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" O my Father! After your death I was
subjected to such tortures and tyranny that if they had been inflicted
on the Day , it would have turned into Night."
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The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) (said to Hadrat Fatima (A.S.): On the Day of
Judgment, you shall intercede for the ladies and I shall intercede for
the men; every person who has wept over the tragedy of Husain (A.S.), we
shall take him by the hand and lead him into Paradise.
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O' Fatima! Every eye shall be weeping on the Day of Judgment except the
eye which has shed tears over the tragedy of Husain (A.S.) for surely,
that eye shall be laughing and shall be given the glad tidings of the
bounties and comforts of Paradise.
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When Allah created Adam... (until he said)
there was a brilliant girl from whom light was illuminating
and on her head was a golden crown ornamented with diamonds; the like of whom
Adam had never seen.
Adam asked: 'My Lord who is this girl?'
Allah said: 'Fatima Bint Muhammad.'
Adam said: 'My Lord, who is her husband?'
Allah said: 'O Gabriel, open the gate of the ruby palace;' when Gabriel did,
Adam saw a dome of camphor
and inside it was a golden bed equipped by a young man as beautiful as Yusef.'
He then said: "This is her husband, Ali Ibn Abu Talib."
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Imam Al-Hassan Ibn Ali Al-Askari (a.s)
reported that his Fathers quoted Jabir Ibn Abdullah as
saying: "The Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said: 'When Allah created Adam and
Eve, they strutted
through paradise and said: 'Who are better than we?' At that moment they
noticed an image of a
girl like they had never seen before; from this girl came an illuminating
light so bright that
it almost blinded the eyes.
They said: 'O Lord, what is this?'
He answered: 'This is the image of Fatima, the mistress of your women
descendants.'
Adam asked: 'What is this crown on her head?'
Allah said: 'Her husband Ali.'
Adam then asked: 'What are her two earrings?'
Allah replied: 'Her (two) sons, they were ordained in My ever-existent
knowledge two thousand
years before I created you."
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Imam Ali (A.S.) that Fatima considered him
homely and gloomy,
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The least that can be said is that it does
not consist with what has been mentioned regarding his handsome features: He
had a splendid face,
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As if it was the full moon,
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His neck appeared like a silver jug,
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And he was cheerful,
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Whenever he smiled, his teeth appeared to be
organized pearls.
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Fatima Zahra (a.s) answered
her; the woman repeatedly came with questions for Fatima, and she (a.s)
kindly answered her every time. One day the lady again approached Fatima (a.s)
with another question from her mother and said to Fatima: 'I shall not
inconvenience you (any more), daughter of Allah's Messenger.'
- Fatima replied: 'Ask me
regarding anything which comes to your mind, because if a man had been hired
to transport a heavy load to the top of a mountain for a reward of one
thousand dinars, do you think it would bother him?' The woman said: 'NO'
- Fatima continued: 'My reward
for (answering) every inquiry is more than that which fills (the space)
between the ground and the Throne with pearls; thus, I should be more apt to
answer your questions. Surely I heard my father say. When the scholars of our S
hi it e (followers) are gathered (on the Day of Resurrection), they will be
bestowed with garments of honor equal in quantity to their knowledge and
struggle to guide Allah s worshippers, up to the point that anyone of them
will be gifted with one million garments of light.' Then the caller of our
Exalted and Glorified Lord will say:
- 'O
you guardians of the orphans of Muhammad. (You) who inspire them when they are
separated their fathers, who are their Imams; these are your pupils and the
orphans whom you guarded and inspired, therefore bestow them with garments of
knowledge in life. Thus, they will bestow each orphan with that which
corresponds to the amount of knowledge he received from them (the scholars);
up to the point that some orphans are bestowed with one million garments.
Like-so, the orphans bestow those who learnt from them.'
Then Allah, the Exalted said: 'Repeat
upon these scholars, the guardians of the orphans, the bestowment and double
and complete for them and for those who follow them.'
- Fatima (a.s) then added:
Worshipper of Allah, surely a thread of those garments is better than that on
which the sun rises."
- Yazid Ibn Abdulmalik (Nawfali?!) quoted his
father, who quoted his grandfather as saying: "Once,
I entered the house of Fatima (a.s), 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."
- Imam Ali (a.s) quoted Fatima as
saying: 'The Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h) said: Fatima, praises you, will be
forgiven by Allah; companion where ever in Paradise I may be.'
- Swaid Ibn Ghafla said:
'Once, Ali (a.s) was inflicted with
hardship, so Fatima knocked on the Messenger of Allah's door, who said: 'I
hear the movement of my beloved one near the Um Ayman get up and see!' Um
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.s) said:
'Messenger of Allah, what are
these five statements?' The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said:
'O Lord of the First and Last; O
You Possessor of Might, and Strength; O You Who are Merciful with the poor; O
You most Beneficent, most Merciful."
(Note: It appears as if the fifth statement has
been mistakenly erased.) Thereafter Fatima returned and Ali (a.s) saw her and
exclaimed:
- "May my father and mother be your sacrifice,
Fatima; what have you to tell me?"
- She said: "I went seeking worldly things, but
have returned (with the goodness of) the hereafter!" Ali (a.s) then said:
"Expect goodness, expect goodness!"
- Imam Sadiq (a.s) 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."
- The Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h)
asked: 'What is best for women?' We did not know how to answer the Prophet, so
Ali (a.s) asked Fatima about the Prophet's question. Fatima answered: 'It is
best for them not to see men and not to let men see them.'
- Ali returned to Allah s
Messenger and conveyed Fatima's answer to him. When the Prophet had heard the
answer, he said:
- 'Surely she has spoken the
truth, for she is part of me.'
- 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."
- 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.S.) 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." Fatima's help to her father does not mean that
she worked as a nurse on the battlefield, despite the claim of some writers
who consider this story as proof that Fatima was a battlefield nurse!!
-
Imam Sadiq (A.S.) said: "The Messenger of Allah
entered his house to find Aisha yelling at Fatima, saying: `By Allah, O
Khadija's daughter, you feel that your mother was better than us; but what favor
does she have above us? Is she not saved like us?'
- The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) heard Aisha's
shouting. When Fatima saw him, she began to cry; the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) then
said: What makes you cry, O daughter of Muhammad?'
- Fatima said: 'Aisha degraded my mother, and
this has caused me to cry.' The Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.) angrily
said: `Hush, O Humaira (reddish woman)!! Surely Allah (Exalted is His Name)
blessed this devoted and fertile woman; and Khadija (may Allah bless her soul)
gave birth to my children, Al-Tahir (Abdullah) who was purified, A1-Qasim,
Ruqayya, Um Kulthum, and Zainab; but Allah has created you with a sterile womb
so you do not give birth to any children."
- Hazrat Ali Ibn Al-Hussain Ibn Ali (a.s)
said: "Once a blind man
asked for permission to enter Fatima's house, but she kept a veil between
them. The Messenger of Allah noticed her actions and asked: 'Why did you keep
a veil between you when he can not see you?'
- Fatima (a.s) answered: Messenger
of Allah, it is true that he can not see me, but I can see him and he can
smell my fragrance.' At this, the Prophet (p.b.u.h) said: 'I bear witness that
you are part of me."
- In addition to these narrations, many prayers
and supplications have been reported on Lady Fatima's account; among them is
the famous supplication for the relief of fever and headaches. This
supplication is mentioned below as an example of Fatima's prayers. Fatima (a.s)
taught the following supplication to Salman Al-Farsi (may Allah be pleased
with him) and said to him: "If
it pleases you not to be inflicted with fever as long as you live in this
world, then read these words, which my father, Muhammad, taught me and I say
every morning and evening:
- In the name of Allah, the Most
Beneficent, Most Merciful
- In the Name of Allah the light;
- In the Name of Allah the light
of light;
- In the Name of Allah, light
upon light;
- In the Name of Allah, the
planner of affairs;
- In the Name of Allah, Who
created light from light; and
- Revealed light upon the Turr;
- By a decree inscribed;
- In a scroll unfolded,
- According to a decree
fore-ordained;
- Unto a Learned Prophet;
- Praise be to Allah, Who is
Known with Might;
- Whose Glory is established;
- Who is praised during times of
prosperity and infliction;
- And may Allah s grace be upon
our Master,
- Muhammad;And his purified
progeny. Salman later said: "By Allah, I
have taught this supplication to more than a thousand souls in Mecca and
Medina who were inflicted with fever, and they were all relieved by the will
of Allah."
- Allah's Messenger (P.b.u.h) taught Fatima the
following supplication:
- 'O
Allah, Our Lord and the Lord of Everything;
- (He) Who revealed Tawrat,
Injeel and Furqan (Quran);
- (He) Who causes the seed-grain
and the date-stone to split and sprout;
- I seek refuge in You from every
beast that you shall seize by its forelock
- Surely You are the First, where
nothing has succeeded (You);
- And the last, where nothing
shall come after (You);
- You are the Evident,
there is nothing more Manifest than You;
- And the Eminent, there is
nothing more Eminent than You;
- Send your grace upon Muhammad
and his Ahlul-Bayt.
- May Peace be upon them;
- And settle my debts for me;
- Make me free from poverty,
- And decree easy for me all my
affairs.
- O You! Most Merciful of all.
- As days passed, Fatima's life became more
beautiful and splendid, for she lived in an atmosphere of sanctity and chaste,
surrounded by modesty and humbleness. She (a.s) aided her husband in his
worldly and religious affairs, and cooperated with him in achieving his
exalted goals. This harmony in their life was perfected by the ideological
tranquility they both enjoyed, and the respect and glorification they held for
each other. Fatima (a.s) realized the great rank her husband enjoyed. She
respected him in the best manner as a Muslim woman should respect her Imam-for
she recognized that Ali (a.s) was:
- The dearest person to Allah's Messenger;
- The holder of the great guardianship;
- The possessor of absolute Imamate;
- The Prophet's brother, successor and heir;
- The possessor of excellent talents;
- His long-standing service to Islam was also
apparent to everyone.
- Likewise, Ali (a.s) respected Fatima, not
only because she was his wife, but also because she was:
- The most beloved to Allah's Messenger;
- The mistress of all women;
- And her sanctity was part of the Prophet's.
- Indeed, Fatima enjoyed noble traits which had
any woman held even one of them, she would be worthy of respect and
exaltation.
- "It was narrated that when she (Fatima)
learnt about her marriage and that her dowry was a small number of dirhams,
she said:
- "O Messenger of Allah,
lay-girls take money for dowries; what is the difference between me and them
(if my dowry was to be money too)?
- I kindly ask you to give it
back and supplicate to Allah, the Exalted, to make my dowry the right to
intercede for the sinners among Muslims (on the Day of Rising).' It was then
that Gabriel descended with a label on which the following statement was
written:
- Allah ordained Fatima Zahra s
dowry to be intercedence for the sinners among Muslims.' When Fatima (a.s) was
on her deathbed, she asked that the label be put on her chest under the
coffin. Thus, it was done so.
- Fatima said: "When I am raised
on the Day of Resurrection, I will present this label with my hand to
intercede for the sinners from among my Father's nation."
- It is apparent that the narration mentioned
above illustrates the greatness, honor, and excellence Lady Fatima enjoyed.
The Messenger's supplication was answered, so Fatima will present the label on
the day when it is most needed. Nasfi said:
- "Fatima (may Allah be pleased
with her) asked the Prophet (p.b.u.h) that her dowry would be intercedence for
his nation on the day of Resurrection. So when she passes the path, she will
ask for her dowry."
- Therefore, was it not possible for Fatima's
wedding to have been celebrated in the exalted heavens, and attended by the
nearest angels to Allah, the Exalted, as Prophetic traditions state?! Indeed,
this is what happened in tribute to Fatima, her Father, her husband, and her
future children who are the authorities of Allah on His creatures. The
celebration took place in the fourth Heaven near Al-Bait Al-Ma'mour (the
constantly attended house of Allah). It was a unique event the like of which
the universe had never encountered before. Angels from all the Heavens
gathered in the fourth Heaven and erected the Minbar of Honor, which is made
of light. Then Allah, The Almighty, revealed to one of His angels, Rahil, to
ascend the Minber and praise and glorify His names as He deserves. Rahil, who
was the most eloquent of all angels, did what his Lord revealed to him and
said: "Praise be to Allah,
since sempiternity of the first (creatures); He who is ever-lasting (even)
after the cessation of all beings; We praise Him for making us spiritual
angels;, who are submitting to His Godship, and for making us grateful fo Him
for His benevolence on us. He safeguarded us from craving for lusts; and made
our only pleasure and enjoyment to glorify and exalt Him. He Who extended His
Mercy (upon everything); and bestowed His benevolence (upon everyone). Exalted
is His Name from the polytheism of polytheists of the dwellers of Earth, And
Elevated by His Creatures from the fabrications of the atheists."
Allah, The Omnipotent King
chose the one who was bestowed with special Divine Honor, and the worshipper
of His Greatness, for His worshipper, the Mistress of women and the daughter
of the best of prophets, the Master of all messengers and the Imam of the
pious; so He brought into relations the Prophet with a man from his kin. One
who is his believing companion, and was prompt in answering his call-Ali, the
devout, with Fatima the splendid and the daughter of the Messenger."
- Then Gabriel added the following words, which
were from Allah, the Exalted: "Praise
is My garment Greatness is My Magnificence , All the creatures are My slaves
men and women. I give Fatima, My Worshipper in marriage to Ali, My chosen
worshipper. So bear witness O My angels."
- Reported that Jabir Ibn Abdullah (may Allah
be pleased with him) said:
"Um Ayman came to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) crying; the Prophet asked her why
she was crying? She replied: 'A man from the Ansar just informed me that his
daughter has just been married, and that sprinkled sweets and almonds on her.
- Thus, this reminded me that
when Fatima married Ali, you did not sprinkle anything on her.'
- There-upon the Prophet said:
"By Allah Who sent me with honor, and gifted me with the Messengership; when
Allah gave Fatima to Ali in marriage, He ordered the nearest angels to
surround the Throne-including Gabriel, Michael and Israfil. He also commanded
birds to sing and ordered the tree of Tuba to sprinkle them with fresh pearls,
white gems, green chrysolites and red rubies.'
According
to another tradition, he (p.b.u.h) said: "The
marriage took place near the Lotus tree in the seventh Heaven, on the night of
Ascension. (On that occasion) Allah revealed to the tree: Sprinkle all that
you bear on them.' So it sprinkled them with gems, jewe1ry and corals."
then Allah commanded the Tree of Paradise to bear gems and jewelry; He
then ordered it to sprinkle them over the angels. So whoever received more
than the others on that day, will be proud of it until the Day of
Resurrection."
-
"The Prophet (p.b.u.h) had a new dress made for
Fatima (as a gift) for her wedding; she had just one old patched dress. On
her wedding night, someone knocked on the door and said: 'I
ask the household of Prophethood to give me an old dress'. At first Fatima
was going to give him her old dress, but then remembered the Quranic verse:
'By no means shall ye attain righteousness unless ye give (freely) of that
which ye love (prefer)'
- She then gave the poor man
her new dress. Consequently, Gabriel descended and said: 'O Muhammad! Allah
sends Him peace upon you, He commanded me to greet Fatima and (give her the
gift He sent her) which is a dress from Paradise, made of silk brocade..."
- (Returning to the feast), when the food had
been prepared, the meat cooked, the bread baked and the dates and butter
obtained, the Prophet (p.b.u.h) started spitting the dates and mixing them
with the butter to replace sweetmeat for the wedding. When everything was
ready, he (p.b.u.h) asked Ali to invite the people to the feast. When Ali
reached the Mosque, he found it crowded with people-all were at the Mosque,
from the poor immigrants who lived there to the Ansars. Nevertheless, Ali's
generosity and noble-hearted less did not allow him to invite some people and
exclude others, especially since everyone wanted to be invited to the
Prophet's daughter's wedding feast. Ali's belief in Allah's power and the
Prophet's blessed heart, motivated him to call out loud:
" O
people, answer the call for the
feast of Fatima Bint Muhammad."
- Jabir said: "We
were present at Fatima and Ali's (may Allah be pleased with them) wedding
ceremony, and indeed we have not seen any ceremony better than that one..."
- The Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h) ordered his
wives to embellish Fatima (a.s) before the wedding; they perfumed and dressed
her with jewelry. They all helped to ready Fatima; some combed her hair while
others embellished and dressed her in the dress brought by Gabriel from
Paradise. Allah's Messenger (p.b.u.h) paid special attention to Fatima Zahra (a.s),
which he did not bestow on his other daughters for the following reasons: A.
