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Golden Sayings & Speeches of Hazrat Bibi Fatima Tu Zahra a.s.

Assalamoalaka ya Hazrat Bibi Fatima Tu Zahra a.s.

Hazrat Bibi Fatima tu Zahra a.s  had to lead, addressing her father, the Holy Prophet, standing before his grave, said :- "Oh! Father dear! After thee, fell on me such miseries that had they fallen on bright days, the bright days would have turned into darkest nights.

1. Bakri scholars also narrate from Salmaan who described seeing Faatimah one day: ((Faatimah was sitting with a hand mill in front of her, grinding barely, and there was blood on the handle [from the blisters on her hand caused by grinding]; while Hosayn was, in a corner, writhing with hunger. So I said: O Daughter of Rasoolollaah! see to your palms, and this is Feddah[179], [she will grind the barely for you]. But she said: Rasoolollaah told me to share the housework with her; and yesterday was her day of work[180].)).

2. ((Rasoolollaah brought his daughter Faatimah a housemaid called Feddah al-Nawbeyyah, to help her with the housework; and he taught her a do^caa’ to recite.One day, Faatimah asked her: Do you want to make the dough or do you want to bake? Feddah: I will make the dough and gather wood. So she went out, gathered the wood and wrapped it, but could not carry it. Then she recited the do^caa’ the Prophet had taught her, which was: “O One! Like Whom there is no one. You cause everyone to die, and exterminate everyone. And You are one on Your throne. Slumber does not overtake Him nor sleep”. Suddenly a Bedouin appeared and carried the bundle to Faatimah’s home[204]/[205].)).

3. ((When Feddah came to Faatimah’s home, she could not see anything but the sword, and the armor, and the hand mill. She was the daughter of the Indian king and had a supply of elixir, so she took a piece of copper, softened it, shaped it as a piece of silver, put the elixir on it and turned it into gold. When Ameer al-Mo’meneen returned, Feddah put the gold before him. Seeing it, he said: Bravo, O Feddah! But if you had melted the body, the color would have become better and the price more expensive. So Feddah said: O Master! Do you know this science? Imaam ^cAli: Yes, and this child knows it too, pointing to Imaam Hosayn [who was a child of around three years old]. Then Hosayn came and told Feddah exactly what Ameer al-Mo’meneen had said. Then Ameer al-Mo’meneen said: We know greater than this; he pointed with his hand, suddenly large pieces of gold and treasures of the earth appeared flowing. He said: Put your gold with its sisters; so she did and it flowed away[206].)).

4. ((Faatimah had taught Feddah some strange sciences… One day, using what she had learned, Feddah made some gold, sold it and bought everything Faatimah and ^cAli needed in their home. When Faatimah saw all those things, she asked Feddah how she had bought them. And Feddah told her what she had done.So Faatimah said: Give this all to the poor, and do not repeat it again. We have not acquired this science and other sciences[207] to ascend through the levels of this world, but to practice contentment and zohd so that our ranks increase in the Hereafter[208].)).

5. The overwhelming majority of Bakri ahaadeeth only name Rasoolollaah, Ameer al-Mo’meneen, Sayyedat Nesaa’ al-^cAAlameen, Imaam Hasan and Imaam Hosayn as members of Ahl al-Bayt, and do not mention the Prophet’s wives[8]. For instance, Bakri scholars narrate from ^cAa’eshah, who said: ((While Rasoolollaah was covered with a blanket, Hasan came, and he took him under the blanket; then Hosayn came, and went under the blanket; then Faatimah came, and he took her under the blanket; then ^cAli came, and he took him under the blanket; then he recited: “Allaah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O Ahl al-Bayt (People of the House)! And to purify you a (thorough) purifying[9]”[10].)).[9] Holy Qor’aan = soorah 33, aayah 33.[10] Mosannaf / Ibn Abi Shaybah = vol. 6, page 370. Mosnad / Eshaaq ibn Raahawayh = vol. 3, page 678. al-Mostadrak / al-Naysaaboori = vol. 3, page 159. Saheeh / Moslem = vol. 4, page 1883. al-Sonan al-Kobraa / al-Bayhaqi = vol. 2, page 149. Tafseer al-Qor’aan al-^cAzeem / Ibn Kothayr = vol. 3, page 486. Jaami^c al-Bayaan fi Tafseer al-Qor’aan / al-Tabari = vol. 22, page 6.

6. A large number of Bakri ahaadeeth clearly limits members of Ahl al-Bayt to those five, excluding others[11]. For instance, Bakri references record: ((When the aayah “Allaah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O Ahl al-Bayt (People of the House)! And to purify you a (thorough) purifying[12]” was revealed, Rasoolollaah called ^cAli, Faatimah, Hasan and Hosayn; then he covered them with a Khaybari blanket, and said: O Allaah! These are my Ahl al-Bayt. O Allaah! Keep away the uncleanness from them, and purify them a (thorough) purifying[13].)). [11] To read some of these ahaadeeth, see the following Bakri references: al-Esaabah / al-^cAsqalaani = vol. 8, page 56. al-Estee^caab / Ibn ^cAbdelbarr = vol. 3, page 1100. Fadaa’el al-Sahaabah / Ibn Hanbal = vol. 2, page577. Fath al-Baari / al-^cAsqalaani = vol. 7, page 138. Majma^c al-Zawaa‘ed / al-Haythami = vol. 9, page 167. Mawaarid al-Zam’aan = vol. 1, page 555. al-Mo^cjam al-Awsat / al-Tabaraani = vol. 2, page 371; vol. 7, page 319. al-Mo^cjam al-Kabeer / al-Tabaraani = vol. 23, page 334. al-Mo^cjam al-Sagheer / al-Tabaraani = vol. 1, page 120. Mo^cjam al-ShoyOOkh / al-Saydaawi = vol. 1, page 133. Mosnad / al-Bazzaar = vol. 6, page 210. Mosnad / Ahmad = vol. 4, page 107. Mosannaf / Ibn Abi Shaybah = vol. 6, page 370. al-Mostadrak / al-Naysaaboori = vol. 2, page 251; vol. 3, pages 158 and 159. Seyar A^claam al-Nobalaa’ / al-Dhahabi = vol. 3, page 254. al-Sonan al-Kobraa / al-Bayhaqi = vol. 2, page 150; vol. 5, pages 107 and 113. al-Sonnah / Ibn Abi ^cAasim = vol. 2, page 603. Tafseer al-Qor’aan al-^cAzeem / Ibn Kothayr = vol. 3, pages 484 and 485. Jaami^c al-Bayaan fi Tafseer al-Qor’aan / al-Tabari = vol. 22, page 6. Tahdheeb al-Tahdheeb = vol. 2, page 258. It has also been narrated:  ((…And when Rasoolollaah saw the Blessing (revelation) descending, he said: Call for me! Call for me! Safiyyah asked: Whom O Rasoolollaah? Rasoolollaah said: My Ahl al-Bayt: ^cAli, Faatimah, Hasan and Hosayn)). (al-Mostadrak / al-Naysaaboori = vol. 3, page 159) [12] Holy Qor’aan = soorah 33, aayah 33. [13] Jaami^c al-Bayaan fi Tafseer al-Qor’aan / al-Tabari = vol. 22, page 7.

7. Ahmad b. Hanbal relates on the authority of Umm Salama, the Prophet's wife, that he said to Fatima one day: 'Bring me your husband and two sons.' When they had all come together he spread over them a mantle, and laying his hand over them, he said: 'O God, these are the people of the House of Muhammad! Let therefore your prayers and blessings descend upon Muhammad and the people of the House of Muhammad; for you are worthy of all praise and glory.' Umm Salama continued: 'I then lifted the mantle to enter in with them, but he pulled it away from my hand saying, "You too shall come to a good end".

8. It has also been narrated:  ((…And when Rasoolollaah saw the Blessing (revelation) descending, he said: Call for me! Call for me! Safiyyah asked: Whom O Rasoolollaah? Rasoolollaah said: My Ahl al-Bayt: ^cAli, Faatimah, Hasan and Hosayn)). (al-Mostadrak / al-Naysaaboori = vol. 3, page 159) [12]

9. Neither ^cAa’eshah nor the other wives of Rasoolollaah did ever claim membership to Ahl al-Bayt, even though some of them were struggling to gain medals and seniority over Faatimah and other members of Ahl al-Bayt. On the contrary, they acknowledged Faatimah’s membership and admitted their exclusion[14]. For instance, Bakri scholars narrate from ^cAa’eshah^(LAa)[15], Faatimah’s enemy, who said in a long hadeeth: ((…Indeed, I saw Rasoolollaah one day call ^cAli, Faatimah, Hasan and Hosayn; then he covered them with a cloth and said: O Allaah! These are my Ahl al-Bayt, so keep away the uncleanness from them and purify them a (thorough) purifying. So I went near them and said: O Rasoolollaah! Am I a member of your Ahl al-Bayt? And he said: Step back[16].)).

   [14] All the ahaadeeth that name the five members of Ahl al-Bayt and state the exclusion of Rasoolollaah’s wives from Ahl al-Bayt, were narrated by either ^cAa’eshah or by Omm Salamah. The sentences that exclude the Prophet’s wives from Ahl al-Bayt differ in words, but provide the same meaning. The following are some examples: ((…I went near them and said: Am I a member of your Ahl al-Bayt? Rasoolollaah said: Step back.)). (Tafseer al-Qor’aan al-^cAzeem / Ibn Kothayr = vol. 3, page 486) ((…And me? But, By Allaah! he [Rasoolollaah] did not agree and said: You are to a good ending [you will die a good person].)). (Tafseer al-Qor’aan al-^cAzeem / Ibn Kothayr = vol. 3, page 485. Jaami^c al-Bayaan fi Tafseer al-Qor’aan / al-Tabari = vol. 22, page 8) ((Am I a member of Ahl al-Bayt? Rasoolollaah said: You are my family, and these are my Ahl al-Bayt.)). (al-Mostadrak / al-Naysaaboori = vol. 2, page 451) ((…Count me with them. Rasoolollaah said: You are a member of my family.)). (Tafseer al-Qor’aan al-^cAzeem / Ibn Kothayr = vol. 3, page 486. Jaami^c al-Bayaan fi Tafseer al-Qor’aan / al-Tabari = vol. 22, page 8) ((Am I a member of Ahl al-Bayt? Rasoolollaah said: You are a member of my family.)). (al-Mo^cjam al-Kabeer / al-Tabaraani = vol. 3, page 53. Mo’tasar al-Mokhtasar / Aboo al-Mahaasin al-Hanafi = vol. 2, page 266. Saheeh / Ibn Habbaan = vol. 15, page 432) ((Am I a member of Ahl al-Bayt? Rasoolollaah said: You are in your position, and you are good.)). (al-Mo^cjam al-Kabeer / al-Tabaraani = vol. 9, page 25. Sonan / al-Termedhi = vol. 5, pages 351 and 663. al-Jaami^c le Ahkaam al-Qor’aan / al-Qortobi = vol. 14, page 183. Jaami^c al-Bayaan fi Tafseer al-Qor’aan / al-Tabari = vol. 22, page 8) ((Am I a member of Ahl al-Bayt? Rasoolollaah said: You are with your neighbors to a good ending.)). (Mosnad / Ahmad = vol. 6, page 292) ((Am I a member of Ahl al-Bayt? Rasoolollaah said: You are to a good ending.)). al-Mo^cjam al-Kabeer / al-Tabaraani = vol. 3, page 52; vol. 23, pages 249, 333 and 396. Mosnad / Abi Ya’li = vol. 12, page 451. Mosnad / Ahmad = vol. 6, page 304. Seyar A^claam al-Nobalaa’ / al-Dhahabi = vol. 3, page 283; vol. 10, page 347. Sonan / al-Termedhi = vol. 5, page 699. Taareekh Baghdaad / al-Baghdaadi= vol. 9, page 126; vol. 10, page 278. Tahdheeb al-Kamaal / al-Mazzi = vol. 6, page 229. Tafseer al-Qor’aan al-^cAzeem / Ibn Kothayr = vol. 3, page 485. Jaami^c al-Bayaan fi Tafseer al-Qor’aan / al-Tabari = vol. 22, page 7) ((Am I a member of Ahl al-Bayt? Rasoolollaah said: You are to a good ending, you are a wife of the Prophet.)). (al-Mo^cjam al-Kabeer / al-Tabaraani = vol. 3, page 54; vol. 23, page 281. Mo’tasar al-Mokhtasar / Aboo al-Mahaasin al-Hanafi = vol. 2, page 267. Tafseer al-Qor’aan al-^cAzeem / Ibn Kothayr = vol. 3, page 485. Jaami^c al-Bayaan fi Tafseer al-Qor’aan / al-Tabari = vol. 22, page 7) [15] La^cnatollaah ^cAlayha, may Allaah distance her from His Blessings and Mercy. [16] Tafseer al-Qor’aan al-^cAzeem / Ibn Kothayr = vol. 3, page 486.

