لطفا منتظر باشید ...
One day,
my dear Father, The Holy Prophet of
Allah, came to my house and said to me "Peace be upon you,
O Fatima," To which I replied: "And upon you be peace." He said "I
feel some weakness in my body." I said "May Allah protect you from
your weakness, O my Father." He said, " 0 Fatima, please bring me,
the Vestment of Yemen and cover me with it." So, I brought my
Father, the Vestment of Yemen and covered him with it. Then I
looked at him and saw that his face was shining with the glow of a
full white moon, and with the moon's full glory and splendour.
After a while my son Hasan(A.S.) came
in and said "Peace be upon you, my mother." I replied: "And upon
you be peace, O, the light of my eyes and the happiness of my
heart." He then said: "Mother! I smell a fragrance so sweet and
pure, as that of my Grandfather, The Prophet of Allah." I replied:
"Yes. Indeed your Grandfather is sitting underneath that
Vestment." Hasan went near to the Vestment and said: "Peace be
upon you my Grandfather, The Prophet of
Allah. Will you permit me to enter the Vestment with you?." He
replied: "And upon you be peace, my son and the master of my
fountain, I grant you permission to enter under the Vestment with
me." So Hasan entered and sat under the Vestment with my Father.
After a while my son Husain(A.S.) came
in and said "Peace be upon you, my mother." I replied: "And upon
you be peace, O, the light of my eyes and happiness of my heart."
He then said: "Mother I smell a fragrance so sweet and pure as
that of my Grandfather, The Prophet of Allah." I replied, "Yes.
Indeed your Grandfather and your brother are both sitting covered
underneath that Vestment." Hussain approached the Vestment and
said: "Peace be on you, O my Grandfather, The Chosen of Allah, do you
allow me to enter the Vestment with both of you." He replied: "And
upon you be peace, my son and intercessor of my followers, I so
grant you permission." So Hussain entered and sat under the
Vestment with them. 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?" 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. 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. 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, "Allah, these are
The People of my Ahlul-Bayt and very
specially my Own and my Protectors. They are of my own flesh and
of my own blood. Whoever gives them trouble, gives me trouble too;
whoever makes them unhappy, makes me unhappy too, I am at war with
those who are at war with them, I am at peace with those who are
at peace with them. I am the enemy of those who are at enemy with
them; I am the friend of those who befriend them. Indeed they are
from me, and I am from them. 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 AngelsThen The
Archangel Jibrael, the Trusted One,
asked Allah. "O Lord, who are these sitting covered under the
Vestment?"Allah, The
Majestic, The Glorified, answered, The Archangel Jibrael then
requested, "O Lord, may I go down, and be the Sixth of
Them?"Allah
replied The Archangel Jibrael Al-Ameen, decended 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 Honour 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?" 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
Jibrael entered and sat beneath the Vestment with us all, and said
to my Father that indeed Allah has sent this revelation to
you;"Verily
Allah desires to keep away all blemish from you, O Ahlul-Bayt, and
to purify you with a perfect purification."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, wherever this Event is narrated by
our followers and devotees, shall remain without the Mercy of
Allah decending 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 succeded
too." 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."
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.)."Foot
NoteBelow are
the wives of The Holy Prophet(S.A.W.), who have also recalled this
Sacred and very special Event. Umm Salamah
Ayesha'Her Prayer'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)'.The PrayerTake 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 seperately. 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 seperately. 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 seperately.Totally 100 beadsThat
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 rememberance
and in thankfulness of Allah your Creator and Master. And in return
Allah will reward His untold Thawaab and
A'jar(reward)!Thus it is
good to always recite, in One's idle times. For it keeps the mind
away from straying into troubled terrain. But to keep it travelling
on the true and right track of good and steer away from evil with
its untold mischievoius wicked thoughts and ideas
etc.Her Sacred LifeThe most
predominant view in the traditions transmitted by our traditionists
is that Fatimah az-Zahra(A.S.) was born in Mecca, on the twentieth
of Jumada 'l-Akhir, in the fifth year of the Prophet's apostolic
career. It is also asserted that when the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) died,
Fatimah(A.S.) was eighteen years and seven months
old.The scholar
Abu Said al-Hafiz relates in his book Sharafu'n-Nabiyy that all the
children of the Messenger of Allah were born before Islam except
Fatimah and Ibrahim, who were born in Islam.It is
reported that the sixth Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq(A.S.)
