Imam Hassan was born in Arabia in 624 and died in Medina in 670.His full name was Hassan ibn Al ibn Abi Talib. He was the oldest son of Fatimah, who was the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad. He is one of Shia Islam's five holiest people. Muhammad covered them with his cloak and said, "These are the People of the House. "Many people who lived at the same time as he thought that he should be the next leader after Muhammad, after his father 'Ali.