10. Bakri references also narrate from Omm Salamah, Faatimah’s friend, who said:((One day Rasoolollaah came to my home, and said: Do not let anyone come in. Later Faatimah came, and I could not keep her away from her father; then Hasan came, and I could not keep him away from his grandfather and mother; then Hosayn came, and I could not keep him away from his grandfather and mother; then ^cAli came, and I could not keep him away. So they gathered, and Rasoolollaah covered them with the blanket that was on him and said: These are my Ahl al-Bayt, so keep away the uncleanness from them, and purify them a (thorough) purifying. Then, when they were all under the blanket, this aayah descended. So I said: O Rasoolollaah! And me? But, by Allaah! he did not agree, and said: You are to a good ending [you will die a good person][17].)). [17] Tafseer al-Qor’aan al-^cAzeem / Ibn Kothayr = vol. 3, page 485. Jaami^c al-Bayaan fi Tafseer al-Qor’aan / al-Tabari = vol. 22, page 8.

11. There is not a single hadeeth in which the Prophet or the other members of Ahl al-Bayt mention the inclusion of the Prophet’s wives in Ahl al-Bayt. On the contrary, they only name themselves, as the only members. For instance, Bakri references narrate from Rasoolollaah, who said: ((This aayah was revealed about five people: About me, ^cAli, Hasan, Hosayn and Faatimah. “Allaah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O ahl al-Bayt (People of the House)! And to purify you a (thorough) purifying[18]”[19].)). [18] Holy Qor’aan = soorah 33, aayah 33. [19] Majma^c al-Zawaa‘ed / al-Haythami = vol. 9, page 167. Tafseer al-Qor’aan al-^cAzeem / Ibn Kothayr = vol. 3, page 486. Jaami^c al-Bayaan fi Tafseer al-Qor’aan / al-Tabari = vol. 22, page 6.

12. Therefore, today, Bakri references contain a significant number of these narrations; for instance they narrate from Ibn ^cAbbaas, ^cOmar’s first secretary, who said: ((During nine months, I witnessed Rasoolollaah go everyday at the time of every salaat—five times a day—to the door of ^cAli ibn Abi Taalib, saying: Assalaamo ^cAlaykom wa Rahmatollaah wa Barakaatoh (peace and Allaah’s Mercy and Blessing be upon you) O Ahl al-Bayt! “Allaah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O Ahl al-Bayt (People of the House)! And to purify you a (thorough) purifying[20]”. salaat! May Allaah be Merciful to you[21].)). [20] Holy Qor’aan = soorah 33, aayah 33. [21] al-Dorr al-Manthoor / al-Soyooti = vol. 5, page 199. Others have also narrated similar ahaadeeth, varying in the period of time during which they were with the Prophet. Some of them narrate that they witnessed him going to Faatimah’s door and reciting the Aayah of Tat-heer, everyday for seventeen months. To read some of these ahaadeeth see the following Bakri references: al-Estee^caab / Ibn ^cAbdelbarr = vol. 4, page 1542. Fadaa’el al-Sahaabah / Ibn Hanbal = vol. 2, page 761. Kanz al-^cOmmaal / al-Hendi = vol. 7, page 103. al-Konaa / al-Bokhaari = vol. 1, page 25. Majma^c al-Zawaa‘ed / al-Haythami = vol. 9, pages 121, 168 and 169. Meezaan al-E^ctedaal / al-Dhahabi = vol. 4, page 47. al-Mo^cjam al-Kabeer / al-Tabaraani = vol. 3, page 56; vol. 22, pages 200 and 402.  Mo’tasar al-Mokhtasar / Aboo al-Mahaasin al-Hanafi = vol. 2, page 267. Mosannaf / Ibn Abi Shaybah = vol. 6, page 388. Moshkel al-Athaar / al-Tahaawi = vol. 1, page 338. Mosnad / al-Homaydi = vol. 1, pages 173 and 367. Mosnad / Abi Ya^claa = vol. 7, page 59. Mosnad / Ahmad = vol. 3, page 285. Mosnad / al-Tayaalisi = vol. 1, page 274. al-Mostadrak / al-Naysaaboori = vol. 3, page 172. Osd al-Ghaabah / Ibn al-Atheer = vol. 5, page 521. Seyar A^claam al-Nobalaa’ / al-Dhahabi = vol. 2, page 134. Sonan / al-Termedhi = vol. 5, page 352. Tabaqaat al-Mohaddetheen be-Esbahaan = vol. 4, page 148. Tafseer al-Qor’aan al-^cAzeem / Ibn Kothayr = vol. 3, page 484. Jaami^c al-Bayaan fi Tafseer al-Qor’aan / al-Tabari = vol. 22, page 6. Tahdheeb al-Kamaal / al-Mazzi = vol. 33, page 259; vol. 35, page 251.

13. ((When this aayah descended, someone asked Rasoolollaah: O Rasoolollaah! Who are these people whose love has become mandatory for us? Rasoolollaah said: ^cAli, Faatimah, and their two sons[47].)). [47] Fadaa’el al-Sahaabah / Ibn Hanbal = vol. 2, page 669. Fayd al-Qadeer / al-Monaawi = vol. 1, page 219. Kashf al-Khafaa’ = vol. 1, page 18. Majma^c al-Zawaa‘ed / al-Haythami = vol. 7, page 103; vol. 9, page 168. al-Mo^cjam al-Kabeer / al-Tabaraani = vol. 3, page 47; vol. 11, page 444. Tafseer al-Qor’aan al-^cAzeem / Ibn Kothayr = vol. 4, page 113. al-Jaami^c le Ahkaam al-Qor’aan / al-Qortobi = vol. 16, page 21. Tohfah / al-Aahoodhi = vol. 9, page 91. ^cAllaamah Ameeni has gathered over forty well-known Bakri references in his highly praised encyclopedia al-Ghadeer all of which say that this aayah was revealed about ^cAli, Faatimah and their two sons Hasan and Hosayn. (al-Ghadeer / al-Ameeni = vol. 2, page 307)

14. Bakri scholars also narrate from Rasoolollaah who said: ((Indeed, Allaah has made mandatory for you, as my reward, the love for my Ahl al-Bayt; and I will, surely, ask you tomorrow (in the Hereafter) about them[48].)).[48] Jawaahir al-^cEqdayn / al-Samhoodi = page 245. al-Sawaa^ceq al-Mohreqah / Ibn Hajar = pages 171 and 228. Dhakhaa’er al-^cOqbaa / al-Tabari = page 25. Waseelat al-Mota^cabbedeen / Omar ibn Mohammad = vol. 5, page 199.

15. Bakri and Moslem scholars narrate: ((When Faatimah died, ^cAli composed the following poem:  My soul is the captive of my sighs, I wish it left [my body] along with the sighs. There is nothing good in life after you [r death], and indeed I weep fearing that my life becomes long. And when he shook the dust off his hand after burring Faatimah, a new wave of grief erupted inside him, and while tears streamed down his cheeks he turned his face towards Rasoolollaah’s grave and said: Peace be upon you O Rasoolollaah! from me, and from your daughter who just descended to your proximity, and who joined you so soon. O Rasoolollaah! my patience in the absence of your true friend has reduced, and my endurance has thinned; except that your great separation and grave calamity (Rasoolollaah’s death) is my only consolation, for surely I was the one who laid you in your grave, and between my throat and my chest your soul left your body; “Surely we are Allaah’s and to Him we shall surely return[25]”.The deposit[26] has surely been returned, and the pledge has been taken back! As for my sorrow, it is eternal; and as for my night, it is sleepless; until Allaah chooses for me your home in which you reside. And your daughter shall inform you of your nation assisting each other in her oppression; so ply her with questions, and ask her about it (for surely numerous burnings are agitating in her chest about which she could not find a way to speak[27]). And peace be upon you O Rasoolollaah from one who says farewell, who is neither bored nor hateful. So if I leave, it is not because of weariness; and if I stay, it is not because I doubt what Allaah has promised the patient. (And patience is more favorable and more graceful. And if it were not for the dominance of the usurpers over us, I would have certainly stayed next to your grave; and I would have surely wailed the wailing of a woman bereaved of her son, because of the graveness of the disaster.So in the eyes of Allaah, your daughter is secretly buried?!! And her right is forcefully usurped?!! And her inheritance is openly withheld?!![28]) [29])). [25] Holy Qor’aan = soorah 2, ayah 156. [26] Before his death, when Rasoolollaah called for ^cAli and Faatimah, he placed Faatimah’s hand in ^cAli’s hand telling him: O Abaa al-Hasan! Allaah’s deposit, and His messenger’s deposit is with you, so keep it safe. [27] Behaar al-Anwaar / al-Majlesi = vol. 43, page 193. [28] Behaar al-Anwaar / al-Majlesi = vol. 43, page 193.[29] A^claam al-Nesaa’ / Kahhaalah = vol. 4, page 310. Sharh Nahj al-Balaaghah / Ibn Abi al-Hadeed = vol. 10, page 265.

16. These are Quranic Saroot about the Ranks of Hazrat Fatima a.s , Aal-Imran /61
    فَمَنْ حَآجَّكَ فِيهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا جَاءكَ مِنَ الْعِلْمِ فَقُلْ تَعَالَوْاْ نَدْعُ أَبْنَاءنَا وَأَبْنَاءكُمْ وَنِسَاءنَا وَنِسَاءكُمْ وَأَنفُسَنَا وأَنفُسَكُمْ ثُمَّ نَبْتَهِلْ فَنَجْعَل لَّعْنَةُ اللّهِ عَلَى الْكَاذِبِينَ

17. Ahzab/33
    وَقَرْنَ فِي بُيُوتِكُنَّ وَلَا تَبَرَّجْنَ تَبَرُّجَ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ الْأُولَى وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلَاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ إِنَّمَا يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ لِيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمُ الرِّجْسَ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَيُطَهِّرَكُمْ تَطْهِيرًا

18. Shura/23
    ذَلِكَ الَّذِي يُبَشِّرُ اللَّهُ عِبَادَهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ قُل لَّا أَسْأَلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ أَجْرًا إِلَّا الْمَوَدَّةَ فِي الْقُرْبَى وَمَن يَقْتَرِفْ حَسَنَةً نَّزِدْ لَهُ فِيهَا حُسْنًا إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ شَكُورٌ

19. Hashr/7
    مَّا أَفَاء اللَّهُ عَلَى رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرَى فَلِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ كَيْ لَا يَكُونَ دُولَةً بَيْنَ الْأَغْنِيَاء مِنكُمْ وَمَا آتَاكُمُ الرَّسُولُ فَخُذُوهُ وَمَا نَهَاكُمْ عَنْهُ فَانتَهُوا وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ

20. Kawthar /1
    إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ

21. Nur /35
    اللَّهُ نُورُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ مَثَلُ نُورِهِ كَمِشْكَاةٍ فِيهَا مِصْبَاحٌ الْمِصْبَاحُ فِي زُجَاجَةٍ الزُّجَاجَةُ كَأَنَّهَا كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ يُوقَدُ مِن شَجَرَةٍ مُّبَارَكَةٍ زَيْتُونِةٍ لَّا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلَا غَرْبِيَّةٍ يَكَادُ زَيْتُهَا يُضِيءُ وَلَوْ لَمْ تَمْسَسْهُ نَارٌ نُّورٌ عَلَى نُورٍ يَهْدِي اللَّهُ لِنُورِهِ مَن يَشَاء وَيَضْرِبُ اللَّهُ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلنَّاسِ وَاللَّهُ بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ

22. Nur/36
    فِي بُيُوتٍ أَذِنَ اللَّهُ أَن تُرْفَعَ وَيُذْكَرَ فِيهَا اسْمُهُ يُسَبِّحُ لَهُ فِيهَا بِالْغُدُوِّ وَالْآصَالِ

23. Qadr /1
    إِنَّا أَنزَلْنَاهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ

24. Imbrahim /24
    أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ ضَرَبَ اللّهُ مَثَلاً كَلِمَةً طَيِّبَةً كَشَجَرةٍ طَيِّبَةٍ أَصْلُهَا ثَابِتٌ وَفَرْعُهَا فِي السَّمَاء

25. Imam Hasan (a.s.), was the most similar person to the Apostle of Allah, in form, manner and nobility. No one was more like the Apostle of Allah, than Imam Hasan ibne Ali, peace be on them. Fatima (s.a.) brought her two sons, al-Hasan and al- Husayn, peace be on them, to the Apostle of Allah, at the time when he was suffering from the sickness from which he died. "Apostle of Allah," she said, "these are your two (grand) sons. Give them something as an inheritance." "As for al-Hasan," he replied, "he has my form and my nobility. As for al-Husayn, he has my generosity and my bravery."

