Faimah al-Zahra (a). From the Cradle to the Grave

645 Pages·2016·5.91 MB·English

by  al-Sayyid Muhammad Kazim al-Qazwini

Fāṭimah al-Zahrāʾ (ʿa) - From the Cradle to the Grave
Fāṭimah al-Zahrāʾ (ʿa)
From the Cradle to the Grave

Sayyid Muḥammad Kāẓim al-Qazwīnī

Translated by: Tahir Ridha Jaffer
© 2015 / 1436 – All Rights Reserved

Published by:
World Organization for Islamic Services (WOFIS),
P.O. Box 11155-1545,
Tehran – 1584853353
Islamic Republic of Iran
TRANSLITERATION TABLE

The transliteration of Arabic terms has been carried out according to the
following standard transliteration table:

ء ʾ ط ṭ
ا a ظ ẓ
ب b ع ʿ
ت t غ gh
ث th ف f
ج j ق q
ح ḥ ك k
خ kh ل l
د d م m
ذ dh ن n
ر r و w
ز z ي y
س s ه h (or not
ش sh transliterated)
ص ṣ
ض ḍ

Long Vowels Short Vowels
ا ā ــــَ ــ a
و ū ــــُ ــ u
ي ī ـــ ـ ــ i

(ṣ) - Peace and blessings be upon him and his family
(ʿa) - Peace be upon him/her/them
DEDICATION

To our chief and master, the last of the Pure Progeny, al-Imām al-Mahdī al-Muntaẓar
(may the Almighty hasten his reappearance)
It is to him that I dedicate these pages that have been illuminated by the
biography of his grandmother, the pure and truthful lady, the Queen of Islam,
Fāṭimah al-Zahrāʾ (peace and blessings of Allāh upon her) and I am confident
that this small service will be accepted and appreciated by him, with the
permission of Allāh, the Most High.
Muḥammad Kāẓim al-Qazwīnī,
Karbalāʾ, Iraq
TABLE OF CONTENTS

