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Fatima in French

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Fatima in French - by zulq


Nom - Fatima
Titre - Al-Zahra ( La Lumiére )


Saint Prophète Muhammad a dit :

"Fatima est la reine des femmes qui habitent le Paradis"

[Fatima is the queen of women who live in Paradise]

"Fatima est une partie de moi-même. Celui qui agace son qui me gêne.."

[Fatima is a part of myself. The one who annoys her annoys me..]

"Al-Mahdi est une vérité. Il descend de Fatima"

[Al-Mahdi is a truth. He is descended from Fatima.]

"Fatima est la maîtresse des femmes (sayyidatun nisa)"

"Le contentement de Fatima est ma satisfaction. Ma satisfaction est la satisfaction de Dieu. La colère de Fatima est ma colère. Ma colère est la colère de Dieu."

[Contentment of Fatima is my satisfaction. My satisfaction is the satisfaction of God. Fatima's anger is my anger. My anger is the anger of God.]

"Celui qui fait mal Fatima, me fait mal, et celui qui me fait mal, mal de Dieu."

[Whoever hurts Fatima, hurts me, and whoever hurts me, hurts God.]

"Dieu est en colère si Fatima est en colère, et il est heureux quand elle est heureuse."

[God is angry if Fatima is angry, and He is pleased when she is pleased.]

"Le plus excellent parmi les femmes du monde sont: Maryam fille d'Imran, fille de Asiyah Muzahim, la fille de Khadija Khuwailid, et sa fille Fatima de Mohamed."

[The most excellent among the women of the world are: Maryam daughter of Imran, Asiyah daughter of Muzahim, Khadijah daughter of Khuwailid, and Fatima daughter of Mohamed.]

"Les premières personnes à entrer au Paradis seront Ali et de Fatima."

[The first people to enter Paradise will be Ali and Fatima.]

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Pearls

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Miscellaneous Pearls

by zulq

Fatima is the Unseen Light
What can make you see the Brightness
She is Behind the Veil of Her Lord
Honour her and Desire her
Her Light will Invade your Being.

[29 Ramadan 1433 18.8.2012]
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AL MEHRAJ

The Ascension to of Mohammed to Heavens

[Date 621 C.E.]

Nabi's supporter Khadija and protector Abu Talib had died.
Nabi was sad all year.
God took him on journey to across the Universe.
Nabi was shown his beloveds. They were Divine Signs.
Greatest Sign in Heaven was Fatima.
Nabi retured to Earth.
Nabi always rose in honour when Fatima entered.


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LIGHT AND FIRE

O Husain O Al Zahra

Fatima was killed by Fire.
Husayn was killed by Sword.

Shamsheer se zalam khoon bahaty hein
Aag se shaytan noor bujaty hein

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Zahrah was Light of God
Mostfa was Mercy of God
Mortza was Power of God
Husain was Love of God
Hassan was Beauty of God


zulq
1 Ramadan 1432 [2 August 2011]


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Divine Daughter

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Brief introduction to The Holy Lady

FATIMA BINT MUHAMMAD

Holy Daughter of the Divine Messenger

By Zulq (2010)

Fatima very rarely left her home. Whenever her father used to take her along, she would accompany him on his journey. But she mostly remained within her home. She was dedicated to home life. A dutiful mother devoted to her children and her husband. Fatima was the ideal wife. She busied herself with worship of God and upbringing of her children. Angels provided her with wonders of the Lord. She never became bored inside her home. She has an ideal husband who loved her more than life itself. She was blessed with four children and a father who was the Divine Messenger. She had access to God Himself. God loved her and strengthened her with Divine Spirit. Fatima in Medina and inside her own home was Queen of the Universe. The very Cosmos was at her service. But she did not exercised her power. She was humble and patient. She could if she wished called on angels and hurs from Heaven to come down on earth to help her. But she preferred to work with her own hands and do her own things. She would get tired like any other woman doing her house work. She would suffer hunger, pain and poverty like ordinary people. Thus she became a modal to all pious women.

Fatima: God bless her and her father, and her husband and her children.

The Luminous (Al Zahra)
The Chaste (Al Batool)
The Honest (Al Sideeka)
The Blessed (Al Mubaraka)
The Cleansed (Al Tahira)
The Pious (Al Zakiya)

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Mystical Cloak

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TRADITION OF THE MYSTICAL SHAWL

Hadis Al Kisa

by zulk

Report from Fatima, the daughter of God’s Messenger. She said:


One day my father, God’s Messenger, came to my house and said to me:

"Peace be on you, Fatima."

I said:

"And upon you be peace"

He said:

"I feel weakness in my body"

I said:

"God protects you from weakness, father"

He said:

"Fatima, please bring Yemeni Shawl and cover me with it"

So, I brought the Yemeni Shawl and covered him with it.

Then, I looked at him and saw that his face was shining like a full moon with its glory and splendour.

After a while, my son Hasan came in and said:

"Peace be on you, mother"

I said:

"And upon you peace, O light of my eyes, and the delight of my heart"

He said:

"Mother! I smell a fragrance so sweet and so pure as that of my grandfather, God’s Messenger"

I said:

"Yes. Your grandfather is lying underneath the Shawl"

Hasan went near the Shawl and said:

"Peace be on you, my grandfather, God’s Messenger; May I enter the Shawl with you?"

He said:

"And upon you peace, my son and the master of my fountain (Kauthar), you are given the permission to enter"

So, Hasan entered the Shawl with him.

