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The Tenth
Imam, 'Ali, known as al-Naqi (212/827-254/868)
The son of the ninth Imam, he
remained in Medina teaching the
religious sciences until 243/857, when he was summoned to Samarra by the
caliph al-Mutawakkil. There he was treated harshly by the caliph and
his successors until he died. He is buried in Samarra .
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The Eleventh Imam, al-Hasan,
called al-'Askari
(232/845-260/872)
The son of the tenth Imam, he
lived in close confinement in Samarra under the watchful eye of the caliph,
especially since it was known that the Shi'ites were awaiting his son,
the twelfth Imam, who was to be the promised Mahdi or "guided
one", destined to remove injustice from the world. The eleventh
Imam married the daughter of the Byzantine emperor, Nargis Khatun, who,
following instructions given her in a dream, had sold herself into
slavery to become his wife. He is buried in Samarra .
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