Her special characteristics and noble traits. B. Her husband is Ali Ibn Abu
Talib, who is known for his talents and longstanding service to Islam-besides
being the Prophet's cousin. C. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) also knew that his
daughter was going to be included in the verse of purification, the verse of
Mubahelah (supplication), and the verse of Kinship. Fatima also is the mother
of the Holy Imams who will lead humanity until the Day of Resurrection.
- The night of Fatima's wedding arrived.
Because every girl needs her mother on her wedding night, Fatima missed
Khadija and felt very much like an orphan. With his (p.b.u.h) noble and
special attention to Fatima, the Prophet wished to fill Khadija's space; the
Prophet called Ali (a..s) and Fatima, who proceeded towards him-Fatima was in
her long heavenly dress overtaken with shyness. He (p.b.u.h) brought his gray
horse and asked Fatima to ride it and ordered Salman to lead while he (p.b.u.h)
followed them. Yes, indeed, Fatima's wedding was attended by heavenly
creatures as well as people; for she is a human huri.
- "When Fatima was taken to
Ali's house on her wedding night, the Prophet proceeded her, Gabriel was on
her right, and Michael on her left, and seventy thousand angels followed her.
These angels praised and glorified Allah until dawn!!
- The Hashemit men, Abdul
Muttalib's daughters, and Muhajerin and Ansar s women all accompanied Fatima's
caravan that night. The Prophet's wives joyfully led the caravan; they were
also the first to enter the house.
- Upon arriving, the Prophet (p.b.u.h)
placed Fatima's hand in Ali's hand and said: May Allah bless his Messenger's
daughter; Ali, this is Fatima, you are responsible for her (or I entrust her
to you) Ali what an excellent wife Fatima is!! Fatima, what an excellent
husband Ali is!! O Allah, bless them, bless their lives, and bless their
children. O Allah, surely they are the most beloved to me from among your
creatures, so love them too, and assign for them a guardian. I place them and
their progeny under Your protection from the curse devil.'
- The Prophet (p.b.u.h) then
asked for a jug of water; he sipped a small amount of the water and after
gargling with it, placed it back in the jug. He then called for Fatima and
sprayed her head and shoulders with that water and did the same thing to Ali (a.s).
Thereafter, he ordered the women to leave the house. They all left except Asma
Bint Umais. When he noticed that she had stayed behind, he exclaimed: 'Didn't
l ask you to leave?' She answered: 'Indeed, O Messenger of Allah! May my
parents be your sacrifice; I did not intend to disobey you, but I promised
Khadija to take her place on this night.' The Prophet was moved by this; he
cried and said to Asma: 'By Allah, is this the reason that made you stay
behind?' She said: 'Yes, by Allah!' He (p.b.u.h) then said: 'Asma, may Allah
fulfill for you the needs of this world and the Hereafter
-
Thus, the Messenger
gave Ali a position next to his own, for the position of Aaron was next to
that of Moses. Al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih that the Messenger said: "Fatimah
is the leader of the women of Paradise."
-
Imam Askari (a.s) said: "A
woman came to Fatima Zahra (a.s) and said: 'I have a weak mother who has
become confused about a matter related to her prayer; she sent me to inquire
from you about it''
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Allah desires praise for His
blessings .
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Hazrat Fatima Zahra told her
son Husayn:
When I gave birth to you, the Prophet came to see me. He took you in his hands
and said to me: "O Fatima, take your Husayn, and know that he is the father of
nine Imams. From his descendants will appear righteous leaders among whom the
ninth will be the Qa'im."
-
Allah has bestowed on man
strong meditative instinct in guidance of which he can easily perceive truth .
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Allah can be seen through
prudence , not sight .
-
On the grave of Holy Prophet
Hazrat Zahra said . " Oh! my father , after you I faced such a terrible
troubles that if they were to be faced by shinning days they would have turned
into dark nights.
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Personality encompassed by by
human minds , cannot be Allah .
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Human tongue is unable to
offer real praise of the Alimighty Allah
-
One day Fatima (AS)
mentioned the intensity of her daughter's love for Imam Husayn (AS) to the
Prophet (PBUH&HF). He breathed a deep sigh and said with moistened eyes,
- It is reported in Bihar that Ali (a.s) said
to a man from Bani Sa'eed:
"Should I speak to you
about Fatima and I?She was my spouse who was the most beloved to the Prophet.
- Once, she carried water using
a warer skin until it scarred her chest, she ground (grain) using a hand mill
until blisters appeared on her hands, she swept the floor until her clothes
became dusty and lit the fire under the cooking pot until her clothes became
mud colored from the smoke. Fatima was inflicted by great pain as a result of
this, so I said to her: 'Why don't you ask your father for a servant to
relieve you from these jobs?'
- When Fatima (a.s) went to the
Prophet (p.b.u.h) she found that he had company; and was too shy to talk to
him, so she left the house. But the Prophet (p.b.u.h) knew that she had come
for something."
- Imam Ali (a.s) continued: "The
next morning, the Prophet (p.b.u.h) came to the house while we were
still under our quilt and said:
- 'Assalamu Alaikum!' Yet
because we were ashamed (of being under the quilt), we preferred to remain
silent. The Prophet once again said. 'Assalamu Alaikum!' Once again we
remained silent. Then for the third time the Prophet said: 'Assalamu Alaikum!'
Now we feared that he would depart, for it was the Prophet's habit to say
Assalamu Alaikum three times and then wait for permission to enter or leave.
So I said: 'Wa Alaik As-Salam, Messenger of Allah. Come in.'
- He (p.b.u.h) sat near our
heads and said: 'Fatima, what was your need when you came to Muhammad
yesterday?'Imam Ali added: "I was afraid that she (Fatima) would not tell him,
so I pulled my head from under the cover and said: "I will inform you,
Messenger of Allah! Surely she carried water using a water skin until her
chest was scarred, she ground (grain) using a hand mill until blisters
appeared on her hands, she swept the floor until her clothes became dusty and
lit the fire under the cooling pot until her clothes were mud colored from the
smoke. So I said to her: Why don t ask your father for a servant to relieve
you form these jobs?"
- The Prophet (p.b.u.h) upon
hearing this, said:' Shall I teach you something that is better for you than a
servant? When you lay down to sleep, glorify Allah thirty-three (33) times and
praise Him thirty-three (33) times, and say Allahu Akbar thirty-four (34)
times.' So Fatima (a.s) pulled the quilt from over her head and said three
times:
- 'I am pleased with (that
which) Allah and His Messenger (gave us)."
- Hazrat Imam Ali (a.s) said:
"Once a Persian monarch gave the
prophet (p.b.u.h) some slaves as a gift. I told Fatima to go to the Messenger
of Allah (p.b.u.h) and ask him for a servant.
- When she did, he (p.b.u.h)
replied: 'Fatima, I will give you that which is better for you than a servant
and the world with everything in it. After every prayer say: Allahu Akbar
thirty-four (34) times, Alhamdulillah thirty-three (33) times and Subhan Allah
thirty-three (33) times; then conclude that with La Ilaha Illa Allah. Surely
this is better for you than which you wanted and the world and its
belongings.' Thus, Fatima adhered to this glorification after every prayer;
and it came to be known as Tasbih Fatima.'
- Imam Ali (a.s) 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, you know Ali Ibn Abu
Talib's relationship to us, his devotion and faithfulness to Islam. I asked
Allah to give you in marriage to the best of His creatures, and the most
beloved to Him; and he (Ali) has declared his wish to marry you; what do you
say?"
Fatima did not reply, nor did she show a sign of
rejection or resentment, so he (p.b.u.h) stood up and said:
"Allah is the Greatest! Her
silence is her approval."
- When the Prophet returned, he said: "Bring
me my son; what have you named him?" After
AI-Hassan was born Fatima asked Ali (a.s) to name the baby, but Ali said:
"I would not name him before
Allah's Prophet (p.b.u.h)"
- ' Father; Oh! My sincere friend; Oh! Abu Al-Qasim;
Oh!
- The helper of the widowed and the orphans;
- Who do we have for Ka`ba and the Mosque?
- Who does your saddened and grieved daughter
have?"
- ' Fedhdhe added: "Fatima (A.S.) 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 sway 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 AI-Hussan, The entrusted
one!!
- The Father of your two sons, Al-Hassan and
Al-Hussain; your beloved one;
- He who you brought up as a youth, and made
your brother as a man. (AbuAI-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.S.) then returned to her house
and lived in misery and sadness until she joined her beloved father not long
after he passed away."
-
At any rate, Ali (a.s) was forced to the
Mosque. When Fatima Zahra (a.s)) saw this, she followed him and addressed
Abu Bakr by saying: "Do
you wish to make me a widow?! By Allah if you do not let him go, I will
uncover my head, rip my shirt, and go to my Father's tomb and cry to my
Lord..."So she (a.s) took Al-Hassan and
Al-Hussain's hands and proceeded towards her father's (p.b.u.h) tomb! When
Imam Ali (a.s) saw the seriousness of the situation, he immediately
interfered and said to Salman:"Prevent Muhammad's daughter (form reaching
her father's grave) for surely I can see the outskirts of Medina being sunk
into the earth." Salman later said:
"I was near Lady Fatima when,
by Allah, I saw the foundations of the Mosque's walls being elevated up to a
point that had a man wanted to go from under them, he would have been able
to do so. So I said:
'My Mistress, surely Allah, the Exalte4 sent your father to be mercy, thus
do not become the cause of His wrath."
These noble stands of Fatima, forced Abu Bakr
and Umar to release Ali (a.s); Fatima (a.s) returned home after setting the
most honorable example of devotion to her husband.
- Standing behind the door, Fatima (a.s)
reproachfully addressed the raiding people thus:"O people! You left behind the
Prophet's dead body to us and proceeded to wring out the Caliphate for
yourselves, extinguishing our rights."
- She (a.s) then burst into tears and cried:
"O Father! 0 Prophet of
Allah! How soon after you troubles are pouring on us at the hands of the son
of Khattab (Umar) and the son of Abu Quhafa (Abu Bakr). How soon they have
ignored your words at Ghadir Al-Khum and your saying that Ali was to you as
Haroun was to Musa."
- Fatima's saying to Imam Ali (a.s):
"This is Ibn Abu Quhafa snatching
away my father's grant to me."
- Fatima Zahra's saying to Abu Bakr:"Surely
Fadak was granted to me by my father, the Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h)."
- When Khadija was buried at Houjoun, the
Messenger of Allah stepped down into her grave to bless it. Meanwhile, Fatima
kept close to her father and asked him: "Messenger of Allah, where is my
Mother?"
The Prophet avoided Fatima's question, so she looked around for
someone to ask where her Mother was! At that point, Gabriel descended and
revealed the following to the Prophet "Your Lord commands you to inform Fatima
that He sends His blessings upon her and says: Your Mother is in a house of
brocade, its corners are made of gold, and its poles are of rubies. It is
located between Assia's (Pharaoh's wife) and Maryam Bint Imran's houses."
- Fatima then said: "Surely Allah is As-Salam,
and peace is from Him and to Him."
-
People who tempt one another
to disobey Allah are inimical amongst themselves .
-
End of showing tyranny towards
others is always wretched .
-
People who afford vicious
complexion for truth & paint falsehood as truth will surely receive
proper chastisement .
-
History provides ample
evidence that murderers always meet grievous ends that they deserve of vice
always stand losers .
-
Fatima Zahra (a.s) answered
her; the woman repeatedly came with questions for Fatima, and she (a.s)
kindly answered her every time. One day the lady again approached Fatima (a.s)
with another question from her mother and said to Fatima:'I shall not
inconvenience you (any more), daughter of Allah's Messenger.'
- Fatima replied: 'Ask me
regarding anything which comes to your mind, because if a man had been hired
to transport a heavy load to the top of a mountain for a reward of one
thousand dinars, do you think it would bother him?' The woman said: 'NO'
- Fatima continued: 'My reward
for (answering) every inquiry is more than that which fills (the space)
between the ground and the Throne with pearls; thus, I should be more apt to
answer your questions. Surely I heard my father say.
- When the scholars of our S hi
it e (followers) are gathered (on the Day of Resurrection), they will be
bestowed with garments of honor equal in quantity to their knowledge and
struggle to guide Allah s worshippers, up to the point that anyone of them
will be gifted with one million garments of light.'
- Then the caller of our Exalted
and Glorified Lord will say:
O you guardians of the
orphans of Muhammad. (You) who inspire them when they are separated their
fathers, who are their Imams; these are your pupils and the orphans whom you
guarded and inspired, therefore bestow them with garments of knowledge in
life. Thus, they will bestow each orphan with that which corresponds to the
amount of knowledge he received from them (the scholars); up to the point that
some orphans are bestowed with one million garments. Like-so, the orphans
bestow those who learnt from them.' Then
Allah, the Exalted said:
Repeat upon these scholars, the guardians of the orphans, the bestowment and
double and complete for them and for those who follow them.'
- Fatima (a.s) then added:
Worshipper of Allah, surely a thread of those garments is better than that on
which the sun rises."
- "Once,
I entered the house of Fatima (a.s), 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.'
- said: 'While you are living?'
She answered: 'yes, and after we are dead."
- Imam Ali (a.s) quoted Fatima as
saying: 'The Messenger of Allah (p.b.u.h) said: Fatima, praises you, will be
forgiven by Allah; companion where ever in Paradise I may be.'
- Allah's Messenger (s.a.w) taught Fatima the
following supplication: O
Allah, Our Lord and the Lord of Everything; (He) Who revealed Tawrat, Injeel
and Furqan (Quran); (He) Who causes the seed-grain and the date-stone to split
and sprout; I seek refuge in You from every beast that you shall seize by its
forelock , Surely You are the First, where nothing has succeeded (You); And
the last, where nothing shall come after (You); You are the Evident,
there is nothing more Manifest than You; And the Eminent, there is nothing
more Eminent than You; Send your grace upon Muhammad and his Ahlul-Bayt. May
Peace be upon them , And settle my debts for me; Make me free from poverty,
And decree easy for me all my affairs. O You! Most Merciful of all.
-
"It was narrated that when she (Fatima) learnt about her marriage and that
her dowry was a small number of dirhams, she said: `O Messenger of Allah, lay
girls take money for dowries; what is the difference between me and them (if my
dowry was to be money too)? I kindly ask you to give it back and supplicate to
Allah, the Exalted, to make my dowry the right to intercede for the sinners
among Muslims (on the Day of Rising).' It was then that Gabriel descended with a
label on which the following statement was written: 'Allah ordained Fatima
Zahra's dowry to be intercedence for the sinners among Muslims.'
- When Fatima (A.S.) was on her deathbed, she asked that the label be put on
her chest under the coffin. Thus, it was done so. Fatima said: "When I
am raised on the Day of Resurrection, I will present this label with my hand
to intercede for the sinners from among my Father's nation."
- It is apparent that the narration mentioned above illustrates the
greatness, honor, and excellence Lady Fatima enjoyed. The Messenger's
supplication was answered, so Fatima will present the label on
the day when it is most needed. Nasfi said: "Fatima (may Allah be pleased with
her) asked the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) that her dowry would be intercedence for his
nation on the day of Resurrection. So when she passes the path, she will ask
for her dowry."
- "The Prophet had a new dress made for Fatima (as a gift) for her wedding;
she had just one old patched dress. On her wedding night, someone knocked on
the door and said: "I ask the household of Prophet hood to give me an old
dress." At first, Fatima was going to give him her old dress, but then
remembered the Quranic verse: `By no means shall ye attain righteousness
unless ye give (freely) of that which ye love (prefer)' She then gave the poor
man her new dress. Consequently, Gabriel descended and said:"O Muhammad! Allah
sends Him peace upon you; He commanded me to greet Fatima and (give her the
gift He sent her) which is a dress from Paradise, made of silk brocade etc."
- It has been narrated in Al-Kafi that Abdullah Ibn Ja'far al-Ansari said:
"Once, the Prophet of Allah proceeded towards Fatima's house while I was with
him; when we reached the door, he pushed the door (slightly) and said: 'Assalamu
Alaikum' Fatima (A.S.) answered: 'Alaik as-Salam, Messenger of Allah.'
- The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) then said: `May I come in?' She said: 'I do not
have my veil on, O Messenger of Allah.'He said: 'Fatima, cover your head with
your cloak'
- When she had done so, he said: 'Assalamu Alaikum' She answered: 'Alaik-as-Salam,
Messenger of Allah.' He repeated the request for permission to enter the house
with me, and she gave us permission."
