Divine Cloak

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Protected Mantle

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Fatima Shielded

SACRED MANTLE

Hadeeth al-Kisa (Event of the Cloak) demonstrates the purity and closeness of the Holy Family of the Prophet:

One day, the Holy Prophet of Allah came to the house of his daughter, Fatima, and told her that he was very tired and asked her to cover him with his cloak. As she was covering the Allah's messenger, his face lit up and shined like the full moon. After a while, Imam Hassan came to the house and said that he could smell the fragrance of his grandfather. Fatima told her son that his grandfther was resting under the cloak. Hassan greeted the Holy Prophet and asked his permission to come under the cloak. Permission was granted. Similarly, Husain, Ali, and Fatima, asked permission and went under the cloak. Fatima said that when we had gathered under the cloak, Almighty God said, "Oh my angels, and all those who are in the Universe, let it be known to you that I swear by my honour and might that I have not created the heavens and earth and what is contained in them, but only out of love for the five honourable one who are under the cloak. They are Fatima, her father, her husband, and her two sons. It is certainly my purpose to keep way all evil from the holy family and to purify them completely." Mighty Angel Gabriel came and delivered this message to us while we were still sat under the cloak.

Ali later asked the Holy Prophet to explain the significance of their gathering under the cloak, the Prophet said, "I swear by Allah that whenever this tradition will be received among our friend and lovers, Allah's mercy will descend upon them and the angels will surround them and ask forgiveness for them until they disperse. Allah will also remove the sorrow and answer the prayers of those who come to ask. Ali swore by the Lord of the Kaba that the Ahl al-Bayt and their friend had profited both in this world and the next."


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