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THE ROMAN PRINCESS, MALIKA (HAZRAT NARJIS KHATOON) (S.A.),
THE MOTHER OF IMAM-E-ZAMANA (A.S)
Hazrat Narjis
Khatoon (s.a.)
was the
granddaughter of
the Roman
Emperor Caesar
and her mother
was the
descendant of
Shimeon, the
disciple of
Jesus. Bishr al-Ansari
was a slave of
Imam Ali al-Naqi
(a.s.). One day,
the Imam called
him and told
him: “You are a
loyal and
trustworthy
person; hence I
want to assign
you an important
duty.”
Bishr says that he became very anxious as the Imam wrote a letter in Roman language, put it in an envelope and placed his sacred seal on it. He then gave me a bundle of 220 golden Dinars and the envelope and told me to go to Baghdad near the Euphrates river on the morning of a certain date and said: “When you see the arrival of ships with many captive women brought in for sale as slave girls, stay put as various panders of Abbasid and a number of young Arab buyers gather around. Watch from distance as a slave trader by the name of Umar bin Yazid al-Nakhas, brings out a slave girl wearing silk and looks so and so. She will refuse to take out veil from her face, she will decline to show herself off or let any one touch her. She will cry out in Roman language to save her chastity from being attacked. Imam Ali al-Naqi (a.s.) added: “One buyer admires her chastity and offers the slave trader 300 Dinars to buy her from him. She will say to him ‘I have no desire for you even if you wore King Solomon’s clothes, so do not waste your money. ‘The trader will say to her ‘What is the idea? You are to be sold anyhow. She would reply: what is the hurry, I will choose the buyer whom my heart likes and accepts his honesty and loyalty. Then you approach the trader and tell him that you have a letter from a noble man written in Roman language, describing his nobility, generosity and benevolence. Show her this letter and tell her if she accepts he will buy her from him. When she read the letter, she started to cry and told the trader to sell her to the writer of this letter, swearing and threatening to kill herself if he did not do so.” The trader ultimately agreed to sell at the amount provided by Imam Ali al-Naqi (a.s.)
She narrated her
story as
follows: “My
name is Malika,
daughter of
Yashoa, the son
of Caesar the
Roman king. My
mother is a
descendant of
Shimeon, the
disciple of
Jesus. My
grandfather
wanted to marry
me to his nephew
when I was 13
years old. He
arranged a huge
meeting inviting
all high
officials and
priests. As soon
as the priests
started to open
the bible, the
palace started
to shake; his
nephew was
knocked down and
became
unconscious. The
meeting was
cancelled.
That night, I
had a vision in
which I saw
Jesus and
Shimeon. The
Prophet Muhammad
(s.a.w.s.)
entered with his
son-in-law, Imam
Ali al-Murtadha
and his eleven
Imams. Jesus
welcomed them
and embraced
Prophet Muhammad
(s.a.w.s.).
Prophet Muhammad
(s.a.w.s.) said:
“O Spirit of
God, I came to
betroth and
engage your
Shimeon’s
daughter Malika
to this son of
mine, pointing
towards Imam
Hasan al-Askari.
Jesus said to
Shimeon: “Honor
has marched
towards you.
Relate your kin
to the kinship
of the Progeny
of Prophet
Muhammad (s.a.w.s.).
Shimeon replied: “I did”. Then Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w.s.) delivered an eloquent speech and performed my marriage ceremony with his son Imam Hasan al- Askari. When I woke up, I did not disclose this dream to anyone but I grew in love with Imam Hasan al- Askari. I lost my appetite; I stopped eating any food or drink and became sick. Medical help was sought but of no avail. My grandfather asked me if I had any wish. I told him to treat the Muslims kindly and release the Muslim prisoners. He did that and I started to improve.
After fourteen
nights, I saw
another vision.
I saw Fatima,
the daughter of
Prophet Muhammad
(s.a.w.s.), and
Mary with other
maids of honor.