After a while, my Husain came in and said:

"Peace be on you, mother"

I said:

"And upon you peace, O light of my eyes, and the delight of my heart"

He said:

"Mother! I smell a sweet fragrance like that of my grandfather, God’s Messenger"

I said:

"Yes. Your grandfather and your brother are lying underneath the Shawl"

Husain stepped towards the Shawl and said:

"Peace be on you, my grandfather, the Chosen of God; May I enter the Shawl with you?"

He said:

"And upon you peace, my son and mediator of my followers, you are given the permission to enter"

So, Husain entered the Shawl with them.

After a while, Abul Hasan, Ali bin Abi Talib came in and said:

"Peace be on you, O daughter of God’s Messenger"

I said:

"And upon you peace, O father of Hasan, and the Commander of the faithful"

He said:

"Fatima! I smell a sweet fragrance like that of my brother, (my cousin), God’s Messenger"

I said:

"Yes. He is underneath the Shawl with your two sons"

So, Ali went near the Shawl and said:

"Peace be on you, God’s Messenger; May I enter the Shawl with you?"

He said:

"And upon you peace, my brother, my legatee, my successor, and my standard bearer, you are given the permission to enter"

So, Ali entered the Shawl with them.

Then I stepped forward and said:

"Peace be on you, my father, O God’s Messenger; May I enter the Shawl with you?"

He said:

"And upon you peace, my daughter, O part of my self; you are given the permission to enter"

So, I entered the Shawl with them.

Getting together underneath the Shawl, my father, God’s Messenger, held the two ends of the Shawl and raised his right hand towards the heavens and prayed:

"O God, these are the People of my House (alolbet). They are my trusted and my supporters. Their flesh is my flesh and their blood is my blood. Whoever hurts them, hurts me too. Whoever displeases them, displeased me too. I am at war with those at war with them. I am at peace with those at peace with them. I am the enemy of their enemies and I am the friend of their friends. They are from me and I am from them. O God! Bestow Your Blessings, Benevolence, Forgiveness and Your pleasure upon me and upon them. And remove impurity from them and keep them thoroughly pure"

Then the Lord, Almighty God said:

"O My angels! O Residents of My Heavens, verily, I have not created the erected Sky, the stretched earth, the illuminated moon, the bright sun, the rotating planets, the flowing seas and the sailing ships, but for the love of these Five lying underneath the Shawl"

Gabriel, the trusted angel, asked:

"Who are under the Shawl?"

The Almighty answered:

"They are the Household of the Prophet and the assets of Prophethood. They are: Fatima, her father, her husband and her two sons"

Gabriel said:

"O Lord, May I fly to earth to be the sixth of them?"

God said:

"Yes. You are given the permission"

Gabriel, the trusted, landed near them and said:

"Peace is on you, O God’s Messenger. The All-Highest conveys His peace on you and His greetings and says:

‘By My Honour and Glory, O My angels! O Residents of My Heavens, verily, I have not created the erected Sky, the stretched earth, the illuminated moon, the bright sun, the rotating planets, the flowing seas and the sailing ships, but for your sake and love’. God has given me permission to enter the Shawl with you. May I join you, O God’s Messenger?"

The Messenger said:

"And peace be on you, O trusted bearer of God's verses! You are granted the permission"

So, Gabriel entered the Shawl with us and said to my father:

"God sends His Revelations to you: ‘Verily God's desire is to remove blemish from you, O People of House (elolbet) and purify you with a perfect purification’."

Then Ali said to my father:

"O God’s Messenger, tell me: What significance has God reserved from His grace for this gathering of ours under this Shawl?"

The Messenger said:

"I swear by He who rightfully appointed me a Prophet and selected me with Prophethood as a saviour: this episode of ours will not be recounted in any gathering from the gatherings of the people of the earth where a group of our Shias and lovers are present except that there will descend upon them mercy! And angels will encircle them asking God the remission of their sins until the assembly disperses!"

So Ali said:

"In that case, we have attained success, and our Shias have attained success, by the Lord of the Kabah!"

Then my father God’s Messenger said:

"O Ali! I swear by He who rightfully appointed me a Prophet and selected me with Prophethood as a saviour: this episode of ours will not be recounted in any gathering from the gatherings of the people of the earth where a group of our Shias and lovers are present and there be a person present full of grief except that God will remove his grief! And no person in distress except that will dispel his distress! And no seeker of any wish except that God grants his wish!“

Ali said:

"In that case, by God! We have attained success and felicity, and our followers also have attained success and felicity, in this world and the hereafter, by the Lord of the Kabah!"


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Holy Sayings

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SACRED SAYINGS

By Zulq (2011)

Words of God are most powerful force in the Universe. Second to God’s own mighty words are the beautiful words of His beloved friends - Fatima, her father, her husband and her sons. Sayings of these holiest five people are sacred words because God approves them. They reveal to us the true and full meaning of reality behind the natural world. Books of Hadith contain the holy statements made by God’s own people.

Men and women who possess faith and integrity love to learn from Fatima, and her holy house. True believers all love God and they follow footprints of Fatima, Ali, Nabi, and their pious children. They have spent their life time studying the words of the holy family. They have written thousands of books explaining the deeper meaning of the sacred sayings.

We quote some sayings of Her Majesty the Honourable Holy Lady Fatima Al Zahra. Then we also give some words from her Holy Father His Eminence Mohammed the Blessed Messenger of God. Peace be upon them and their family.