said:"Fatimah(A.S.) has nine names with Allah. They are:
Fatimah, as-Siddiqah (the Righteous), al-Mubarakah (the Blessed),
at-Tahirah (the Pure), az-Zakiyyah (the Unblemished), arRadiyah (the
one content with Allah's pleasure), al-Mardiyyah (the one pleasing
to Allah), al-Muhaddathah (the one spoken to by angels) and
az-Zahirah (the Luminous). In the Musnad (collection of transmitted
hadiths) of the eighth Imam Reza(A.S.), it is reported that the Holy
Prophet(S.A.W.) declared: "I named my daughter Fatimah because Allah
weaned her.The Holy
Prophet(S.A.W.) also called her al-Batul (pure virgin), and said to
A'ishah: "O Humayra' (a redish white, a well-known epithet of
A'ishah), Fatimah is not like the women of human kind, nor does she
suffer the illness you (women) suffer! " This is explained in
another prophetic tradition which asserts that she never
menstruated. It is likewise reported by Sunni traditionists on the
authority of Anas ibn Malik, who heard Umm Salim, the wife of Abu
Talhah al-Ansari, say: "Fatimah never experienced the blood of
menstruation or parturition, for she was created from the waters of
Paradise." This is because when the Messenger of Allah was
transported to heaven, he entered Paradise, where he ate of its
fruits and drank its water.Proofs Of
Her Ismah (Sinlessness), Some Of The Signs Proving Her Status With
Allah, And Traditions Indicating Her Excellence And Exalted
StatusOne of the
most incontrovertible proofs of Fatimah's sinlessness is Allah's
saying: Surely Allah wishes to keep away all abomination from you, O
People of the House, and purify you with a great purification [our.
33 : 33 ] . The argument in favour of this, is that the Muslim
community has unanimously agreed that the People of the House'
(i.e., Ahlu'l-Bayt), intended in this verse are the People of the
Household of the Messenger of Allah. Traditions (ahadith) of both
the Shii and Sunni communities have asserted that this verse
particularly refers to 'Ali(A.S.), Fatimah(A.S.), Hasan(A.S.) and
Husayn(A.S.) The Holy Prophet(S.A.W.), moreover, spread over them
all one day a Khaybarite mantle and prayed: "O Allah, these are the
People of my Household, keep away all abomination from them and
purify them with a great purification!" Umm Salamah said: "I too, O
Apostle of Allah, am of the People of your House!" He answered:
"Your lot shall be good!"The Divine
Will expressed in this verse must by necessity be either an abstract
will not implemented by an action, or a will accompanied by an
action. The first option is untenable because it implies no
particular applicability to the People of the Prophet's House; such
a will is shared by all obligated (mukallafin) human beings. Nor is
abstract will by itself cause for praise. The entire community has
concurred on the view that this verse proclaims the excellence of
the People of the Prophet's House over all others, and that the
verse refers to them alone. Thus the second option (that the Divine
Will referred to in the verse is a will accompanied by action) is
true, and in it is clear proof of the sinlessness of those who were
intended in the verse. It implies further that it is impossible for
them to commit any evil action. Moreover, any others whom we have
not named here are no doubt not held by general consensus as
possessing ismah (protection from error). Thus since the verse
necessarily implies sinlessness it must apply to them (the People of
the Prophet's House), because it pertains to no other
individuals.The Holy Prophet of Islam(S.A.W.) said:"Fatimah(A.S.) is part
of me"Another
proof of Fatimah's sinlessness is the Holy Prophet's saying
concerning her: "Fatimah(A.S.) is part of me. Whatever causes her
hurt, hurts me." He also said: "Whoever hurts Fatimah(A.S.), hurts
me, and whoever hurts me, hurts Allah, exalted be His Majesty! " The
Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) said further: "Allah becomes wrathful for
Fatimah's anger, and is pleased at her pleasure.".Among the
signs indicating Fatimah's exalted status with Allah is an incident
related by both Shi'i and Sunni traditionists on the authority of
Maymunah (the Holy Prophet's wife), who reported that Fatimah(A.S.)