26. Da'awat Ar Rawandi: Swaid Ibn Ghafla said:
    "Once, Ali (A) was inflicted with hardship; so Fatima (A) knocked on the Messenger of Allah's door, who said: `I hear the movement of my beloved one near the door, Umme Ayman get up and see!'
    Umme Ayman opened the door and Fatima entered the house.
    The Prophet then said: 'You have come to us at a time that you have not previously come!'
    Fatima said: `Messenger of Allah, what is the angels food near our Lord?'
    The Messenger of Allah said: `By Him Who holds my soul in His hand, fire has not been lit (in our house) for a whole month; yet, I will teach you five statements which Gabriel taught me.'
    She (A) said: `Messenger of Allah, what are these five statements?'
    The Prophet (S) said: `O Lord of the First and Last;
    O You Possessor of Might, and Strength;
    O You Who is Merciful with the poor;
    O You most Beneficent, most Merciful. "'
    (Note: It appears as if the fifth statement has been mistakenly erased.)

27. Thereafter Fatima returned and Ali (A) saw her and exclaimed:
    "May my father and mother be your sacrifice, Fatima; what have you to tell me?"

28. She said: "I went seeking worldly things, but have returned (with the goodness of) the hereafter."
    Ali (A) then said: "Expect goodness, expect goodness!"

29. Sayeda Fatima (as) delivered her firstborn, healthy baby boy at age 12. The midwives wrapped him in a yellow cloth, and presented him to his grandfather, the Holy Prophet (pbuh) of Islam (pbuh) who read the adhan in his right ear and the iqama in his left. The Prophet (pbuh) was displeased, and removed the yellow cloth, replacing it with a white one. At the time, nobody knew the reason for this, but modern experiments in psychology have shown that the color yellow makes newborns anxious and nervous, while white makes them feel calm and secure. Fatima (as) and Ali (as)asked the Prophet (pbuh) to name the child. The angel Gabriel revealed to the Prophet, that he should name him Shubbar, after the progeny of the Prophet (pbuh) Aaron, since Imam Ali (as) held the same position to the Prophet (pbuh) as Aaron to Moses, except there would be no Prophet (pbuh) after him. However, the Prophet (pbuh) replied to Gabriel that his tongue was Arabic, (he was an Arabic speaker). Gabriel then told him to call him Al Hassan (as), by the order of Allah, lord of the worlds.

30. Allaah reveals: ((O Mohammad! if it were not for you, I would not have created the universe; and if not for ^cAli, I would not have created you; and if not for Faatimah, I would not have created either of you[10].)).

31.  ((Verily, I have not created any erected sky nor any flattened land nor any illuminating moon nor any shining sun nor any circling planet nor any flowing sea nor any sailing ship but for the love of these five [Mohammad, ^cAli, Faatimah, Hasan and Hosayn][11].)).

32. Bihar v.10: It is reported in Al-Kafi that Imam Sadiq (A) said:
    'Once, Fatima approached Allah's Messenger with a problem. The Prophet listened to her problem and gave her a wrapped piece of material and said: `Learn that which is written in it.' (When she opened it) she found written in it:
    "He who believes in Allah and the Last Day, shall not harm his neighbor.
    He who believes in Allah and the Last Day, shall honor his guest.
    He who believes in Allah and the Last Day shall say that which is useful or keep silent.'"

33. Sahih al-Bukhari Hadith: 5.546 (page 381):
    ... She (Fatimah (AS)) remained alive for six (6) months after the death of the Prophet (PBUH). When she died, her husband Ali buried her at night without informing Abu Bakr and he said the funeral prayer himself ...

34. Also the reknowned Sunni Historian Tabari writes:
    Abu Salih al Dirari- Abd al Razzaq b. Hammam- Mamar- al Zuhri - Urwah- Aishah: Fatimah and al Abbas came to Abu Bakr demanding their [share of] inheritance of the Messenger of God. They were demanding the Messenger of Gods's lan in Fadak and his share of Khaybar ['s tribute]. Abu Bakr replied, "I have heard the Messenger of God say: 'Our [i.e the prophet's property] cannot be inherited and whatever we leave behins is alms [i.e to be given in charity]. The family of Muhammad will eat from it. ' By God, I will not abandon a course which I saw the Messenger of God practicing, but will continue doing it accordingly." Fatimah shunned him and did not speak to him about it untill she died. Ali buried her at night and did not permit Abu Bakr to attend [her burial].
    Sunni references: - Tabari, vol IX p 196 [The Events of the Year 11, English version],
    - Tabaqat of Ibne Sad, vol VIII p 29,- Tabaqat of Ibne Sad, vol VIII p 29,
    - Yaqubi History, vol II p 117,- Masudi in his Tanbih, p 250 [The last three are mentioned in the
    footnotes of Tabari's book] - al Bayhaqi, vol 4 p 29 - Musnad, Ahmad Hanbal, vol 1 p 9
    - Tarikh, Ibn Katheer, vol 5 p 285-86 - Sharah, ibn al Hadid, vol 6 p 46

35. In this connection, Umm Jafar, the daughter of Muhammad ibn Jafar, narrated about the request of Fatima (as) to Asma bint Umays near her death that:
    When I die, I want you and Ali to wash me, and do not allow anyone to go into me (in my house). When she died Aishah came to enter, Asma told her, ' Do not enter, ' Aishah complained to Abu Bakr saying, This Khathamiyyah (a woman from the tribe of Katham, i.e Asma) intervenes between us and the daughter of Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HF).
    Then Abu Bakr, came and stood at the door and said:
    O Asma, what makes you prevent, thw wives of the Prophet from entering into the daughter of the Messenger of Allah? Asma replied:
    She had herself ordered me not to allow anyone to enter into her. Abu Bakr said:
    Do what she has ordered you. Sunni references:- Hilyatul Awliya, vol 2 p 43
    - as Sunan al Kubra, vol 3 p 396 - Ansab al Ashraf, vol 1 p 405
    - al Istiab, vol 4 p 1897-98 - Usudul Ghabah, vol 5 p 524 - al Isabah, vol 4 p 378-89
     

36. 1) The Prophet (s) said, "On the Day of Judgment, a caller will call out, 'lower your gaze until Fatima has passed." Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 91 & 93, Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal quoted in the margin of Al-Musnad, v. 5, p. 96; Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 190; Asad Al-Ghaba, v. 5, p. 523; Tadhkirat Al-Khawas, p. 279; Dhaka'ir Al-Uqubi, p. 48; Manaqib Al-Imam Ali of Ibn Al-Maghazali, p. 356; Nur Al-Absar, p. 51-52, Yanabi^ Al-Muwadda, v. 2, ch. 56, p. 136

37. 2) The Prophet (s) said, "When I long for the fragrance of Paradise I smell the neck of Fatima."Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, v. 5, p. 97; Nur Al-Absar, p. 51; Manaqib Al-Imam Ali of Ibn Al-Maghazali, p. 360.

38. 3) The Prophet (s) said, "Of all the women in the Universe, four would suffice: Mary, Asiya, Khadija, and Fatima."Al-Sahihain, v. 3, the Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 171; Seir Alam Al-Nabala', v. 2, p. 126; Al-Bidaya wa Al-Nihaya, v. 2, p. 59; The Virtues of Al-Imam Ali of Ibn Al-Maghazali, p. 363.

39. 4) The Prophet (s) said, "Oh, Ali, Jibreel has informed me that God has married you to Fatima." Manaqib Al-Imam Ali from Al-Riyadh Al-Nudhra, p. 141.

40. 5) The Prophet (s) said, "I am not pleased unless Fatima is pleased."Manaqib Al-Imam Ali of Ibn Al-Maghazali, p. 342.

41. 6) The Prophet (s) said, "Oh, Ali, God has commanded me to marry you to Fatima."Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa,. ch. 4, p. 142; Dakha'ir Al-Uqubi, p. 30 & 31; Tadhkirat Al-Khawas, p. 276; Manaqib Al-Imam Ali from Al-Riyadh Al-Nudhra, p. 141; Nur Al-Absar, p. 53.

42. 7) The Prophet (s) said, "Verily, God married Ali to Fatima."Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 173.

43. 8) The Prophet (s) said, "All the children of a mother are attributed to their fatherly relation except the sons of Fatima."Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 156 & 187; related in similar words in Mustadrak Al-Sahihain, v. 3, p. 179; Kenz All-Omal, v. 13, p. 101; Is^af Al-Raghibeen quoted in the appendix of Nur Al-Absar, p. 144.

44. 9) The Prophet (s) said, "All the children of a woman are attributed to their father, but not the sons of Fatima."Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 101; Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 187 & 188; Is^af Al-Raghibeen quoted in the margin of Nur Al-Absar, p. 144.

45. 10) The Prophet (s) said, "The most beloved of my family to me is Fatima."Al-Jami^ al-Sagheer, v. 1, #203, p. 37; Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 191; Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v. 2, ch. 59, p. 479; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 93.

46. 11) The Prophet (s) said, "The four greatest women in the Universe are Mary, Asiya, Khadija, and Fatima."Al-Jami^ Al-Sagheer, v. 1, #4112, p. 469; Al-Isaba fi Tamayyuz Al-Sahaba, v. 4, p. 378; Al-Bidaya wa Al-Nihaya, v. 2, p. 60; Dakha'ir Al-Uqubi, p. 44.

47. 12) The Prophet (s) said, "The head of the women of Paradise is Fatima."Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 94; Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Fadha'il, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima; Al-Bidaya wa Al-Nihaya, v. 2, p. 61.

48. 13) The Prophet (s) said, "If I were separated from the fruits of Paradise I would kiss Fatima."Nur Al-Absar, p. 51.

49. 14) The Prophet (s) said, "Many men have reached completion, but no women have reached completion except four: Mary, Asiya, Khadija, and Fatima."Nur Al-Absar, p. 51.

50. 15) The Prophet (s) said, "The first people to enter Paradise will be Ali and Fatima."Nur Al-Absar, p. 52; related by similar wording in Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 95.

51. 16) The Prophet (s) said, "The verse of purification was revealed concerning five people: myself, Ali, Hassan, Hussein, and Fatima."Is^af Al-Raghibeen, p. 116; Sahih Muslim, Kitab Fadha'il Al-Sahaba.

52. 17) The Prophet (s) said, "The best women in Paradise will be Mary, Asiya, Khadija, and Fatima."Seir Alam Al-Nubala', v.2, p. 126; Dakha'ir Al-Uqubi, p. 44.

53. 18) The Prophet (s) said, "The first one to enter Paradise will be Fatima."Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v. 2, p. 322, ch. 56.

54. 19) The Prophet (s) said, "The Mehdi is from my family, from the sons of Fatima."Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 237.

55. 20) The Prophet (s) said, "Verily, God has weaned (fatama in Arabic) my daughter Fatima and her children and those who love them from the Hellfire, and that is why she is named Fatima." Kenz Al-Omal, v. 6, p. 219. Tradition Text: أن امرأة سألت أبا جعفر (عليه السلام) فقالت أصلحك الله إني متبتلة. قال لها و ما التبتل عندك قالت لا أريد التزويج أبدا. قال و لم قالت ألتمس في ذلك الفضل. فقال انصرفي ، فلو كان في ذلك فضل لكانت فاطمة (عليها السلام) أحق به منك، إنه ليس أحد يسبقها إلى الفضل

56. 21) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima, you will be the first amongst my Ahlul-Bayt to follow after me." Haliyat Al-Awliya, v. 2, p. 40; Sahih Al-Bukhari, Kitab Al-Fadha'il; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 93; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, v. 5, p. 97.

57. 22) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is part of me. Whatever upsets her upsets me, and whatever harms her harms me." Sahih Muslim, v. 5, p. 54; Khasa'is Al-Imam Ali of Nisa'i, p. 121-122; Masabih Al-Sunnah, v. 4, p. 185; Al-Isabah, v. 4, p. 378; Seir Alam Al-Nubala', v. 2, p. 119; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 97; similar wording is related in Al-Tirmidhi, v. 3, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 241; Haliyat Al-Awliya', v.2, p. 40; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, in the margins of Al-Musnad, v. 5, p. 96; Maarifat Ma Yajib Li Aal Al-Bait Al-Nabawi Min Al-Haqq Alaa Men Adahum, p. 58; Dhakha'ir Al-Uqubi, p. 38; Tadhkirat Al-Khawass, p. 279; Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v.2, ch. 59, p. 478.

