On the first of Dhi al-Qa\u2019dah in 173\nAH, the city of Medina was enlightened by the birth of Hadrat Fatimah Ma\u2019soomah\n(PBUH) (1). She was born to Imam Moosa ibn Ja\u2019far (PBUH) and her mother, Najmah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hadrat Fatimah Masumah (PBUH) was the\nsecond and last child of Najmah, after her older brother, Imam Ali ibn Moosa\nal-Reza (PBUH). As a matter of fact,\nafter Imam Reza (PBUH), she has the highest status and position amongst the\nchildren of Imam Moosa al-Kadhim (PBUH). (2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One year after Imam Reza (PBUH) was\nforcibly taken to Khurasan (in year 201 AH) by the orders of Ma\u2019moon, Hadrat\nMasumah (PBUH), along with her brothers and some of her relatives, left Medina\nfor Marw in order to visit her brother, Imam Reza (PBUH). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On their way, when they reached the\ncity of Saweh, they were attacked by the enemies of Ahl al-Bait. After a\nserious struggle, many of her relatives were martyred, and she was poisoned by\na woman in Saweh. (3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grief over the loss of her relatives\nand the effects of the poison put Hadrat Masumah (PBUH) into a severe illness.\nShe asked her companions to take her to the city of Qum, for she had heard her\nfather say, \u201cQum is the center of our Shiites.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When she arrived in Qum, the people of\nthe city welcomed her. Moosa ibn Khazraj, who was amongst the great people of\nQum, respectfully invited her to his house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
17 days later,\non the 10th of Rabi\u2019 al-Thani of the year 201 AH, after 28 years of sufferance and\ndifficulty, Hadrat Ma\u2019soomah (PBUH) no longer could endure her sickness and the\neffects of the poison. She left this\nworld with a broken heart, while she had not been able to see her brother. She\nwas buried in Qum and her shrine became the beauty of this city since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From amongst the narrators, we come\nacross to narrators who happen to be women. One of these virtuous women is\nHadrat Ma\u2019soomah (PBUH), who has narrated many Hadiths from Lady Fatimah (PBUH)\nand the other Infallibles (PBUT). As a\nmatter of fact, because of her prominence, both Shia and Sunni narrators have\nconsidered the Hadith narrated by her as authentic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Hadiths narrated about Hadrat\nMa\u2019soomah (PBUH) reveal her superiority in knowledge and virtue (6). From the\npoint of view of Ahl al-Bait (PBUT), Hadrat Ma\u2019soomah possesses a high status.\nIn regards to her particular status, Imam Reza (PBUH) has said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne who visits\nthe shrine of Ma\u2019soomah {PBUH} in Qum is like one who has visited my shrine.\u201d\n(7)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As this Hadith illustrates, not only\nthe Ziarat of Hazrat Ma\u2019soomah is stated to be similar to doing the Ziarat of\nan Infallible Imam, but also she has been given the title of a Ma\u2019soomah\n(infallible woman) by an Imam. Considering the fact that an infallible does not\nexaggerate, one can come to this conclusion that Hazrat Ma\u2019soomah owns some\nsort of infallibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also in regards to her particular\nstatus, Imam Sadiq (PBUH) has said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026 A lady from my\nchildren, named Fatimah daughter of Mousa, will pass away there (Qum), which\nall our Shiites will enter paradise with her intercession\u201d. (8)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imam Sadiq (PBUH) said this Hadith at\na time when neither Hadrat Ma\u2019soomah (PBUH) nor her father was born yet, and\nthis expresses her high status. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of her virtues is that she has a\nspecial script for Ziarat dictated by an Infallible Imam. She is the only women\nafter Lady Fatimah (PBUH) – who is the most superior lady in the two worlds –\nto have a script for Ziarat dictated by an Infallible Imam. (9)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now on the occasion of her demise let\nus go over on a phrase from her Ziarat:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cO Fatimah!\nIntercede for me in heaven, as you have an outstanding position from Allah\n{SWT} for intercession.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(Selection taken\nfrom \u201cThe Generous Lady of Ahl al-Bait\u201d, by Ali Akbar Mahdipour, and some other\nsources)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Please accept our condolences upon the\narrival of the 10th of Rabi\u2019 al-Thani, the martyrdom of the generous Lady of\nAhl al-Bait (PBUT), Hadrat Fatimah Ma\u2019soomah (PBUH).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1- No other days or\nmonths has been narrated regarding her birthday, but two have been mentioned\nfor the year she was born:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a)173 AH (according to Mustadrak\nal-Saqifah) b) 183 AH (according to Nuzhat al-Abrar – Lawaqih al-Anwar)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Considering the date of martyrdom of\nImam Moosa ibn Ja\u2019far (PBUH), the first date seems more likely to be true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2- Tawarikh al-Nabi\nWal\u2019al, p. 65<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3- Wasilah\nal-Ma\u2019soomiah, by Mirza Aboutalib Byouk, p. 68; Al-Hayat al-Siasiah lel Imam\nal-Reza (PBUH), by Ja\u2019far Mortaza Ameli, p. 428<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4- Nothing else has\nbeen narrated for the year of her martyrdom; however, 3 have been narrated for\nthe day and month:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
a) 10th of Rabi\u2019 al-Thani (according\nto Nuzhat al-Abrar and Lavaqih al-Anwar) (which coincides with the 40th day\nafter the martyrdom of Imam Reza (PBUH))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
b) 12th of Rabi\u2019 al-Thani (according\nto Mustadrak al-Saqifah)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
c) 8th of Sha\u2019ban (according to Hayat\nal-Sitt)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first one seems more likely to be\ntrue<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5- Kashf al-Le\u2019ali,\nSalih ibn Arandas Helli<\/p>\n\n\n\n
6- Nasikh\nal-Tawarikh, vol. 3, p. 68; Mustadrak Wasael al-Shia, vol. 10, p. 368<\/p>\n\n\n\n
7- Al-Naqd, p. 196;\nMajalis al-Mu\u2019minin, vol. 1, p. 83; Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 60, p. 216<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8- Allamah Majlisi\nhas narrated this Ziarat from Imam Reza (PBUH) in his valuable book of \u201cTuhfah\nal-Za\u2019ir\u201d in addition to Bihar al-Anwar. He has stated in the introduction of\nTuhfah al-Za\u2019ir that he had only narrated the Ziarat which were proved to be\nauthentic in that book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
On the first of Dhi al-Qa\u2019dah in 173 AH, the city of Medina was enlightened by the birth of Hadrat Fatimah Ma\u2019soomah (PBUH) (1). She was born to Imam Moosa ibn Ja\u2019far (PBUH) and her mother, Najmah. Hadrat Fatimah Masumah (PBUH) was the second and last child of Najmah, after her older brother, Imam Ali […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28427,28248],"tags":[24688,24687,20245,19654,18144,18856,21462,24672,18855,18186,18418],"class_list":["post-4851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lady-fatimah-masoomah-pbuh","category-occasional-letters","tag-2005-05-19","tag-a-fatimah-similar-to-lady-fatimah","tag-brother","tag-child","tag-children","tag-city","tag-khurasan","tag-lady-fatimah-masoomah","tag-medina","tag-mother","tag-occasion-letters"],"yoast_head":"\n