NOVEMBER 15 – LADY FATIMA’S MARTYRDOM (according to a narration)

الخامس عشر من تشرين الثاني / شهادة السيدة فاطمة الزهراء (على رواية)

Lady Fatima al-Zahra, the veracious and infallible, was born in 615 CE in Mecca. Her father is the chief and seal of all of God’s prophets and messengers, the Holy Prophet Muhammad, God’s peace and blessings be upon him and his Family. And her mother is the magnificent Lady Khadija, the true mother of believers.

Lady Fatima al-Zahra occupies the highest position of reverence, for she is  one of the Infallible Fourteen. Furthermore, she is truly the mother of the Infallible Imams and she represents God’s authority over them.

Lady Fatima married Imam Ali and they had four children: Imam al-Hasan, Imam al-Hussein, Lady Zaynab, and Lady Ummu-Kulthum.

Lady Fatima al-Zahra is known for her unmatched piety, wisdom, and devotion to her family and faith. She played a significant role in supporting her father during his prophethood and stood by her husband, Imam Ali, during the early struggles of the Muslim community.

After the Prophet’s passing away, Lady Fatima defended Imam Ali’s right to leadership and she opposed the decisions made at Saqifa, which led to her delivering the famous sermon of Fadak.

Lady Fatima was martyred due to injuries sustained during an attack on her house by supporters of the first caliph, Abu Bakr. This event is deeply mourned incessantly, and Lady Fatima’s grave remains hidden, as per her wishes. Her legacy continues to inspire her devotees, who honor her as a symbol of infallibility, resistance, purity, and unwavering faith.

ولدت الصديقة الطاهرة سيدة نساء العالمين، فاطمة الزهراء، في عام 615 مـ في مكة المكرمة. أبوها سيد الانبياء وخاتمهم، محمد صلى الله عليه وآله، وأمها السيدة الجليلة أم المؤمنين حقا، خديجة الكبرى. تحتل السيدة الزهراء أعلى مكانة في الإسلام إذ أنها واحدة من المعصومين الأربعة عشر، بل أمهم وحجة الله عليهم

تزوجت فاطمة من الإمام علي وأنجبا أربعة أطفال: الإمام الحسن، الإمام الحسين، السيدة زينب، والسيدة أم كلثوم

عُرف عن السيدة الزهراء تقواها وحكمتها وتفانيها لعائلتها ودينها. فقد لعبت دورًا كبيرًا في دعم والدها خلال فترة نبوته ووقفت بجانب زوجها الإمام علي خلال الصراعات الأولى للمجتمع المسلم

وبعد وفاة النبي، دافعت فاطمة عن حق الإمام علي في الخلافة وعارضت القرارات التي اتخذت في سقيفة بني ساعدة، مما أدى إلى إلقائها الخطبة الشهيرة في فدك

إستشهدت السيدة الزهراء بسبب الإصابات التي تعرضت لها خلال هجوم على منزلها من قبل أنصار الخليفة الأول، أبو بكر. وهذا الحدث مصدر حزن شديد، ولا يزال قبرها مخفيًا بناءً على رغبتها. يستمر إرثها في إلهام محبيها الذين يكرمونها كرمز للعصمة والمقاومة والطهارة والإيمان الثابت

LADY FATIMA IN TRADITIONS

السيدة الزهراء في الروايات

1. The Holy Prophet: My daughter was named Fatima because God has decided to save her and those who love her from Hellfire.
2. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: إنَّما سُمِّيَت ابنَتي فاطِمَةُ لأنَّ اللَّهَ عزّوجلّ فَطَمَها وفَطَمَ مَن أحَبَّها مِنَ النَّارِ
3. Ammara narrated: I asked Imam al-Sadiq as to why Fatima has been named al-Zahra [The Luminous Lady], to which he replied, “This is because when she stood for prayers in her prayer niche, her light would radiate for the dwellers of the skies jut as the light of the stars radiates for the dwellers of the earth.”
4. عن عَمَّارَة: سَألتُ أبا عَبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام عَن فاطِمَةَ لِمَ سُمِّيَت زَهراء؟ فَقال: لأنَّها كانَت اذا قامَت في مِحرابِها زَهَر نورُها لأهلِ السَّماءِ كَما يَزهَر نورُ الكواكبِ لأهلِ الأرضِ
5. Imam al-Sadiq: Fatima, God’s peace be upon her, has nine names before God Almighty. They are: Fatima, al-Siddiqa (the veracious one), al-Mubaraka (the blessed), al-Tahira (the immaculate), al-Zakiyya (the pure), al-Radiyya (the content), al-Mardiyya (the well-pleased), al-Muhadditha (the one spoken by the angels) and al-Zahra’ (the luminous lady).
6. الإمامِ الصادِق عليه السلام: لِفاطِمَةَ سَلامُ اللَّهِ عَلَيها تِسعَةُ أسماء عِندَ اللَّهِ عزّ وجلّ: فَاطِمَةُ وَالصِّديقَةُ والمُبارِكَةُ والطّاهِرَةُ والزَّكيَّةُ والرَّضيَّةُ والمَرضيَّةُ والُمحَدَّثَةُ والزَّهراءُ
7. The Holy Prophet: Fatima is a part of me. Whoever pleases her pleases me, and whoever grieves her grieves me. Fatima is the dearest of all people to me.
8. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: فاطمةُ بَضْعَةٌ مِنّي، مَن سَرَّها فقد سَرَّني ومَن ساءها فقد ساءني، فاطمةُ أعزُّ النّاسِ علَيَّ
9. The Holy Prophet: Verily, Fatima is a part of me, and is the delight of my eyes and the fruit of my heart. Whatever grieves her grieves me, whatever pleases her pleases me, and indeed she will be the first to join me [after my death] from my household.
10. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: إنّ فاطمةَ بَضْعةٌ مِنّي، وهي نورُ عَيْني، وثَمَرةُ فُؤادي، يَسوؤني ما ساءها، ويَسُرُّني ما سَرَّها، وإنّها أوّلُ مَن يَلْحَقُني مِن أهلِ بيتي
11. The Holy Prophet: My daughter Fatima is the chief [Lady] of all the women of the worlds.
12. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: ابنَتي فاطمةُ سيّدةُ نِساءِ العالَمينَ
13. The Holy Prophet: Have these glad tidings, O Fatima. Verily, Mahdi will be from you [i.e. your descent].
14. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: أبْشِري يا فاطمةُ، فإنّ المهديَّ منكِ
15. The Holy Prophet said to Lady Fatima: Verily, God is angry at whatever angers you, and is pleased with whatever pleases you.
16. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله – لِفاطمةَ عليها السلام -: إنّ اللَّهَ يَغضَبُ لِغَضَبِكِ، ويَرضى‏ لِرِضاكِ
17. Imam Ali, upon burying Lady Fatima, said: O Prophet of God! Peace be upon you from me and from your daughter, who is joining you and who has hastened to meet you. O Prophet of God! My patience with [the demise of] your chosen one [your daughter] has been exhausted, and my power of endurance has weakened, except that I have ground for consolation in having endured the great hardship and heart-rending event of your separation. I laid you down in your grave when your last breath had passed [when your head was] between my neck and chest.

