The Fitra1 of each person constantly\nyearns to reach perfection. In order to reach the degree of perfection however,\none should seek to find the means of approach to the Allah Almighty. The first\nstep in seeking closeness to Allah (SWT) is to gain knowing of Allah (SWT). One\nof the great persons who have gained this knowing and closeness to Allah (SWT)\nafter the fourteen Infallibles- Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP), Lady Fatimah\n(PBUH), and the Imams (PBUT) – is Lady Zainab (PBUH). Though we cannot fully\ndescribe her status and knowledge about Allah (SWT), we will only touch on a\nfew cases to illustrate this knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She was famous for her knowledge\nduring her childhood ages. Once she asked her father Imam Ali (PBUH): \u201cDo you\nlike me?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam Ali (PBUH) replied, \u201cYes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then she continued, \u201cThere are two\naffections-the love of Allah and the love for children- that overflow the heart\nof every believer. Thus the base of this affection is that the actual and main\naffection is for Allah, and the sympathy and compassion is for the children.\nAnd this affection (to the children) is based on this main affection to Allah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam Ali (PBUH) confirmed her and\npraised her2. This degree of knowledge in this young period of her life is a\nproof for her deep inward knowing of the creator. Another case is on the day of\nAshoora, when she offered her young son to Imam Hussain (PBUH) to fight in the\nwar, she said, \u201cIf fighting in war (Jihad) was allowed for women, I would have\nsacrificed thousands of (my) lives for the Lord!\u201d What wisdom and courage Lady\nZainab (PBUH) has to sacrifice her young son in the way of Allah (SWT). It is clear that her patience and devotion\nderives from the wisdom she has in knowing Allah (SWT) and His Hujjah-chosen\nrepresentative of Allah (SWT)-Imam Hussain (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let us pray that we too may gain a\nportion of this fountain of immense knowing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Selection from\n\u201cKhasa\u2019is Zainabiah\u201d, p. 225)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We pay our condolences to all in the\nmemory of the demise of the manifestation of patience and perseverance, the\nmessenger of Ashoora and the remembrance of Karbala, Lady Zainab (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. A soul that\nwas inspired with the faculty of knowing what is evil and what is good<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Kharazmi,\nvol.1, p. 122<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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