Sayings of Holy Lady Fatima

Lady Fatima said:

Praise and Eulogy is for God for the blessing and bounties which He has bestowed. And thanks to HIM upon what He revealed. And Praise is for HIM upon the common boons and blessings which He bestowed upon His servants without their request And upon the comprehensive and complete blessings which He granted to all and sundry and gave it to us, consecutively. Those graces and favours which are uncountable. And are irredeemable and uncompensatable due to their plentifulness of number. And the imagination of their end is out of the reach of human mind. He invited the servant to thankfulness for the sake of the consecutive and continuous enhancement of blessings. And opened the door of eulogy and Praise upon them so that He may make his favours and beneficences great and plentiful for them.

I testify that there is no god except the sole and matchless God. And the rectification of the singleness of God is a word that God has declared sincerity it's reality, and made the hearts the centre of it's contact and union. And has made the specifications and research of the oneness of God's station obvious and evident in the light of meditation. The God Who can not be seen by the eyes and tongues are unable and baffled to describe His virtues and attributes. And the intelligence and apprehension of man is helpless and destitute from the imagination of his nature. God made all the beings without previous matter and sample and shape and pattern. And made them wear the dress of life by His main and might and created them according to His Devine will and Intention short of it that He might have needed their creation or have wished any benefit for Himself from their shaping and sketching except this that he wanted to give a proof of His wisdom and make the mankind aware about His obedience and submission and invited them to his servitude and worship and make His Invitation grand and ostentatious.

God fixed the reward for His obedience and torment for His insubordination and disobedience so that He may restrain His servants from His wrath and fury and lead them to His paradise.

And I testify that my father Mohammad is the apostle and the servant of God. And God selected and chose him before appointing him at the post of Prophethood. And He named him before choosing and selecting him. And chose him before sending and delegating him. Then all the creations were hidden and covered in the covers of unseen and were hidden amid the screen and curtain of fear and fright and stayed near the last and final border of non-existence for God was aware of and knew the end of matters and because of His encompassing the incidents of times and ages and His knowledge of the predestines. God chose him so that he may complete and finalise His matter and Implement His order and materialise His decrees and predestines.

God saw nations and groups had various different sects in their religion and scattered and staying on the verge of the fires of differences, busy with the their idol worshipping. They denied God with all the signs and symbols of HIM. So God illuminated the darknesses through my father Mohammad and removed the darknesses from their hearts, removed the blindness of the eyes.

My father stood up with guidance among the people. And saved them from perversion and aberration, and turned their blindness into enlightenment and guided them towards the firm religion. And called them to the straight way.

You the servants of God, are the ones to maintain His injunctions and prohibitions, and the carriers of His religion, and His revelation, and the trustees of God upon your souls, and the propagators of His religion among the other nations.

Oh the servants of God! Know the real leader from God is present among you and the commitment has previously been made to you and the remaining and left over of the prophet hood has been appointed for your guidance. That is the speaking book of God the truthful Quran, and a beaming and gleaming light, in which all the secrets and facts about the completion of man and his prosperity have been exhibited and illuminated. It guides from darkness towards light of guidance. It s followers are the subject of envoy of others.

The book of God is the guide of it's followers towards the pleasure of God. Heeding it leads to the salvation. The enlightened and conspicuous evidences and proofs of God can be obtained through it; as well as the meaning of His intentions and fear invoking constraining prohibitions; and , His sufficing testimonies and conspicuous arguments, and desired virtues and allowed endowments and gifts and obligatory divine laws.

God made the faith for you as a purity from polytheism. And prayer is the cause of your getting away from arrogance. And rendered alms for the purity of your soul and flourishment and expansion of your sustenance. And rendered fasting for the maintenance and firmness of your sincerity. And God set pilgrimage for the consolidation and reinforcement of the religion. God executed and rendered justice for the sake of putting together and harmonization of the hearts. And the subordination and obedience of us (the holy family) for the security of society's system, and Imams as a safety from disunity. And Jihad the honour and glory for Islam and abjectness and humbleness for the infidels and the hypocrites. And patience as a help for getting reward. And commanding goodness and forbidding evil for the amendment and correction of society and the public. And kindness to parents as a protection to His wrath and displeasure. And joining and connecting with the kinship and cognation, the cause of lengthening of life. And retaliation as the security of blood. And vows as a medium for forgiveness. And the correct use of weights measure a medium for stopping from selling less. And prohibition of alcohol the cause of taking distance from contaminations. And prohibition of false accusation of adultery a protection for avoiding the curse. And refraining from theft for the sake of positiveness and affirmation for modesty. And prohibited polytheism for the sake of sincerity in adoration and worship.

Certainly, a messenger has come to you from among yourselves; grievous to him is your falling into distress, excessively solicitous respecting you; to the believers compassionate, merciful. So if you assay and recognise him you will find he is my father not the father of your women. and the brother of my cousin not that of your men. And how nice a relation I have to him. So he propagated his mission. He always used to turn his face from the polytheists. And fought against them till he beat them up. He would invite people towards God by wisdom, and beautiful admonition. He broke the idols and scattered the aggregation of polytheists in a way that they fled, so that finally the hidden secret of oneness of God became manifested by him. And he made the logic of religion reach the people and settled down the foam of the camels of satan and turned the slogan yelling of those devils silent. And downed the agents of hypocrisy and mutual commitments of the infidels got dissolved till such time that, you spoke to a group of enlightened and modest men with the words of oneness of God and sincerity.

