder of his father, Al 012B; , in 661, he was seen by many as the Prophet's rightful heir. When Mu 0101; wiyah I opposed 1E24; asan's succession and began to prepare for war, 1E24; asan raised an army to meet him. Plagued by defections, however, he opened peace negotiations within the year and abandoned the caliphate to his opponent. For the rest of his life he lived quietly in Medina.