was found asleep one day, the handmill beside her turning of its own
accord. She informed the Apostle of Allah of this, and he said:
"Allah knew the weak condition of His handmaid; He thus inspired the
handmill to turn by itself, and so it did." Among the reports
asserting her excellence and high distinction over all other women
is the tradition reported on the authority of A'ishah who said: "I
never saw a man more beloved of the Apostle of Allah than
Ali(A.S.), or a woman more dear to him than
Fatimah(A.S.)."Sunni
traditionists also reported on the authority of the Commander of the
Faithful Imam Ali(A.S.)who said: "I asked the Messenger of Allah,
Who is more beloved to you, Fatimah(A.S.) or I?' He answered,
Fatimah(A.S.) is more beloved to me, and you are dearer to me than
she is.' " These traditionists also reported from Anas ibn Malik
that: "Fatimah(A.S.) is the most excellent of all the women of the
world." In another tradition it is reported that the Holy
Prophet(S.A.W.) said: "The most excellent among the women of the
world are: Maryam daughter of Imran (that is, the virgin Mary),
Asiyah daughter of Muzahim (wife of Pharaoh), Khadijah daughter of
Khuwaylid and Fatimah(A.S.) daughter of Muhammad(S.A.W.)" It is also
related on the authority of Ibn Abbas who said: "The most excellent
of the women of Paradise are: Khadijah daughter of Khuwaylid,
Fatimah(A.S.) daughter of Muhammad, Maryam daughter of Imran and
Asiyah daughter of Muzahim." Traditionists report that Abdu
'r-Rahman ibn Awf said: "I heard the Apostle of Allah say, I am a
tree, Fatimah(A.S.) is its trunk and 'Ali(A.S.) is its pollen.
Hasan(A.S.) and Husayn(A.S.) are its fruits, and our followers
(Shi'ah) are its leaves. The roots of the tree are in the Garden of
Eden, and its trunk, fruits and leaves are in Paradise.'
"Traditionists further report on the authority of A'ishah
that: "Whenever Fatimah(A.S.) came to the Messenger of Allah, he
would rise from his seat, kiss her on the forehead, and make her sit
with him." Traditionists have also reported on the authority of 'Ali
ibn Ibrahim al-Qummi in his commentary of the Holy Qur'an, as
related on the authority of the sixth Imam as-Sadiq, Ja'far ibn
Muhammad(A.S.), who said: "We were told that our forefathers said
that the Messenger of Allah often indulged in kissing the mouth of
Fatimah(A.S.) the mistress of the women of the world, so that
A'ishah finally protested saying, O Messenger of Allah, I see you
indulge so often in kissing the mouth of Fatimah(A.S.) and placing
your tongue in her mouth.' He answered, Yes, O A'ishah, when I was
taken up to heaven, Gabriel took me into Paradise and brought me
near the tree of Tuba (beatitude). He gave me an apple of its fruits
which I ate. Thus when I returned to earth, Khadijah, conceived
Fatimah(A.S.). Whenever, therefore, I yearn for Paradise, I kiss her
and place my tongue in her mouth, for I find in her the fragrance of
Paradise. I also sense in her the fragrance of the tree of Tuba.
Fatimah(A.S.) is thus a celestial human being.' "The
traditions which our Companions (that is, Shi'i hadith
transmitters), may Allah be pleased with them, have reported in
proof of Fatimah's special place - her honoured status and
distinction over all the women of humankind - are beyond number. We
shall, therefore, limit ourselves to the reports which we have
already mentioned.Among the
things which Allah completed the great honour of the Commander of
the Faithful Imam Ali(A.S.)in this world and the world to come was
His special favour towards him in having him unite in marriage with
the noble daughter of the Messenger of Allah, who was the most
beloved of all creatures to him, the consolation of his eyes and
leader of the women of the world. Among the many ahadith
(traditions) concerning this event is the sound hadith reported on
the authority of Anas ibn Malik, who said: "As the Apostle of
Allah(S.A.W.) was sitting one day, 'Ali(A.S.) came to see him. He
addressed him saying, O 'Ali(A.S.), what brings you here?' I came
only to greet you with the salutation of peace', Ali(A.S.) replied.
The Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) declared: Here comes Gabriel to tell me
that Allah has willed to unite you in marriage with Fatimah(A.S.).