You were on the edge of a fire ditch, and were a cup of drink and the morsel of a greedy one and a firebrand of every hasty one and were being trampled on (by other nations) and drank from the contaminated waters gathered over in ditches and your energy (food) was (secured by) the leaves of trees and desert grass. And for your abjectness and abasement you were always afraid that those around you might abduct you in the winking of an eye. So, God liberated you through my father Mohammed. In spite of it that he was involved and at war against the intrepid and the hungry wolves of Arab and the stubborn refractories of the people of the books (Jews and Christians). Whenever his opponents would lit the fire of war, God extinguished it to your benefit.

Imam Hassan said: “On the Friday night I saw my mother standing in her arch of prayer. She was continuously kneeling and performing prostration till the dawn broke. I would hear her pray for the faithful men and women, but she did not at all pray for herself. I said, Oh mother why did you not pray for yourself like you prayed for others? so she replied, Oh my son, first thy neighbour and there after your own house.”

The Prophet asked Fatima “what is the thing which is a blessing for woman?” She said: “She must not see a (strange) man and a man must not see her.”

One day a lady came to Fatima said 'I have a weak old mother who does not know a few problems about her prayers. She has sent me towards you to ask you.” Fatima replied to her queries. And the number of her queries reached to ten and Fatima replied to all her questions. Then she felt ashamed asking so many questions and said, 'Oh daughter of the Prophet, 'I do not put you to more inconvenience than this.' Fatima said, 'Ask me what you do not know. Have you ever seen a person who is one day hired to carry a heavy thing to the roof top from ground for a thousand dinnars of gold and he may feel himself tired.' She said 'No'. Fatima said, 'I have been hired by God to get a wages which if the space between the earth and sky is filled up with pearls still would be more than it for each of the questions I may answer you. Therefore, I deserve it that I must not feel tired exhausted.'

Oh God! Belittle me in my eyes and glorify and magnify Your station to me. And inspire me Your obedience and the practice which may cause Your pleasure and the shunning and evading from things (matters) which are the cause of Your wrath, oh the most merciful of all! Oh God! Content me with the sustenance you have granted me. And till such time that you keep me alive, hide me and make me sound and prosperous. And forgive me and take pity upon me when I die. Oh God! Do not help me in something that you have not predestined for me. And facilitate the achievement of that thing which you have predestined for me. Oh God! Bestow upon my parents and all those persons who have rights of their blessings and beneficences upon me, the best of Your rewards. Oh my God, spare me the leisure and respite for the object for which You have created me. And do not let me be busy and absorbed in my own commitments. And do not torment me when I ask forgiveness. And do not deprive me of what I yearn and question you for.

The person who smells the sweet fragrance of the grave of the Prophet so what if he does not smell any other fragrance for long times to come?

Agonies and anguishes and grief poured upon me in such a way that had they poured upon days those would have turned into nights.

The dust of sorrow covered the space of sky and the sun has faded and the bright day turned bleak. The earth has become dark and gloomy after the death of the Prophet Woe! Alas! what the earth will have much of Jolting upon being separated and parted from him. It is meritorious and befitting that the east and west of the world may weep upon the parting of Prophet and the persons of Muzzir tribe and all of they rest of the Yemen tribes shed tears.

And the great magnificent mountain of the existence and the hidden and covered Kaba (House of GOD) and its pillars should shed tears. Oh last of the prophets, whose light is the source of blessing for the worlds inhabitants, Be the salutation and blessings of God the revealer of Holy Quran upon you. After you inequities took shape and variant voices were raised so that if you were present and supervising all these differences and deviations would not have taken place. You went from among us and now our condition is like the earth which becomes devoid of the beneficial rains. And your nation upset the order and discipline of matters. So be a witness and do not let their matter get out of your sight.

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Who is Fatima al Zahra.

Sacred Words of Holy Prophet about his Blessed Daughter


1) The Prophet said, “On the Day of Judgment, a caller will call out: “Lower your gaze until Fatima has passed.”

God will order all men and women to bow before Holy Zahra. Those who did not love her in this life will not be able to obey God. They will be sent to the fire of hell.

2) The Prophet said, “When I long for the fragrance of Paradise I smell the neck of Fatima.”

Holy Lady gave out a beautiful Heavenly Scents. Her father and her husband loved her fragrances.

3) The Prophet said, “Of all the women in the Universe, four would suffice: Mary, Aseya, Khadija, and Fatima.”

God loved four women above all other women. Holy Zahra is highest among them.

4) The Prophet said, “Oh, Ali, Gabriel has informed me that God has married you to Fatima.”

Angel gave good news that God arranged the marriage of His Holy Zahra and gave her to Saint Ali.

5) The Prophet said, “I am not pleased unless Fatima is pleased.”

Sacred Fatima was heart and soul of God’s holy messenger.

6) The Prophet said, “Oh, Ali, God has commanded me to marry you to Fatima.”

Only said Ali was good enough for God’s Light Fatima.

7) The Prophet said, “Verily, God married Ali to Fatima.”

God Himself decided marriage of Blessed Fatima.

8) The Prophet said, “All the children of a mother are attributed to their fatherly relation except the sons of Fatima.”

Pious descendents of Holy Zahra are family of the Prophet.

