imam hassan was the oldest son of imam ali. he was very learned, just, and hard working. after imam ali, he became the second imam, and the leader of the muslims. imam hassan was a man of great kindness and noble character. he even showed kindness and friendliness to his enemies. during the time when both imam hassan and his father were alive, there was a man who wanted to become the leader of all the muslims. for this reason he used to say bad things about imam ali and his family. his name was moawia. one day one of the followers of moawia saw imam hassan in madina. he went over to the imam and purposely did not say, salam alaikum' to him but spoke many bad words to him. immediately the followers of imam hassan wanted to punish him, but imam hassan told them to leave him alone. he himself then faced the man, said 'salam alaikum' to him, asked how he was, spoke to him in a kind manner and invited him over to his house. when the man saw the way imam hassan treated him and how kind he was to him, he became ashamed of himself. he realized that what moawia had said about imam hassan and imam ali was not true at all. when the man was about to leave madina he went to imam hassan and apologized to him. after that whenever he heard any bad things about imam hassan and imam ali, he would say that it was not true. he would tell people how kind, generous and bright imam hassan was.
1. who was the oldest son of imam ali?
2. who became the imam after imam ali?
3. who was imam hassan's mother?
4. who used to say bad things about imam ali?
5. who said many bad words to imam hassan?
6. what did imam hassan say to the man?
7. what did imam hassan offer him?
8. how did the man feel after imam hassan's kindness?
9. what did he realize about moawia?
10. what did he do when leaving madina?
11. what would he do afterwards when hearing bad words about imam ali and his family?