Mary said to me:
“This is Fatima,
mother of your
husband.” I
embraced her,
cried and
complained to
her that Imam
Hasan al- Askari
did not come to
see me. She said
that her son
will not visit
me as long as I
was of a
different
religion. I
would have to
embrace Islam to
see him. She
said: “If you
are inclined to
satisfy God,
satisfy Jesus
and Mary and
wanted Imam
Hasan al- Askari
to visit you
then you will
have to say Ash
hadu An lailaha
Illa Allah wa
Anna Muhammad un
Rasool Allah (I
bear witness
that there is no
God but Allah
and that
Muhammad is His
Messenger). I
was willing
heart and soul
to accept Islam,
and spoke those
words: Ash hadu
An La ilaha Illa
Allah Wa Anna
Muhammad un
Rasool Allah.
Fatima, daughter
of Prophet
Muhammad (s.a.w.s.)
embraced me and
said: “Now
expect the visit
of Imam Hasan
Askari, and I
will send him to
you.”
I woke up very
happy and eager
to meet my
beloved. On the
following night,
I saw him as if
he came to see
me and I am
saying: “O’ My
beloved, you
have forsaken me
while I was
suffering in
your love. He
said that my
belief was the
reason for his
delay, but from
now he would
visit me every
night until
Almighty Allah
will join us
together. He
visited every
night ever
since.
Bishr al- Ansari
asked: “Then how
you became a
captive?” Narjis
Khatoon replied:
“Imam Hasan al-
Askari told me
one night that
my grandfather
was planning to
send a huge army
to fight the
Muslims on day
so on so and
then he would
join that army
later on. When
that happens, I
am to follow
then taking so
and so route
disguised as a
maid with my
maids. As I did
as was told me
to do, I found
myself and the
maids surrounded
by the vanguard
of the Muslim
army. We were
taken captives.
Nobody knew that
I am a Roman
Princess and I
never told
anyone. Even the
old man in whose
bounty I became
captive, the one
you have bought
me from, asked
me my name. I
said it was
Narjis (meaning
a narcissus
flower) He said
that it is a
maid’s name. The
rest of the
story you have
witnessed in the
slave market.”
Bishr al-Ansari
asked: “How come
you are a Roman
and you speak
Arabic?” She
said: “Yes, my
grandfather
loved me so much
he wanted me to
learn different
literature and
languages. He
appointed his
royal female
interpreter as
my teacher. She
came day and
night to teach
me Arabic till I
became
proficient in
it.
Bishr al-Ansari
said: “When I
returned with
her to Samarra,
she met my
master Imam Ali
al-Naqi, her
husband’s
father, who
asked her: “How
Allah showed you
the dignity of
Islam and the
honor of
Muhammad (s.a.w.s.)
and his
Progeny?” She
said: “What can
I say O’ son of
the Messenger of
Allah about what
you know better
than I do.”
Imam Ali al-Naqi
said: “I want to
honor you. What
shall you
choose, ten
thousand Dinar
or the news of
good tidings of
an everlasting
honor?”She
replied: “The
good news of a
son from me!”
Imam Ali al-Naqi
said: “Glad
tidings for you,
for you will
beget a child
who will rule
over the East
and the West and
fill the earth
with justice and
equity as it
will be filled
with injustice
and tyranny.
Narjis Khatoon
asked: “By whom
(I shall have
the son)? Imam
Ali al-Naqi
replied in Roman
language: “By
the one for whom
Prophet Muhammad
(s.a.w.s.) had
betrothed you on
the night of so
and so, the
month of so and
so, and the year
of so and so.”
Imam Ali al-Naqi
described in
detail the
visions she had.
He added: “By
the one to whom
Jesus gave you
in marriage.”
She said: “Your
son Imam Hasan
al- Askari.”
Imam Ali al-Naqi
said: “Do you
know him?” She
replied: “There
was not a night,
he has not
visited me since
the time I
embraced Islam
at the hands of
Fatima, the
daughter of
Prophet Muhammad
(s.a.w.s.)”
After some time,
she was married
to Imam Hasan
al-Askari (a.s.)
Reference: Al-Ghaiba
by Shaikh
Tabrisi
Behar –al Anwar
by Allama
Majlisi
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