58. 23) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is part of me, and whoever pleases her, pleases me." Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 180 & 132; Mustadrak Al-Hakim; Maarifat Ma Yajib Li Aal Al-Bait Al-Nabawi Min Al-Haqq Alaa Men Adahum, p. 73; Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v. 2, ch. 59, p. 468.

59. 24) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is the head of the women of Paradise."Sahih Al-Bukhari, v. 3, Kitab Al-Fadha'il, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 1374; Mustadrak Al-Sahihain, v. 3, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 164; Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, v. 3, p. 266; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 193; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, v. 5, p. 97; Al-Jami^ Al-Sagheer, v. 2, no. 564, p. 5760; Seir Alam Al-Nubala', v. 2, p. 123; Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 187 & 191; Khasai's Al-Imam Ali of Nisa'i, p. 118; Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v. 2, p. 79; Al-Jawhera Fi Nasab Ali Wa Aalihi, p. 17; Al-Bidaya wa Al-Nihaya, v. 2, p. 60.

60. 25) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is part of me, so whoever makes her angry makes me angry." Sahih Al-Bukhari, v. 3, Kitab Al-Fadha'il, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 1374; Khasa'is Al-Imam Ali of Al-Nisa'i, p. 122; Al-Jami^ Al-Sagheer, v. 2, p. 653, n. 5858; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 3, pp. 93-97; Muntakhab in the margin of Al-Musnad, v. 5, p. 96; Masabih Al-Sunnah, v. 4, p. 185; Is^af Al-Raghibeen, p. 188; Dakha'ir Al-Uqubi, p. 37; Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v. 2, pp. 52-79.

61. 26) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is a maiden of Paradise created in human form." Manaqib Al-Imam Ali of Ibn Al-Maghazali, p. 296.

62. 27) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is a maiden of Paradise in human form, she does not receive any kind of menses." Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 160; Is^af Al-Raghibeen, p. 188; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 94; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, v. 5, p. 97.

63. 28) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is part of me, whatever harms her harms me, and whatever is against her is against me."Mustadrak Al-Sahihain, v. 3, p. 173; Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, v. 3, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 240; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 94; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, in the margin of Al-Musnad, v. 5, p. 96; Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, ch. 3, p. 190.

64. 29) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is part of me - whatever makes her angry makes me angry, and whatever pleases her pleases me." Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 188; similar wording is narrated in Mustadrak Al-Sahihain, v. 3, p. 172; Al-Jami^ Al-Sagheer, v. 2, p. 653, n. 5859.

65. 30) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is more beloved to me than you, oh Ali, and you are dearer to me than her."Majma^ Al-Zawa'id, v. 9, p. 202; Al-Jami^ Al-Sagheer, v. 2, p. 654, n. 5761; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, v. 5, 97; Asad Al-Ghaba, v. 5, p. 522; Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v. 2, ch. 56, p. 79; Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, ch. 3, p. 191.

66. 31) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is part of me and she is my heart and the soul which is between my two sides." Nur Al-Absar, p. 52.

67. 32) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is the head of the women of my nation." Seir Alam Al-Nubala', v. 2, p. 127; Sahih Muslim, Kitab Fadha'il Al-Sahaba, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima; Majma^ Al-Zawa'id, v. 2, p. 201; Is^af Al-Raghibeen, p. 187.

68. 33) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is a branch of me, what pleases her pleases me, and what saddens her, saddens me."Mustadrak Al-Sahihain, v. 3, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 168; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 96; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, v. 5, p. 97; Seir Alaam Al-Nubala', v. 2, p. 132.

69. 34) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is part of me - whatever causes her pain causes me pain, and whatever makes her happy makes me happy." Manaqib Al-Khawarizmi, p. 353.

70. 35) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is part of me, whoever harms her has harmed me." Al-Sunan Al-Kubra, v. 10, chapter regarding the one who denies the testimony of the father for his child, p. 201; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 96; Nur Al-Absar, p. 52; Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v. 2, p. 322.

71. 36) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is the joy of my heart, and her sons are the fruit of my soul." Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v. 1, ch. 15, p. 243.

72. 37) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is not like the women of the children of Adam." Majma^ Al-Zawa'id, v. 9, p. 202.

73. 38) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima is part of me - what saddens her saddens me, and what pleases her pleases me."Al-Sunan Al-Kubra, v. 7, p. 64, the chapter on what will transpire on the Day of Judgement; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, in the margins of Al-Musnad, v. 5, p. 96.

74. 39) The Prophet (s) said, "Oh Fatima, verily God is angry when you are angry." Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 175; Mustadrak Al-Hakim, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima; Manaqib Al-Imam Ali of Ibn Al-Maghazali, p. 351.

75. 40) The Prophet (s) said, "Fatima, God will not torture you or any of your children." Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 96; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, in the margin of Musnad Ahmad, v. 5, p. 97; Is^af Al-Raghibeen, in the margin of Nur Al-Absar, p. 118.

76. Safiah Bint Abdul Muttalib, the Prophet's aunt, accompanied Fatima Zahra to Uhud. When Fatima heard of her father's injuries, she started crying and the Hashimite women rushed to help her.Fatima's arrival at the scene of the battle, coincided with the Prophet's inspection of his soldiers, to find out how many had been martyred and wounded. When he reached Hamza, he found him in an indescribable situation; the infidels had badly mutilated his body; they had cut off his fingers, hands, legs, nose, ears, and ruptured his abdomen to get his liver out. They had also cut off his sexual organ and left him in that horrible position.    The scene of Hamza's defaced body brought sadness and pain to the Prophet's heart. The infidel had not abandoned any ugly method of mutilation, which they did not commit against the strong and steadfast supporter of Allah's Apostle, (Peace be upon him and Ahlul-Bayt). While the Prophet was deeply saddened by this infliction, his Aunt and Fatima were rushing towards the scene. As Soon as he noticed them, he covered Hamza's body with one of his garments. Safia and Fatima arrived and began crying and condemning the infidels for their crimes. They noticed that the Prophet's forehead was badly cut and that blood had become clotted on his face and beard; thus, Fatima Zahra started cleaning his face and said:  "Allah's punishment will be severe on him who caused the Messenger's face to bleed."  

77. Ali poured water on the Prophet's face, but this did not stop the bleeding, so Fatima burnt some rope and put its ashes on the cut, which stopped the bleeding. Fatima spent these moments in sadness and great anxiety. She was a faithful and devoted daughter to her father. When Ali (A) returned to Medina, he gave his sword to Fatima and said: "Take this sword Fatima; it surely proved itself to be most reliable today."  The Prophet added:"Take it Fatima, for surely your husband has fully performed his duty; Allah killed the heroes of the Arabs through his hands."

78. "After you (Prophet s.a.w) inequities took shape & variant voices were raised so that if you were present and supervising, all these differences & deviations would not have taken place. You set off from amongst us and now our condition is like the earth which becomes devoid of the beneficial rains. And your nation upset the order & discipline of matters. So be witness & do not let their matter get out of sight." .

79. Al-Majlisi, quoting Fural Ibn Ibrahim's interpretation of The Holy Quran in his book Al-Bihar, said: 'Abu Saeed al-Khudari said: One morning Ali Ibn Abu Talib woke up very hungry and said: 'Fatima, do you have anything to feed us?' She answered: `No, by Him who honored father with Prophet hood, and honored you with successor ship, we have nothing edible this morning, and we haven't had any food for two days save that which I have preferred to give you and our two children, Hassan and Hussain.' Ali (A) said: 'Fatima! Why didn't you tell me, so I could bring some food for you?'  

80. Fatima answered: 'Abu Al-Hassan, I surely become ashamed before my God to ask you to do something you cannot do. 'At this, Ali Ibn Abu Talib left Fatima, with full trust that Allah would help him. He borrowed a dinar, and while he was holding the dinar and trying to buy some food for his family, he came upon Miqdad Ibn Al Aswad. The sun had burnt Al-Miqdad's face and feet on that exceptionally hot day. When Ali (A) saw him, he exclaimed surprisingly: `Miqdad, what brings you out of your home at this hour?' Miqdad answered: 'Abu Al-Hassan, ask me not about what I have left behind in the house.' Ali (A) said: `My brother, I cannot leave you without knowing your problem.' Miqdad then said: 'Abu Al-Hassan, for Allah's sake and your sake leave me alone, and do not ask about my condition!!'   Imam Ali said: `My brother, you should not hide your condition from me.'  Miqdad replied: 'Abu Al-Hassan, now that you insist, by Him who honored Muhammad with Prophet hood and honored you with successor ship, nothing forced me out of my house save poverty. I left my children starving; when I heard their cries, there remained no place for me on earth-I have come out of my house in depression; this is my story.'  Imam Ali (A) cried when he heard the story; he cried until his beard was wet from tears and said: `By Allah, that which forced you out of your house and also forced me out of my house; I borrowed a dinar, but I prefer you to have it.'  When Imam Ali (A) had given the dinar to Miqdad, he went to the Mosque and performed his Dhuhr (noon), Asr (afternoon) and Maghrib (evening) prayers. When the Messenger of Allah had completed his prayers, he signaled Ali, who was in the first line, to follow him. Ali (A) obediently followed him out of the Mosque and after the Prophet greeted him said: 'Abu Al-Hassan, do you have some food for dinner so that I can accompany you?  Imam Ali was too shy to answer the Messenger; but the Prophet of Allah (S) had detailed knowledge about the dinar and what had happened to it; for Allah, the Exalted, had revealed to His Prophet to have dinner at Ali's house that night. When Ali did not answer, the Prophet said:  'Abu Al-Hassan, why don't you say no, so I may leave you; or yes, so I may accompany you?' Imam Ali (A) said: 'Accompany me!!'  

81. The Prophet then took Ali's hand and proceeded toward Fatima's house. When they arrived, Fatima was just finishing her prayers and there was a pan oil fire behind her. When she heard the Prophet coming, who was the dearest person to her, she greeted him and he wiped his hand on her head and said: `How is your evening, my daughter?' She answered: `Fine!' He then said: `Give us some dinner, may Allah bless you, and surely He has.' Fatima (A) placed the pan in front of the Prophet (S) and Ali Ibn Abu Talib...  At that moment, the Messenger of Allah put his hand on Ali's shoulder and said:  'Ali, this is a substitute for your dinar. This is a reward from Allah for the dinar; surely Allah grants whoever He wills without limit.'  The Prophet (S) cried and said: "Praise be to Allah, Who insisted on rewarding you in this world, too, and made you Ali-like Zakariya and Fatima like Maryam Bint Imran, for whenever Zakariya entered the Mehrab, he found Maryam with her subsistence."

82. Source - Husain The Saviour of Islam, by S.V. Mir Ahmad Ali.

    Fatima (A.S.) felt grieved by Abu Bakr’s actions, and was so displeased with him that when she knew of his attempt to seize Fadak, she accompanied a group of women to the mosque. There she sat down and delivered the following speech:
    
    Praise be to Allah for that which He bestowed (upon us);
    And thanks be to Him for all that which He inspired; and commended in His Name for that which He Provided: Form prevalent favors which He created, And abundant benefactions which He offered and perfect grants which He presented; (such benefactions) that their number is much too plentiful to compute; Bounties too vast to measure; Their limit was too distant to realize;
    
    He recommended to them (His creatures) to gain more (of His benefaction) by being grateful for their continuity; He ordained Himself praiseworthy by giving generously to His creatures;
    
    I bear witness that there is no God but Allah Who is One without partner, a statement which sincere devotion is made to be its interpretation;
    
    hearts guarantee its continuation, and illuminated in the minds is its sensibility. He Who can not be perceived with vision; neither be described with tongues; nor can imagination surround His state.
    
    He originated things but not from anything that existed before them, and created them without examples to follow. Rather, He created them with His might and dispersed them according to His will; not for a need did He create them; nor for a benefit
    
    (for Him) did He shape them, But to establish His wisdom, Bring attention to His obedience, manifest His might, lead His creatures to humbly venerate Him, and to exalt His decrees. He then made the reward for His obedience, And punishment for his disobedience, so as to protect His creatures from His Wrath and amass them into His Paradise.
    
    I too bear witness that my Father, Muhammad, is His Slave and Messenger, Whom He chose prior to sending him, named him before sending him; when creatures were still concealed in that which was transcendental, guarded from that which was appalling and associated with the termination and nonexistence. For Allah the Exalted knew that which was to follow, comprehended that which will come to pass, And realized the place of every event.
    
