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W O M E N
CHIEF OF THE WOMEN OF THE UNIVERSE
The daughter of the Noble
Prophet of Islam is Bibi Fatima
Zahra (s.a.). She has many
titles; two of them are, “Sayyadatun
Nisa il Aalamin” and “Khatoon-e-Jannat”.
Bibi was Siddiqah as testified by Allah (s.w.t) in the
Holy Qur’an “And whoever argue
with you in this matter after
what have come to you of
knowledge, then say, come, let
us call our sons and your sons,
and our women and your women,
ourselves and yourselves, then
let us (humbly) pray to (our
Lord) and invoke the Curse of Allah upon the Liars.” (3:61)
The Noble
Prophet (s.a.w.s.) took only
Bibi Fatima Zahra (s.a.) to face the Liars.Although, the Ayah had used the Plural tense, but the Prophet had
to pick-up those who had never
lied in their life time.
She was Tahira as confirmed by the Ayah-e-Tathir; “O People of the house,
Allah wants to remove all kinds of
uncleanness from you and Purify
you thoroughly” (33:33)
Most
Truthfuls of “Mubahela”
challenged:
Her mother,
Bibi Khadija (s.a.), was the
first woman to testify the
prophet hood of the Noble
Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and the
richest lady in the whole of Arabia. After her marriage, she gave her entire wealth to her
husband for promoting Islam. It
is an irony, that after the
demise of the Noble Prophet,
when she pleaded for the
reinstatement of Fadak which was gifted to her in accordance with the command of Allah in Holy Qur’an:
“What Allah has bestowed on His
Apostle (and taken away) from
them for this ye made no
expedition with either cavalry
or camelry: But Allah gives
power to His Apostle over any he
pleases: and Allah has power
over all things” (59:6). The
khilafat required witnesses
whereupon Imam Ali (a.s.), Imam
Hasan (a.s.), Imam Husain (a.s.)
and Umme Aiman came forward but
were rejected. The event of “Mubahelah”
testified these were “Most
Truthfuls” yet not accepted!
Thereupon, Bibi asked it to be
given to her as inheritance of
the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) but
was refused base upon an
“unheard of hadees”. The
philanthropy of Bibi Fatima (s.a.)
and Imam Ali (a.s.) is well
known in history. Did she want
Fadak for worldly comforts?
Shaikh Saduq
(r.a.) narrated in “Ilal
Ashsharae” that Zaid ibne Ali
said: “I heard Imam Jaffer
al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, “(Bibi) Fatima was called Muhaddethah because
angels descended from Heaven and
called as they called Maryum
Binte Imran, and said “O Fatima!
Allah hath chosen thee above the
women of all nations.”
The Noble
Prophet (s.a.w.s.)’ love for
(Bibi) Fatima Zahra (s.a.)
Ibne Abbas
narrated in Bihar al- Anwar that
Allah’s Messenger said: “Surely
my daughter Fatima is: The
Mistress of all women from the
beginning to the end. She is
part of me and the light of my
eyes, she is the flower of my
heart, and is my soul, (Fatima)
is a human huri, who, whenever
she stands in prayers in the
presence of her Lord (Exalted is
His name), her light illuminates
the skies for the angels, like
the stars shine to the people on
earth.”
The Noble
Prophet (s.a.w.s.) gave her the
title of “Umme Abiha" meaning
her father’s mother.
Tasbih-e-Fatima: Bibi Fatima was over-burdened with
the work of raising children and
cooking etc. hence Imam Ali
(a.s.) advised her to request
her father for a maid servant.
When she talked to the Noble
Prophet (s.a.w.s.), he told her:
“Shall I teach you some thing
that is better for you than a
servant and a world with
everything in it? After every
prayer say Allah o Akbar 34
times, Alhamdulillah 33 times,
and Subhanallah 33 times then
conclude that with La Ilaha
Illallah. Surely this is better
for you than that which you
wanted and the world and its
belongings.”
Her famous
sermon in the Mosque of the
Prophet is a master
piece of her divine knowledge
from the clear spring of Prophet
hood and the excellence of truth
from the House of Revelation.
Some of her references to
Islamic theology are reproduced
here:
….The
eloquent book of Allah; the
truthful Qur’an; The brilliant
light; The shining beam; Its
insights are indisputable; Its
secrets are revealed; Its
indications are manifest; and
its followers are blessed by it.
(The Qur’an) leads its adherents
to goodwill; and Hearing it
leads to salvation; with it are
the bright divine authorities
achieved; His manifest
determination acquired; His
prohibited decrees avoided; His
manifest evidence recognized;
His satisfying proofs made
apparent; His permissions
granted, and His laws written.
So Allah made
belief to be purification for
you from polytheism.
He made
Prayer- An exaltation for you
from conceit.
Alms- a
purification for the soul and
cause of growth in subsistence.
Fasting- an
implantation in devotion,
Pilgrimage-a
construction of religion,
Justice-a
harmony of the hearts,
Obeying us
(Ahlul Bayt) - Management of the
nation,
Our
leadership (Ahlul Bayt)-
Safeguard from disunity,
Jihad
(struggle)- a strengthening of
Islam,
Patience- a
helping course for deserving
(divine) reward,
Ordering
goodness (Amr Bil Maruf)- public
welfare,
Kindness to
the parents-A safeguard from
Wrath,
Maintaining
close relations with one’s kin-
A cause for a longer life and
multiplying the number of
descendants,
Retaliation (Qesas)-For
sparing blood (souls),
Fulfillment
of vows-subjecting oneself to
mercy,
Completion of
weights and measure- A cause for
preventing the neglect of
other’s rights,
Forbiddance
of drinking wines-an exaltation
from atrocities,
Avoiding
slander-A veil from curse,
Abandoning
theft-a reason for deserving
chastity,
Allah has
also prohibited polytheism so
that one can devout himself to
His Lordship.
References:
Fatima, The
Gracious
Ilal Ash
Sharae |
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