Table of Content Preface ................................................................................................ 6 Introduction ......................................................................................... 9 The Law of Inheritance ..................................................................... 26 The Prophet’s Marriage .................................................................... 29 Lady Khadijah on the Way to a Blessed Life .................................... 31 A Glance at "Transcendental Events" .............................................. 34 Fatima Zahra's Birth ......................................................................... 44 Naming Fatima (A) ........................................................................... 49 Fatima (A) ......................................................................................... 51 Al-Siddiqah (The Honest) ................................................................. 60 Al-Mubarakah (The Blessed One) .................................................... 64 At-Taherah (The Virtuous) ................................................................ 76 The Event of Cloak (Hadith Al-Kisa) ................................................. 85 Az-Zakiyyah (The Chaste) ................................................................ 91 Ar-Radhiah ........................................................................................ 93 Al-Mardhiyah ..................................................................................... 94 Al-Muhaddathah ............................................................................... 95 Az-Zahra (The Splendid One) ......................................................... 101 Al-Batoul (The Chaste and Pure One) ............................................ 102 Al-Adhra .......................................................................................... 107 Fatima's Youth ................................................................................ 108 Lady Khadijah’s Death .................................................................... 111 Fatima's Immigration ....................................................................... 114 Fatima at Uhud ............................................................................... 116 Fatima's Problem's at Home ........................................................... 118 On The Way to Marriage ................................................................ 120 Fatima The Gracious Fatima's Dowry ............................................................................... 133 Preparations for The Wedding ........................................................ 135 The Year of Fatima's Marriage ....................................................... 142 Fatima's House ............................................................................... 147 Fatima's Marital Life ........................................................................ 150 Historical Distortions Regarding Ali's Right .................................... 152 Imam Hassan is Born ..................................................................... 156 The Birth of Imam Hussain ............................................................. 158 The Birth of Lady Zaynab ............................................................... 160 Lady Umme Kulthum ...................................................................... 163 Fatima in the Verse of Relationship ................................................ 164 Fatima (A) in the Verse of Mubahala .............................................. 168 Fatima in Surah Al-Insan (LXXXVI) ............................................... 172 Spending in The Path of Allah ........................................................ 175 Fatima's Glorification of Allah ......................................................... 185 The Prophet's Love for Fatima ....................................................... 189 Fatima’s Knowledge ....................................................................... 196 Islamic Dress, a Social Necessity ................................................... 201 Allah's Messenger Reveals Fatima's Future .................................. 205 The Prophet's Death ....................................................................... 210 After The Prophet's Death .............................................................. 215 Following Ali to the Mosque ............................................................ 218 Abu Bakr Versus Fatima (A) ........................................................... 224 Fatima's Protest Against Abu Bakr's Actions .................................. 233 Fadak in The Political Arena ........................................................... 246 The House of Grief ......................................................................... 248 Fatima - The Withering Rose .......................................................... 250 Abu Bakr's Family Versus Fatima's Progeny .................................. 263 Fatima The Gracious Lady Fatima Zahra' s Will to Imam Ali (A) ...................................... 266 A Quiet Funeral ............................................................................... 271 Lady Fatima Zahra (A) on The Last Day ........................................ 275 Intercedence in The Quran ............................................................. 282 Visitation to Lady Fatima Zahra (A) ................................................ 299 Digitized by: www.playandlearn.org 3 About this Title Fatima The Gracious Compiler: Abu - Muhammad Ordoni Published by: Anssarian Publications Hypertext version reproduced with permission by the Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project team This ebook was created by Play & Learn For more eBooks and Islamic Article, visit us on the Web at "www.playandlearn.org" Fatima The Gracious Copyright and Permission This book is ONLY provided to you for personal use. Please DO NOT distribute or sale them.. Digitized by: www.playandlearn.org 5 Fatima The Gracious Preface In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful All praise is due Allah who created mankind and made for them an example to follow throughout their fierce battle with evil. Prophet Muhammad (S) was the last apostle sent by Allah to communicate to mankind His Divine code (i.e. Islam). Because this code was a comprehensive one, it also dealt with the needs of women throughout history, and assigned a perfect example for them to prove beyond doubt that what Islam preaches is practical and, if properly followed, leads to everlasting felicity. This example set by Islam to women was manifested in the person of Lady Fatima Zahra (A), daughter of Allah's Messenger. Yet, the English Library lacks a comprehensive book in regard to her life; so I was asked to take upon myself the duty of translating the work of a profound Shiite speaker - Muhammad Kazim Qazwini- entitled Fatima Zahra Min Al-Mahde Ila al-Lahd, into English. As I was translating, I found the book to be in the form of speeches regarding the successive events of Fatima's life; therefore I decided to depend mainly on the said book for recording Fatima's biography until the time of the Prophet's death. Because of the extremely sensitive period which followed his death, and the everlasting effects which the events thereafter left upon the Islamic ideology and the structure of various Muslim sects and issues, I deemed it necessary to study various historical books, especially those which dealt with Lady Fatima Zahra's life, to come up with the most accurate information regarding the prime of the post-period of the Prophet's death. Moreover, various sermons, which were delivered during those events, were intentionally included Fatima The Gracious in the book-especially Fatima's speeches-so as to allow researchers to study the said historical events independently. The main books on which I depended in bringing about the book at hand were: 1. Fatima Zahra Min al-Mahde Ila al Lahd written in Arabic by Muhammad Kazim Qazwini: pp.680 2. Fatima Zahra (A) Banou-ya Namoune-ye Islam written in Persian by Ibrahim Amini: pp. 246 3. Fatima Zahra (A) Umme Abiha written in Arabic by Fadhl Hussaini Milani: pp. 203 4. Fadak Fi al-Tarikh written in Arabic by Ayatullah Sayyid Muhammad Baqir Sadr: pp. 152 5. The Message in English- written in Persian by Allama Ja'far Subhani: pp. 781 6. The Early History of Islam, in English, written by Sayyid Safdar Hussain: pp.358 7. Al-Mizan, English translation, written by Allama Syed Muhammad Hussain Tabatabai: v. 1 8. Nahjul Balagha, by Imam Ali (A). In conclusion, it is most accurate to state that this book will be very Digitized by: www.playandlearn.org 7 Fatima The Gracious useful not only to information-seeking readers, but also to researchers and history students. Many thanks are extended to Br. Muhammad Taqi Ansariyan for giving me the opportunity to serve the cause of this Great Lady of all times. I beseech Allah to supply us all with his abundant mercy, which overwhelms every living thing, and to guide all truth seekers to His right path. May His peace, blessings, and grace be upon Muhammad and his righteous progeny. Abu - Muhammad Ordoni (Jordanian) Qum, Zulhijja 20, 1407 A.H. August 16, 1987 Fatima The Gracious Chapter 1 Introduction In the name of Allah, The Beneficent, The Merciful Fatima is a female created by Allah to be a sign of His marvelous and unprecedented might. For, The Almighty Lord created Muhammad (S) as a sign of His might among