- Reported that Jabir Ibn Abdullah (may Allah
be pleased with him) said:
"Um Ayman came to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) crying; the Prophet asked her why
she was crying? She replied: 'A man from the Ansar just informed me that his
daughter has just been married, and that sprinkled sweets and almonds on her.
- Thus, this reminded me that
when Fatima married Ali, you did not sprinkle anything on her.'
- There-upon the Prophet said:
"By Allah Who sent me with honor, and gifted me with the Messenger ship; when
Allah gave Fatima to Ali in marriage,
- He ordered the nearest angels
to surround the Throne-including Gabriel, Michael and Israfil. He also
commanded birds to sing and ordered the tree of Tuba to sprinkle them with
fresh pearls, white gems, green chrysolites and red rubies.'
- According to another tradition, he (p.b.u.h)
said: "The marriage took
place near the Lotus tree in the seventh Heaven, on the night of Ascension.
(On that occasion) Allah revealed to the tree: Sprinkle all that you bear on
them.' So it sprinkled them with gems, jewe1ry and corals."
- Then
Allah commanded the Tree of Paradise to bear gems and jewelry; He then ordered
it to sprinkle them over the angels. So whoever received more than the others
on that day, will be proud of it until the Day of Resurrection."
- The Prophet (P.b.u.h) ordered Ali (a.s) to
hold a dinner because Allah, the Exalted, is pleased with those who do so; for
the social good it does-such as bringing people together and implementing love
and harmony among them. It is noteworthy that Lady Fatima Zahra (a.s) excelled
in giving on the path of Allah; she possessed generosity that no other woman
can claim to be equal to.
- Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq
on the authority of Abdulla ibn Maimun that Fatima had (some) barley from
which porridge was made
and placed before thent (for breaking the fast). Just then a beggar came and
said, I am a poor
man, may Allah have mercy upon you. Ali (a.s.) got up and gave him one third
of the food. Then
came an orphan and said, I am an orphan, may Allah have mercy upon you. Au (a.s.)
got up and gave
him another third (of the food) Then came a pns~ oner (of war) and said, may
Allah have mercy
upon you. Ali gave him the remaining one-third, without, they, the Ahlul-
Bait tasting anything
and going without meals. Thereby Allah the Exalted revealed the said verses.
It is clear that
this sura was revealed in Madina, and as a scholar of the stature Abu Harnza
Thamali testifies,
the whole sura was revealed in favour of Ali and Fatima.
-
Holy Prophet SAWS said: "In
men many who have been complete have passed. However in women only four women
who are complete have passed (Lady) Mariam (A.S) (Mother of Jesus) ,
(lady) Asiah ,(Lady) Khadijah (Our Lady's mother) , (lady) Fatimah (SWT)
And in them to achieve the highest level of completion was (lady) Fatimah (SWT)."
-
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
successors 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.S.) said: 'Fatima! Why didn't you tell me, so I could bring some
food for you?'
- 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.S.) 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.S.) 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.S.) 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.S.) had given the dinar to Miqdad, he went to the Mosque
and performed his Zhuhar (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.S.) 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 (P.B.U.H.)
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.S.) said: 'Accompany me!!'
- 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.S.) placed the pan in front of the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) 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 (P.B.U.H.) 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."
-
New generations must receive
lessons from accounts of their ancestors & fore-runners.
-
Followers of vice always stand
losers .
-
Abstain from worldly evils ,
remain free from following them .
-
Imam Askari (A.S.) said: "A woman came to Fatima Zahra (A.S.) and said: `I
have a weak mother who has become confused about a matter related to her prayer;
she sent me to inquire from you about it.' Fatima Zahra (A.S.) answered her; the
woman repeatedly came with questions for Fatima, and she (A.S.) kindly answered
her every time. One day the lady again approached Fatima (A.S.) with another
question from her mother and said to Fatima:
`I shall not inconvenience you (any more), daughter of Allah's Messenger.'
- Fatima replied: 'Ask me regarding anything, which comes to your mind.
Because if a man had been hired to transport a heavy load to the top of a
mountain for a reward of one thousand dinars, do you think it would bother
him?' The woman said: `No'
- Fatima continued: `My reward for (answering) every inquiry is more than
that which fills (the space) between the ground and the Throne with pearls;
thus, I should be more apt to answer your questions.
- Surely I heard my father say: `When the scholars of our Shiite (followers)
are gathered (on the Day of Resurrection), they will be bestowed with garments
of honor equal in quantity to their knowledge and struggle to guide Allah's
worshippers, up to the point that anyone of them will be gifted with one
million garments of light.' Then the caller of our Exalted and Glorified Lord
will say: O you guardians of the orphans of Muhammad. (You) who inspire them
when they are separated from their fathers, who are their Imams; these are
your pupils and the orphans whom you guarded and inspired, therefore bestow
them with garments of knowledge in life. Thus, they will bestow each orphan
with that which corresponds to the amount of knowledge he received from them
(the scholars); up to the point that some orphans are bestowed with one
million garments. Like-so, the orphans bestow those who learnt from them.'
Then Allah, the Exalted said: `Repeat upon these scholars, the guardians of
the orphans, the bestowment and double and complete it for them and for those
who follow them"
- Fatima (A.S.) then added: `Worshipper of Allah, surely a thread of those
garments is better than that on which the sun rises. "'
-
Worldly temptations have
rendered eyes of men blind , still , sadly enough , they do not shake off
their negligence
-
One day a man threw some mud on Mohammad face.
So he went home to bathe. While his daughter
Fatimah(as) was washing his head from the mud.
-
She began to weep. Her father Mohammad patted
her little head and said. "Little daughter don't weep. Allah will protect your
father. He'll protect your father from all enemies of His religion and of His
Mission!"
The holy Archangel Jibraeel came down from the sky saying to Mohammad.
"O Mohammad, go thee out of Mecca. Your supporter has died."
-
Supporters of evil , who do
not defend truth , cannot be secure against tyranny of the cruel .
-
Those who misapprehend about
themselves always face insult.
-
How can people who defy
progeny of the holy prophet of islam , prove faithful beings while they seek
support from falsehood ?
-
Yazid Ibn Abdulmalik (Nawfali) quoted his father, who quoted his grandfather
as saying: "Once, I entered the house of Fatima (A.S.) 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.'"
-
How can I like the world infested with cheats ?
-
The people got inside the
house of Hazret Zahra by shouting and destroying every thing, on this
Hazrat Zahra came out and said go away from my house otherwise I will pray
against you to the God.
-
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
deserving 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.
-
It is useless retesting a
person already tried .
-
People who defy truth after
its recognition resemble a rusted sword .
-
To be unjust towards faith
after recognizing it , is a great fault .
-
Those who follow tyrants & do
not stand by the rightful , do not deserve forgiveness .
-
Imam Ali (A.S.) quoted Fatima as saying: "The Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.)
said: 'Fatima, he who praises you, will be forgiven by Allah; Who will make him
my companion where ever in Paradise I may be."
-
Praise and Eulogy is for Allah
for the blessing and bounties, which He has bestowed. And thanks to HIM upon
what He revealed (to His servants) And Praise is for HIM upon the common boons
and blessings which He bestowed upon His servants without their request And
upon the comprehensive and complete blessings which He granted to all and
sundry and gave it to us, consecutively those graces and favors, which are
uncountable.
And are irredeemable and uncompensatable due to their plentiful ness of number.
And the imagination of their end is out of the reach of human mind.
He invited the servant to thankfulness for the sake of the consecutive and
continuous enhancement of blessings. And opened the door of eulogy and Praise
(of Allah) upon them so that He may make his favors and beneficences great and
plentiful for them
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I testify that there is no
Diety (Lord) except the sole and matchless Allah. And the testification of the
singleness of Allah is a word that Allah has declared sincerity (as) it's
reality, and made the hearts the centre of it's contact and union. And has
made the specifications and research of the oneness of Allah's station obvious
and evident in the light of meditation. The Allah Who cannot be seen by the
eyes and tongues are unable and baffled to describe His virtues and
attributes. And the intelligence and apprehension of man is helpless and
destitute from the imagination of his how ness.
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Allah made all the beings
without previous matter and sample and shape and pattern. And made them wear
the dress of life by His main and might and created them according to His
Devine will and Intention short of it that He might have needed their creation
or have wished any benefit for Himself from their shaping and sketching except
this that he wanted to give a proof of His wisdom and make the people
(creations) aware about His obedience and submission and invited them to his
servitude and worship and make His Invitation grand and ostentatious.
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Allah fixed the reward for His
obedience and torment for His insubordination and disobedience so that He may
restrain His servants from His wrath and fury and lead them to His paradise.
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Prophet asked to marry her, but he (P.B.U.H.)
rejected them by saying: "Her affair is left to her Lord; whenever He wills, she
will marry."
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Prophet only said to her: "Fatima, you know Ali
Ibn Abu Talib's relationship to us, his devotion and faithfulness to Islam. I
asked Allah to give you in marriage to the best of His creatures, and the most
beloved to Him; and he (Ali) has declared his wish to marry you; what do you
say?"
Fatima did not reply, nor did she show a sign of rejection or resentment, so he
(P.B.U.H.) stood up and said: "Allah is the Greatest! Her silence is her
approval."
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"The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) was in the mosque when
he said to Ali: `Here is Gabriel informing me that Allah gave Fatima to you in
marriage, and made forty thousand angels testify to her marriage. He also
revealed to the Tree of Tuba to sprinkle them with gems, rubies, jewelry and
embellishments. When it had done this, the Huris rushed to collect these gems,
rubies, jewelry, and embellishments to exchange them for gifts until the Day of
Resurrection. "
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When Fatimah
come of age, there come forward a number of aspirants to ask for her hand in
marriage. The Holy prophet was awaiting the Divine order in this respect, till
Imam Ali a.s approached him and asked for her hand in marriage. The Holy
Prophet s.a.w come to Hazrat Fatima a.s and asked, " My daughter ! Do
you consent to be wedded to ` Ali, as I am so commanded by Allah ? " Hazrat
Fatima a.s thereupon bowed her head in modesty. Umm Salamah narrates: " The
face of Hazrat Fatima a.s bloomed with joy and her silence was so
suggestive and conspicuous that the Holy Prophet stood up reciting ` Allahu
Akbar' ( Allah is most great ) .
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Fatimah's
silence is her acceptance." On Friday, l st. dhi'l - hijjah 2 A H , the
marriage ceremony took place. All the Muhajirun ( Emigrants) and Ansar (
Helpers) of Medina assembled in the mosque while Imam ` Ali was seated before
the Holy Prophet with all the ceremonious modesty of a bridegroom. they Holy
Prophet first recited an eloquent sermon and them announced: I have been
commanded by Allah to get Fatimah wedded to ` Ali, and so I do hereby
solemnize the matrimony between ` Ali and Fatimah on a dower of four hundred
mithqal of silver. Then he asked Imam ` Ali, " Do you consent to it, O `Ali ?
" Yes, I do , O Holy Prophet of Allah! " replied Imam ` Ali. Then the Holy
Prophet raised his hands to pray thus O my god ! bless both of them , sanctify
their progeny and grant them the keys of The beneficence, Thy treasures of
wisdom and Thy genius; and let them be a source of blessing and peace to my
ummah.
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Before her
demise she bequeathed the following as her will to Imam 'Ali: 1. O ` Ali, you
will personally perform my funeral rites.
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2. Those who
have displeased my should not be allowed to attend my funeral.
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3 .My corpse
should be carried to the graveyard at right. Thus Imam ` compliance with her
will , performed all the funeral rites and accompanied exclusively by her
relatives and sons carried her at night to Jannatu l-Baqi, where she was laid
to rest and her wishes fulfilled.
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The Holy
Prophet said:
"whoever injures (bodily
or sentimentally ) Fatimah, injures me ; and whoever injures me injures Allah;
and whoever injures Allah practices unbelief. O Fatimah ! If your wrath is
incurred, it incurs the wrath of Allah; and if you are happy, it makes Allah
happy too."
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And I testify that my father
Mohammad (s.a.w) is the apostle and the servant of Allah. And Allah selected
and chose him before appointing him at the post of Prophet hood. And He named
him before choosing and selecting him. And chose him before envying and
delegating him. Then all the creations were hidden and covered in the covers
of unseen and were hidden amid the screen and curtain of fear and fright and
stayed near the last and final border of non entity (nothingness) for Allah
was aware of and knew the end of matters and because of His encompassing the
incidents of times and ages and His knowledge of the predestinates.
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The Holy
Prophet said, " Fatimah is a peace of my heart". He would go out to receive
his doughtier whenever she come from her husband's house.
Every morning on his way to the
Mosque, he would pass by Fatimah's house and say: " as-salamu ` alaykum ya
ahlul-Bayti`n-nubuwwah wa ma` dani ` r - risala " ( peace be on you O the
Household of prophet hood and the source of Messengership) Fatimah is famous
and acknowledged as the " sayyidatu 'n-nisa'i ' l-alamin " ( Leader of all the
women of the world for all times ) because the Prophethood of Muhammad would
not have been everlasting without her.
- Would Ali behave in such a manner when he
heard the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) say to Fatima? "I gave you in marriage to
the first one to adhere to Islam from my nation, he is also the most
knowledgeable and most patient among them?" &
- "I gave you in marriage to the first Muslim
and best mannered man."
- Would the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) say all of this
about Ali, while he behaved cruelly with Fatima?
Surely the croaks fabricate many a falsehood;
- For Ali was exactly the honest and truthful
one Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.) said about.
- "Surely Allah is angered when you are
angered, and is pleased at your pleasure."
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While the He also said to Fatima while holding
her hand: "He who knows this, knows her, and he who does not know her; she is
part of me, she is my heart and my spirit which is in my side, thus he who harms
her harms me."
- He also said: "Fatima is part of me,
that which annoys her annoys me, and harms me that which harms her."
- "Fatima is part of me, he who angers her
angers me."
- Allah the Exalted has said: "Verily the Good shall drink of a Cup (of
wine) mixed with Kafur. A fountain where the Devotees of God do drink, making
it flow in unstinted abundance. They perform (their) vows, and they fear a Day
whose evil lies far and wide. And they feed, for the love of God, the
indigent, the orphan and the captive. Saying, `We feed you for the sake of God
alone; no reward do we desire from you, nor thanks.' `We only fear a Day of
distressful Wrath from the side of our Lord.' But God will deliver them from
the evil of that day, and will shed over them a light of Beauty and a
(blissful) Joy. And because they were patient and constant, He will reward
them with a Garden and (garment of) silk. Reclining in the (Garden) on raised
thrones, they will see there neither the sun's (excessive heat) nor (the
moon's) excessive cold. And the shades of the (Garden) will come low over
them, and the bunches (of fruit), there, will hang low in humility. And
amongst them will be passed round vessels of silver and goblets of crystal;
Crystal clear, made of silver. They will determine the measure thereof
(According to their wishes). And they will be given to drink there of a Cup
(of wine) mixed with Zanjabil. A fountain there, called Salsabil. And around
about them will (serve) youths of perpetual (freshness): if thou seest them,
thou wouldst think them scattered Pearls. And when thou lookest, It is there
thou wilt see a Bliss and a Realm Magnificent. Upon them will be green
garments of fine silk and heavy brocade, and they will be adorned with
Bracelets of silver; and their Lord will give to them to drink of a Wine pure
and Holy. Verily this is a Reward for you, and your Endeavor is accepted and
recognized." (76: 5-22)
These verses were revealed after Ali, Fatima, Hassan, and Hussain (A.S.) gave
charity to needy people; this story is stated in the book Al-Kashaf by
Zamakhshari; it goes as follows:
- "Ibn Abbas said: `Once Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain (A.S.) were ill, the
Messenger of Allah and a group went to visit them. The visitors suggested to
Imam Ali (A.S.) to make a vow to Allah: if He were to relieve them, he would
perform some good action. Therefore, Imam Ali together with Fatima and their
servant Fidhdha vowed to Allah that they would fast for three days if He would
relieve Hassan and Hussain.'
- 'When Allah had relieved them, Imam Ali (A.S.) borrowed three (3) aswu (a
cubic measure) of barley from a Jew known as Shimon. Fatima ground one (1)
sa'a (singular of aswu) of the barley and baked five loaves of bread for her
family's meal at sunset. As sunset approached, a needy man knocked on the door
and said: Assalamu Alaikum, Family of Muhammad. I am a needy man from among
the Muslims, feed me, may Allah feed you from the food of Paradise.' The holy
family preferred the needy man over themselves and spent the night with
nothing in their stomachs save water.'