    Allah has sent him (Muhammad)
    
    (P.B.U.P.) as perfection for His commands, a resolution to accomplish His rule, and an implementation of the decrees of His Mercy. So he found the nations to vary in their faiths; Obsessed by their fires, Worshipping their idols, And denying Allah despite their knowledge of Him. Therefore, Allah illuminated their darkness with my Father, Muhammad, (P.B.U.P.) uncovered obscurity from their hearts, and cleared the clouds from their insights. He revealed guidance among the people; So he delivered them from being led astray, led them away from misguidance, guided them to the proper religion, and called them to the straight path.
    
    Allah then chose to recall him back in mercy, love and preference. So, Muhammad (P.B.U.P.) is in comfort from the burden of this world, he is surrounded with devoted angels, the satisfaction of the Merciful Lord, and the nearness of the powerful King. So may the praise of Allah be upon my Father, His Prophet, Trusted one, the chosen one from among His creatures, and His sincere friend, and may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
    
    (Fatima then turned to the crowd and said:) Surely you are Allah’s slaves
    
    at His command Prohibition; You are the bearers of His religion and revelation; You are Allah’s trusted ones with yourselves; and His messengers to the nations.
    
    Amongst you does He have righteous authority;
    
    A covenant He brought unto you, and an heir He left to guard you; That is The eloquent book of Allah; The truthful Quran; The brilliant light; The shining beam; Its insights are indisputable; Its secrets are revealed; Its indications are manifest; and its followers are blessed by it. (The Quran) leads its adherents to goodwill; and Hearing it leads to salvation; with it are the bright divine authorities achieved, His manifest determination acquired, His prohibited decrees avoided; His manifest evidence recognized, His satisfying proofs made apparent, His permissions granted, and His laws written. So Allah made belief to be purification for you from polytheism.
    
    He made:
    
    Prayer - An exaltation for you from conceit.
    
    Alms - A purification for the soul and a (cause of) growth in subsistence.
    
    Fasting - An implantation of devotion.
    
    Pilgrimage - A construction of religion.
    
    Justice - A harmony of the hearts;
    
    Obeying us (Ahlul-Bayt) Management of the nation.
    
    Our leadership (Ahlul-Bayt). Safeguard from disunity.
    
    Jihad (struggle) - A strengthening of Islam.
    
    Patience - A helping course for deserving (divine) reward.
    
    Ordering goodness (Amr Bi Maruf) Public welfare.
    
    Kindness to the parents - A safeguard from wrath.
    
    Maintaining close relations with one’s kin-A cause for a longer life and multiplying the number of descendants.
    
    Retaliation (Qesas) -For sparing blood (souls).
    
    Fulfillment of vows - subjecting oneself to mercy.
    
    Completion of weights and measures - A cause for preventing the neglect of others’ rights.
    
    Forbiddance of drinking wine - An exaltation from atrocity.
    
    Avoiding slander - A veil from curse.
    
    Abandoning theft-a reason for deserveing chastity.
    
    Allah has also prohibited polytheism so that one can devote himself to His Lordship.
    
    Therefore;
    
    Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam;
    
    Obey Allah in that which He has commanded you to do and that which He has forbidden, for surely those truly fear among His servants, who have knowledge.
    
    Lady Fatima Zahra (A.S) then added:
    
    0 People!
    
    Be informed that I am Fatima, and my father is Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) I say that repeatedly and initiate it continually; I say not what I say mistakenly, nor do I do what I do aimlessly. Now hath come unto you an Apostle from amongst yourselves; It grieves him that you should perish;
    
    Ardently anxious is he over you; To the believers he is most kind and merciful.
    
    Thus, if you identify and recognize him, you shall realize that he is my father and not the father of any of your women; the brother of my cousin (Ali A.S.) rather than any of your men. What an excellent identity he was, may the peace and blessings of Allah be upon him and his descendants.
    
    Thus, he propagated the Message, by coming out openly with the warning and while inclined away from the path of the polytheists, (whom he) struck their strength and seized their throats, while he invited (all) to the way of his Lord with wisdom and beautiful preaching;
    
    He destroyed idols, and defeated heroes, until their group fled and turned their backs.
    
    So night revealed its dawn; righteousness uncovered its genuineness; the voice of the religious authority spoke out loud; the evil discords were silenced; The crown of hypocrisy was diminished; the tightening of infidelity and desertion were untied, So you spoke the statement of devotion amongst a band of starved ones; and you were on the edge of a hole of fire; (you were) the drink of the thirsty one; the opportunity of the desiring one; the fire brand of him who passes in haste; the step for feet; you used to drink from the water gathered on roads; eat jerked meat.
    
    (Lady Fatima (A.S.) was stating their lowly situation before Islam)
    
    You were despised outcasts always in fear of abduction from those around you. Yet, Allah rescued you through my father, Muhammad (P.B.U.H) after much ado, and after he was confronted by mighty men, the Arab beasts, and the demons of the people of the Book Who, whenever they ignited the fire of war, Allah extinguished it; and whenever the thorn of the devil appeared, or a mouth of the polytheists opened wide in defiance, he (P.B.U.H) would strike its discords with his brother (Ali A.S.), who comes not back until he treads its wing with the sole of his feet, and extinguishes its flames with his sword.
    
    (Ali is) diligent in Allah’s affair, near to the Messenger of Allah, A master among Allah’s worshippers, setting to work briskly, sincere in his advice, earnest and exerting himself (in service to Islam);
    
    While you were calm, gay, and feeling safe in your comfortable lives, waiting for us to meet disasters, awaiting the spread of news, you fell back during every battle, and took to your heels at times of fighting. Yet, When Allah chose His Prophet from the dwell of His prophets, and the abode of His sincere (servants); The thorns of hypocrisy appeared on you, the garment of faith became worn out, The misguided ignorant(s) spoke out, the sluggish ignorant came to the front and brayed. The he camel of the vain wiggled his tail in your courtyards and the your courtyards and the Devil stuck his head from its place of hiding and called upon you, he found you responsive to his invitation, and observing his deceits. He then aroused you and found you quick (to answer him), and invited you to wrath, therefore; you branded other than your camels and proceeded to other than your drinking places. Then while the era of the Prophet was still near, the gash was still wide, the scar had not yet healed, and the Messenger was not yet buried.
    
    A (quick) undertaking as you claimed, aimed at preventing discord (trial), Surely, they have fallen into trial already! And indeed Hell surrounds the unbelievers. How preposterous! What an idea! What a falsehood! For Allah’s Book is still amongst you, its affairs are apparent; its rules are manifest; its signs are dazzling; its restrictions are visible, and its commands are evident. Yet, indeed you have casted it behind your backs! What!
    
    Do you detest it? Or according to something else you wish to rule? Evil would be the exchange for the wrongdoers! And if anyone desires a religion other than Islam (submission to Allah), it never will it be accepted from him; And in the hereafter, he will be in the ranks of those who have lost. Surely you have not waited until its stampede seized, and it became obedient. You then started arousing its flames, instigating its coal, complying with the call of the misled devil, quenching the light of the manifest religion, and extinguished the light of the sincere Prophet. You concealed sips on froth and proceeded towards his (the Prophet) kin and children in swamps and forests (meaning you plot against them in deceitful ways), but we are patient with you as if we are being notched with knives and stung by spearheads in our abdomens, Yet-now you claim-that there is not inheritance for us!
    
    What!
    
    "Do they then seek after a judgment of (the Days of) ignorance?
    
    But How, for a people whose faith is assured, can give better judgment than Allah? Don’t you know? Yes, indeed it is obvious to you that I am his daughter. O Muslims!
    
    Will my inheritance be usurped? O son of Abu Quhafa! Where is it in the Book of Allah that you inherit your father and I do not inherit mine?
    
    Surely you have come up with an unprecedented thing. Do you intentionally abandon the Book of Allah and cast it behind your back? Do you not read where it says:
    
    ‘And Sulaiman inherited Dawood’? And when it na,rates the story of Zakariya and says:
    
    ‘So give me an heir as from thyself; (One that) will inherit me, and inherit the posterity of Yaqoob’
    
    And:
    
    ‘But kindred by hood have prior rights against each other in the Book ofAllah’
    
    And:
    
    ‘Allah (thus) directs you as regards your children’s (inheritance) to the male, a portion equal to that of two females’
    
    And:
    
    .If he leaves any goods, that he make a bequest to parents and next of kin, according to reasonable usage; this is due from the pious ones.’ You claim that I have no share! And that I do not inherit my father! What! Did Allah reveal a (Quranic) verse regarding you, from which He excluded my father? Or do you say:
    
    ‘These (Fatima and her father) are the people of two faiths, they do not inherit each other?’ Are we not, me and my father, a people adhering to one faith? Or is it that you have more knowledge about the specifications and generalizations of the Quran than my father and my cousin (Imam Ali)? So, here you are! Take it! (Ready with) its nose rope and saddled! But if shall encounter you on the Day of Gathering; (thus) what a wonderful judge is Allah, a claimant is Muhammad, and a day is the Day of Rising.
    
    At the time of the Hour shall the wrongdoers lose; and it shall not benefit you to regret (your actions) then! For every Message, there is a time limit and soon shall you know who will be inflicted with torture that will humiliate him, and who will be confronted by an everlasting punishment.
    
    (Fatima then turned towards the Ansars and said:) O you people of intellect!
    
    The strong supporters of the nation! And those who embraced Islam; What is this short-coming in defending my right? And what is this slumber (while you see) injustice (being done toward me)?
    
    Did not the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.) my father, used to say:
    
    ‘A man is upheld (remembered) by his children’?
    
    O how quick have you violated (his orders)?!
    
    How soon have you plotted against us? But you still are capable (of helping me in) my attempt, and powerful (to help me) in that which I request and (in) my pursuit (of it). Or do you say:
    
    "Muhammad (P.B.U.H.) has perished;" Surely this is a great calamity; Its damage is excessive
    
    Its injury is great, Its wound (is much too deep) to heal.
    
    The Earth became darkened with his departure; the stars eclipsed for his calamity; hopes were seized; mountains submitted; sanctity was violated, and holiness was encroached upon after his death. Therefore, this, by Allah, is the great affliction, and the grand calamity; there is not an affliction which is the like of it; nor will there be a sudden misfortune (as surprising as this).
    
    The Book of Allah-excellent in praising him-announced in the courtyards (of your houses) in the place where you spend your evenings and mornings; A call, A cry, A recitation, and (verses) in order:
    
    It had previously came upon His (Allah’s) Prophets and Messengers; (for it is) A decree final, and a predestination fulfilled:
    
    "Muhammad is not but an Apostle:
    
    Many were the apostles that passed away before him. If he died or was slain, will ye then turn back on your heels? If any did turn back on his heel, not the least harm will he do to Allah, but Allah (on the other hand) will swiftly reward those who (serve Him) with gratitude."
    
    O you people of reflection; will I be usurped the inheritance of my father while you hear and see me?! (And while) You are sitting and gathered around me? You hear my call, and are included in the (news of the) affair?
    
    (But) You are numerous and well equipped! (You have) the means and the power, and the weapons and the shields. Yet, the call reaches you but you do not answer; the cry comes to you but you do not come to help? (This) While you are characterized by struggle, known for goodness and welfare, the selected group (which was chosen), and the best ones chosen by the Messenger (P.B.U.H.) for us, Ahlul-Bayt. You fought the Arabs, bore with pain and exhaustion, struggled against the nations, and resisted their heroes.
    
    We were still, so were you in ordering you, and you in obeying us. So that Islam became triumphant, the accomplishment of the days came near, the fort of polytheism was subjected, the outburst of fabrication subsided, the flames of infidelity calmed down, and the system of religion was well-ordered. Thus, (why have you) become confused after clearness? Conceal matters after announcing them? Turned on your heels after daring? Associated (others with Allah) after believing?
    
    Will you not fight people who violated their oaths? Plotted to expel the Apostle and became aggressive by being the first (to assault) you?
    
    Do ye fear them? Nay, it is Allah whom you should more justly fear, if you believe! Nevertheless, I see that you are inclined to easy living; dismissed he who is more worthy of guardianship (Ali A.S.); you secluded yourselves with meekness and dismissed that which you accepted. Yet, if you show ingratitude, you and all on earth together, yet, Allah free of all wants worthy of all praise. Surely I have said all that I have said with full knowledge that you intent to forsake me, and knowing the betrayal which your hearts sensed. But, it is the state of soul, the effusion of fury, the dissemination of (what is) the chest and the presentation of the proof Hence, Here it is!
    