He has, moreover, called as witnesses to her marriage a thousand
angels. Allah has revealed to the tree of Tuba, "Scatter your pearls
and rubies! " Black-eyed houris rushed to pick the precious stones
up, which they shall exchange as presents among them till the Day of
Resurrection.' "It is
related on the authority of Ibn Abbas, who said: "On the night when
Fatimah(A.S.) was married to 'Ali(A.S.), the Messenger of
Allah(S.A.W.) stood before her. Gabriel stood at her right hand and
Michael at her left. Seventy thousand angels stood behind her,
praising and sanctifying Allah. The Commander of the Faithful prided
himself on his marriage to her on numerous occasions." Abu Ishaq
ath-Thaqafi reported on the authority of Hakim ibn Jubayr, who
reported from al-Hajari who related from his uncle who said: "I
heard Ali(A.S.) say one day, I shall utter words which no other
man would utter but that he would be a liar. I am Abdullah (Allah's
servant), and the brother of the Apostle of Allah. I am the one
whose guardian is the Prophet of mercy, for I have married the
mistress of all the women of the community. I am the best of the
vicegerents.' " Numerous reports expressing similar ideas have been
transmitted.Ath -Thaqafi
reported on the authority of Buraydah, who said: "On the nuptial
night of Ali(A.S.) and Fatimah(A.S.), the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) said
to 'Ali(A.S.), Do not do anything until you see me.' He then
brought water - or the traditionist reported that he called for
water - which he used to perform his ablutions for prayers, pouring
the rest over 'Ali(A.S.). The Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) then prayed, O
Allah, bless them! Shower your blessings over them, and bless for
them their two young lions (that is, their two sons Hasan(A.S.) and
Husayn(A.S.))."' ath-Thaqafi also related on the authority of
Shurahil ibn Abi Sa'd, who said: "On the morning after Fatimah's
wedding, the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) brought a skinful of milk, and
said to Fatimah(A.S.), 'Drink! May your father be a ransom for you.'
He likewise said to Ali(A.S.), 'Drink! May your cousin be a ransom
for you.' "The Time Of Fatimah's Martyrdom And The Spot Of
Her GraveIt is
reported that Fatimah died on the 13th Jamadi-al-Awwal orthird of
Jumada 'l-Akhir in the eleventh year of the hijrah. She survived the
Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) by only ninety-five days.The
Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali(A.S.) himself took charge of her
washing. It is reported that Asma' daughter of Umays assisted him
in washing her. Asma' related: "Fatimah(A.S.) had stated in her will
that no one should wash her corpse except 'Ali(A.S.) and I. Thus we
washed her together, and the Commander of the Faithful prayed over
her along with Hasan(A.S.) and Husayn(A.S.), Amman ibn Yasir,
Miqdad, Aqil, az-Zubayr, Abu Dharr, Salman, Buraydah and a few men
of Banu Hashim. They prayed over her in the night, and in accordance
with her own will 'Ali the Commander of the Faithful buried her in
secret."There is
much disagreement among traditionists as to the exact spot of her
grave. Our own traditionists have asserted that she was buried in
the Baqi . Others said that she was buried in her own chamber, and
that when the Umayyad rulers enlarged the Mosque of Medina, her
grave came to be in the sanctuary. Still others argued that she was
buried between the grave and pulpit of the Prophet. It is to this
that the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) alluded in his saying: "There is
between my grave and pulpit a garden of the gardens of Paradise."
The first view is unlikely, while the two other views are nearer to
the truth. Thus, those who wish to apply the principle of caution
(ihtiyat) when performing ziyarah, or pilgrimage, to her grave,
should do so in all three places.A Quiet FuneralIn the darkness of the jet-black night, when eyes
were asleep and voices were silent, a Heavenly procession left Imam
Ali's house while carrying the Messenger of Allah's daughter to her
final abode. This was on the night of the third of Jamadi Al-Thani
(the second), 11 A.H.The heartbreaking procession moved towards an
unknown location followed by a small number of devoted ones... They
were Ali(A.S.), Hasan(A.S.), Hussain(A.S.), Zainab(A.S.) and Umm
Kulthum(A.S.)... Abu Dhar, Ammar, Miqdad, and Salman were following
them.Where are the thousands who inhabited Medina?! One
asks, and the answer came: Fatima (A.S.) requested that they may not
be present at her funeral! The family and their friends hurry to
bury Fatima... then they rush back to their own homes so that no one
would know where Fatima was buried!In such a matter, the first start from Ahlul-Bayt
set after the sun (the Prophet) and left everyone with the only
light of Imamate! Here I was asked: "What do you think about the end
of the life of Fatima(A.S.)? What will be the position of those who
oppresses her in the hereafter!?" I waved my hand to him... So
long... with no word...dead silence...So long! But wait..can't you
hear the Commander of the faithful...the known hero...Ali...Don't
you realize that he is crying? Yet, who would not cry for being
separated from the Mistress of women? Listen to him, he is speaking
to the Prophet(S.A.W.):"O Prophet of Allah, peace be upon you from me and
from your daughter who has come to you and who has hastened to meet
you. O Prophet of Allah (S.A.W.)! My patience about your chosen
(daughter) has been exhauted and my power of endurance has weakened,
except that I have ground for consolation in having endured the
great hardship and heart-rending event of your seperation. I laid
you down in your grave while your last breath had passed (when your
head) between my neck and chest. 'Verily we are Allah's and verily
unto Him shall we return.' (2:56)Now the trust has been returned and what had been
given has been taken back. My grief knows no bounds, and my nights
will remain sleepless till Allah chooses for me the house in which
you are now residing. Certainly your daughter would apprise you of
the joining together of your Ummah (people) for oppressing her. You
ask her in detail and get all the news about the position. This
happened when a long time had not elapsed and your remembrance had
not disappeared. My salam be on you both, the salam of a grief
stricken not of a disgusted or a hateful person; for if I go away,
it is not because I am weary (of you); and if I stay, it is not due
to lack of belief in what Allah has promised the
endurers."Failing AttemptsAt sunrise people gathered to participate in Hadrat
Fatima's funeral, but they were informed that the darling of Allah's
Messenger (S.A.W.) had been secretly buried during the night.