- 'They fasted the second day, and again at sunset, when they were waiting
for their food, an orphan asked them for help and they again preferred him
over themselves. The third evening a captive (prisoner of war) asked them for
help and they repeated their preference for the needy above themselves.'
- 'The following morning, Imam Ali (A.S.) took Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain to
the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.) who said the following when he saw them
shaking like little chicks from hunger:
- "The Prophet said: It displeases us to see you in this condition.' Then he
went with them, for he wanted to see Fatima. When they arrived, Fatima (A.S.)
was in the Mehrab (prayer place), and her condition was such that it further
displeased the Prophet (P.B.U.H.). At this time, Gabriel descended and said:
- `Take this chapter Muhammad, - Allah surely congratulates you for having
this family. " It is worthy to state that the Good ones mentioned here are
Ali, Fatima, Hassan and Hussain; who deserve Paradise because of their act of
feeding the needy, the orphan, and the captive.
- Another point to keep in mind here is that despite the detailed
description of Paradise given in the verses, Allah, the Exalted, does not
mention the huris. This understood to be in honor and exaltation of Fatima (A.S.)
the wife of Imam Ali, and the mother of Hassan and Hussain.
- The author of the book Bisharat A-Moustafa was quoted by Al-Bihar v.10 to
have written: Imam Sadiq (A.S.) quoted Jabir Ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari as saying:
"One day when we had finished the Asr prayer with the Messenger of Allah an
old Arab immigrant man, who was wearing worn-out clothes and was barely able
to walk because of his old age and weakness came by. The Prophet asked the old
man about his affair; the old man answered: `Prophet of Allah I am starving,
so feed me, I am naked, so clothe me, and poor, so help me The Prophet then
said: `Surely I find nothing to give you. Yet, he who guides to goodness is
equal to him who performs it. So go to the house of she who loves Allah and
His Messenger, and Allah and His Messenger love her. The one who prefers Allah
over herself I mean Fatima.'
- Fatima's house was near the Prophet's house. He asked Bilal to lead the
man to her house. When the old man reached the house, he cried out: `Peace be
upon you, O household of prophet hood, the (dwellers of the place where)
angels frequently visit, where Gabriel-the holy spirit-descends to bring what
the Lord of the Worlds reveals.'
- Fatima said: `Peace be upon you; who are you?' The old Beduin answered: `I
am an old Arab man; I have immigrated to your father, The Master of mankind,
from a distant place. Daughter of Muhammad, I am hungry and in need of
clothing, so console me-may Allah bless you.'
- When this occurred, the Prophet, Ali, and Fatima had not eaten for three
days. Yet, Fatima gave him a tanned ram skin, which was used as Al-Hassan and
Al-Hussain's bed.
- Then Fatima told the poor man: `Take this, may Allah substitute it for you
by a better gift by selling it.'
- The old man replied: Daughter of Muhammad, I complain to you of hunger and
you give me a ram's skin? How can I eat with this?'
- When Fatima heard what the old man had to say, she gave him the necklace,
which was given to her by Fatima Bint Hamza Ibn Abd al-Muttalib.
- The old man took the necklace and went to the Mosque to meet the Prophet
who was sitting in the presence of his companions. He went to the Prophet and
said: `Messenger of Allah, Fatima Bint Muhammad gave me this necklace and
said: `Sell it, for Allah will grant you a solution to your problem.' When the
Prophet heard what the man had to say, he cried and said: `Indeed, Allah will
grant you a solution, for Fatima Bint Muhammad, the Mistress of all women gave
you this necklace.' Meanwhile, Ammar Ibn Yasir (may Allah bless his soul)
said: `Messenger of Allah, do I have your permission to buy this necklace?'
The Prophet answered: `Buy it Ammar, surely if all of mankind and Jinn
participate in buying it Allah will not torture them in Hellfire.' Ammar said:
`How much do you want for it?' The old Beduin said: A meal of bread and meat,
a Yemeni shirt to cover my private parts and to perform my prayers in front of
my Lord, and a dinar so I can return to my family.' Ammar, who had just sold
his share of booty from the battle of Khaibar, told the man: I will give you
twenty (20) dinars, two hundred (200) dirhams, a Yemeni shirt, my horse to
take you home, and your need of wheat bread and meat.' The old then said:
`What a generous man you are!!' When Ammar had fulfilled his promise to the
old man, the later came back to the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) who said: Are you
satisfied and clothed?' The old man said: Yes, and I have become rich; may my
father and mother be your sacrifice.' The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) then said: `So
reward Fatima for her kindness.' The old man supplicated: `O Allah, surely You
are our God whenever we ask You; `We have no other God to worship besides you;
'You are the one who grants us beneficence in all conditions;' `O Allah, grant
Fatima that which no eye has ever seen, and ear has ever heard ....' During
that time, Ammar had perfumed the necklace with mush wrapped it in a Yemeni
shirt, and gave it to one of his slaves by the name of Sahm, who he had bought
with the money that he had received for selling his share of the Khaibarian
booty. He told Sahm: `Take this necklace and give it to the Messenger of Allah
(P.B.U.H.) and tell him that I give you to him also.'
- When Sahm had delivered the message, the Prophet (P.B.U.H.) said: `Take
the necklace to Fatima and I give you to her also.' When the slave had told
Fatima the message, she (A.S.) took the necklace and told the slave that he
was free.
- Upon hearing Fatima, Sahm laughed, so Fatima asked him about the reason
that made him laugh. He answered: `I smiled when I thought of the abundance of
goodness put in this necklace; it fed a hungry man, clothed a naked man,
satisfied a poor man, freed a slave and came back to its original owner."
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The Lady of Light ,Sayyida
Fatima Zahra [a.s] has been quoted explaining the philosophy behind some of
the basis tenants of Islam in the following passage:Never become angry with
others and do not ask anything from them. Wish for the people whatever you
wish for yourself.
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If u do not protect your
admitted rights u will be like a big bird who falls prey to attacks of small
birds in spite of having enough strength .
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Usurper of rights is an open
enemy who defies all reason .
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Who can be more oppresses than
a person whose rights are confiscated &he is also not allowed to appeal !
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Claiming of your rights from
tyrants without having supporters , is falling prey to disgrace .
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No rightful person gets his
rights in this world without help of a supporter or a companion , can there be
injustice bigger than that !
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Narreted by Hazrat Fatima a.s After a
while Abul Hasan(A.S.), came in and said "Peace be on you, O daughter of The
Prophet of Allah." I replied: "And upon you be peace, O Abul Hasan, the
Commander of the Faithfulls." He then said: "O Fatima I smell a sweet
fragrance and so pure which is like of my Brother and my Cousin, The Holy
Prophet of Allah." I replied: "Yes. He is sitting covered underneath that
Vestment with both of your sons." Ali(A.S.) then went near to the Vestment and
said: "Peace be upon you, O Prophet of Allah; May I enter the Vestment with
You?"
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He replied: "And upon you be peace,
my brother, my legatee, my successor and my standard bearer; I give you
permission to enter." So Ali(A.S.) entered under the Vestment with them.
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Then I myself approached the group
sitting underneath the Vestment and requested. "Peace be onto you, my Father,
O Prophet of Allah; do you permit me also to enter." He replied: "And upon you
be peace, my daughter, O part of myself, I give you permission to enter." So I
myself entered and sat under the Vestment with them all.
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When all of us had gathered together
covered over and sitting underneath the holy Vestment, my Father, took hold of
the two ends of the Vestment and raised his right hand in Prayer towards The
Heavens saying,
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"Allah, these are The People of my
Ahlul-Bayt and very specially my Own and my Protectors.
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They are of my own flesh and of my
own blood.
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Whoever gives them trouble, gives me
trouble too;
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Whoever makes them unhappy, makes me
unhappy too,
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I am at war with those who are at war
with them,
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I am at peace with those who are at
peace with them.
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I am the enemy of those who are at
enemy with them;
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I am the friend of those who befriend
them.
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Indeed they are from me, and I am
from them.
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Therefore, send Thy blessings, mercy,
forgiveness, and pleasure upon me and upon them. Remove all blemish from them
and keep away all kinds of impurity from them. "Then Allah The Majestic and
The Glorified, spoke to His Angels, Then The Archangel Gabriel, the Trusted
One, asked Allah. "O Lord, who are these sitting covered under the Vestment?
"Allah, The Majestic, The Glorified, answered, The Archangel Gabriel then
requested, "O Lord, may I go down, and be the Sixth of Them? "Allah replied
The Archangel Gabriel Al-Ameen, descended down to the Earth and said, "Peace
be upon you, O Prophet of Allah. The All Highest conveys His peace on you and
His salutation, and He has sworn by His Honor and Glory that He has not
created, but the erected Sky, the spread Earth, the illuminated Moon, the
bright Sun, the rotating Universe, the flowing Seas, and the sailing Ships but
for your sake and your love. God has given me permission to enter and sit with
all of you underneath the Vestment.. Do you also grant me that permission, O
Prophet of Allah?"
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The Prophet replied, "And upon you
be peace, O thou who art the Trusted with The Revelations of Allah; yes I
grant you permission to enter." So The Archangel Gabriel entered and sat
beneath the Vestment with us all, and said to my Father that indeed Allah has
sent this revelation to you;
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"Verily Allah desires to keep away
all blemish from you, O Ahlul-Bayt, and to purify you with a perfect
purification."
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Then Ali (A.S.) asked my father, "O
Prophet of Allah what significance does Allah attach to this Event of our
sitting gathered together underneath this Vestment?" The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.)
replied, "I swear by Him who appointed me a Prophet and chose me a confident
Messenger, that no assembly,
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Wherever this Event is narrated by
our followers and devotees, shall remain without the Mercy of Allah descending
on them, and encircling Angels as king Allah for the remission of their sins
till the assembly has dispersed." Ali (A.S.) then exclaimed, "I swear by Allah
the Lord of The Kaba, that we have all succeeded and our all followers have
succeeded too."
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Again The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) said,
"I swear by Him who appointed me a Prophet and chose me a confident Messenger
that in any of the assemblies on the Earth, in which our followers and friends
have gathered, wherever this Event is narrated there shall remain none
grieved, but Allah will remove his grief ; there shall be none distressed, but
Allah will dispell his distress, and there shall be none who seeks a wish, but
Allah will grant his wish.
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Ali (A.S.) then said, "Verily, by
Allah, We have succeeded and become happy so also all our followers have
succeeded and become happy in this world as well as in the next world by the
Lord of The Kaba. O Allah, send Thy Blessings on to Muhammad (S.A.W.) and The
Descendents of Muhammad (S.A.W.)."
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Hazrat Omer with other people came to
the door of Hazrat Zahra with fire and shouted that every one in the house
must come out otherwise I will burn this house ( Be reminded that it was the
same house on which Holy Prophet used to come for salam , Reference is already
quoted ) Hazrat Zahra ( A.S.) herself came to the door and said Ya Ibn-e-
khttaab you want to burn the house though there are Ali and Hasnain inside the
house, he replied let them be .
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The door of Hazrat
Zahra (A.S.) was put on fire, when Syeda Zahra (A.S.) came to the door, the
burning door was dropped on her and with the result she was badly
injured . Allama Moheen while commenting on the event wrote in his book Al-Mallel
wal Nahal Shrestani ( P-20) that later the death of Hazrat Zahra (A.S.) was
caused due to the injury of burning door which was dropped on her.
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The people got inside
the house of Hazret Zahra by shouting and destroying every thing, on
this Hazrat Zahra came out and said go away from my house otherwise I will
pray against you to the God.
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Later on the
Shaikhain came to the door of Hazrat Zahra and admitted that we have made you
angry and wanted to get excused but Hazrat Zahra turned her face away by
saying that till to the last breath I will keep praying against you to the
God, on this both went back .
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Hazrat Fatima Zahra
Stopped talking to Hazrat Abubakar and Hazrat Ummar and at the time of her
death she advised that both of them are not to be allowed to come to
her Janaza prayer and my body should be buried in the darkness of night.
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Nobody pays heed to
supplication of the oppressed except Allah .
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Plight of those who listen to
untrue things & insist on vice , is deplorable .
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If u remain immersed in
darkness of sin & calamity , Allah shall confiscate your energies .
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Guilty & false people must not
misconceive that on the day of resurrection when their scrolls will be read
out & all secrets will be exposed , wrath of the Almighty Allah will not
surround them .
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The Holy prophet of Islam
never evaded the Quran , nor did he ever violate pious instincts in life .
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Brightest part of conduct &
character of the holy prophet of Islam lies in acting according to dictates of
the quran & to accept them as code of life .
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The Quran provides a
solid & clear constitution which distinguishes oppressed from the
oppressor in principle , thus exact distinction b/w truth & falsehood is only
possible through the Quran .
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Quran becomes torch of
guidance & instruction for those who are lost in gulf of doubt & suspicion .
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The day of resurrection is the
day of accountability so that an oppressor may get return for his tyranny &
the oppressed receive what they deserved .
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On the grave of Holy Prophet Hazrat
Zahra said . " Oh! my father , after you I faced such a terrible troubles that
if they were to be faced by shinning days they would have turned into dark
nights. "
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No repentance or penitence
will be useful on the day of resurrection , evil-doers will stand at a loss &
face harm
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The oppressor & the oppressed
will stand face to face on the day of resurrection , the Almighty Allah
will hold scale of justice & issue His decrees .
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Nobody can have any doubt
about the fact that The Holy prophet of Islam & Ali , son of Abu Talib (peace
be on them ) , possessed full knowledge of facts narrated in the Quran .
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It is not at all fit for
people who believe in Islam & pronounce themselves as members of islamic
community , to shirk from standing by truth & affording succour to the
rightful .
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Those who do not stand by
oppressed in spite of strength & ability , cannot be called followers of
traditions of the Holy prophet .
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Allah has made "Faith" (iman)
the means to purify one from polytheism.
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Allah made "Prayer" (namaz) to
guard one from arrogance.
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He prescribed "Fast" (saum or
roza) to strengthen sincere devotion to Allah.
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He prescribed " Pilgrimage "(haj)
to elevate the religion.
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He prescribed "Alms" (zakat)
to chasten oneself and increase one's sustenance.
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It is confirmed historical
facts that with rise & glory of islam all signs of polytheism , infidelity &
ignorance ceased to exist .But Muslims did not stand for greatness of Islam
which resulted in their ruin & loss of grace
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People who practically favour
infidelity after declaring themselves Muslims , show paganism & hypocrisy
after pronouncing faith in Islam , meat grievous end .
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“Hazrat Zahra (AS) also used
to work at home.
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Real men of faith have nothing
to be afraid of except fear of the Almighty Allah .
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To deprive a deserving person
knowingly shows baseness of mind . Allah 's wrath falls on such people .
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Fulfil your commitments & wait
for the day of accountability .
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To oppose the Quranic dieta
knowingly & to ignore the Quranic commands willingly invite Allah's
displeasure .
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And
Allah made the prohibition to accuse someone of adultery a protection (shield)
for avoiding (His) curse.
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And
(Allah made) refraining from theft for the sake of positive ness and
affirmation for modesty.
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And Allah
prohibited polytheism for the sake of (bringing about) sincerety in
(His) adoration and worship.
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Certainly, an
apostle has come to you from among yourselves; grievous to him is your
falling into distress, excessively solicitous respecting you; to the
believers (he is) compassionate, merciful. So if you assay and recognize
him you will find he is my father not the father of your women and the
brother of my cousin, Ali (A.S.) not that of your men. And how nice a
relation I have to him. So he propagated his prophetic (mission). He
always used to turn his face from the polytheists.
And fought against
them till he beat them up. He would invite people towards Allah by
wisdom, and beautiful admonition. He broke the idols and scattered the
aggregation of polytheists in a way that they ran away (from the battle
fields), so that finally the hidden secret of oneness of Allah became
manifested by him.
And he made the
logic of religion reach the ears ((of the people) and settled down the
foam of the camels of satan and turned the salogan yelling of those
devils silent. And downed the agents of hypocrisy and mutual commitments
of the infidels got dissolved till such time that, you (people) spoke to
a group of enlightened and modest men with the words of oneness of Allah
and sincerity.
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You
were on the edge of a fire ditch, and were a cup of drink and the morsal of a
greedy one and a firebrand of every hasty one and were being trampled on (by
other nations) and drank from the contaminated waters gathered over in ditches
and your energy (food) was (secured by) the leaves of trees and desert grass.