9) The Prophet said, “All the children of a woman are attributed to their father, but not the sons of Fatima.”

Fatima’s lineage is Prophet’s lineage.

10) The Prophet said, “The most beloved of my family to me is Fatima.”

God’s holy messenger loved blessed Fatima the most above all others.

11) The Prophet said, “The four greatest women in the Universe are Mary, Aseya, Khadija, and Fatima.”

Holy Zahra is best of the best in the whole Universe.

12) The Prophet said, “The head of the women of Paradise is Fatima.”

Blessed Fatima is the ruler of all people in Paradise.

13) The Prophet said, “If I were separated from the fruits of Paradise I would kiss Fatima.”

Fatima’s sacred skin was a Heavenly Sweet.

14) The Prophet said, “Many men have reached completion, but no women have reached completion except four: Mary, Aseya, Khadija, and Fatima.”

Holy Zahra is flawless beauty of the Universe. She is Most Perfect of all Pious Women.

15) The Prophet said, “The first people to enter Paradise will be Ali and Fatima.”

Holy Zahra and her husband head of all Eternal people. They will lead them into Paradise.

16) The Prophet said, “The verse of purification was revealed concerning five people: myself, Ali, Hassan, Hussein, and Fatima.”

God chose Holy Zahra and her loved ones as models of perfection.

17) The Prophet said, “The best women in Paradise will be Mary, Asiya, Khadija, and Fatima.”

Blessed Fatima is higher than Holy Mary the Pious Mother of Jesus Christ.

18) The Prophet said, “The first one to enter Paradise will be Fatima.”

Holy Zahra will lead entry of all pious prophets and saints into Eternal Heaven.

19) The Prophet said, “The Messiah (Mehdi) is from my family, from the sons of Fatima.”

Holy Messiah will be the son of Holy Zahra.

20) The Prophet said, “Verily, God has weaned (fatama) my daughter Fatima and her children and those who love them from the Hellfire, and that is why she is named Fatima.”

Blessed Fatima will save from destruction all men and women who loved her and her descendents.

21) The Prophet said, “Fatima, you will be the first amongst my lineage to follow after me.”

Holy Zahra died 60 days after her Blessed Father. She was killed by his fake disciples.

22) The Prophet said, “Fatima is part of me. Whatever upsets her upsets me, and whatever harms her harms me.”

Holy Zahra’s will is will of God’s Messenger.

23) The Prophet said, “Fatima is part of me, and whoever pleases her, pleases me.”

Holy Zahra’s pleasure is pleasure of God’s Messenger.

24) The Prophet said, “Fatima is the head of the women of Paradise.”

Holy Zahra is leader of all pious females.

25) The Prophet said, “Fatima is part of me, so whoever makes her angry makes me angry.”

Holy Zahra’s feelings are feelings of her father.

26) The Prophet said, “Fatima is a maiden of Paradise created in human form.”

Holy Zahra is Heavenly Lady on Earth

27) The Prophet said, “Fatima is a Princess (Hur) of Paradise in human form, she does not receive any kind of menses.”

Holy Zahra is pure of menstruation. She is from Heaven.

28) The Prophet said, “Fatima is part of me, whatever harms her harms me, and whatever is against her is against me.”

Holy Zahra’s enemies are enemies of God’s messenger.

29) The Prophet said, “Fatima is part of me - whatever makes her angry makes me angry, and whatever pleases her pleases me.”

Holy Zahra is connected to God’s Messenger by soul.

30) The Prophet said, “Fatima is more beloved to me than you, oh Ali, and you are dearer to me than her.”

Holy Zahra and Saint Ali were part of Prophet’s soul.

31) The Prophet said, “Fatima is part of me and she is my heart and the soul which is between my two sides.”

Holy Zahra is heart of the Holy Prophet.

32) The Prophet said, “Fatima is the head of the women of my nation.”

Holy Zahra is greatest of all believing ladies.

33) The Prophet said, “Fatima is a branch of me, what pleases her pleases me, and what saddens her, saddens me.”

Holy Zahra is essential part of the Sacred Tree.

34) The Prophet said, “Fatima is part of me - whatever causes her pain causes me pain, and whatever makes her happy makes me happy.”

Holy Zahra’s pain is Prophet’s pain.

35) The Prophet said, “Fatima is part of me, whoever harms her has harmed me.”

Holy Zahra is one with the Blessed Messenger.

36) The Prophet said, “Fatima is the joy of my heart, and her sons are the fruit of my soul.”

Holy Zahra is happiness of God’s Messenger. Her Blessed Children are his nourishments.

37) The Prophet said, “Fatima is not like the women of the children of Adam.”

Holy Zahra is not ordinary human being. She did not descend from Adam.

38) The Prophet said, “Fatima is part of me - what saddens her saddens me, and what pleases her pleases me.”

Holy Zahra’s feelings influence Prophet’s feelings.

39) The Prophet said, “Oh Fatima, verily God is angry when you are angry.”

Holy Zahra’s anger is wrath of God. God has given His will to His Holy Zahra.

40) The Prophet said, “Fatima, God will not torture you or any of your children.”

Holy Zahra’s bloodline is sacred and protected.

