To some it may be unclear as to\nwhether Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (PBUH) was oppressed and hurt after the demise of\nProphet Muhammad (PBUH&HP). The answer to this question can be clearly and\ncompletely found in the Sunni and Shia authentic history books that have\nrecorded the events after the demise of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP). (1)\nThese books clearly state that Lady Fatimah (PBUH) had continuously complained\nabout the tyranny of the ruler and his government in her short life time after\nthe Prophet’s (PBUH&HP) demise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If we take a brief look at her sermon\ngiven in the mosque of Medina and in the public presence of Muhajerin (Immigrants)\nand Ansaar (2) (Helpers), we can observe that she questions the ruler and\nreproaches him with sharp speeches. At this point a question may occur to the\nmind: can the speech of Lady Fatimah (PBUH) be an implication and reaction of\nher being hurt and angry at the oppression of the first Caliph and his helpers?\nThis implication can also be inferred by the famous saying of Prophet Muhammad\n(PBUH&HP) who has said: “The satisfaction and anger of Fatimah causes\nthe satisfaction and anger of Allah.”(3) According to this narration,\nsurely Allah (SWT) is angry with that person whom Lady Fatimah (PBUH) is angry\nat. Obviously one who has angered Allah (SWT) does not have the right to rule\nthe Islamic Community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
That sermon had their impact as they\nthundered down upon the first Caliph and his followers. With her speech she\nchanged the view of the people towards the tyranny. However, after she\ndelivered the sermon in the mosque of Medina, a series of sorrowful events took\nplace, which all caused Lady Fatimah (PBUH) to remain in bed…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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…Amir\nal-Mu’minin (PBUH) felt that his wife wants to have a private conversation. He\nasked the other women who were in the room to leave. Then he sat beside Zahra’s\n(PBUH) bed. He held her head against his chest and said: “Dear Fatimah!\nTell me; tell me whatever is in your heart.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fatimah said: “My dear cousin! I\nam departing from this world. I saw my father in my dream an hour ago. He told\nme: ‘Come to me my daughter; I am eager to see you.’ So, my first word (question)\nto you is, during all this period that I was with you, have you heard a lie\nfrom me? Have I ever disobeyed any of your requests?” (In other words,\nforgive me if I have done you any wrong.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Upon hearing these words Amir\nal-Mu’minin (PBUH) became even more grieved and began to cry; he said: “We\nseek refuge in Allah; you were much greater than to have lied or disobeyed.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She then said: “My children are\nyoung (4) and will lose their mother. Every man needs a wife and after me you\nwill remarry. I ask you to marry “Imamah”, the daughter of my\nstepsister who is kinder than all others to my children.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then she continued: “My last will\nis to prepare my funeral at night; I do not want any of those who oppressed me\nto know about my funeral. I want you to wash me at night, put the shroud on me,\nperform the prayer upon my body, and bury me at night. And after my burial, sit\nbeside my grave and recite Quran for me.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In that moment in which her head was\non the chest of Imam Ali (PBUH), she said: “Peace be upon Gabriel, Peace\nbe upon the Messenger of Allah.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And in those moments her soul left her\nholy body; her departure from this world turned off the lights in Imam Ali’s\n(PBUH) home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH) slowly put her\nhead on the pillow. The children, now without a mother came in and threw\nthemselves on their mother’s body. Hassan (PBUH) had fallen on his mother’s\nchest; he would kiss and say: “O Mother! It is me Hassan, talk to\nme.” Hussain (PBUH) came and sat at the end of her feet. He hugged and\nkissed them and said: “O Mother! I am your Hussain, talk to me; my soul is\nabout to separate from my body.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The sounds of wailing and crying could\nbe heard from the house of Amir al-Mu’minin (PBUH). It was the first couple of\nhours after dusk. People of Medina knew about the illness of Lady Fatimah\n(PBUH), and hence were expecting her demise. The sound of moaning and crying\nwent from one house to another until the whole town turned into a mourning\nceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the narrator Qummi says: “The\npeople of Medina all moaned at once; it was so loud that you would think the\ntown is about to collapse… “(5)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Selection taken\nfrom: The Series of Conceptual discussions of “Safir Hedayat” by\nAyatullah Diaa Abaadi (with minor changes))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On behalf of the Roshd\nWebsite, we pay our condolences to all Muslims and especially to you dear\nfriend on the 3rd of Jamadi al-Thani, the oppressive martyrdom of the utmost\nchastity, purity, and the unknown pearl of the divine: Lady Fatimah al-Zahra\n(PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nOn the anniversary of Martyrdom of this holy Lady\nit might be proper to gain some information about the different aspects of her\nlife. Therefore we suggest you to take a look on the article of “The Life\nof Fatimah (PBUH)” available on the website. (Please click here, in case\nyou are willing to take a look on this article.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nFootnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1- Different\nnarrations of this subject can be found in many of the popular Islamic\nhistorical and narrative books. For example, when Lady Fatimah (PBUH) heard the\nforged narration from the first Caliph, she became very angry. She knew that\nthis forged narration, which even contradicted the verses of the holy Quran was\nonly said to prevent her from receiving her right. This was to the extent that\neven the Sunni scholars such as Bukhari, Ahmad Hanbal, Ibn Sa’d, Ibn Kathir and\nothers have recorded that Lady Fatimah (PBUH) remained angry at the first\nCaliph until the end of her life:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sahih Bukhari, vol. 4, p. 42 – Musnad\nAhmad, vol. 1, p. 6 – Tabaghat al-Kubra, Vol. 8, p. 28 – al-Bidayah wa\nal-Nahayah, vol. 5, p. 306 and etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2- This sermon\nis known as the “Fadakiyah Sermon” and both Sunni and Shia scholars\nhave narrated it. This sermon can also be found in the books: “Balaqat\nal-Nisa’ ” and “A’alam al-Nisa’ ” from the Sunni scholars, and\n“Kashf al-Qummah” and “Ihtijaj Tabarsi” from among the\nShiite scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3- Sunni\nsources: Mustadrak al-Sahihain, vol. 3, p. 154 – Tarikh al-Madinah Dimashq,\nvol. 3, p. 156 – Asad al-Qaabah, vol. 5, p. 522 – al-Isaabah, vol. 8, p. 265.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shiite sources: Manaqib (Ibn Shahr\nAshoob),Vol. 3, p. 107 – Amali Sheikh Toosi, p. 427 – Kashf al-Ghummah, Vol. 2,\np. 85.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4- Lady Fatimah\n(PBUH) had four children which in that time the eldest child was eight years\nold and the youngest was four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5- Bayt al-Ahzaan,\np. 78<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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