And for your abjectness and abasement you were always afraid that those
arround you might abduct you in the winking of an eye. So, Allah liberated you
(of these misfortunes) through my father Mohammed (S.A.W.). In spite of it that
he (S.A.W.) was involved and at war against the intrepid and the hungry wolves
of Arab and the stubborn refractories of the people of the books (Jews and
Christians). Whenever his opponents would lit the fire of war, Allah
extinguished it to your benefit.
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Commands of the Almighty Allah
are universally applicable & nobody stands exempted .
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It is quite sad for people
pronouncing Islam as their faith that they adopted paths of hypocrisy after
demise of the Holy Prophet of islam & Satan entered their ranks to beguile
them .
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Response to call of devil
means trampling over bright tradition of the holy Prophet .
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Imam
Hassan (A.S) said, 'on the Friday night I saw my mother (Fatima (A.S.))
standing in her arch of prayer. She was continuously kneeling and performing
prostration till the dawn broke. I would hear her pray for the faithful men
and women, but she did not at all pray for herself. I said, 'Oh mother why did
you not pray for yourself like you prayed for others?' so she replied, 'Oh my
son, first thy neighbour and there after your own house.'
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The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.)
said to Fatima (A.S.) what is the thing which is a blessing for woman?'
She said that,
'she must not see a man (stranger and not intimate) and a man must not
see her
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One day a lady
came to Fatima (A.S.) said 'I have a weak old mother who does not know a
few problems about her service (prayers). She has sent me towards you to
question you (about them). Thus Fatima(A.S.) answered her (questions).
And the number of her queries reached to ten and Fatima (A.S.) replied
to all her questions. Then she (the woman got a shamed because of the
high number of her questions. And said, 'Oh daughter of the Prophet (S.A.W.),
'I do not put you to more inconvinience than this.'
Fatima (A.S.)
said, 'Ask me what you do not know. Have you ever seen a person who is
one day hired to carry a heavy thing to the roof top from ground for an
amount (equal to) a thousand dinnars (nearly a hundred thousand miskal
(unit of weight) of gold) and he may feel himself tired.'
She said 'No'.
Fatima (A.S.) said, 'I have been hired by Allah to get a wages which if
the space between the earth and sky is filled up with pearls still (That
wages) would he more than it for each of the questions I may answer you.
Therefore, I deserve it that I must not feel tired exhausted
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Oh Allah! belittle
me in my eyes and glorify and magnify Your station to me. And inspire me
(about) Your obedience and the practice which may cause Your pleasure
and the shunning and evading from things (matters) which are the cause
of Your wrath, oh the most merciful of all! 36.
Oh Allah! content
me with the sustenance you have granted me. And till such time that you
keep me alive, hide me and make me sound and prosperous. And forgive me
and take pity upon me when I die. (During death process). Oh Allah! do
not help me in something that you have not predestined for me. And
facilitate the achievement of that thing which you have predestined for
me.
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Oh
Allah! bestow upon my parents and all those persons who have rights of their
blessings and beneficences upon me, the best of Your rewards. Oh my Allah,
spare me the leisure and respite for the object for which You have created me.
And do not let me be busy and involved (absolutely) in my commitments. And do
not torment me when I ask forgiveness. And do not deprive me of what I yearn
and question you for.
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Underlying are the
rhymes which Hazrat Zahra (A.S.) recited upon the mourning of Prophet's
(S.A.W.) demise. The person who smells the sweet fragrance of the grave
of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) so what if he does not smell any other
fragrance for long times to come?
Agonies and
anguishes and grief's poured upon me in such a way that had they poured
upon days those would have turned into nights. (bleak, dark and
bewildering).
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The dust of sorrow
covered the space of sky and the sun has faded and the bright day turned
bleak. The earth has become dark and gooomy after the death of the
Prophet (S.A.W.) Woe! Alas! what the earth will have much of Jolting
upon being separated and parted from him (S.A.W.).
It is meritorious
and befitting that the east and west of the world may weep upon the
parting of Prophet (S.A.W.) and the persons of Muzzir tribe and all of
they rest of the Yemen tribes shed tears.
And the great
magnificent mountain of the existence and the hidden and covered Kabaah
(House of ALLAH) and its pillars should shed tears.
Oh the terminator
and finaliser of the (series of) prophets! the light of whom is the
source of blessing for the worlds inhabitants, Be the salutation and
blessings of Allah the desender of Holy Quran upon you.
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Following you
(Prophet (S.A.W.)) inequities (intrigues and revolts) took shape and
variant voices were raised so that if you were present and supervising
(things) all these differences and deviations would not have taken
place.
You set off (on
the journey of eternity) from among us and now our condition is like the
earth which becomes devoid of the beneficial rains. And your nation
upset the order and discipline of matters. So be a witness and do not
let their matter get out of your sight.
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Nobody holds the right to
usurp confirmed rights of a Muslim .
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The Almighty Allah brought men
out of dark valley of negligence through the holy Prophet of islam &
bestowed on them virtues of Islam .
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The Quran is a pious book .Its
injunctions are clear & bright , its order are manifest & obvious , its
arguments are completely free of doubt .It is great injustice & error to
overlook commands of such a great book .Such an error has no rectification .
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Confession of the one-ness
Allah lays down we ought to have integrity in our actions & keep our hearts
free of all kinds of pollution .
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Allah has created universe
through His great power & His pious will .He has no anxiety about obedience or
disobedience of His creations .Obedient persons shall receive punishment .The
Almighty Allah is independent of the whole universe .
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Allah incites His creation to
obey Him so that they stand to deserve paradise .
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The Almighty Allah had
selected the holy Prophet Muhammad ( P.B.U.H ) ,for Himself out of whole
universe long before sending him to this world .He had selected him before
allotting any office to him .All this had happened long before creation of
universe because Allah is aware of nature of all affairs & happening in
the world .
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When Idol-worship was at its
height , Almighty Allah sent the holy prophet to acquaint people with
His one-ness & to provide to them light of guidance removing darkness of
infidelity & polytheism .So the holy Prophet enlightened their minds
with light of truth & effaced all signs of ignorance .
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Remember ! Allah Almighty
has completed all pretexts of reason. Now u yourself govern your intellect &
are responsible to act according to dictates of faith .
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My
father (Mohammad (S.A.W.) ) stood up with (his) guidance among the people. And
saved them from perversion and aberration, and turned their blindness into
enlightenment and guided them towards the firm religion. And called (invited)
them to the straight way.
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You the servants
of Allah, are the ones to maintain His injunctions and prohibitions, and
the carriers of His religion, and His relevation, and the trustees of
Allah upon your souls, and the propagators of His religion among the
other nations.
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Oh
the servants of Allah! (beware) the real leader from Allah, is present among
you and the commitment has previously been made to you and the remaining and
left over of the prophet hood has been appointed for your guidance. That is
the speaking book of Allah the truthful Quran, and a beaming and gleaming
light, in which all the secrets and facts about the completion of man and his
prosperity have been exhibited and illuminated. It guides from darkness
towards light of guidance. It s followers are the subject of envoy of others.
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The
book of Allah is the guide of it's followers towards the pleasure of Allah.
Listening (carefully) to it leads to the salvation. The enlightened and
conspicuous evidences and proofs of Allah can be obtained through it. And (also
the knowledge) of His interpreted intentions and fear invoking constraining
prohibitions. His sufficing testimonies and conspicous arguments, and desired
virtues and allowed endowments and gifts and obligatory devine laws. (can be
obtained from it)
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Allah
made the faith for you as a purity from polytheism (and infedility).
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And
(made) service the cause of your getting distant (purification) from pride
(egoism).
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Faith is Allah's trust with
His creations .
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And
rendered alms for the purity of your soul and flourishment and expansion of
your sustenance.
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And
rendered fasting for the maintenance and firmness of your sincerity.
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And
Allah set Hajj for the consolidation and reinforcement of the religion.
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Allah executed and
rendered justice for the sake of putting together and harmonization of
the hearts.
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And (Allah set)
the subordination and obedience of us (the houshold of the Prophet
(SAW)) for the security of society's system and our Imamate as a safety
from segregation and disunity).
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And (Allah made)
Jahad (holy war), the honor and glory for Islam and abjectness and
humbleness for the infidels and the hypocrites.
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And
(Allah rendered) patience as a help for getting reward.
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And
(Allah caused) commanding goodness and forbidding to do evil for the amendment
and correction of society and the common folks (public).
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And
(Allah made) the kindness to parents as a protect ional (shield) to His wrath
and displeasure.
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And
Allah made joining and connecting with the kinship and cognition, the cause of
lengthening of life.
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And
Allah made law of retaliation (revenge for homicide) as the security of blood
(from being shed).
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And
Allah executed the vow performing as a medium for forgiveness.
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And
(Allah rendered) the correct use of weights measure (units) a medium for
stoping from selling less (than actual).
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And
(Allah rendered) prohibition from drinking wine the cause of taking distance
from contaminations (evils).
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Following the Quranic commands
in real earnest provides security of paradise & affords blessing of salvation
.
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Allah Almighty has made
divine faith a source of chastening the minds polluted by poltheism .
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Daily prayer is the best
resource to remove dirt of pride from mind .
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Poor rate has been ordained to
help self-purification & to afford excess in substance .
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Fasting is the strongest means
to provide devotion in worship .
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Hajj has been ordained in
order to introduce clearly values of faith & to strengthen roots of Islam in
minds of Muslims.
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Justice has been ordained in
order to eradicate all unfair distinctions from minds .
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Remember ! Allah Almighty
has ordained obedience of the progeny of the Holt Prophet to provide strong
basis of existence for Islamic community & has made our obedience the
strongest principle for salvation & virtue .
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People can eliminate all
difference & class distinction from among their ranks by following us
sincerely .
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Crusading is a holy obligation
to manifest honour & greatness of Islamic faith .
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Patience & perseverance
against calamities & difficulties is source of attaining high returns .
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To enjoin one another strictly
to practice virtues is real source of goodness & rectitude .
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Good conduct towards parents
appeases the wrath & anger of Allah .
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Treating kindred's nicely
promotes long life .
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Indemnity for blood-shed is
the strongest injunction to prevent murder .
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Fulfilling of divine pledges
provides hope for salvation & forgiveness .
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Equity in measuring has been
ordained in order to eliminate deceit .
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"Once, Ali (A.S.) was inflicted with hardship; so Fatima (A.S.) 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.S.) said: `Messenger of Allah, what are these five statements?'
- The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) 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. "'
- Thereafter Fatima returned and Ali (A.S.) saw her and exclaimed: "May my
father and mother be your sacrifice, Fatima; what have you to tell me?"
- She said: "I went seeking worldly things, but have returned (with the
goodness of) the hereafter." Ali (A.S.) then said: "Expect goodness, expect
goodness!"
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Allah Almighty has
prevented use of liquor so that people remain free of unclean & dirty aspects
.
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Blaming one another of
falsehood has been prevented so that no opportunity arises to curse anybody .
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It is reported that Lady Fatima (A.S.) said: "My father said to me: `He who
prays on your behalf, Allah, Exalted and Glorified is He, shall forgive him and
make him join me wherever I may be in Paradise."
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(The Keys To Paradise)): In the name of Allah, Most Beneficent, Most Gracious
Peace be upon Muhammad and his Progeny
- O you who were tried;
- Allah Who Created you, tried
- you before He Created your (flesh);
- He found you patient with that which
- He tried you with.
- We claim that we are your followers,
- believing in you, and (believing and) bearing with everything
- that has been brought unto us by your father (P.B.U.H.)
- and that which his successor brought unto us.
- Therefore, we beg you (now that we believe) to make us
- join both of them so that we may rejoice at being purified for following
you.
- (It is recommended to add here) Peace be upon you O daughter of the
Messenger of Allah;
- Peace be upon you O daughter of the Prophet of Allah;
- Peace be upon you O daughter of the beloved of Allah;
- Peace be upon you O daughter of the friend of Allah;
- Peace be upon you O daughter of the sincere friend of Allah;
- Peace be upon you O daughter of the trusted (Messenger) of Allah;
- Peace be upon you O daughter of the best of Allah's creatures;
- Peace be upon you O daughter of the best of Allah's prophets, messengers
and angels;
- Peace be upon you O daughter of him who is the best of all creatures;
- Peace be upon you O wife of the friend of Allah and the best of creatures
after the Messenger of Allah;
- Peace be upon you O Mother of Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain, who are the
masters of the youth of Paradise;
- Peace be upon you the truth-teller (devoted one) and martyr;
- Peace be upon you O gratified and accepted one;
- Peace be upon you O well-mannered and chaste one;
- Peace be upon you O human huri;
- Peace be upon you O pious and pure one;
- Peace be upon you who is spoken to by angels, and who is knowledgeable;
- Peace be upon you O oppressed and usurped one;
- Peace be upon you O repressed and defeated one;
- Peace be upon you O Fatima, daughter of Allah's Messenger;
- and may the blessings and mercy of Allah be upon you and upon your soul
and body;
- I bear witness that you have perished while fully knowing your Lord.
- (I also bear witness) that he who gladdens you, gladdens the Messenger of
Allah (P.B.U.H.)
- he who deserts you, deserts the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.)
- he who harms you, harms the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.)
- he who bestows you (with a favor), bestows (a favor) upon the Messenger of
Allah (P.B.U.H.) and
- he who deprive you, deprives the Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.)
- (This is) because you are "part of him and his spirit which lies in his
sides."
- Allah, His Messengers and His Apostles are my witnesses that I accept him
whom you accept, resent him who you resent;
- I exonerate myself to Allah from him who you exonerate yourself to Allah
from, him who you be friend, hold as my enemy those who you hold (as your
enemies), and dislike him who you dislike.
- Allah is the best Witness, the best-anticipated One, best Rewarder, and
most Bountiful.
(It is recommended to pray on behalf of the Prophet and his progeny after this
visitation.)
- ALL PRAISE IS DUE ALLAH THE LORD OF THE WORLDS .
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Burglary is prohibited so that
chastity & virtue be safe-guarded & people be saved of breach of trust .
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Polytheism was forbidden so
that men have faith in Almighty Allah as sustainer & openly show
their sincerity in this respect .
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It is quoted in v.10 of Bihar that Imam Hussain (A.S.)
quoted Imam Hassan (A.S.) as saying: "Once, on a Friday night, I watched my
mother, Fatima, pray all night long. She kept making Ruku' and prostrating until
dawn. I heard her supplicate for the believers by name; but she did not
supplicate for herself, so I asked: `Mother, why don't you supplicate for
yourself as you supplicate for others?' She answered: `Son! Prefer your
neighbor over yourself. "'
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Al-Hassan al-Basri said: "There was not a woman in this Ummah more submitting
(to Allah) than Fatima. She used to pray until her feet became swollen."
-
'The Messenger of Allah (P.B.U.H.) said: "As for my
daughter Fatima, she is the mistress of all women; from the beginning of history
until the end. She is part of me; she is the light of my eye and the fruit of my
heart.' 'Fatima is my spirit, which I hold in me; she is a human huri. Whenever
she keeps up prayer in her Mehrab before her Lord, her light illuminates to the
angels in Heaven just as a star shines to mankind on Earth. So Allah, Exalted is
His name, says to the angels: 'My angels, look at my servant, Fatima, who is the
mistress of all my female servants, keeping up prayers before Me. Her limbs
shake from fear of Me and she worships Me whole heartedly. Bear witness that I
have safeguarded her Shiites (followers) from Hellfire..."'
-
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)!'
- 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)?"
- Prophet said to Fatima: "Is it not satisfying to you to be the Mistress of
the women of the world?"
- Bihar v.10: Imam Ja'far Ibn Muhammad (A.S.) and Jabir Ibn Abdullah al-Ansari
said: "Once the Prophet saw Fatima wearing a cloak of camel skin while
grinding (grain) with her hands; and holding her child. Tears came from the
Prophet's eyes and he said: 'Daughter! bear with the hardships of this world
and later you will enjoy the blessings of the Hereafter.'
- Fatima replied: `Messenger of Allah, praise be to Allah for His
benefactions and thanks be to Him for his gifts.' (It was then that) Allah
revealed: "And soon will the Guardian-Lord give thee (that wherewith) thou
shalt be well pleased."
-
Fallacy & wrong-doing are not our ( Ahl-e-Bait's
)conduct , nor are we habituated to speak unlawful .
-
Oh men ! Fear Allah & let
every action of yours be based on abstinence & piety .
- The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) then said to Ali: "Come near me."
- Ali came near as the Prophet asked; he then held Fatima's hand and put it
on his chest for a long time, and held Ali's hand in his other hand.
- When the Prophet tried to speak, he was overtaken by tears and was unable
to do so. Therefore, Ali, Fatima, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain cried when they saw
him (P.B.U.H.) crying.