PUBLISHER’S PREFACE ................................................................................................................ i
TRANSLATOR’S INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. iii
AUTHOR’S BIOGRAPHY ............................................................................................................ vii
HIS EFFORTS TO PROPAGATE ISLAM .......................................................................................... viii
HIS TRAVELS.............................................................................................................................. xi
STANDING AGAINST OPPRESSION .............................................................................................. xiii
HIS LITERARY CONTRIBUTIONS ................................................................................................. xiv
HIS DEMISE .............................................................................................................................. xvi
THE MIRACLE OF HIS INCORRUPT BODY ................................................................................... xvii
PREAMBLE ................................................................................................................................. xix
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1
CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................ 21
THE LAW OF HEREDITY .............................................................................................................. 21
CHAPTER TWO ........................................................................................................................... 24
THE MARRIAGE OF THE GREAT PROPHET (Ṣ)............................................................................... 24
CHAPTER THREE ....................................................................................................................... 29
A QUICK WORD ABOUT METAPHYSICS ....................................................................................... 29
THE UNBORN CHILD SPEAKS TO HER MOTHER ........................................................................... 38
CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................................... 41
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ ENTERS THIS WORLD ............................................................................... 41
CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................................... 47
HER NAMING ............................................................................................................................ 47
FĀṬIMAH (ʿA) ............................................................................................................................ 49
AL-ṢIDDĪQAH ............................................................................................................................ 57
AL-MUBĀRAKAH ....................................................................................................................... 60
AL-ṬĀHIRAH ............................................................................................................................. 70
CHAPTER SIX ............................................................................................................................. 80
ḤADĪTH AL-KISĀʾ ...................................................................................................................... 80
THE SHĪʿAH AND ḤADĪTH AL-KISĀʾ ............................................................................................ 84
ḤADĪTH AL-KISĀʾ AND THE POETS ............................................................................................. 85
CHAPTER SEVEN ....................................................................................................................... 95
HER OTHER NAMES: AL-RĀḌIYAH ............................................................................................. 95
AL-ZAKIYYAH ........................................................................................................................... 96
AL-MARḌIYYAH ........................................................................................................................ 97
AL-MUḤADDATHAH .................................................................................................................. 97
AL-ZAHRĀʾ ............................................................................................................................. 104
AL-BATŪL ............................................................................................................................... 105
AL-ʿADHRĀʾ ............................................................................................................................ 111
CHAPTER EIGHT ...................................................................................................................... 112
HER LIFE AND HER UPBRINGING .............................................................................................. 112
THE DEATH OF AL-SAYYIDAH KHADĪJAH AL-KUBRĀ ................................................................. 119
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) AND THE MIGRATION ....................................................................... 123
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) ON THE DAY OF UḤUD ..................................................................... 125
THE HARDSHIPS FACED BY AL-SAYYIDAH FĀṬIMAH IN HER FATHER’S HOUSE ............................ 129
CHAPTER NINE ........................................................................................................................ 131
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) ON THE THRESHOLD OF MARRIAGE ................................................... 131
INTERCESSION ON THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT WAS PART OF FĀṬIMAH’S (ʿA) DOWRY .................... 143
PREPARATIONS TO BRING THE BRIDE TO HER NEW HOME ......................................................... 145
OPINIONS ABOUT HER AGE WHEN SHE GOT MARRIED ............................................................. 155
A STUDY ABOUT ASMĀʾ BINT ʿUMAYS AND UMM SALAMAH .................................................... 156
THE HOUSE OF FĀṬIMAH (ʿA) .................................................................................................. 161
CHAPTER TEN .......................................................................................................................... 163
HER MARRIED LIFE .................................................................................................................. 163
HISTORICAL FALLACIES ABOUT ʿALĪ (ʿA) .................................................................................. 165
THE BIRTH OF IMĀM AL-ḤASAN (ʿA) ........................................................................................ 169
THE BIRTH OF IMĀM AL-ḤUSAYN (ʿA) ..................................................................................... 171
THE BIRTH OF AL-SAYYIDAH ZAYNAB AL-KUBRĀ (ʿA) .............................................................. 173
THE BIRTH OF AL-SAYYIDAH UMM KULTHŪM.......................................................................... 176
CHAPTER ELEVEN ................................................................................................................... 178
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) IN THE VERSE OF QURBĀ .................................................................. 178
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) IN THE VERSE OF MUBĀHALAH ........................................................ 182
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) IN THE CHAPTER OF HAL ATĀ .......................................................... 185
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) IN THE VERSE OF LIGHT ................................................................... 188
THE STATUS OF FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ WITH HER FATHER THE HOLY PROPHET (Ṣ) .................... 189
CHAPTER TWELVE .................................................................................................................. 204
HER ASCETICISM AND CHARITY IN THE WAY OF ALLĀH ............................................................ 204
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ AND WORSHIP ........................................................................................ 211
THE TASBĪḤ OF FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ ...................................................................................... 220
CHAPTER THIRTEEN ............................................................................................................... 225
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) AND KNOWLEDGE ............................................................................ 225
THE TRADITION OF THE TABLET (ḤADĪTH AL-LAWḤ) ............................................................... 231
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) AND THE ḤIJĀB ................................................................................ 237
CHAPTER FOURTEEN .............................................................................................................. 240
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) AND SUPPLICATION .......................................................................... 240
CHAPTER FIFTEEN .................................................................................................................. 252
THE PROPHET INFORMS AL-ZAHRĀʾ ABOUT FUTURE EVENTS ................................................... 252
CHAPTER SIXTEEN .................................................................................................................. 262
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) AFTER THE DEATH OF THE PROPHET (Ṣ) ........................................... 262
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN ............................................................................................................ 272
FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) IN THE FACE OF THE WHIRLWINDS ................................................... 272
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN ............................................................................................................... 290
THE SERMON OF FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ (ʿA) ON FADAK .............................................................. 290
A HEATED EXCHANGE BETWEEN IMĀM ʿALĪ AND ABŪ BAKR ..................................................... 297
THE SECRET BEHIND FĀṬIMAH AL-ZAHRĀʾ’S CLAIM ON FADAK ................................................. 300
THE SOURCES OF AL-ZAHRĀʾ’S SERMON ................................................................................... 305
THE MAIN POINTS OF THE SERMON ......................................................................................... 307
THE TIMELESS SERMON ........................................................................................................... 308
COMMENTARY OF THE SERMON ............................................................................................... 311
THE SERMON........................................................................................................................... 325
COMMENTARY......................................................................................................................... 327
THE SERMON........................................................................................................................... 344
COMMENTARY......................................................................................................................... 346
THE SERMON........................................................................................................................... 358