Hasana bint Musa al-Kazim

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Genealogical sources differ over the number and names of Imam Musa al-Kazim's children; these 37 names are retained at a possible level according to the specific list in al-Irshad.
PER-000149 Ahl al-Bayt Probable Burial place unknown Imami source baseline
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Hasana bint Musa al-Kazim is securely attested in early Imami family lists. Shaykh al-Mufid and al-Tabrisi include her among Musa al-Kazim's 37 children, described as 18 sons and 19 daughters. Reliable sources do not preserve an independent biography identifying her mother, birth date, spouse, descendants, death, or burial. The famous report about a daughter of Musa al-Kazim attending the birth of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad concerns Hakima bint Musa, not Hasana.
Birth

The date and place of birth are unknown; only her identity as a daughter of Musa al-Kazim is securely established by the family lists.

Death

The date, place, and circumstances of death are unknown; no reliable report establishes martyrdom or a specific cause of death.

Burial or attributed place

The burial place is unknown; no grave or shrine attributed to her is established by reliable early historical evidence.

Biography and historical profile

Hasana was a daughter of Musa ibn Jafar al-Kazim. In al-Irshad, Shaykh al-Mufid places her in the comprehensive list of the Imam's children after Amina and before Burayha. Al-Tabrisi preserves the same family listing in I'lam al-Wara, giving her a firm basic identity as a distinct daughter.

The early lists do not provide an independent narrative beyond her name and paternal affiliation. No clear early report establishes her mother, year or place of birth, education, hadith transmission, marriage, descendants, or public role. The silence of the sources is not converted here into evidence for a particular event, title, or relationship.

Some later writing placed under Hasana's heading a report in which Ali al-Rida asks his sister to attend the birth of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad. The quoted narrative itself repeatedly names the woman as Hakima, and reliable transmissions identify her as Hakima bint Abi al-Hasan Musa ibn Jafar. Adding that event to Hasana's biography would therefore result from a confusion of names.

Hasana's date and circumstances of death and her grave or shrine location are unknown. No map association or later local attribution can establish historical burial for this list-based identity. The responsible conclusion is to preserve her verified family identity while declining to add unsupported biographical detail.

Historical importance and legacy

Hasana's historical importance lies in preserving an accurate list of Musa al-Kazim's large family and the separate identity of a little-documented daughter. Her entry shows that even a brief source notice can be important for establishing a distinct person within a family map.

Her record also illustrates the danger of transferring material between women with similar or neighbouring names. Keeping Hakima's narrative separate, describing burial as unknown, and avoiding invented relationships are basic requirements of historical integrity.

Family relationships

Sources

Al-Irshad | Shaykh al-Mufid | Vol. 2, p. 244, chapter listing the children of Musa al-Kazim | https://books.rafed.net/view/429/page/244 | Lists Hasana as a distinct daughter among 37 children, with 18 sons and 19 daughters.
I'lam al-Wara bi-A'lam al-Huda | Al-Tabrisi | Vol. 2, p. 36, children of Musa al-Kazim | https://ar.lib.eshia.ir/27186/2/36 | Independently preserves Hasana in the family list and supports her exact paternal identity.
Bihar al-Anwar | Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi, quoting al-Irshad | Vol. 48, p. 283 | https://lib.eshia.ir/11008/48/283 | Reproduces the child list including Hasana; useful corroboration but not an independent biography.
Al-Najm al-Thaqib | Al-Muhaddith al-Nuri, quoting Ibn Shahrashub | Vol. 1, p. 158 | https://lib.eshia.ir/70751/1/158 | Identifies Hakima bint Musa, not Hasana, as the woman in the birth narrative of Imam Muhammad al-Jawad.

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