- Fatima then said: "Messenger of Allah! You have broken my heart and
brought sorrow to me with your crying.
- You are the Master of all Prophets and the trusted Prophet of your Lord;
- You are the beloved Prophet of Allah!
- Who do I have for my children after you?
- Who do I have to protect me from the humiliation, which will inflict me
after you?
- Who does Ali, your brother and the helper of your religion, have after
you?
- Who is to (attend to) Allah's revelation and affair?"
- Fatima then broke down crying and embraced him together with Ali, Hassan
and Hussain (A.S.).
- The Prophet raised his head, and while holding Fatima's hand, he placed it
in Ali's hand and said:
- Abu Al-Hassan, she is Allah's and His Messenger's, Muhammad, trust to you.
- Therefore, keep Allah's and His Messenger's trust by protecting her.
Surely I know you will.'
- 'Ali, this (Fatima) by Allah, is the Mistress of all women of Paradise;
this, by Allah, is (like) Maryam al-Kubra.'
- 'By Allah, before I reached this state, I asked Allah (certain things) for
you and I, and He surely has given me what I asked.'
- 'Ali, Execute that which Fatima commands you to do, for I have commanded
her to (perform certain affairs) which Gabriel ordered me to do.
- Be informed, Ali that I am satisfied with him who my daughter is satisfied
with, so is my Lord and the angels.
- Ali, Cursed is he who oppresses her; Cursed is he who usurps her right;
Cursed is he who violates her sanctity..."
- The Prophet then embraced Fatima (A.S.), kissed her hand and said:
"May your father be your sacrifice,
- Fatima." At that moment, the Messenger of Allah was putting his head on
Ali's chest; but his love for Fatima kept driving him to embrace and kiss her
repeatedly.
- He cried until his tears made his beard and shirt wet.
- Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain (A.S.) began crying and kissing his feet;
when Imam Ali (A.S.) tried to separate them,
- The Prophet said: "Let them smell me and let me smell them;
- Let them be near me, surely they will be afflicted with sorrows and
difficult problems after me. May Allah curse him who abuses them.' O Allah!! I
commend them to your protection and to the protection of the righteous
believers."
- Meanwhile, Fatima (A.S.) was speaking to her father with a crying voice
and saying:
- "May my soul be your sacrifice!
- May my face prevent harm from your face!
- Father, can you not speak a word to me?!
- Surely I see the knights of death attacking you fiercely!!
- " Allah's Messenger then said: "Daughter, I am leaving you; thus, peace be
upon you from me".
-
Lady Fatima Zahra (A.S.) acted in such a manner when she realized that with
the weaknesses, which afflicted her, she could not prevail. So she took refuge
in a house in Baqi' near the tombs of martyrs, to cry for her father and
complain to him about that which grieved her. Fatima (A.S.) used to visit the
great tomb of her father and take handful of the dirt from his grave and smell
it then begin weeping. Fatima (A.S.)would then return to her home and cry day
and night. The elderly men of Medina came to Imam Ali (A.S.) complaining and
said: 'Abu Al-Hassan! Fatima cries day and night so none of us can sleep
comfortably. Hence, we demand you to ask her to either cry during the day or the
night." Imam Ali (A.S.) replied: "Most gladly"
- He then proceeded towards Fatima who was crying; when she saw him
approaching, she stopped and Imam Ali (A.S.) said: "Daughter of Allah's
Messenger, the elderly men of Medina have asked me to ask you to either cry
during the day or the night."
- Fatima answered: "Abu Al-Hassan, how short will my stay among them be? And
soon I will depart from them. Therefore, by Allah, I join my father-Allah 's
Messenger (P.B.U.H.)."
- When Imam Ali (A.S.) saw her insistence, he built a house for her behind
Baqi' which later became known as "The house of griefs." Thereafter, with
every sunrise, Fatima (A.S.) would take Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain to that house
and cry until sunset, when Imam Ali (A.S.) would come and bring them back
home.
- Once, Lady Fatima Zahra (A.S.) longed for the sound of Azhan-the call for
prayer-which was performed by Bilal. But Bilal had taken an oath to never
perform it again after the Prophet's death; nevertheless, in respect to
Fatima's request, he decided to do so. Yet, as soon as Bilal said: 'Allahu
Akbar," Fatima (A.S.) remembered the era of her great father (P.B.U.H.) and
started weeping, so that when Bilal said:
- "I bear witness that Muhammad is His worshipper and Messenger," Fatima
took a deep breath and fell unconscious. When Fatima (A.S.) fell, the people
requested Bilal to stop Azhan, because they believed that Fatima had died. Now
that the voice of rejection seized to reveal that which was in Fatima's heart,
the language of tears spoke out for her; and as it is correctly said: "The
language of tears, is more painful to the heart and sadder to the eyes"!!
- Suwaid Ibn Ghafleh said: "When Fatima was inflicted with her illness, the
women of the Muhajireen and Ansar gathered around her and said: `How are you
doing, daughter of Allah's Messenger?'
- Fatima praised Allah, prayed for her father and said: "I have become, by
Allah, to have feelings of resentment for your world, detesting your men;
- I have coasted them after testing them, hated them after examining them.
- Thus, shameful is the defiling of honor,
- Playing after being serious,
- Striking the soft rocks,
- The slackening of spears,
- The foolishness of judgments and the misguidance of wants".
- "Evil indeed are (the works) which their souls have sent forward before
them (with the result) that Allah's wrath is on them, and in torment will they
abide".
- Certainly it (Allah's wrath) has control of their affairs, held them
responsible (for deserving it), and launched its disagreement on them".
- "So, may the unjust ones be done away with, cursed, and damned. Woe unto
them!
- How they have snatched it away from the foundations of the Message,
- The fundamentals of prophet hood and guidance,
- The place of descent for the Devoted Spirit, and he who is clever in the
affairs of this world and the hereafter? (She means that they usurped Ali's
right)
- Surely; (their action) is clear loss. Why were they hostile to Abu Al-Hassan?
- They took vengeance, by Allah, from him for his unbiased sword,
- His carelessness about his death (i.e., his unprecedented courage),
- His deadly assaults ,
- His severe encounters, and
- His anger for the sole sake of Allah,
- Exalted is His Name.
- "By Allah, had they prevented each other from assuming the reigns of
power,
- Which Allah's Messenger entrusted to him,
- He would have held it and led them smoothly,
- He would not have harmed them the size of a thread,
- Nor would his followers stammer, (meaning they would have lived in harmony
under his rule).
- He surely would have delivered them to a spring pure, lush, abundant,
- Flowing over its banks yet its sides are not muddy.
- He certainly would have brought them back satisfied and advised them
secretly and publicly without providing himself with any availing thing.
- Nor would he favor himself with the worldly things with any gain, save
that which would quench the thirst of the thirsty, and feed the hungry.
- Surely the abstinent would have been distinguished from the desirous, and
the truthful from the liar.
- Had the people of the town believed and feared Allah,
- We should indeed have opened out to them (all kinds of) blessings from
Heaven and Earth;
- But they rejected (the truth), and We brought them to book for their
misdeeds.
- And the wrongdoers of this generation;
- The results of their deeds will soon overtake them (too),
- And they will never be able to frustrate (Our Plan)!"
- "Indeed.. "Come to see!
- "As long as you live, time shall show you amazing events!
- "I wish I knew what proof they have for that which they have done?
- "On what foundation have they stood?
- "On what reliable grip have they held?
- "Upon whose progeny have they encroached and spoke against?
- "Evil, indeed, is the patron and evil the companion!
- "They have exchanged, by Allah, the daring for the tales and the capable
for the impotent.
- "Thus, away with a people who (mistakenly) believe they are doing well (to
themselves);
- "For surely, they are the ones who make mischief, but they realize (it)
not.
- "Woe unto them!
- "Is he who guides towards truth more worthy to be followed,
- Or the who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided?
- "What then is the matter with you?
- "How do you judge?
- "But-upon my life! it has already conceived (meaning that it is too late
to do anything).
- "So wait until its fruit comes about.
- "Then shall ye fill your buckets with pure blood and fatal venom?
- "That day the dealers in falsehood will perish!
- "And the ones who come to follow shall know the evil which their
successors have established!
- "Then awaken the aversion in yourselves to your world!
- "Prepare your hearts for calamities,
- "Adapt yourselves to a sharp sword;
- An assault of a tyrant enemy,
- An overwhelming commotion, and
- Atrocity from oppressors who shall leave your booty worthless,
- And your crops unharvested; "Alas!
- "What a pity! How will ye be treated?
- But indeed it hath been obscured from your sight.
- Shall we then compel you to accept it when ye are averse to it?"
- Swaid Ibn Ghaflah added: "The women informed their men what Lady Fatima
Zahra (A.S.) had said, then a group of men went to her and said: `O you
Mistress of all women! Hazrat Abu Al-Hassan mentioned this to us before we
made the oath, and gave the promise (to Abu Bakr), then surely we would not
have exchanged him (Imam Ali (A.S.)) for anyone else!!!'
- Fatima (A.S.) said: Leave me alone! Surely there is not an excuse for you
after (I have already) spoken to you; and there shall be no command after (I
have seen) your shortcomings. "
- When we review Lady Fatima's (A.S.) speech, it becomes clear to us that
she blamed the people for accepting Abu Bakr's and Umar's leadership over Imam
Ali (A.S.). She also foretold of many calamities, which would take place as a
result of this misdeed. Fatima's predictions were true; Umar seized power
after Abu Bakr appointed him as his successor to Caliphate. After Umar, Uthman
was appointed leader; this started the era of explicit oppression against the
Muslims. Imam Ali (A.S.) in his sermon of Shiqshiqiyyah pointed out the course
of Caliphate and how it was transferred from one person to another until
finally he was appointed leader-virtually by force. He (A.S.) then explained
how the same ones who paid allegiance to him turned against his rule, which
triggered unrest between the Muslims that had everlasting adverse effects.
Imam Ali (A.S.) also added his view on Caliphate and this world, in several
eloquent words in this sermon. He (A.S.) said: "By Allah, the son of Abu
Quhafa (Abu Bakr) dressed himself with it (the caliphate) and he certainly
knew that my position in relation to it was the same as the position of the
axis in relation to the hand mill. The floodwater flows down from me and the
bird cannot fly unto me. I put a curtain against the Caliphate and kept myself
detached from it. Then I began to think whether I should assault or endure
calmly the blinding darkness of tribulations wherein the elders are feeled and
the young grow old and the true believer acts under strain till he meets Allah
(on his death). I found that endurance thereon was wiser. So I adopted
patience although there was pricking in the eye and suffocation of my
inheritance till the first one went his way but handed over the Caliphate to
Ibn Khattab after himself"
- Lady Fatima Zahra (A.S.) was calm and patient when the women of the
Muhajireen and Ansar came to visit her. Then he quoted Aisha's verse: "My days
now are passed on the camel's back (in difficulty), while there were days (of
ease) -when I enjoyed the company of Jabir's brother Hayyan.'
- "It is strange that during his lifetime he wished to get rid of the
Caliphate but he straightened its way for the other after his death.
- No doubt these two shared its udders strictly among themselves.
- This one put the Caliphate in a tough enclosure where the utterance was
haughty and the tough was rough.
- Mistakes were in plenty and so also the excuses therefore.
- One in contact with it, was like the rider of an unruly camel If he pulled
up its rein the very nostril would be slit,
- but if he let it loose he would be thrown.
- Consequently, by Allah, people got involved in recklessness, wickedness,
unsteadfastness, and deviation.
- Nevertheless, I remained patient despite the length of period and
stiffness of trial,
- Till when he went his way (by death),
- He put the matter (of Caliphate) in a group and regarded me to be one of
them.
- But good Heavens! What had I to do with this `consultation'?
- Where was any doubt about me with regard to the first of them that I was
not considered akin to these ones.
- But I remained low when they were low and flew high.
- One of them turned against me because of his hatred and the other got
inclined the other way due to his in-law relationship and this thing and that
thing,
- Till the third man of these people stood up with heaving breasts between
his dung and fodder.
- With him, his cousins also stood up swallowing up Allah's wealth like a
camel devouring the foliage of spring,
- Till his rope broke down,
- His actions finished him and his gluttony brought him down prostrate.
- At that moment, the crowd of people frightened me. It advanced towards me
from every side like the mane of the hyena so much so that Hassan and Hussain
were getting crushed and both the ends of my shoulder garment were torn.
- They collected around me like a herd of sheep and goats.
- When 1 took up the reins of government,
- One party broke away and another turned disobedient while the rest began
acting wrongfully as if they had not heard the word of Allah saying: `That
abode in the hereafter, We assign it for those who intend not to exalt
themselves in the earth, nor (to make) mischief (therein); and the end is
(best) for the pious ones.' (28:83)
- Yes, by Allah, they had heard it and understood it,
- But the world appeared glittering in their eyes and its embellishments
seduced them.
- Behold, by Him who split the grain (to grow) and created living beings,
- If people had not come to me and supporters had not exhausted the argument
and if there had been no pledge of Allah with the learned to the effect that
they should not acquiesce the gluttony of the oppressor and the hunger of the
oppressed,
- I would have cast the rope of Caliphate on its own shoulders and would
have given the last one the same treatment as the first.
- Then you would have seen that in my view this world of yours is no better
than the sneezing of a goat."
- Imam Ali (A.S.) was surprised to find that his dear wife had left her bed
and had started doing the housework; he asked her about it and she replied:
"This is the last day of my life.
- I want to wash my children's hair and clothes, because they will soon be
orphans, without a mother!!"
- Imam Ali (A.S.) then asked her about the source of knowledge of this news
(the day of her departure). She (A.S.) told him that she had seen the
Messenger of Allah in her dream and he had told her that she was going to join
him that night. She then asked Imam Ali (A.S.) to execute her will.
- He said:"Instruct me to do anything you wish, daughter of Allah's
Messenger." Ali (A.S.) then asked everyone to leave the house and he sat next
to her.
- Fatima started: "Cousin, you are not accustomed to me being a
False-teller, undevoted, or have
- I disobeyed you since I have become your companion?"
- Ali said: "Allah forbid!! You are more knowing of Allah, more devoted,
more pious, and more honorable and more fearing of Allah than (to give me a
reason) to reprimand you for disobeying me. Surely it is very painful for me
to be separated from you and to lose you; but it is an inevitable destination.
By Allah, you have renewed the sorrow I have just encountered with the death
of Allah's Messenger; surely your death and departure will be a great
calamity, but `to Allah do we belong, and to Him shall we return.' What a
painful, bitter and sad calamity. Surely this is a calamity for which there is
not consolement, and a disaster for which there is no compensation."
- Then they both cried and Imam Ali (A.S.) embraced her head and said:
"Instruct me to do anything you wish; you certainly will find me devoted and I
will execute everything that you command me to do.
- I shall also put your matters over mine."
- She (A.S.) said: "May Allah reward you with the best of goodness.
- Cousin, firstly I ask you to marry after my death, my niece Umamah; surely
she will be to my children as I was. Besides, men cannot do without women."
- Fatima (A.S.) then added: "I ask you not to let anyone who did injustice
to me to witness my funeral,
- For they certainly are enemies of mine,
- And the enemy of Allah's Messenger. Also don't give them the chance to
pray over me,
- Nor to any of their followers. Burry me at night when eyes are rested and
sight is put to sleep."
- Fatima Bint Muhammad was ready to meet her Lord. She bathed, than lay down
in her garment...
- She then instructed Asma Bint Umais to wait awhile and then to call her
name; if there was no answer, this would mean that she (A.S.) had departed
towards her Lord.
- Asma waited awhile, then called Fatima's name... but there was no answer;
Asma repeated the call: "O daughter of the chosen Muhammad! O daughter of the
most honorable of them whom women bore! O daughter of the best of those who
have walked on gravel! O daughter of him who was at `A distance of but two
bow-lengths or (even) nearer" (a Quranic verse, (53:9)) ...There is no
answer... silence overwhelms the house ...Asma then proceeds towards Fatima
and finds her dead. At that point, Hassan and Hussain entered and asked:
"Where is our mother?" Yet Asma uttered not a word! Hassan and Hussain
proceeded towards their mother and found her dead. At this, Hussain turned
towards Hassan and said: "May Allah console you for our Mother!"
Imam Ali (A.S.) was at the Mosque. Hassan and Hussain went to the Mosque and
broke the news to their father. As soon as he (A.S.) heard their words, he
fell unconscious. When he regained consciousness, he said: "Who will console
me now, daughter of Muhammad? You used to console me, so who will take your
place now?"