    Bag it (leadership and) put it on the back of an ill shecamel, which has a thin hump, with everlasting grace, marked with the wrath of Allah, and the blame of ever (which leads to) the Fire of (the wrath of) Allah kindled (to a blaze), that which doth mount (right) to the hearts; For, Allah witnesses what you do, and soon will the unjust assailants know what vicissitudes their affairs will take!! And I am the daughter of a Warner (the Prophet P.B.U.H.) to you against a severe punishment. So, act and so will we, and wait, and we shall wait." (The end of Lady Fatima’s speech.)
    
    
    It appears from recorded historical events, that Lady Fatima (A.S.) was successful at the beginning in persuading Abu Bakr to hand back Fadak to her; listen to part of a speech he (according to some historians) delivered after hearing Fatima’s speech. He said:
    
    "0 daughter of the Messenger of Allah... Surely the Prophet is your father, not anyone else’s, the brother of your husband, not any other man ‘s; he surely preferred him over all his friends and (Ali) supported him in every important matter, no one loves you save the lucky and no one hates you save the wretched. You are the blessed progeny of Allah’s Messenger, the chosen ones, our guides to goodness, our path to Paradise, and you-the best of women-and the daughter of the best of prophets, truthful is your sayings, excelling in reason. You shall not be driven back from your right...But I surely heard your father saying: ‘We the group of prophets do not inherit, nor are we inherited. Yet, this is my situation and property, it is yours (if you wish); it shall not be concealed from you, nor will it be stored away from you. You are the Mistress of your father’s nation, and the blessed tree of your descendants. Your property shall not be usurped against your will, nor can your name be defamed. Your judgment shall be executed in all that which I possess. This, do you think that I violate your father’s (will) ?"
    
    Fatima then refuted Abu Bakr’s claim that the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) had stated that prophets couldn’t be inherited, and said:
    
    "Glory be to Allah!!
    
    Surely Allah’s Messenger (P.B.U.H.) did not abandon Allah’s Book nor did he violate His commands. Rather, he followed its decrees and adhered to its chapters. So do you unite with treachery justifying your acts with fabrications? Indeed this-after his departure-is similar to the disasters which were plotted against him during his lifetime. But behold! This is Allah’s Book, a just judge and a decisive speaker, saying:
    
    ‘One that will (truly) inherit Me, and inherit the posterity of Yaqub,’
    
    and
    
    ‘and Sulaiman inherited Dawood.’
    
    Thus, He (Glory be to Him) made clear that which He made share of all heirs, decreed from the amounts of inheritance, allowed for males and females, and eradicated all doubts and ambiguities (pertaining to this issue which existed with the) bygones.
    
    Nay!
    
    But your minds have made up a tale (that may pass) with you, but (for me) patience is most fitting against that which you assert; it is Allah (alone) whose help can be sought."
    
    It is apparent that Abu Bakr chanced the mode with which he addressed Lady Fatima ~ after delivering her speech. Listen to his following speech; which is his reply to Fatima’s just reported speech.
    
    Abu Bakr said:
    
    "Surely Allah and His Apostle are truthful, and so has his (the Prophet’s) daughter told the truth. Surely you are the source of wisdom, the element of faith, and the sole authority. May Allah not refute your righteous argument, nor invalidate your decisive speech. But these are the Muslims between us-who have entrusted me with leadership, and it was according to their satisfaction that I received what I have. I am not being arrogant, autocratic, or selfish, and they are my witnesses."
    
    Upon hearing Abu Bakr speak of the people’s support for him, Lady Fatima Zahra (A.S.) turned towards them and said:
    
    "0 people,
    
    Who rush towards uttering falsehood and are indifferent to disgraceful and losing actions!
    
    Do you not earnestly seek to reflect upon the Quran, or are your hearts isolated with locks? But on your hearts is the stain of the evil which you committed; it has seized your hearing and your sight, evil is that which you justified, cursed is that which you reckoned, and wicked is what you have taken for an exchange! You shall, by Allah, find bearing it (to be a great) burden, and its consequence disastrous. (That is) on the day when the cover is removed and appears to you what is behind it of wrath. When you will be confronted by Allah with that which you could never have expected, there will perish, there and then, those who stood on falsehoods."
    
    Although parts of Abu Bakr’s speeches can not be verified with authentic evidence, and despite the fact that we have already mentioned part of the actual speech which Abu Bakr delivered after Lady Fatima’s arguments, it appears certain that Abu Bakr was finally persuaded to submit Fadak to her.
    
    Nevertheless, when Fatima was leaving Abu Bakr’s house, Umar suddenly appeared and exclaimed:
    
    "What is it that you hold in your hand?"
    
    Abu Bakr replied: "A decree I have written for Fatima in which I assigned Fadak and her father’s inheritance to her."
    
    Umar then said: "With what will you spend on the Muslims if the Arabs decide to fight you?"
    
    Umar then seized the decree and tore it up.

    After the Prophet's death, events continued to occur. When studying the era following the Prophet's death, history speaks of the wonders, which occurred.
    
    Indeed, history tells us about "Apostasy" which included the majority of Muslims who objected to Abu Bakr's seize of power from its righteous candidate, Ali Ibn Abu Talib (A).
    
    It also tells us how Fatima's rights were usurped- especially in Fadak-and how Ali was dragged to the Mosque to pay allegiance to Abu Bakr!!
    
    History tells us how Fatima's house was set on fire by him who yesterday pretended not to believe in her father's death.
    
    Yes, history tells us how the Prophet (S) died and with him died his repeated warnings to those who would oppress his family members and that they will be met with the wrath of Allah. It also tells us of Lady Fatima's sadness and misery which she suffered after the death of her dear father.
    
    Fidhdha, Fatima's helper, spoke of Fatima's sadness; she said:
    
    "It was on the eighth day after the Prophet's death that Fatima revealed the extent of her sadness and inability to bear life without her father. She (A) came to the Mosque and while crying said:
    
    `Oh! Father
    
    Oh! My sincere friend
    
    Oh! Abu Al-Qasim
    
    Oh! The helper of the widowed and the orphans
    
    Who do we have for Kaaba and the Mosque?
    
    Who does your saddened and grieved daughter have?"
    
    
    Fidhdha added:
    
    "Fatima (A) then proceeded towards the tomb of the Prophet; it was difficult for her to walk because her tears covered her eyes. When she saw the Mizaneh, she passed out; so the women rushed to rescue her; after putting water of her face, she regained consciousness; Fatima then said:
    
    `My strength has been eradicated
    
    My endurance has betrayed me
    
    My enemies have rejoiced at my misfortune
    
    And my grief will kill me
    
    Father! I remain bewildered and lonely
    
    Confused and lonesome
    
    My voice is subdued
    
    My back is broken
    
    My life is disturbed
    
    I find no one, Father, after you to attend to my loneliness
    
    Neither to stop my tears
    
    Nor to support me in times of weakness
    
    Surely precise revelations, the place of Gabriel's descendence and Michael's location have vanished after you
    
    Father,
    
    Motives (of others) have changed
    
    And gates have been shut in my face
    
    Thus, I detest this world after you
    
    And my tears shall be shed for you as long as breath continues to exist in me
    
    My longing for you shall not cease
    
    My sadness for (being separated from) you shall not vanish
    
    
    Fatima then cried out loudly:
    
    Father!!
    
    With you went the light of the world
    
    Its flowers wither away after blossoming in your presence
    
    Father!!
    
    I will forever be sorrowful for you until we are reunited
    
    Father!!
    
    Sleeping has left me since we have been separated
    
    Father!!
    
    Who is there for the widows and the orphans
    
    Who will we have for the Ummah until
    
    The Day of Rising?!
    
    Father!
    
    We became-after you-among the oppressed
    
    Father!!
    
    People shun us after you
    
    After we were glorified by your presence among men
    
    Thus, what tear shall not spill on your departure?
    
    What sadness (after you) shall not continue to exist?
    
    Which eyelid shall be smeared with slumber?
    
    You are the spring of faith and the light of Prophets
    
    So how can mountains not sway?
    
    And seas not dry out?
    
    How can the Earth not tremble?
    
    Father! I have been afflicted with the greatest sorrow, and my disaster is not minor!
    
    Father!!
    
    I have been inflicted with the greatest misfortune and the biggest calamity
    
    Angels cry for you, and stars cease to move because of you
    
    Your minbar (after you) is gloomy, Your minbar is empty
    
    Of your secret conversation (with your Lord)
    
    Your grave is joyful for holding you
    
    And Paradise is delighted with your presence
    
    Supplication and prayers
    
    Father!!
    
    How gloomy are your meeting places (without your presence)!!
    
    How pained I am for you, until I soon join you!!
    
    How bereaved is Abu Al-Hussan, The entrusted one!!
    
    The Father of your two sons, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain; your beloved one
    
    He whom you brought up as a youth, and made your brother as a man (Abu Al-Hassan)
    
    The most beloved of your companions to you
    
    Abu Al-Hassan, who was the first to immigrate and help you
    
    Sadness has overtaken us; Crying will kill us
    
    And distress will always accompany us.'
    
    
    Lady Fatima (A) then returned to her house and lived in misery and sadness until she joined her beloved father not long after he passed away."

83. Sheikh Amini (may Allah bless his soul) listed forty-five (45) sources in v.3 of Al-Ghadeer which state that the verse was revealed regarding Ali, Fatima, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain (A). They are: Imam Ahmad, Ibn al-Mundir, Ibn Abu Hatim, Tabari, Ibn Mardawaih, Tha'labi, Abu Abdullah al-Mula, Abu Sheikh Nisaee, Wahidi, Abu Nu'aym, Bagawi, Bazaz, Ibn Maghazili, Hasakani, Muhib al-Deen, Zamakhshari, Ibn Asaker, Abu al-Faraj, Hamueeni, Nishabouri, Ibn Talhe, Razi, Abu al-Saoud, Abu Hayan, Ibn Abu al-Hadeed, Baidhawi, Nasfi, Haithami, Ibn Sabagh, Ganji, Manawi, Qastalani, Zarandi, Khazin, Zargani, Ibn Hajar, Samhoudi, Suyuti, Safuri, Saban, Shab Lanje, Handhrami, and Nabhawi.

    Hadhrat Fatimah (AS) the only surviving child of the Prophet, his most beloved, claimed inheritance of the properties in the lands of Medina, Khaibar, and also Fadak, which were acquired by Prophet from the Jews without the use of force. The Prophet (PBUH&HF) had already given her those properties in order to maintain Ahlul-Bayt and their followers, in accordance with the commands of Allah. However they were confiscated after the death of prophet (PBUH&HF).

84. Now, my brother, how can Ijma'a exist on this important issue when the Messenger of Allah oppose it? This is enough for us to close the issue of Ijma'a on this subject. However let us, now, go a little further:
    
    Even the companions did not all agree that all these four individuals are the legitimate successors of the Prophet (PBUH&HF). Muslims agree that the caliphate of Abu Bakr came through election by a limited number of people and was a surprise for all other companions. By limited, I mean, a majority of the prominent companions of prophet had no knowledge of this election. Ali, Ibn Abbas, Uthman, Talha, Zubair, Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas, Salman al- Farsi, Abu Dhar, Ammar Ibn Yasir, Miqdad, Abdurrahman Ibn Owf were among those who were not consulted or even informed of. Even Umar confessed to the fact that the election of Abu Bakr was without consultation of Muslims. (See sahih al-Bukhari, Arabic-English, v8, Tradition #817)
    
    My dear brother, we can not close our eyes to the undeniable facts documented even by the Sunni scholars, and yet claim to have Ijma'a. After the demise of the Prophet (PBUH&HF), those who heed what the Messenger of Allah ordered them such as Ammar Ibn Yasir, Abu-Dhar al-Ghafari, Miqdad, Salman al-Farsi, Ibn Abbas, and others such as al-Abbas, Utbah Ibn Abi Lahab, Bara Ibn Azib, Ubay Ibn Ka'b, Sa'd Ibn Abi Waqqas ... etc., all gathered in the house of Fatimah (AS). Even Talha and al-Zubair were loyal to Imam Ali at the beginning and joint the others in the house of Fatimah (AS). They assembled in the house of Fatimah as a place of refuge since they were opposing the majority of people. According to the authentic traditions in Sahih al-Bukhari, Umar confessed that the Imam Ali (AS) and his followers OPPOSED Abu Bakr.
    
    Al-Bukhari narrated:
    Umar said: "And no doubt after the death of the Prophet we were informed that the Ansar disagreed with us and gathered in the shed of Bani Sa'da. 'Ali and Zubair and whoever was with them, opposed us, while the emigrants gathered with Abu Bakr."
    