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Fatima Biography

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FATIMA THE RADIANT

Holy Daughter of the Messenger of God

Fatimah was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from his first wife Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. She was Muhammad's only biological daughter. There are differences of opinion on the exact date of her birth. But Muslims celebrate her birth on the 20th day lunar month of Jamadi al-Thani. It is designated Woman's Day in honour of Fatima. She is regarded as an exemplar for men and women. She remained at her father's side through the difficulties suffered by him at the hands of those who opposed God. Fatima supported her father against the Quraysh of Mecca. After migration to Medina, she married Ali ibn Abi Talib, Muhammad's cousin, and was mother to four of his children. She died a few months after her father. The exact location of her grave is unknown. She was injured when defending Ali against the first Caliph, and that this incident led to her early death.

Fatima seems to have performed three important acts of political significance, each recorded in almost all primary sources.

First, after the conquest of Mecca she refused her protection to the leader of Mecca Abu Sufyan ibn Harb.

Second, after the death of Prophet Muhammad, she defended Ali's cause, opposed the election of Abu Bakr, and had violent disputes with the new ruler and particularly with Umar.

Third, she laid claim to the property rights of her father and challenged Abu Bakr's categorical refusal to cede them, particularly the property of Fadak and a shares in the produce of Khaybar.

After her marriage to Ali, the wedded couple led a life of abject poverty in contrast to other women of Medina. At the beginning they were extremely poor. For several years after her marriage, she did all of the work by herself. The shoulder on which she carried pitchers of water from the well was swollen and the hand with which she worked the handmill to grind corn where often covered with blisters. Fatimah vouched to take care of the household work, make dough, bake bread, and clean the house. Fatima lived hard but simple life. It is said that for spiritual strength she was given the Tasbih, a divine formula to nourish her mind and body. She had to do all her household chores. Prophet asked her if she would like a gift instead that was better than any servant and worth more than everything in the world. He then gave her secret energy from God. He told her to recite at the end of every prayer the Great Exaltation, "God is Supreme" 34 times, the Statement of Absolute Gratitude, "Praise belongs to God" 33 times and the Invocation of Divine Majesty, "Glory be to God" 33 times, totalling 100. This collective prayer is called the Tasbih of Fatima. Rosary is the living symbol of Fatima's extraordinary energy. Each bead shines light on the holy lady of light.

Ali vouched to take care of the outside work such as gathering firewood, and bringing food. Ali worked to irrigate other peoples lands by drawing water from the wells which caused him to complain of chest pains. Their circumstances were remained severe and only improved following the Battle of Khaybar when the produce of Khaybar was distributed among the poor. At this time, Fatima was given properties in Fadak and Khybar. When the economic situations become better, Fatimah gained some maids but treated them like her family and performed the house duties with them.

Fatima after Prophet's Death

Just as a prophet is appointed by God alone, only God has the prerogative to appoint the successor to his prophet. When time of Prophet Muhammad's death came close, God chose Ali to be the successor, infallible and divinely chosen. Therefore, on God's orders the Prophet appointed Ali as his successor at Ghadir Khum near Mecca.

In AD 632, Prophet Muhammad made his last pilgrimage to the Kaaba in Mecca. After finishing his pilgrimage, on his return to Medina, he and his followers stopped at a spring and waypoint called Ghadir Khumm. Prophet delivered a speech to his assembled followers, in which he said:

"He who takes me as his master must take this Ali as his master. O God! Be a friend to his friends and be an enemy to his enemies; support his supporters and destroy his opposers; and turn the truth to where turns Ali."

This holy saying (hadith) indicated the intent of Prophet Muhammad. After the disgnation, the people congratulated Ali for becoming "Leader of the Believers". There were 120,000 witnesses to this declaration, including Umar and Abu Bakr who had decided to take power from Ali when Prophet dies. Hence, Abu Bakr came into be the new caliph following another pre-planned gathering. When Prophet Muhammad died, his closest relatives, Ali and Fatimah, took charge of the body. While they were engaged in washing the body and preparing it for burial, a secret meeting, of which Ali and the rest of the public weren't told, was taking place at Saqifah, which ended with Abu Bakr being chosen as the new leader.

Prophet Muhammad's wife, Aisha, disliked both Fatima and her husband Ali. Aisha was daughter of Abu Bakr. She envied the relationship between Fatima and Ali, and also Muhammad's high regard for Fatima as Khadijah's only daughter. Aisha was also jealous that Muhammad gave Ali more attention than to her own father Abu Bakr. Aisha did her utmost to promote Abu Bakr to the Prophet as well as among the people. Aisha wanted so badly to deny Fatima and Ali their dues. Therefore, when Abu Bakr successfully seized power, he immediately proceeded by stripping Fatima of all financial means: The land of Fadak
, which was a gift from Prophet Muhammad to his daughter, was confiscated and any inheritance due to her was denied.
When Prophet died, Aisha and her father, Abu Bakr, intrigued to grab assets of Prophet and the leadership of the Muslim community in a coup detat. Prophet Muhammad had wanted Ali to succeed him but his commands were ignored.

During the time that Fatimah and her husband Ali were washing and burying her father, Umar and Abu Bakr left them and went to the secret meeting at Saqifah, without informing her, her husband or any of her relatives. At that meeting, Abu Bakr was chosen to become her father's successor. Umar led a party of armed men against Ali's house in Medina and called for Ali and his men to come out and swear allegiance to Abu Bakr.

Ali refused to give his allegiance (baya) to Abu Bakr. Many other people also refused. They were known as: "Shiat Ali" (the "Party of Ali"). It took six months of threat and pressure to force the refusers to submit to Abu Bakr.