The Hashimite women were then gathered to receive the news of the great
calamity... Yes, the calamity befell them once more, while the blood was still
flowing from the wound of losing the Prophet... Medina shakes... Everyone came
to console Ali (A.S.) and his two children... Allah is with you, Zahra's
children... It was just yesterday that you were inflicted with the death of
your great father-the Prophet of Allah-and your new calamity is not any less
than that one! But take patience, for this is the will of the Mighty Lord.
- All praise belongs to the Almighty God [swt], the Master of the Universe.
-
Muslims Youths often ask for the reasoning and justification behind some of
the aspects of Islamic jurisprudence. Many times, the answers are not very
apparent, and they become clear as the human mind evolves with time.
- The
Lady of Light, Sayyida Fatima Zahra [a] has been quoted explaining the
philosophy behind some of the basis tenants of Islam in the following passage:
-
Allah made the faith for you as purity from polytheism (and infidelity);
- And (made) service the cause of your getting distant (purification) from
pride (egoism);
- And rendered alms for the purity of your soul and expansion of your
sustenance;
- And rendered fasting for the maintenance and firmness of your sincerity;
-
And Allah set Hajj for the consolidation and reinforcement of the religion;
- Allah executed and rendered justice for the sake of putting together and
harmonization of the hearts;
- And (Allah set) the subordination and obedience of us (the household of
the Prophet [s]) for the security of society's system, and our Imamate as a
safety from segregation and disunity;
- And (Allah made) Jihad, the honor and glory for Islam and abjectness and
humbleness for the infidels and the hypocrites;
- And (Allah rendered) patience as help for getting reward;
- And (Allah caused) commanding goodness and forbidding evil for the
amendment and correction of society and the common folks (public);
- And (Allah made) the kindness to parents as a protection (shield) to His
wrath and displeasure;
- And Allah made joining and connecting with the
kinship and cognation, the cause of lengthening of life;
- And Allah made law of retaliation (revenge for homicide) as the security
of blood (from being shed);
- And (Allah rendered) prohibition from drinking wine the cause of taking
distance from contaminations (evil);
- 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 deserving 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.
-
FATIMA’S PROTEST AGAINST ABU BAKR’S ACTIONS
Fatima (S.A.) 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) (S.A.W.) 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, (S.A.W.)
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 (S.A.W.) 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 (S.A.) then
added:
0 People! Be informed that I am Fatima, and my father is Muhammad (S.A.W.) 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 (S.A.) 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 (S.A.W.) 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 (S.A.W.) 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 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 of
Allah’
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 (S.A.W.) 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 (S.A.W.) 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 (S.A.W.) 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 she-camel, 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) (S.A.W.)
to you against a severe punishment. So, act and so will we, and wait, and we
shall wait."
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(The end of Lady Fatima’s
speech.)
It appears from recorded historical events, that Lady Fatima (S.A.) 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:
"O 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 (S.A.W.) had stated that
prophets couldn’t be inherited, and said:
"Glory be to Allah!!
Surely Allah’s Messenger (S.A.W.) 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 (S.A.) 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
(S.A.) turned towards them and said:
"O 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!.
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After Fatima's visit with women and then the men, which resulted in an
emotional revolution in the hearts of the Muslims, Abu Bakr and Umar decided to
visit the Mistress of women and try to achieve her contentment with them. The
story was reported in 'I'lal Al-Sharaye' as follows: When Fatima (A.S.) was
suffering from her fatal illness, Abu Bakr and Umar came to visit her. They
asked for permission to enter, but she refused to see them. Upon this, Abu Bakr
vowed not to enter any house until he saw Fatima and asked her to forgive him.
Abu Bakr, because of his oath, was forced to spend that night in the cold with
no cover. Umar then went to Ali (A.S.) and addressed him by saying: "More than
once we have come to see Fatima so as to ask for requital, but she refuses to
grant us permission to enter. If you see to it, you can get us permission from
her to talk to her." He (Imam Ali (A.S.)) said: "I surely will."
- Imam Ali then entered the house and said to Fatima (A.S.): "Daughter of
Allah's Messenger, you have seen what these two men have done. They have
repeatedly come to see you, but you have not given them permission to enter,
now they have asked me to ask you to give them that permission."
- She said: "By Allah, I shall not give them permission, nor will I speak a
word to them until I meet my father and complain to him about that which they
have done and committed against me."
- Ali then said; "But I have assured them that I will (acquire your
permission)." Now Fatima replied: "Now that you have assured them of
something,
- The house is yours, and women follow men (in their commands);
- I shall not disagree with you in anything,
- So allow whoever you wish (to enter the house)."
- When Ali heard Fatima's reply, he (A.S.) left the house and gave
permission to enter. The two men entered the house; when they saw Fatima (A.S.)
they submitted their greetings to her, but she did not reply, only turned her
face away from them; in turn, they followed her face and she constantly turned
away from them. The two parties repeated this action several times until
Fatima (A.S.) said:
- 'Ali cover me with your garment;"
- She then said to some women who were present: "Turnme towards them!!"
- When this was done, Abu Bakr said: "Daughter of Allah's Messenger, we have
only come to you in an attempt to achieve your satisfaction and avoid your
wrath; we ask you to requite and forgive us for the misdeed which we have
committed against you."
Fatima said: "I shall not speak a word to either of you until I meet my Lord
and complain to Him about you.
- I shall then complain about your actions and everything which you have
committed against me."
- Fatima then turned towards Ali and said: "I shall not speak to them until
I ask them about something which they heard from Allah's Messenger.
- If they tell the truth regarding it, then I will decide to speak to them
or not."
- They said: "By Allah, she has the right to do so. Besides, we only speak
that which is right and testify to that which is true." She said: "I ask you
by Allah, do you remember when the Messenger of Allah called you out in the
middle of the night regarding a matter which came up with Ali?"
- They answered: "Yes, By Allah." Fatima then said: "I ask you by Allah, did
you hear him say: 'Fatima is part of me and I am from her;
- He who offends me offends Allah.
- He who offends her after my death is the same as he who offends her during
my life;
- And he who offends her during my life is the same as he who offends her
after my death'?'
- They both answered: "Yes, by Allah, we remember." She (A.S.) said: "Praise
be to Allah. O Allah, I hold you witness, so you who are present testify to
this; surely they have offended me when I am living and after my death.
- By Allah, I shall not speak a word to you until I meet my Lord and
complain to Him about you and that which you have inflicted me with."
- When Abu Bakr heard this, he wailed and burst in loud laments and said: "I
wish that my mother had not bore me" Umar said: "It is strange how people
appointed you as guardian of their affairs while you are not but a foolish old
man!! You become anxious at a woman's anger and you rejoice at her
satisfaction. What is wrong with he who angers a woman?" They then left the
house.
Commenting on this story Sayid Qazwini writes: "There was no need for Abu Bakr
to wail and apologize when he had the opportunity to amend his mistakes, nor
was there a reason for him to burst into loud laments when he had the chance
to return her estate to her. But surely the Caliph wished to achieve Lady
Fatima's satisfaction at the same time he was keeping her property and rights
usurped."
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If men had true in faith in
the holy Prophet & had regarded him with due respect & greatness , they must
have had ardent love & respect for us ( the Ahl-e-Bait ) .
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There can be no bigger longing
than to have the honour of seeing the holy Prophet after leaving this world .
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It is our custom to accept in
best faith commands of Allah & the Holy Prophet .
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The grace & dignity of
women-folk lies in not looking at the bodies of men .Similarly the nobility of
men demands that they must not cast glances on bodies of women .
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We are recognized for seeking
the hereafter & abstaining from this physical world of desires .
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My great father ( the
holy Prophet ) has pronounced that a true believer in Allah & His Prophet
never causes inconvenience to his neighbor .
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Allah
fixed the reward for His obedience and torment for His insubordination and
disobedience so that He may restrain His servants from His wrath and fury and
lead them to His paradise.
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And I
testify that my father Mohammad (S.A.W.) is the apostle and the servant of
Allah. And Allah selected and chose him before appointing him at the post of
Prophet hood. And He named him before choosing and selecting him. And chose him
before envoying and delegating him. Then all the creations were hidden and
covered in the covers of unseen and were hidden amid the screen and curtain of
fear and fright and stayed near the last and final border of non entity
(nothingness) for Allah was aware of and knew the end of matters and because
of His encompassing the incidents of times and ages and His knowledge of the
predestinates. Allah appointed him (as apostle) so that he may complete and
finalize His matter and Implement His order and materialize His decreeds and
predestinates.
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Allah
saw nations and groups had various different sects in their religion and
scattered and staying on the verge of the fires of differences, busy with the
their idol worshipping. They denied God with all the signs and symbols of HIM.
(IRFAN) So Allah illuminated the dark nesses through my father Mohammad (S.A.W.)
and removed the dark nesses from their hearts, removed (cured) the blindness of
the eyes
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Hospitality is a pious
attitude ordained by the holy Prophet for every man faith .
- The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) then said to Ali: "Come near me."
- Ali came near as the Prophet asked; he then held Fatima's hand and put it
on his chest for a long time, and held Ali's hand in his other hand.
- When the Prophet tried to speak, he was overtaken by tears and was unable
to do so. Therefore, Ali, Fatima, Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain cried when they saw
him (P.B.U.H.) crying.
- Fatima then said: "Messenger of Allah! You have broken my heart and
brought sorrow to me with your crying. You are the Master of all Prophets and
the trusted Prophet of your Lord; you are the beloved Prophet of Allah! Who do
I have for my children after you? Who do I have to protect me from the
humiliation, which will inflict me after you?
- Who does Ali, your brother and the helper of your religion, have after
you? Who is to (attend to) Allah's revelation and affair?"
Fatima then broke down crying and embraced him together with Ali, Hassan and
Hussain (A.S.).
- The Prophet raised his head, and while holding Fatima's hand, he placed it
in Ali's hand and said:
- Abu Al-Hassan, she is Allah's and His Messenger's, Muhammad, trust to you.
Therefore, keep Allah's and His Messenger's trust by protecting her. Surely I
know you will.'
- 'Ali, this (Fatima) by Allah, is the Mistress of all women of Paradise;
this, by Allah, is (like) Maryam al-Kubra.' 'By Allah, before I reached this
state, I asked Allah (certain things) for you and I, and He surely has given
me what I asked.'
- 'Ali, Execute that which Fatima commands you to do, for I have commanded
her to (perform certain affairs) which Gabriel ordered me to do.
- Be informed, Ali that I am satisfied with him who my daughter is satisfied
with, so is my Lord and the angels.
- Ali, Cursed is he who oppresses her;
- Cursed is he who usurps her right;
- Cursed is he who violates her sanctity..."
- The Prophet then embraced Fatima (A.S.), kissed her hand and said: "May
your father be your sacrifice, Fatima." At that moment, the Messenger of Allah
was putting his head on Ali's chest; but his love for Fatima kept driving him
to embrace and kiss her repeatedly. He cried until his tears made his beard
and shirt wet.
- Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain (A.S.) began crying and kissing his feet;
when Imam Ali (A.S.) tried to separate them, the Prophet said: "Let them smell
me and let me smell them; Let them be near me, surely they will be afflicted
with sorrows and difficult problems after me. May Allah curse him who abuses
them.' O Allah!! I commend them to your protection and to the protection of
the righteous believers." Meanwhile, Fatima (A.S.) was speaking to her father
with a crying voice and saying: "May my soul be your sacrifice! May my face
prevent harm from your face! Father, can you not speak a word to me?! Surely I
see the knights of death attacking you fiercely!!" Allah's Messenger then
said: "Daughter, I am leaving you; thus, peace be upon you from me".
- Ali (P.B.U.H.) said: "I heard the Prophet say: "On the Day of Rising, a
caller shall announce from beyond the veil: "O gathered people, lower your
eyes so that Fatima, the Daughter of Muhammad, may pass."
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Ali (A.S.) reported that the Prophet said: "On the Day of Rising, a caller
shall call from the sole of the Throne:
- "O people of Resurrection, cast your eyes down, so that Fatima Bint
Muhammad may pass-while holding Al-Hussain's shirt, which will (still) be
saturated with blood.' She will then embrace the leg of the Throne and say:
- "O (Allah), You are the Omnipotent and Just; pass the judgment between me
and those who killed my son." (The Prophet (P.B.U.H.) added): "Then He shall
judge according to my Sunnah, by the Lord of Kaaba, Fatima will then say:
- "O Allah! grant me intercedence for everyone who cried for his disaster;
Allah will then grant her intercedence for them."
- "The Messenger of Allah said: A caller shall call from the sole of the
Throne: O gathered people, lower your heads and cast your eyes down so that
Fatima Bint Muhammad may pass on the Path. ' He added: `She then passes
accompanied by seventy thousand Huri Al-Een, as if they were a flashing
light."
- Jaber Ibn Abdullah Ansari said: "I said to Abu Ja'far (Al-Baqir (A.S.)):
`May I be your sacrifice son of Allah's Messenger; narrate to me a hadith in
regard to the noble traits of your grandmother Fatima, so that if I report it
to your Shiites (followers), they would rejoice at (hearing) it!' Abu Ja'far (A.S.)
said: `My father told me that my grandfather reported that Allah's Messenger
said: "On the Day of Rising, Minbars of light shall be erected for the
prophets and messengers, of which my Minbar shall be the highest among all
Minbars on that day. Allah will then say: Deliver a speech,' so I will deliver
a speech that none of the prophets or messengers have ever heard. Then for the
successors (of prophets) shall be erected Minbars of light, and in the middle
of these Minbars one shall be erected for my successor, Ali Ibn Abu Talib,
which will be higher than all their Minbars. Allah will then say:
- "Ali, deliver a speech.' So he will deliver a speech like no successor has
ever heard before. Then for the children of the prophets and messengers shall
be erected Minbars of light; among them shall be a Minber of light for my two
sons, grandsons and the two flowers of my life (Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain).
Then it shall be said to them: "Deliver speeches." So they will deliver two
speeches like none of the children of the prophets and messengers have ever
heard before!
- "A caller-Gabriel-shall then call: `Where is Fatima Bint Muhammad?' She (A.S.)
will rise..." (until he said): 'Allah, the blessed and exalted is His Name,
shall say: `O people of the gathering; to whom does honor belong today?' So
Muhammad, Ali, Hassan and Al-Hussain (A.S.) will say: 'To Allah, The one, The
Almighty 'Allah the Exalted will say: "O people of the gathering: lower your
heads and cast your eyes down, for this is Fatima proceeding towards
Paradise.' Gabriel shall then bring her a female camel from the female camels
of Paradise; its sides shall be embellished, its muzzle with fresh pearls, and
it shall have a saddle of coral. It shall kneel down in her presence; so she
will ride it. Allah will then send 100, 000 angels to accompany her on her
right side; and 100, 000 angels to accompany her on her left side; and 100,
000 angels to lift her onto their wings until they bring her to the gate of
Paradise. When she is near the gate of Paradise, she will look to her side.
Allah will then say: "Daughter of My beloved, why did you look to your side
after I gave the command that you enter my Paradise?"
- She will say: "My Lord, I wished that my position would be realized on
such a Day!" Allah will say:
- "Daughter of My beloved! Go back and look for everyone in whose heart was
love for you or for any of your progeny; take their hand and lead them into
paradise!"
- Abu Ja'far (A.S.) said: "By Allah; Jabir, she will pick her Shiites
(followers) and those who love her just like a bird picks good seeds from bad
seeds. So that when her Shiites are near the gate of Paradise, Allah will
inspire their hearts to look to their sides; when they do--- Allah, The
Almighty, will say:
- My beloved ones, why did you look around when Fatima, the daughter of my
beloved one, interceded for you?' They will answer: `Our Lord! We hoped that
our position would be known on such a day!'
- Allah will then say: `My beloved ones, go back and look for everyone who
loved you for your love for Fatima;
- Look for everyone who fed you for the love of Fatima;
- Look for everyone who clothed you for the love of Fatima;
- Look for everyone who gave you a drink for the love of Fatima;
- Look for everyone who prevented (Gheeba) backbiting from being done
against you for the love of Fatima...
- Take their hands and lead them into Paradise... "'
- Ibn Abbas said: "I heard Amir Al-Mo'mineen, Ali (A.S.) say: Once the
Messenger of Allah entered the house of Fatima and found her in a sad mood. So
he said: `What has made you sad daughter?'
- Fatima replied: `Father, I remembered the gathering (Day), and people
standing naked on the Day of Resurrection!'