    Sunni Reference: Sahih al-Bukhari, Arabic-English, v8, Tradition #817
    
    Other Sunni traditionists narrated that on the day of Saqifah:
    
    Umar said: "Ali Ibn Abi Talib, Zubair Ibn Awwam and those who were with them separated from us (and gathered) in the house of Fatimah, the daughter of the messenger of Allah."
    
    Sunni References:
    - Ahmad Ibn Hanbal, v1, p55
    - Sirah al-Nabawiyyah, by Ibn Hisham, v4, p309
    - History of Tabari (Arabic), v1, p1822
    - History of Tabari, English version, v9, p192
    Also:
    
    They demanded confirmation of the oath, but Ali and al-Zubair stayed away. Al-Zubair drew his sword (from the scabbard), saying, "I will not put it back until the oath of allegiance is rendered to Ali." When this news reached Abu Bakr and Umar, the latter said, "Hit him with a stone and seize the sword." It is stated that Umar rushed (to the door of the House of Fatimah) and brought them forcibly while telling them that they must give their oath of allegiance willingly or unwillingly.
    
    Sunni reference: History of al-Tabari, English version, v9, pp 188-189
    
    Dear brother, let's just think a little! What kind of election was that?! Election implies choice and freedom, and that every Muslim has the right to elect the nominee. Whoever refuses to elect him does not oppose God or His Messenger because neither God nor His Messenger appointed the nominated person by people.
    
    Election, by its nature, does not compel any Muslim to elect a specific nominee. Otherwise, the election would be coercion. This means that the election would lose its own nature and it would be a dictatorial operation. It is well known that the Prophet said: "There is no validity for any allegiance given by force."
    
    Now let us see what Umar did on those days. Sunni historians reported that:
    
    When Umar came to the door of the house of Fatimah, he said: "By Allah, I shall burn down (the house) over you unless you come out and give the oath of allegiance (to Abu Bakr)."
    
    Sunni References:
    - History of Tabari (Arabic), v1, pp 1118-1120
    - History of Ibn Athir, v2, p325
    - al-Isti'ab, by Ibn Abd al-Barr, v3, p975
    - Tarikh al-Kulafa, by Ibn Qutaybah, v1, p20
    - al-Imamah wal-Siyasah, by Ibn Qutaybah, v1, pp 19-20
    Also:
    
    Umar Ibn al-Khattab came to the house of Ali. Talha and Zubair and some of the immigrants were also in the house. Umar cried out: "By God, either you come out to render the oath of allegiance, or I will set the house on fire." al-Zubair came out with his sword drawn. As he stumbled (upon something), the sword fell from his hand so they jumped over him and seized him."
    
    Sunni Reference: History of Tabari, English version, v9, pp 186-187 In the footnotes of the same page (p187) in the English version of the History of al-Tabari the translator has commented:
    
    Although the timing is not clear, it seems that Ali and his group came to know about Saqifa after what had happened there. At this point, his supporters gathered in Fatimah's house. Abu Bakr and Umar, fully aware of Ali's claims and fearing a serious threat from his supporters, summoned him to the mosque to swear the oath of allegiance. Ali refused, and so the house was surrounded by an armed band led by Abu Bakr and Umar, who threatened to set it on fire if Ali and his supporters refused to come out and swear allegiance to Abu Bakr. The scene grew violent and Fatimah was furious. (See Ansab Ashraf, by al-Baladhuri in his , v1, pp 582-586; Tarikh Ya'qubi, v2, p116; al-Imamah wal-Siyasah, by Ibn Qutaybah, v1, pp 19-20).
    
    Abu Bakr said on the authority of an authentic report that, after the demise of the holy Prophet when the people had paid fealty to him, Ali and Zubair used to go to Fatimah al-Zahra, daughter of the Prophet, for consultation. When this fact was known to Umar, he went to Fatimah and said:
    
    "O' daughter of the Prophet! I didn't love anyone as much as I loved your father, nor anyone after him is more loving to me as you are. But I swear by Allah that if these people assemble here with you, then this love of mine would not prevent me from setting your house on fire."
    
    Sunni references:
    - History of Tabari, in the events of the year 11 AH
    - al-Imamah wa al-Siyasah by Ibn Qutaybah, v1, beginning of the book, and pp 19-20 - Izalatul Khilafa, by Shah Waliullah Muhaddith Dehlavi, v2, p362
    - Iqd al-Farid, by Ibn Abd Rabbah al-Malik, v2, chapter of Saqifah
    Also it is reported that:
    
    Umar said to Fatimah (who was behind the door of her house): "I know that the Prophet of God did not love any one more than you, but this will not stop me to carry out my decision. If these people stay in your house, I will burn the door in front of you."
    
    Sunni reference: Kanz al-Ummal, v3, p140
    
    In fact Shibli Numani himself testifies the above event in the following words:
    
    "From Umar's irritable and peevish temperament such an action on his part was not improbable."
    
    Sunni reference: al-Faruq, by Shibli Numani, p44
    
    It is also reported that:
    Abu Bakr said (on his death bed): "I wish I had not searched for Fatimah's house, and had not sent men to harass her, though it would have caused a war if her house would have continued to be used as a shelter."
    
    Sunni references:
    - History of Ya'qubi, v2, pp 115-116
    - Ansab Ashraf, by al-Baladhuri, v1, pp 582,586
    
    The historian named the following people among those who attacked the house of Fatimah to disperse people who sheltered there:
    
    - Umar Ibn al-Khattab
    - Khalid Ibn Walid
    - Abdurrahman Ibn Ouf
    - Thabit Ibn Shammas
    - Ziad Ibn Labid
    - Muhammad Ibn Maslamah
    - Salamah Ibn Salem Ibn Waqash
    - Salamah Ibn Aslam
    - Usaid Ibn Hozair
    - Zaid Ibn Thabit
    
    The revered Sunni scholar, Abu Mohammad Abdullah Ibn Muslim Ibn Qutaybah Daynuri in his history of Caliphs known as "al-Imamah wa al- Siyasah" reported:
    
    Umar asked for wood, and told those people inside the house: "I swear by Allah who has my soul in his hand, that if you do not come out, I will burn the house." Someone told Umar that Fatimah was inside the house. Umar said: "So what! It doesn't matter to me who is in the house."
    
    Sunni reference: al-Imamah wa al-Siyasah by Ibn Qutaybah, v1, pp 3,19-20
    
    Another Sunni historian, al-Baladhuri, reported that:
    
    Abu Bakr asked Ali to support him, but Ali refused, then Umar went toward the Ali's house with a burning torch. At the door he met Fatimah who said to him: "Do you intend to burn the door of my house?" Umar said: "Yes, because this act will strengthen the faith brought to us by your father."
    
    Sunni reference: al-Ansab Ashraf, by al-Baladhuri, v1, pp 582,586 Also Jouhari in his book said: "Umar and a few Muslims went to the house of Fatimah to burn it down and to burn those who were in opposition." Ibn Shahna said the same statement adding "to burn the house and inhabitants". Furthermore, it is reported that:
    
    Ali and Abbas were sitting inside the house of Fatimah, Abu Bakr told Umar: "Go and bring them; if they refuse, kill them." Umar brought fire to burn the house. Fatimah came near the door and said: "O son of Khattab, have you come to burn our house on me and my children?" Umar replied: "Yes I will, by Allah, until they come out and pay allegiance to the Prophet's Caliph."
    
    Sunni reference:
    - Iqd al-Fareed, by Ibn Abd Rabb, Part 3, Pg. 63
    - al-Ghurar, by Ibn Khazaben, related from Zayd Ibn Aslam
    
    Everybody came out of the house except Imam Ali (AS), who said: "I have sworn to remain home until I collect the Quran." Umar refused but Lady Fatimah's remonstration caused him to return. He instigated Abu Bakr to pursue the matter, and he send Qunfuz (his slave) several times but received a negative reply each time. Ultimately, Umar went with a group of people to the Fatimah's house. When she heard their voice, she cried loudly; "O father, O Messenger of Allah, how are Umar Ibn al-Khattab and Abu Bakr Ibn Abi Quhafah treating us after you and how do they meet us."
    
    The Sunni scholars, Ahmad Ibn Abdul Aziz al-Jawhari in his book 'Saqifah', Abu Waleed Muhibbuddin Mohammad al-Shahnah al-Hanafi in his book 'Rawdhat al-Manadhir Fi Akhbaar al-Awayil wal-Aawaakhir', Ibn Abil Hadid in his book 'Sharh al-Nahj', and others have reported the events to the same effect.
    
    Also refer to the esteemed Sunni historian Abul Hasan, Ali Ibn al-Husain al- Mas'udi who in his book 'Isbaat al-Wasiyyah' describes the events in detail and reports that: "They surrounded Ali (AS) and burned the door of his house and pulled him out against his will and pressed the leader of all women (Hadhrat Fatimah (AS)) between the door and the wall killing Mohsin (the male-child she was carrying in her womb for six months)."
    
    Salahuddin Khalil al-Safadi another Sunni scholar in his book 'Waafi al- Wafiyyaat' under the letter 'A' while recording the view of Ibrahim Ibn Sayyar Ibn Hani al-Basri, well-known as Nidhaam quotes him to have said: "On the day of 'Bay'aat' (paying allegiance), Umar hit Fatimah (AS) on the stomach such that child in her womb died."

85. During her last days, when Abu Bakr and Umar sought the mediation of Imam Ali (AS) to visit the ailing Hadhrat Fatimah (AS), as quoted by Ibn Qutaybah, she tured her face to the wall when they greeted her and in response to their plea for appeasement reminded them of the prophetic declaration that one who displeases Fatimah (AS) has displeased the Prophet and finally said: "I take Allah and the angels to be my witness that you have not pleased me; on the other hand, you have angered me. When I shall meet the Prophet (PBUH&HF) I will complain about you two." (al-Imamah wa al- Siyasah, by Ibn Qutaybah, v1, p14).

86. For the same reason, she willed that those who have hurt her should not participate in her funeral rites and that she be buried at night. al- Bukhari in his Sahih attests to this fact that Imam Ali (AS) complied with the will of Lady Fatimah (AS). al-Bukhari narrated on the authority of Aisha that: ... Fatimah became angry with Abu Bakr and kept away from him, and did not talk to him till she died. She remained alive for six months after the death of the Prophet. When she died, her husband 'Ali, buried her at night without informing Abu Bakr and he said the funeral prayer by himself.
    Sunni references: - Sahih al-Bukhari, Chapter of "The battle of Khaibar", Arabic-English, v5, tradition #546, pp 381-383, also v4, Tradition #325

87. In Sahih al-Bukhari the following has also been narrated by Aisha:
    Fatimah the daughter of the Prophet sent someone to Abu Bakr (when he was a caliph), asking for her inheritance of what Allah's Apostle had left of the property bestowed on him by Allah from the Fai (i.e. booty gained without fighting) in Medina, and Fadak, and what remained of the Khumus of the Khaibar booty. ...but Abu Bakr refused to give anything of that to Fatimah. So she became angry with Abu Bakr and kept away from him, and did not task to him till she died. She remained alive for six months after the death of the Prophet. When she died, her husband 'Ali, buried her at night without informing Abu Bakr and he said the funeral prayer by himself.
    Sunni References: - Sahih al-Bukhari, Chapter of "The battle of Khaibar", Arabic-English, v5, tradition #546, pp 381-383, also v4, Tradition #325 (Please see the appendix for the whole tradition.)

88. In “al-Mabaani fi Sharh al-^cOrwah al-Wothqaa = al-Nekaah, page 364” the “grand teacher” says that hurting Sayyedat Nesaa’ al-^cAAlameen is not prohibited by Islam, where he states: ((…And the mere fact that it hurts Faatimah does not make it forbidden!!)).

    This is despite the fact that countless Bakri scholars narrate many ahaadeeth from Rasoolollaah about Faatimah such as:

    ((And she (Faatimah) is a part of me, and she is my heart, and my soul that is between my sides. So whoever annoys her, he has surely annoyed me, and whoever annoys me, he has surely annoyed Allaah.)).

    ((Faatimah is a part of me, tires me what tires her.)).

    ((Faatimah is a part of me, saddens me what saddens her.)).

    ((Faatimah is a part of me, makes me suspicious what makes her suspicious.)).

    ((Faatimah is a part of me, angers me what angers her.)).

    ((Faatimah is a part of me, so whoever makes her angry, he has surely made me angry.)).

    ((Verily, Faatimah is a part of me, enrages me what enrages her and annoys me what annoys her.)). (To read more of these ahaadeeth with their Bakri references, see the section ‘Sayyedat Nesaa’ al-^cAAlameen in the Holy Hadeeth’ of this book).