Meanwhile, Ali (A.S.) made the shapes of four fresh graves in Baqi'
so as to conceal the location where Fatima was buried.When the people entered the graveyard, they were
confused as to which spot was actually Lady Fatima Zahra's grave;
the people turned towards each other and with feeling of guilt
said:"Our Prophet (S.A.W.) has not left behind but one
daughter, yet she has died and was buried without our participation
in the funeral or the prayer rituals. We do not even realize the
place where she has been buried!"Noticing that a revolt might be ignited because of
the emotional atmosphere that event created, the governing party
announced:"Select a group of Muslim women and ask them to dig
these graves so that we may find Fatima(A.S.) and perform prayers on
her." Yes! They attempted to execute the plan,
violating Hadrat Fatima's will and causing Imam Ali's (A.S.)
attempts to hide the grave to lay veinly. Have they forgotten Ali's
sharp sword and his well-known courage! Did they really think that
Imam Ali(A.S.) would remain indifferent to their outrageous actions
up to the point of letting them dig Fatima's grave?!Imam Ali (A.S.) did not fight back after the Holy
Prophet's (S.A.W.) demise because he considered the Muslim's unity
and overall interests. Yet, this did not mean that he would ignore
their villainous crimes against Hadrat Fatima(A.S.) even after her
death.In other words,Imam Ali(A.S.) was asked by the Holy
Prophet (S.A.W.) to have patience, but only to a certain extent;
when Imam Ali(A.S.) recieved the news of the about to be executed
plot, he put on his fighting gear and rushed towards Baqi'.A man from among the people called out:"This is Ali Ibn Abu Talib(A.S.) leveling his sword
and saying:'If anyone moves even a more stone from these
graves, I shall strike even the "back of the last follower of the
unjust.'People who realized Imam Ali's seriousness, took
his threats with complete belief that he would do just as he said if
anyone were to appose him. Yet, a man from the governing ones
addressed Imam Ali (A.S.) by saying:"What is the matter, Abu Al-Hasan?! By Allah, we
shall dig her grave out and perform prayers on her."Imam Ali
(A.S.) then grabbed the man by his clothes, shook him and threw him
to the ground and said:"Son of the Sawada! I have abandoned my right to
prevent people from forsaking their faith, but as regards Fatima's
grave, by Him in whose hand is my soul, if you and your followers
attempt to do anything to it, I will irrigate the ground with your
blood!"At this, Abu Bakr said:"Abu Al-Hassan, I ask you by the right of Allah's
Messenger, and by Him Who is above the Throne: leave him alone and
we will not do anything which you would not approve of..." Thus,
until this day, the location of Hadrat Fatima Zahra's grave remains
a secret.Sayings of Hadrat Fatima
Zahra(A.S.)1.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, consequetively. Those graces and favours which are
uncountable.And are
irredeemable and uncompensatable due to their plentifulness of
number. And the imagination of their end is out of the reach of
human mind.He invited
the servant to thankfuness for the sake of the consequetive and
continous enhanecment of blessings. And opened the door of euloqy
and Praise (of Allah) upon them so that He may make his favours
and beneficiences great and plentiful for them.2.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 destitude
from the imagination of his howness.3.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 mights and created them according to
His Devine will and Intention short of it that He might have
neeeded their creatlon or have wished any benefit for Himself from
their shaping and sketching except this that he wanted to give a
proof of Hls wisdom and make the people (creations) aware about
His obedience and submisslon and invited them to his servitude and
worship and make His Invitation grand and
ostentatlous.4.Allah fixed the reward for His obedience
and torment for His insubordination and disobedience so that He
may restraln His servants from His wrath and fury and lead them to
His paradise.5.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 appolnting him at the post of
Prophethood. 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 Hls
encompassing the incidents of times and ages and His knowledge of
the predestinates.Allah
appolnted him (as apostle) so that he may complete and finalise
His matter and Implement His order and materialise His decreeds
and predestinates.6.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 darknesses through my father
Mohammad (S.A.W.) and removed the darknesses from their hearts,
removed (cured) the blindness of the eyes.7.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.8.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.9.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.10.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 conspicous