“…Indeed we belong to God, and to Him do we intend return.” Now, the trust has been returned and what had been given has been taken back. As to my grief, it knows no bounds, and as to my nights, they will remain sleepless till God chooses for me the house in which you are now residing. Certainly, your daughter would apprise you of the gathering of your community in oppressing her. You ask her in detail and get all the news about the situation. This happened when a long time had not even elapsed [since your demise] and your remembrance had not yet ceased. My salutation be on you both, the salutation of one grief-stricken, not a disgusted or hateful person; for if I go away it is not because I am weary [of you], and if I stay it is not due to lack of belief in what God has promised those who bear misfortunes tolerantly.

9. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام – عِندَ دَفنِ فاطِمَةَ عليها السلام -: السَّلامُ عَلَيكَ يا رسولَ اللَّهِ عَنّي وَعَن اِبنَتِكَ النّازِلَةِ في جِوارِكَ وَالسَّريعَةِ اللَّحاقِ بِكَ. قَلَّ يا رسولُ اللَّهِ عَن صَفيَّتِكَ صَبري، وَرَقَّ عَنها تَجَلُّدي؛ إلاّ أنَّ لي في التَّأسّي بِعَظيمِ فُرقَتِكَ وَفادِحِ مُصيبَتِكَ مَوضِعَ تَعَزٍّ ؛ فَلَقَد وَسَّدتُكَ في مَلحودَةِ قَبرِكَ، وَفاضَت بَينَ نَحري وَصَدري نَفسُكَ. فَإنّا للَّهِ وَإنّا إلَيهِ راجِعونَ. فَلَقَد استُرجِعَتِ الوَديعَةُ، وَأُخِذَتِ الرَّهينَةُ. أمّا حُزني فَسَرمَدٌ، وَأمّا لَيلي فَمُسَهَّدٌ إلى أن يَختارَ اللَّهُ لي دارَكَ الَّتي أنتَ بِها مُقيمٌ. وَسَتُنَبِّئُكَ ابنَتُكَ بِتَضافُرِ أُمَّتِكَ عَلى هَضمِها فَأحفِها السؤالَ وَاستَخبِرها الحالَ. هذا وَلَم يَطُلِ العَهدُ وَلَم يَخلُ مِنكَ الذِّكرُ. وَالسَّلامُ عَلَيكُما سَلامَ مُوَدِّعٍ ‏لا قالٍ ‏وَلا سَئِمٍ. فَإن‏ أنصَرِف فَلا عَن مَلالَةٍ، وَإن أُقِم فَلا عَن سوءِ ظَنٍّ بِما وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الصّابِرينَ
10. Imam al-Sadiq: God’s Messenger—God’s peace and blessings be upon him and his family—said: “Between my grave and my pulpit lies a garden from among the gardens of Paradise, and my pulpit rests on one of the waterways of Paradise.” This is because the grave of Lady Fatima is between his grave and his pulpit, and her grave is a garden from among the gardens of Paradise, watered by one of the waterways of Paradise.
11. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام: قالَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله: ما بينَ قَبرِي ومِنبَرِي رَوضَةٌ مِن رِياضِ الجَنَّةِ، ومِنبَرِي على‏ تُرْعَةٍ مِن تُرَعِ الجَنَّةِ؛ لأنَّ قَبرَ فاطمةَ صلواتُ اللَّهِ علَيها بينَ قَبرِهِ ومِنبَرِهِ، وقَبرَها رَوضَةٌ مِن رِياضِ الجَنَّةِ، وإلَيهِ تُرْعَةٌ مِن تُرَعِ الجَنَّةِ