Hasan

or Has·san

[hah-suh n, ha-san]

noun

al-Hasan, a.d. 624?–669?, Arabian caliph: son of Ali and Fatima (brother of Hussein).

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Contemporary Examples of hasan

Hasan Elahi fell in love with country music almost as soon as he immigrated to New York City from Bangladesh when he was 7.
Art in the Age of National Security
Terry Greene Sterling
September 26, 2014
She had survived to help ensure Hasan was convicted and sentenced to death.
How the Army Betrayed the Hero of Fort Hood
Michael Daly
April 4, 2014
Munley said that Todd then fired the shot that brought Hasan down and paralyzed him.
How the Army Betrayed the Hero of Fort Hood
Michael Daly
April 4, 2014
He bought the weapon at Guns Galore, a local Killeen gun shop where Hasan purchased one of the guns used in his 2009 attack.
Ft. Hood Shooter Had a 'Clean Record'
Jacob Siegel, Ben Jacobs
April 3, 2014
Hasan proceeded to pull the trigger with the most ungodly indifference.
Nidal Hasan Deserves the Death Sentence the Fort Hood Jury Imposed
Michael Daly
August 28, 2013

Historical Examples of hasan

Hasan and a multitude of Turks and Arabs hung forever on their flanks.
The Story of the Barbary Corsairs
Stanley Lane-Poole
Sometimes, however, as in the tale of Hasan, the species is left undescribed.
The Science of Fairy Tales
Edwin Sidney Hartland
When it was finished, the person who was watching him exclaimed, "Bravo, Hasan!"
Mystics and Saints of Islam
Claud Field
Hasan Basri once asked Rabia if she ever thought of marrying.
Mystics and Saints of Islam
Claud Field
Hasan then said, "What words didst thou recite as a safeguard?"
Mystics and Saints of Islam
Claud Field