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)11.Allah made the faith for you as a purity
from polytheism (and infedility).12.And (made) service the cause of your
getting distant (purification) from pride (egoism).13.And rendered alms for the purity of your
soul and flourishment and expansion of your
sustenence.14.And rendered fasting for the maintainance
and firmness of your sincerity.15.And Allah set Hajj for the consolidation
and reinforcement of the religion.16.Allah executed and rendered justice for
the sake of putting together and harmonization of the
hearts.17.And (Allah set) the subordination and
obedience of us (the houshold of the Prophet (SAW)) for the
security of society's system and our Immamate as a safety from
seggregation and disunity).18.And (Allah made) Jahad (holy war), the
honour and glory for Islam and abjectness and humbleness for the
infidels and the hypocrites.19.And (Allah rendered) patience as a help
for getting reward.20.And (Allah caused) commanding goodness and
forbiding to do evil for the amendment and correction of society
and the common folks (public).21.And (Allah made) the kindness to parents
as a protectional (shield) to His wrath and
displeasure.22.And Allah made joining and connecting with
the kinship and cognition, the cause of lengthening of
life.23.And Allah made law of retaliation (revenge
for homicide) as the security of blood (from being
shed).24.And Allah executed the vow performing as a
medium for forgiveness.25.And (Allah rendered) the correct use of
weights measure (units) a medium for stoping from selling less
(than actual).26.And (Allah rendered) prohibition from
drinking wine the cause of taking distance from contaminations
(evils).27.And Allah made the prohibition to accuse
someone of adultery a protection (shield) for avoiding (His)
curse.28.And (Allah made) refraining from theft for
the sake of positiveness and affirmation for
modesty.29.And Allah prohibited polytheism for the
sake of (bringing about) sincerety in (His) adoration and
worship.30.Certainly, an apostle has come to you from
among yourselves; grievous to him is your falling into distress,
excessively solictious respecting you; to the believers (he is)
compassionate, merciful.So if you
assay and recognise 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.31.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 hastey 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.). Inspite of it that he
(S.A.W.) was involved and at war against the intrepid and the
hungry wolves of Arab and the stubborns 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.32.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.'33.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.'34.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.35.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 sustenence 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.37.Oh Allah! bestow upon my parents and all
those persons who have rights of their blessings and beneficiences
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 forgivensess. And do
not deprive me of what I yearn and question you
for.38.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 fragnance of the grave of the Holy Prophet
(S.A.W.) so what if he does not smell any other fragnance for long
times to come?Agonies
and anguishes and griefs poured upon me in such a way that had
they poured upon days those would have turned into nights. (bleak,
dark and bewildering).39.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 seperated 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 magnificient 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
whome is the source of blessing for the worlds inhabitants, Be the
salutation and blessings of Allah the desender of Holy Quran upon
you.40.Following you (Prophet (S.A.W.))
inequities (intrigues and revolts) took shape and varient 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.Salutations to Hazrat Fatima (A.S. )
Peace
be upon you, Oh daughter of the Messenger of Allah !
Peace
be upon you, Oh daughter of the possessor of outstanding merit
above
all Prophets and messengers and angels !
Peace
be upon you, Oh Leader of the Women of the Worlds.
Peace
be upon you, Oh Wife of the Vicegrent of Allah !
Peace
be upon you, Oh mother of Hassan and Hussein, the Leaders of the
Youth of Paradise ! Peace
be upon you, Oh most truthful and martyr.
Peace
be upon you, who was pleased to resign to the will of Allah and
Allah was pleased with you. Peace
be upon you, Oh possessor of outstanding merit of above others,
and
the pure. Peace
be upon you, who is holy and guarded herself against sins !
Peace
be upon you, who is knowledgeable and an authority on traditions of
the Prophet. Peace
be upon you, who was subjected to anger and oppression.
Peace
be upon you, Oh Fatima, daughter of the Messenger of Allah, and May
Allah have mercy on you and bless you.