- He said: Daughter, surely it will be a great Day. But Gabriel informed me
that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said that the first one upon whom the
ground shall be split opened is me, then your husband, Ali Ibn Abu Talib (A.S.);
then Allah shall send Gabriel accompanied by seventy thousand angels and he
will erect on your grave seven domes of light, after which Israfil will bring
you three garments of light and stand by your head and say to you:
- "O Fatima Bint Muhammad, rise towards your gathering place."
- "You (Fatima) shall then rise secure from fear and veiled (in privacy).
Israfil will hand you the garments and you will wear them. Rafael will then
bring you a female camel of light; its muzzle shall be made of fresh pearls
and on it shall be a howdan of gold. You will ride it and Rafael shall lead it
by its muzzle while seventy thousand angels holding the banners of
glorification accompany you.
- When the caravan hurries with you, seventy thousand Huris shall receive
you rejoicing at seeing you; while every one of them will be holding a censer
of light from which the fragrance of incense is spread without fire. They
shall be wearing crowns of jewels embellished with green chrysolites."
- Imam Baqir (A.S.) said: "I heard Jabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari say: Allah's
Messenger said: "On the Day of Rising, My daughter, Fatima, shall arrive
riding a female camel from among the camels of Paradise-to her right shall be
seventy thousand angels and to her left shall also be seventy thousand angels;
Gabriel will be holding its muzzle and calling with the loudest of voices:
`Cast down your eyes so that Fatima Bint Muhammad may pass!"
- "Then shall no prophet, messenger, truthful one, or martyr remain without
casting their eyes down until Fatima passes... Then a call shall come from the
side of Allah, the Exalted:
- My beloved one and the daughter of my beloved one; ask Us and you shall be
given (whatever you wish), and intercede, your intercedence shall be accepted.
By my Honor and Exaltation, the oppression of no oppressor shall pass My (judgment)
today.
- She (Fatima) will then say: "O Allah, My Master;
- My progeny, My Shiites (followers), the Shiites of my progeny,
- Those who love me and those who love my progeny."
- She will then hear a call from Allah's side, may His Name be exalted:
- Where are Fatima's progeny, her Shiites, those who love her, and those who
love her progeny?"
- They will then come forward, surrounded by angels of mercy, and Fatima
will lead them into Paradise."
- It has been ordained by the holy Prophet that
a person who has firm faith in One-ness of Allah & believes in the day of
resurrection must always talk wholesome or remain speechless .
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Be careful for your neighbor
before your own-self & pray for his well-being .
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How will I face Allah if I ask
my husband for something he is unable to afford ?
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Allah must always be praised
by bringing to mind blessing bestowed by Him .
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It is essential to be grateful
to Allah for His vast favours .
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Praise and Eulogy is for Allah for the blessing and bounties which He has
bestowed. And thanks to HIM upon what He revelated (to His servants) And
Praise is for HIM upon the common boons and blessings which He bestowed upon
His servants without their request And upon the comprehensive and complete
blessings which He granted to all and sundry and gave it to us, consecutively.
Those graces and favors which are uncountable. And are irredeemable and
uncompensatable due to their plentiful ness of number. And the imagination of
their end is out of the reach of human mind. He invited the servant to
thankfulness for the sake of the consequetive and continous enhanecment of
blessings. And opened the door of eulogy and Praise (of Allah) upon them so
that He may make his favors and beneficences great and plentiful for them.
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I
testify that there is no Diety (Lord) except the sole and matchless Allah. And
the testification of the singleness of Allah is a word that Allah has declared
sincerity (as) it's reality, and made the hearts the centre of it's contact
and union. And has made the specifications and research of the oneness of
Allah's station obvious and evident in the light of meditation. The Allah Who
can not be seen by the eyes and tongues are unable and baffled to describe His
virtues and attributes. And the intelligence and apprehension of man is
helpless and destitute from the imagination of his how ness.
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Allah
made all the beings without previous matter and sample and shape and pattern.
And made them wear the dress of life by His main and might's and created them
according to His Devine will and Intention short of it that He might have
needed their creation or have wished any benefit for Himself from their
shaping and sketching except this that he wanted to give a proof of His wisdom
and make the people (creations) aware about His obedience and submission and
invited them to his servitude and worship and make His Invitation grand and
ostentatious.
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The Prophet told Fatima: The
two grandsons of this community are among us. These are Hasan and Husayn who
are the masters of the youths of Paradise. By God, their father is more
excellent than they. I solemnly declare in the name of the One who has sent me
as a prophet that the Mahdi of this community will emerge from among these two
sons of yours at the time when chaos will rule.
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Never fail to pronounce facts
& truth of Islam till the last breath of your life .
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My great father ( the Holy
Prophet s.a.w) taught to me these words of supplication : " O Master of
the ancients & the moderns ;
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O Possessor of vast power ; &
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O Most Merciful to the poverty
-stricken ; &
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O most Merciful of all the
merciful ! "
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Peace be upon you, Oh daughter
of the Messenger of Allah !
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Peace be upon you, Oh daughter
of the possessor of outstanding merit
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above all Prophets and
messengers and angels !
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Peace be upon you, Oh Leader
of the Women of the Worlds.
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Peace be upon you, Oh Wife of
the Vicegerent of Allah !
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Peace be upon you, Oh mother
of Hassan and Hussein, the Leaders of the Youth of Paradise !
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Peace be upon you, Oh most
truthful and martyr.
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Peace be upon you, who was
pleased to resign to the will of Allah and Allah was pleased with you.
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Peace be upon you, Oh
possessor of outstanding merit of above others, and the pure.
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Peace be upon you, who is holy
and guarded herself against sins !
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Peace be upon you, who is
knowledgeable and an authority on traditions of the Prophet.
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Peace be upon you, who was
subjected to anger and oppression.
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Peace be upon you, Oh Fatima,
daughter of the Messenger of Allah, and May Allah have mercy on you and bless
you.
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My great father ( the holy
Prophet ) advised me that a person who wants to remain free of fever during
hsi life-time , should repeat these words of supplication : " In the name of
Allah , the Compassionate , the Merciful ; in the name of Allah the
light ; in the name of Allah the light of lights ; in the name of Allah
, the light upon lights ; in the name of Allah the Arranger of all
affairs ; in the name of Allah who crated light from light .Praise be
Allah's , who created light from light , & send sent down light upon the (Mt)
Tur in an inscribed book in a heavenly tablet , in a precise amount upon
a determined Prophet .Praise be Allah who is remembered in dignity , is
famous in honour , & is thanked in happiness & sorrow . & may Allah
favour our Lord , Muhammed . "
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On Fasting She Said:
Imam Sadiq (as) says on the authority of his forefathers that J. Zahra
(as) had said that: "The man who is observing a fast would not gain
anything, when his tongue, ears, and limbs are not safe from sin."
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Extracts of J. Zahra's (as) Sermon:
Praise be to Allah, I am thankful to Him for the capabilities that He
has given me.
I bear witness that there is no God but Allah who is without a
parallel and no one is His partner. This is a call, the essence of which is
love and purity. That Allah who cannot be seen with our eyes; our tongue is
unable to state His praise. He created all without any earlier precedent.
I bear witness that my father, Messenger of Allah was the slave of
Allah and His messenger. He was chosen before he was sent. He was awarded this
position before his coming into being.
'O servants of Allah, you are responsible to His "Orders and
Prohibitions". His religion and His Revelation. You are, the representative of
Allah! and a preacher from His side! And the protector of Allah's right is in
your midst [Ali] He who protected the one who brought the testament of Allah
to you.
Whatever I am telling, its beginning and its end is the same. I do not
indulge into contradictory talk. Whatever, I am telling is stark truth. I do
not practice any wrong.
When Allah chose from the dwell of messengers His Messenger (saww), He
selected for him the honored place of chosen ones. No sooner than it was done,
the discord and envy that was in the hearts, manifested amongst you. The veil
of religion was turned up. Those who have lost the correct path, started
opening their mouths.
Unknown persons started to show off. Slogans in the interest of
falsity were raised, and a conspiracy spread in the society.
The Devil came out of his hole and called you to his side, because he
found you waiting for his call and be fooled. He invited you to stay and
ignited the fire of anger, the reflection of which became apparent on your
face.
This was the reason that you marked somebody's camel apart from your
own, and you entered into somebody's river side. You started searching for
what was not yours. Finally you started usurping the Government when not many
days had passed since the demise of the Prophet (saww). Our woes and wounds
were still bleeding, and even the Prophet (saww) was not buried, that you
advanced an excuse saying that "A mischief has been averted".
Can there be any greater mischief than the one that has
overtaken you. Yes of course hell has taken them in its folds.
This action was not expected from you, What are you doing? Where are
you going? When the book of Allah is present in your midst everything in that
is glittering and all its signs are fully clear as a Crystal. Its prohibition
are apparent and clear, and all orders graphically clear, but you have put
them behind your back. Have you turned your face from them? Or you are aiming
at something else? Alas! it's to be highly regretted that tyrants have adopted
dirty ways, instead of taking up a Qur'anic path.
You have suddenly flared up the fire of mischief, and fanned its
flames. You have assented to the talk of the Satan, who was misleading you.
You have started to extinguish the light of the Religion of Allah and started
obliterating the traditions of the Prophet (saww), and in the pretext of the
froth of fermenting milk, you have silently sipped it all.
You were bent on confining the family and progeny of the Prophet (saww)
in a corner. We preferred to observe patience, but with sword hanging on our
neck and a spear waiting to make a thrust in our chest.
How wonderful it is that you think that the Almighty Allah has not
granted us the right of inheritance, and that we will not get the inheritance
of the Prophet (saww). Are you following the rules of the Age of illiteracy.
For believers, no decision is better than the decision of Allah.
Are you ignorant of these problems? Yes, you are fully aware of them.
The fact is clear as a sun. You know that I am the daughter of the Prophet (saww).
O' Muslim brethren! Is my inheritance going to be snatched by force?
O' son of Qahafa answer me, does Qur'an say that you get your fathers'
inheritance and I should not get my fathers' inheritance. Have you purposely
disowned the Book of Allah; and have cast it behind your back. Whereas Qur'an
says: Sulaiman got his father's (inheritance); Dawood got his fathers'.
Regarding Yahya bin Zakariyya He said, "O' Allah: grant me a son, who could be
my Successor and of the progeny of Yaqoob."
Have you formed an idea that I will not get my parents inheritance?
Did Allah, reveal a special verse for you, striking out my father from
its purview, or you say two persons professing the same religion did not have
the right to inherit each other's (property). Is mine and my father's religion
not one?
Or do you treat an average follower of Qur'an better than my father
and cousin. If it is that case, take my inheritance like a saddled camel
waiting to be taken advantage of. Ride it. BUT bear in mind that I will meet
you on the day of rising and will put up my demand.
What an excellent day it would be when Allah will adorn the seat of
Justice and Mohammed Mustafa (saww) would be a plaintiff.
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Fatima, peace be on her, brought her two sons,
al-Hasan and al- Husayn, peace be on them, to the Apostle of God, may God
bless him and his family, at the time when he was suffering from the sickness
from which he died.
"Apostle of God,"
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."
- Imam who will arise Hazrat Mahdi (Qa'im),
peace be on him, and the events which will take place before his appearance,
together with the indications and features of it.
Among them are:
- The Sufyani will come out in revolt;
- the Hasanid will be killed;
- the Abbasids will dispute over worldly kingdom;
- there will be an eclipse of the sun in the middle of the month
of Ramadan;
- there will be an eclipse of the moon at the end of that month in
contrast to ordinary happenings;
- the land will be swallowed up at al-Bayda'; it will be swallowed
in the east-it will be swallowed up in the west;
- the sun will stay still from the time of its decline to the
middle of the time for the afternoon prayer;
- it will rise from the west;
- a pure soul (nafs zakiyya) will be killed in the outskirts of
Kufa with seventy righteous men;
- a Hashimite will be slaughtered between the corner (of the Ka'ba)
and the station of Abraham);
- the wall of the mosque of Kufa will be destroyed;
- black standards will advance from Khurasan;
- al-Yamani will come out in revolt;
- al-Maghribi will appear in Egypt and take possession of it from
Syria;
- the Turk will occupy the region of al-Jazira;
- the Byzantines will occupy Ramla;
- the star will appear in the east giving light just like the moon
gives light;
- then (the new moon) will bend until its two tips almost meet;
- a colour will appear in the sky and spread to its horizons;
- a fire will appear for a long time in the east remaining in the
air for three or seven days;
- the Arabs will throw off the reins and take possession of their
land, throwing out the foreign authority;
- the people of Egypt will kill their ruler and destroy Syria; and
three standards will dispute over it (Syria);
- the standards of Qays and the Arabs will come among the people
of Egypt;
- the standards of Kinda (will go) to Khurasan;
- horses will come from the west until they are stabled in al-Hira;
- the black standards will advance towards them from the east; the
Euphrates will flood so that the water comes into the alleys of Kufa;
- sixty liars will come forward, all of them claiming prophethood,
and twelve will come forward from the family of Abu Talib, all of them
claiming the Imamate; a man of important rank of the supporters of the
'Abbasids will be burnt between Jalula' and Khaniqin;
- the bridge next to Karkh in the city of Baghdad will be
established;
- a black wind will raise it at the beginning of the day and then
an earthquake will occur so that much of it will be swallowed up;
- fear will cover the people of Iraq and Baghdad; swift death
(will occur) there and there will be a loss of property, lives and harvests;
- locusts will appear at their usual times and at times not usual
so that they attack agricultural land and crops and there will be little
harvest for what the people planted;
- two kinds of foreigners will dispute and much blood will be shed
in their quarrel;
- slaves will rebel against obedience to their masters and kill
their masters (mawali);
- a group of heretics (ahl al-bida) will be transformed until they
become monkeys and pigs;
- slaves will conquer the land of their masters; a cry (will come)
from the sky (in such a way) that all the people will hear it in their own
languages;
- a face and a chest will appear in the sky before the people in
the centre of the sun;
- the dead will arise from their graves so that they will return
to the world and they will recognize one another and visit one another;
- that will come to an end with twenty-four continous rainstorms
and the land will be revived by them after being dead and it will recognize
its blessings;
- after that every disease will be taken away from those of the
Shia of the Mahdi, peace be on him, who believe in the truth;
at that time they will know of his appearance in Mecca and they
will go to him to support him.
(These signs) are as the reports have mentioned. Among the total
of these events are some which are bound (to happen) and other which are
conditional. God knows best what will take place. We have only mentioned them
on the basis of what is recounted in basic sources of tradition (usul) because
of their inclusion in traditions which have been handed down. From God we seek
help and Him do we ask for success.
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One
day the Holy Lady Fatimah Al-Zahra(A.S.) was shown by her Father The
Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) a very special kind of Prayer. That he himself was
shown earlier by The Trusted Archangel Jibrael(A.S.).
This
special After-Prayer is to be said after each time, any Prayer of
Worship is concluded.
The
Holy Lady(A.S) in turn began to teach the short Prayer to so many
others. That in the very short time, it became to be known as the
'Prayer of Fatimah Al-Zahra(as)'.
Take
any kind of Prayer Bead string, such as shown on the image below. The
Prayer String should have a total of 99 beads, with two dividers and
ahead called the Sheikh.
The
Prayer Bead is taken by the left hand and with the index finger and tumb
of the right hand draws each bead seperately one by one and saying the
words as described below.
For
first set of 33 beads plus counting the first divider. Hence totalling
in all 34 beads. For each bead passed say the clearly the words to
yourself: ALLAHO AKBAR For each of the 34 beads separately. For the next
second set of 33 beads. For each bead passed say the clearly the words
to yourself: AL-HAMDU LE ALLAH For each of the 33 beads separately. For
the third set of 33 beads For each bead passed say the clearly the words
to yourself: SUBHANA LE ALLAH For each of the 33 beads separately.
Totally 100 beads
That
concludes the Prayer of the Holy Infallible Lady of all women, in all of
the worlds and in all of the Seven Heavens, The Lady Fatimah Al-Zahra(A.S.)
Most
or if not all of the Mujtahideen express a great Mustahab (preferable) as
near to as Wajib (compulsory) to say this Prayer after any Prayer of
Worship is concluded.
Many
Muslims carry with them at all times the Prayer Bead String so that they
can recite this prayer numerously at any time of the day and night.
Especially at times when one has nothing to do such as waiting or
sitting around lazily.
So
think about it! What better way of filling your spare and idle time than
to quietly recite this small Prayer to yourself in the remembrance and
in thankfulness of Allah your Creator and Master. And in return Allah
will reward His untold Thawaab and A'jar(reward)!