After Abu Bakr assumed leadership, he asked Muslims to swear allegiance to him, as was the Arab custom of the time. Ali and his followers refused and were harassed and threatened by Abu Bakr's supporters.

Upon his refusal to give allegiance, Ali had his house surrounded by an armed force led by Abu Bakr and Umar.

Umar took charge of securing the pledge of allegiance of all residents. He dominated the streets with the help tribal leaders, who in contrast to the majority of people, quickly became vigorous champions of the new regime.

Umar was not only one of Abu Bakr's most zealous supporters, but also his co-conspirator and in some cases his superior. Umar led a party of armed men against Ali's house in Medina and called for Ali and his men to come out and swear allegiance to Abu Bakr, who they had decided would take power in the the meeting at Saqifah. Umar and Khalid bin Walid threatened to burn the house down if Ali did not submit. Umar pushed his way into the house. Fatimah, who was pregnant, was crushed behind the door. She miscarried her unborn son, Umar's actions culminated in men breaking into her home, resulting in Fatimah's ribs being broken between the smashed door and the wall, and she miscarrying an unborn son named Muhsin.

It became evident that Fatima would not be recovering from her wounds. She still had the people's heart as she was Prophet's favorite and only biological daughter and was also the mother of Muhammad's only grandchildren. Abu Bakr and Umar went to her house to seek her pardon, and asked permission to enter. Fatimah refused to answer them, but eventually the was door opened by Ali. Fatimah, still angered that Abu Bakr was refusing her inheritance, turned her face away from them. She angrily rebuked them:

"God be my witness that you two have offended me. In every prayer I curse you and will continue cursing you until I see my father and complain against you.".

Fatima had been injured by Umar and soon died. Ali buried her at night, secretly, as he did not wish Abu Bakr or Umar, whom he blamed for her death, to attend her funeral. Shia Muslims thus blame Abu Bakr and Umar for the death of Prophet Muhammad's daughter and grandson.

When Fatima was ill with the final sickness which caused her death, the wives of the community and companions of Muhammad went out to visit her to ask how she was feeling. In reply to them, after asking for the blessings of God for her father, Muhammad, she said:

“By God I am alive while I have nothing but contempt for this world. I detest your men. After I tried to show them who their real enemy was and they did not listen, I put them aside." "How ugly are the sharp edges of swords when they are broken and then play with people's efforts and struggles which so many have undertaken, destroying the fortifications, breaking spears, making devious decisions and standing on the precipice of material and personal self-desires. What a terrible future they are preparing for by causing the warth of God and thereby bringing about permanent torment for themselves." ... "God says, ' If citizens are faithful and avoid wrong deeds, We will give blessings from heaven and earth to them. But they deny the truths so we captivated them for their deeds. From those who oppressed, the results of their actions will be returned to themselves. They cannot change the traditions of history. ' ... "It is then that the destroyer of rights will lose and those who will come in the future will find and realize the terrible results of what the ancestors have done. So you should be satified with your daily affairs and live in peace prior to the storm and terrible revolts." For then, the sharp swords of the dominations of the oppressors, anarchy and the rule of tyrants will overcome you. The oppressors will enslave you. No public assets except a small quantity will remain.. They will cultivate with force what you have planted with love. At that time you will only sigh for there will be nothing that you can do because you were blind and could not see the truth. They will oblige you because you have turned your faces from the right way and you did not accept it."

Before her death she made these requests of her husband:

"O Ali, you will personally perform my funeral rites and wash my body. Those who have displeased me should not be allowed to attend my funeral; and, my corpse should be carried to the graveyard at night."

Ali did as Fatima wished: She was buried at night, and accompanied to the grave by her relatives and sons. The burial was done secretly, so that Abu Bakr and Umar could not attend.

Some major Companions of the Prophet who did not accept Abu Bakr were: Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib, Fadl ibn Abbas, Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, Saad ibn Ubaida, Ubay ibn Kab, Ammar bin Yasir, Uthman ibn Hunaif, Al-Bara ibn Azib, Qais ibn Saad, Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, Miqdad ibn Aswad. These and others were hounded and persecuted by the new caliph. These few men and their families had to hide and flee from their homes.

Ali took pity upon the sufferings of his devoted followers, and therefore, he stopped pressing his claims in public. He did not give his submission, bay'ah, to Abu Bakr. This was sufficient for Umar and hence superficial unity and peace was restored.


FADAK - The Garden of Fatima

Various muslim scholars commenting on the Holy Quran, Chapter Al-Hashr, verse 7, write that the Angel Gabriel came to Prophet Muhammad and commanded him to give the appropriate rights to the “Dhul Qurba” (nearest kin). When asked by the Prophet, who the “Dhul Qurba” referred to, Gabriel replied “Fatima” and that by “rights” was meant “Fadak”, upon which the Prophet called Fatima and presented Fadak to her.

Upon the death of Prophet Muhmmad, his daughter Fatimah declared her claim to inherit Fadak as the estate of her father. The claim was rejected by the ruling caliph, Abu Bakr, on the grounds that Fadak was public property and arguing that the Prophet had no heirs.

