Sayyid Ali Akbar
| Sayyid Ali Akbar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 869-874 |
| Died | ? |
| Other names | Ali Akbar Ibn Hasan Ibn Ali Ibn Muhammad |
| Title |
Sayyid ul Sadaat (leader of the sayyids) Imamzadeh (son of the Imam) Najm Ahlul Bayt Rasul Allah (Star of the Household of the Prophet of Allah) |
| Children | Sayyid Mahmud, Sayyid Muhammad |
| Parent(s) | Imam Hasan al Askari |
| Relatives | Muhammad al-Mahdi(brother) |
Sayyid ul Sadaat (leader of the sayyids)
Imamzadeh (son of the Imam)
Sayyid Ali Akbar was an Islamic saint, son of Imam Hasan al Askari and brother of the Twelver Imam Muhammad al Mahdi. His existence is disputed and rejected by Shiite historians. The fact why his existence was hidden, was because of the contemporary political conflicts between the divinely appointed Imamah of his father and brother and the feudal leadership of the Abbasids.
Genealogy trees of middle eastern families, mostly from Persia and Khorasan show that Imam Hasan al-Askari had also a second son called Sayyid Ali Akbar. It definitely indicates that Imam al-Askari had children and it also substantiates the existence of Imam Muhammad al Mahdi. The reason, why the fact that Imam Al Askari had children or not is till today disputed was maybe because of the political conflicts between the followers of the Imamah and the leadership of the Abbasids and Ghulat Shiites who had not believed in Imam Hasan al-Askaris Imamah. Another reason was the protection against Imam Hasan al Askaris brother Jafar who pretended to be the Imam after his brother violently and denunciated, therefore, Hudaith Khatun. Another part of historians studying the pedigrees of some Central Asian saints, believe that the 12th Imam was not the only son of Imam Hasan al-Askari. In fact, the 11th Imam had two sons, Sayyid Muhammad (i.e. Imam Mahdi) and Sayyid Ali Akbar. Notable descendants of Sayyid Ali Akbar are Sufi Saints like Maudood Chishti and Bahauddin Naqshband. descendant after 11 generations. Khwaja Khawand Mahmud known as Hazrat Ishaan, descendant after 18 generations and the three saintly brothers Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Jan Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mahmud Agha and Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Fazlullah, Qadhi ul Qudhad i.e. chief of justice of the Emirate of Afghanistan, maternal descendants of Imam Hasan al Askari and Hazrat Ishaan. The German entrepreneur and member of the royal family of Afghanistan is a contemporary descendant of Sayyid Ali-Akbar, through his great grandfather Sayyid ul Sadaat Sayyid Mir Fazlullah, Qadhi ul Qudhad i.e. chief of justice of the Emirate of Afghanistan. Also qadi , and the Sufi saints Tajuddin Muhammad Badruddin and Pir Baba and Sayyid Ahmed Amiruddin. Another descendant of Sayyid Ali Akbar was Saint Ishan (Eshon) Imlo of Bukhara. Bukhara "saint of the last time," as he is called in Bukhara, as it is believed that after him the Saints had no more. The average Asian Muslims revere him as the last of the Saints. Ishan Imlo according to the source, died in 1162 AH (1748–1749), the mausoleum (Mazar) is in a cemetery in Bukhara.
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