{"id":16104,"date":"2019-01-25T13:08:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T09:38:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/oppression-against-the-best-lady\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T13:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T10:28:16","slug":"oppression-against-the-best-lady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roshd.com\/en\/oppression-against-the-best-lady\/","title":{"rendered":"Oppression Against the Best Lady"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Oppression and being a victim of oppression by a person or a group of oppressors is a topic that dates back to the origins of man. As evident in the story of the children of Adam, when Abel said to his brother Cain, \u201cIf you will stretch forth your hands towards me to slay me, I am not one to stretch forth my hand towards you to slay you \u2026,\u201d[1]<\/a>Abel points to the cruelty that is facing him and his innocence in the matter. Why? Because, within each evil and oppression there exists traces in\u00a0knowing the oppressor.<\/p>

Now turning the page of history to the demise of Prophet Muhammad\u00a0(PBUH&HP), we will see that Lady Fatimah al-Zahra\u00a0(PBUH), as the daughter of Prophet Muhammad\u00a0(PBUH&HP)\u00a0and his remembrance, faced\u00a0great oppression\u00a0after the demise of her father[2]<\/a>. This oppression can be examined from various viewpoints.<\/p>

The first issue is that when the party being oppressed is a\u00a0woman\u00a0as opposed to a man, the matter holds a greater importance. A man, because of his presence in society and his personal and social responsibilities is faced with cruelty and hardships, just as the prophets and divine leaders faced oppression during their lifetime. But when cruelty faces a woman who was not responsible for an active presence in society, and her main focus surrounded matters pertaining to her house, the matter becomes ever more sensitive.<\/p>

Secondly, what makes this case of oppression worse is the fact that Lady Fatimah al-Zahra\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0was the closest person to the Prophet of Allah\u00a0(PBUH&HP); she was a part of his flesh[3]<\/a>, his soul and heart[4]<\/a>, and his remembrance amongst the Islamic Ummah. Hasn\u2019t Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0made note to this fact that: \u201c(O Prophet!)\u00a0Say to people: I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives\u201d[5]<\/a>. And there is no character closer to the Prophet of Allah\u00a0(PBUH&HP)\u00a0than Lady Fatimah al-Zahra\u00a0(PBUH).<\/p>

Third, the specifics of Fatimah\u2019s\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0character, her excellence in manners, spirituality, piety, virtues, and purity, make the pain of her oppression even greater. The mind demands that the holder of these characteristics must be respected and adored, not hurt and oppressed! She was the vivid example of what all Islamic sects consider her to be part of the \u201cTat-hir Verse\u201d (Purification verse) in the Holy Quran. The verse in which Allah\u00a0(SWT)\u00a0clearly points out the character\u2019s virtue and purity: \u201cAllah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! And to purify you a (thorough) purifying\u201d[6]<\/a>.<\/p>

And last, but not least the\u00a0gruesome attack\u00a0on Lady Fatimah al-Zahra\u00a0(PBUH)\u00a0is noteworthy. She was attacked and hurt at the age of 18, while pregnant, and already the mother of children at tender years, while also mourning the recent loss of her father \u2013 the greatest of beings.<\/p>

It was under these circumstances that the attack took place so violently. They attacked her house; beat her and hurt her physically, and led to her martyrdom and that of her six month old fetus, Muhsin\u00a0(PBUH)[7]<\/a>.<\/p>

Now the question remains,\u00a0who\u00a0was behind such grand cruelty? Can we\u00a0ignore\u00a0such oppression? Are the people responsible for such grave oppressions, and for depriving the Islamic Ummah from the divine blessings of such a lady,\u00a0deserve\u00a0the succession of the Holy Prophet\u00a0(PBUH&HP)\u00a0and the leadership of the Islamic Ummah?<\/p>

(Selection taken from the book, \u201cAl-Zahra (Peace be Upon Her)\u201d, written by Shahid Ayatollah Sayyed Muhammad Baqir Hakim, with minor changes)<\/strong><\/p>

Islamic \u2013 Shia Website: Roshd<\/a><\/p>

Footnotes:<\/strong><\/p>

[1]<\/a> \u201cIf you extend your hand to kill me, I will not extend my hand to you to kill you. Indeed, I fear God, Lord of the worlds.\u201d
The Holy Quran, (5:28)<\/p>

[2]<\/a> For further information on the life of Lady Fatimah (PBUH) you can refer to the article entitled\u00a0The Life of Lady Fatimah (PBUH)\u00a0located on the Beliefs section of the Roshd Website. Furthermore the occasion letters of the Roshd website with the subject of martyrdom of the calamities and oppressions towards Lady Fatimah (PBUH).<\/p>

[3]<\/a> Sahih Muslim, vol. 7, p. 140; Sahih Tirmidhi, vol. 2, p. 319; Mustadrak Hakim, vol. 3, p. 153.<\/p>

[4]<\/a> Amaali Saduq, p. 393; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 43, p. 54; Al-Fosoul al-Muhimma, p. 146<\/p>

[5]<\/a> \u00a0\u2026Say: I do not ask you for any reward except affection for my kin\u2026\u201dThe Holy Quran, (42:23)<\/p>

[6]<\/a> \u201c\u2026God only desires to remove impurity from you, O People of the House, and to purify you with a thorough purification\u201d
The Holy Quran, (33:33)\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

To study and learn more about the \u201cVerse of Purification\u201d, you can refer to an article with the same title in the opinion section of Roshd site. (Link<\/a>)<\/p>

[7]<\/a> Please refer to footnote #2<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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