Fatima opposed this confiscation, and contested Abu Bakr's statements. Sources report that Ali together with Umm Ayman testified to the fact that Muhammad granted it to Fatimah Zahra, when Abu Bakr requested Fatima to summon witnesses for her claim. Various primary sources contend that Fadak was gifted by Muhammad to Fatima, drawing on the Quran as evidence. These include narrations of Ibn Abbas who argued that when the Quranic verse on giving rights to kindred was revealed, Muhammad called to his daughter and gifted the land of Fadak
to her.
Even though Fatima successfully defended her rights, Abu Bakr refused to return her property as this would jeopardize their newly gained power. Fatima made one last attempt: She interrupted Abu Bakr's speech in the mosque of Medinah, with a speech of her own before the dignataries and government officials. After this speech, Abu Bakr decided to return the deed to the land. However, he was stopped by Umar, who grabbed Abu Bakr's beard and demanded an explanation, forcing him to stop jeopardizing the mission. Abu Bakr yet again changed his mind.

The question of this inheritance is one of the most debated points among Muslims. Abu Bakr and Umar knew they had to deny Fatima her claim. If Abu Bakr acknowledged her claim to Fadak, it would lend credence to her lineage's claim to the succession of Prophet Muhammad.

Therefore, Abu Bakr and his successors seized Fadak and other properties of the Prophet.

When Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz, known as Umar II, became Caliph in AD 717, the income from the property of Fadak was 40,000 dinars. Fadak was returned to Fatima's descendants by an edict given by Umar the second, but this decision was renounced by later caliphs. Umar II's successor, Yazid ibn Abd al-Malik (known as Yazid II) overturned his decision, and Fadak was again made public trust. Fadak then remained with Umayyads.

Under Abbasids, Fadak was granted to the descendants of Fatimah by caplih Al-Mamun in AD 831. However, his successor Al-Mutawakkil recaptured Fadak from the progeny of Fatimah, decreeing it to be used for the purposes initially outlined by Abu Bakr.


Veneration of Fatima

Ayatollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Reovlution in Iran, once said:

“If Hazrat-e Fatemeh were a man, she would be a Prophet. If she were a man, she would be on the place of the God’s Prophet. She was the essence of humanity. She was a divine creature who appeared in human body. Hazrat-e Fatemeh was a woman who came up to all the prophets’ hopes and desires. She manifested all the honorable character and prestige. She was not an ordinary woman. She was a divine woman and the sign of humanity …She is the pride of the world."


Fatimah is given many titles by Muslims to show their admiration of her moral and physical characteristics. The most used title is "az-Zahra" (meaning "the shining one") and she is commonly referred to as Fatimah Zahra.

She was also known as "Ummu Abeeha" (Mother of her Father) and "al-Batul" (the chaste and pure one) as she spent much of her time in prayer, reciting the Qur'an and in other acts of worship.

Muslims regard Fatimah as a loving and devoted daughter, mother, wife, a sincere Muslim, and an exemplar for women. It is believed that she was very close to her father and her distinction from other women is mentioned in many hadith. After Khadijah, Muslims regard Fatimah as the most significant historical figure, considered to be the leader (Sayyedah) of all women in this world and in Paradise. It is because of her moral purity that she occupies an analogous position in Islam to that Mary occupies in Christianity.

She was the wife of Ali, the first infallible Imam. She is the mother of the second and third Imams, and the ancestor of all the succeeding Imams; indeed, the Fatimid Caliphate is named after her.

Fatima hold top position among those loved by God. She is held in highest of esteem by muslims. She is regarded as being the single most ideal example for all women; in terms of her purity. Fatima is considered to be the Muslim counterpart to the Christians' Holy Mary, mother of Jesus. Indeed, one of her names is Maryam al-Kubra, or "The Greater Mary".

God bless Fatima and her children.


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Sacred Time

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In Brief

THE SACRED DAY

EVENT OF THE CLOAK

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Blessed Holy Lady Fatima said:

“One day my father God’s Holy Prophet came to the my house asked me to cover him up with his special cloak from Yemen, He told me he was very tired. As I put the cloak on him, suddenly his face lit up shinning like the moon. He sat under the cloak and asked me Ali, Hasan and Husain. They were out and I sent for them. Soon entered my husband my two sons. They came said they could smell a sweet scent of God’s messenger near by. I told them that he is resting under his cloak. They saw him and asked if they too could enter under the cloak. He granted them permission and they all went into the cloak. I too followed them and went into my father’s cloak. Then my father lifted towards the sky the two corners of the cloak and asked God to bless us his Household.

At that point, God said to the Angels in heaven: ‘O my angels, let it be known across the universe that I swear by my Honour and Might that it was only for the love of these five people of Prophet’s House who are gathered under the cloak that I created the Earth and the Galaxies and and all that in them.’

Angel Gabriel asked God who are the five.

God said: ‘Fatima, her father, her husband and her sons.’

Gabriel asked permissions from God to fly to Earth and join them. He was granted permission.

Gabriel landed in my house and said greetings. He told my father how God is before the Angels in heaven praising you five. Gabriel then asked my father if he could enter under the sacred cloak. He was allowed to enter and become the sixth.

Gabriel then revealed divine message he had brought down: ‘God wants to keep away from you all evil O people of the House and to keep you thoroughly clean and pure.’

At that point Ali asked God’s messenger to reveal the significance of this cloaked gathering.

My father replied: ‘I swear by God that when this event becomes known and our lovers gather to remember it, God will shower his grace upon them; the Angels will surround them and pray for them. God will ease their sorrows and grant them their wishes.’

Ali said: ‘By God, we have attained height of success and our lovers have also succeeded in this world and on the day of Judgement.’ "

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God Bless Mohammed and Family of Mohammed

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