    And in “Feqh al-Shee^cah = vol. 3, page 126” the “grand teacher” states: ((And therefore we say that the first two usurpers of the khelaafah of Ameer al-Mo’meneen were Moslems, because they did not show hostility towards Ahl al-Bayt, but rather challenged them in coming to power, whilst recognizing their status and rank!!)).

89. Bakri scholars also narrate:  ((When Idolaters asked Rasoolollaah to cut the moon in half for them, during Khadeejah’s pregnancy with Faatimah, Khadeejah said:What a failure for the person who accuses Mohammad of lying, when he is the greatest Messenger from my Lord.Suddenly Faatimah said from her womb: O Mother! do not worry and do not be afraid; Allaah is indeed with my father[21].)).

90. Bakri scholars narrate from Rasoolollaah who said: ((Allaah indeed named her Faatimah, because He forbade her and those who love her to the fire of Hell[30].)).

91. Bakri scholars also narrate from Rasoolollaah who said: ((The Almighty Allaah most assuredly forbade Faatimah, her children, and those who love them to the fire of Hell. And for that reason she was called Faatimah[31].)).

92. Hazrat Khadeejah r.a made a number of requests from Rasoolollaah, amongst which was: ((And the third request O Rasoolollaah! I will make it to my daughter Faatimah, and she will tell you. When he left her room, she called Faatimah, telling her: O my darling, and the delight of my eye! Tell your father that my mother says:

93. I am afraid of the grave, and I want you to shroud me in the robe that you always wear when receiving revelation.So Faatimah went to Rasoolollaah conveying her mother’s message. He then sent her his robe with Faatimah, which made her extremely happy. After she died, Rasoolollaah carried out the religious preparations before her burial himself, and when he wanted to shroud her with that special robe, Jabra’eel the angel of revelation descended telling him: Allaah sends you His greetings and says: O Mohammad! We will provide Khadeejah’s shroud, as she gave in our cause what she owned[35].)).

94. It has been narrated that after Imaam ^cAli asked for Faatimah’s hand in marriage, Rasoolollaah said:   ((O ^cAli! Others asked me for her hand in marriage before, and I mentioned them to her, but saw disagreement and discontent in her face. So wait here until I ask her about your proposal. Thus Rasoolollaah left ^cAli waiting for the result, and went to his daughter Faatimah, saying: O Faatimah! ^cAli ibn Abi Taalib is a person whom you have known his relation, merit and the quality of his faith; and surely I have asked my Lord to make you the wife of His best creature and their most beloved to Him; and indeed ^cAli has mentioned the question of marriage with you, so what do you say?  She stayed silent and did not turn away her face, and he did not see in her face any sign of disapproval. So he said: Allaah is the greatest; her silence is her agreement[14].)).

95. It has been reported in Bihar that Imam Ali (A) said:  "Once, the Messenger of Allah came to us while Fatima was sitting near the pot and I was cleaning some lentils; when the Prophet saw us he said: 'Abu Al-Hassan!' I said: 'At your service! O Messenger of Allah!' He then said: `Listen to me, for I say not save that which is the word of Lord: There is not a man who helps his wife in her housework, save that with very hair on his body a whole year of worship-during which he fasted the days and kept up the nights in prayer is counted for him....' Fatima (A) acquired her divine knowledge from the clear spring of Prophet hood and received the excellence of truth from the house of revelation. So her attentive heart was embellished with wisdom and her brilliant reason together with her brightness realized to the fullest extent the real meaning of every fact. Yet, despite the fact that Fatima heard an abundant volume of narrations from her father what has been reported on her authority is limited to certain issues. The reason for this will be explained later. 

96. `Worshipper of Allah, surely a thread of those garments is better than that on which the sun rises. "'

97. Bihar v.10: Yazid Ibn Abdulmalik (Nawfali) quoted his father, who quoted his grandfather as saying: "Once, I entered the house of Fatima (A) who was the first to greet me; she then said:  `What brings you here?' I said: "I have come in search of blessing." Fatima then said: "My father (who was present) said: 'He who greets him or me for three consecutive days, will be granted Paradise by Allah.' I said: `While you are living?' She answered: 'yes, and after we are dead.'"

98. Kashf al Ghumma:  Imam Ali (A) quoted Fatima as saying:  "The Messenger of Allah (S) said: 'Fatima, he who praises you, will be forgiven by Allah; Who will make him my companion where ever in Paradise I may be."

99. Bihar v.10, quoting the previous source wrote:   The Prophet said: `When I saw her (Fatima), I remembered what would happen to her after my death. It is as if I (could see) humiliation entering her house, her sanctity violated, her right seized, her inheritance usurped, her side broken, and her unborn child being caused to be aborted, all while she is crying:   "Mohammad!"    'But she will not be answered, she asks for help but she will not be helped. Surely she will remain afflicted, sad and crying after me, remembering the cease of revelation from her father's house at one time, and remembering being separated from me another time. She will become estranged at night, when she used to spend listening to me reciting the Quran. She then will see herself humiliated after she was honored during the days of her father...'"

100. Bihar v.6:  According to The Interpretation of The Quran written by Furat Ibn Ibrahim, Jabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari reported that Allah's Messenger (S) said to Fatima (A) during the illness, which caused him to pass away:  "May my father and mother be your sacrifice! Call your husband for me." Fatima then told Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain:   "Go tell your father to come, and that your grandfather summons him." Thus, Al-Hussain went and called him to come. When Ali Ibn Abu Talib (A) entered the house, he found Fatima sitting near Allah's Messenger (S) and saying:  'How distressed I am for your agony, Father!!' The Prophet said:  'There is no agony for your father after this day, Fatima. Yet, do as your father did when (his son) Ibrahim passed away: Then I said:    `Eyes spill tears, and the heart may be affected, but we shall not say that which angers the Lord. Yet, surely we are saddened by (your death) Ibrahim!!'"

101. Bihar v. 10-Imam Sadiq (A) reported that Fatima (A) said:"When the following verse was revealed: 'Deem not Summons of the Apostle among yourselves like the summons of one of you to another,' (24: 63)    'I feared to call the Messenger of Allah, `Father'; so I began calling him Messenger of Allah. He ignored me two or three times and finally said: 'Fatima, this verse was not revealed about you or your family, nor does it include your progeny; for you are from me and I am from you. Rather, this verse was revealed regarding the vain and crude Quraishans who are arrogant and spendthrifts. Call me Father; it surely is better for the heart and more satisfying to the Lord.'"

102. Masrouq reports that Aisha told him: "We, the Prophet's wives, were gathered around him when Fatima walked towards us; by Allah her walk is exactly the same as that of the Messenger of Allah when he saw her, he greeted her by saying: `Welcome my daughter.' He then asked her to sit to his right or left. He then whispered something to her that caused her to cry; when he saw her sadness, he whispered something else to her which caused her to laugh. (When I saw this) I said to her: `The Messenger of Allah bestowed you with a special secret, yet you cry?'  When the Prophet left I exclaimed: "What did he whisper to you? "Fatima answered: `I would not announce the secret of the Messenger of Allah!'   After the Prophet's death, I said to her: `I insist on you-by my right over you-to tell me (what he told you)!'

103. She said: 'Yes, I will tell you now. The first time he whispered to me, he told me that Gabriel used to review the Quran with him once a year, but this year he reviewed it twice. So, he said, I think the time of my departure is near. Therefore, fear Allah and be patient, for I will be a good (person) to proceed you.' Fatima added: `so I cried, as you saw. When he noticed my sadness, he once again said to me: 'Fatima, is it not satisfying to you to be the Mistress of believing women (or the Mistress of the women of my Ummah)?"

104. Bakri narration testifies: ((One day Hasan and Hosayn became ill, so their grandfather Mohammad along with Aboo Bakr, ^cOmar and a number of the Sahaabah[3] went to visit them. They told ^cAli: O Father of Hasan! You could make a Nadhr[4] for the cure of your sons.

     Ali said: If my sons recover from their illness, I will fast three days as thanksgiving to Allaah. Then Faatimah said the same thing and Feddah said: If my masters regain their health, I will fast for Allaah three days.

     So Allaah clothed the two boys with good health, at a time when the descendants of Mohammad did not have any food or money.

     Thus ^cAli went to Sham’oon, a Jew from Khaybar, and borrowed a few kilos of barley. When he returned, Faatimah took one third of the barley, grinded it and baked five loafs of bread, one loaf for each person.

     At night, when ^cAli returned home after praying with the Prophet, they sat to break their fast with barley bread. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and someone said: Peace be upon you O Descendants of Mohammad. I am a very poor Moslem; feed me, may Allaah feed you from Heavenly food. So they gave him all their bread and thus they went with just water that evening having fasted all day. On the second day they continued fasting.

     Later in the day, Faatimah took a second portion of the borrowed barley, grinded it and baked another five loafs of bread.

     At night, when ^cAli returned home after praying with the Prophet, they sat down to break their second day’s fast. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and someone said: Peace be upon you O Descendants of Mohammad! I am an orphan from Mohaajireen; my father was killed on the day of Aqabah. Feed me, may Allaah feed you from Heavenly food. So they gave him all their bread and tasted nothing but water. And on the third day the continued fasting.

     Later in the day, Faatimah took the last portion of the borrowed barely, grinded it and baked another five loafs of bread.

     On the third night, when ^cAli return after praying with the Prophet, they sat down to break their fast. Suddenly there was a knock on the door and someone said: Peace be upon you O Descendants of Mohammad! I am a captive (slave); feed me, may Allaah feed you from Heavenly food. So they gave him all their bread and tasted nothing except water.

     On the fourth day, when they had fulfilled their Nadhr and finished their three days of fasting, ^cAli came to Rasoolollaah taking Hasan’s hand in his right hand and Hosayn’s hand in his left hand, while they were shivering from hunger like young birds.

     When the Prophet saw them, he said: O Father of Hasan! how sorry I feel to see you in this condition. Let us go to my daughter. So they went home to see her in her mehraab[5], while her stomach was stuck to her back from hunger, and her eyes had caved in her head. When Rasoolollaah saw her he said: O Allaah! The descendants of Mohammad are dying from hunger.

     Suddenly Jabra’eel descended and revealed to Rasoolollaah the seventy sixth Soorah[6] of the holy Qor’aan:

     “There surely came over man a period of time when he was a thing not worth mentioning * Surely We have created man from a small life-germ uniting (itself): We mean to try him, so We have made him hearing, seeing * Surely We have shown him the way: whether he may be thankful or thankless * Surely We have prepared for the unbelievers chains and shackles and a burning fire * Surely the righteous shall drink of a cup, the admixture of which is camphor * A fountain from which the servants of Allaah shall drink; they make it to flow a (goodly) flowing forth * They fulfill vows and fear a day the evil of which shall be spreading far and wide * And they give food, out of love for Him, to the poor and the orphan and the captive: * We only feed you for Allaah’s sake; we desire from you neither reward nor thanks: * Surely we fear from our Lord a stern, distressful day * Therefore Allaah will guard them from the evil of that day, and cause them to meet with ease and happiness; * And reward them, because they were patient, with garden and silk, * Reclining therein on raised couches, they shall find therein neither (the severe heat of) the sun nor intense cold. * And close down upon them (shall be) its shadows, and its fruits shall be made near (to them), being easy to reach. * And there shall be made to go round about them vessels of silver and goblets which are of glass, * (Transparent as) glass, made of silver; they have measured them according to a measure. * And they shall be made to drink therein a cup the admixture of which shall be ginger, * (Of) a fountain therein which is named Salsabeel. * And round about them shall go youths never altering in age; when you see them you will think them to be scattered pearls. * And when you see there, you shall see blessings and a great kingdom. * Upon them shall be garments of fine green silk and thick silk interwoven with gold, and they shall be adorned with bracelets of silver, and their Lord shall make them drink a pure drink. * Surely this is a reward for you, and your striving shall be recompensed. * Surely We Ourselves have revealed the Qor’aan to you, revealing (it) in portions. * Therefore wait patiently for the command of your Lord, and obey not from among them a sinner or an ungrateful one. * And glorify the name of your Lord morning and evening. * And during part of the night adore Him, and give glory to Him (a) long (part of the) night. * Surely these love the transitory and neglect a grievous day before them. * We created them and made firm their make, and when We please We will bring in their place the likes of them by a change. * Surely this is a reminder, so whoever pleases takes to his Lord a way. * And you do not please except that Allaah please; surely Allaah is Knowing, Wise; * He makes whom He pleases to enter into His Mercy; and (as for) the unjust, He has prepared for them a painful chastisement. *[7]”[8] )).

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