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Lady of Light, the Tragedy of Al-Zahra (a) |
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Written by AhlulBayt Islamic Mission
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Friday, 06 June 2008 |
Lady Fatima (a) belongs to the noblest family ever existing throughout the whole history of mankind. Her distinguished father was the very last messenger of Allah (s), a personality that the Holy Quran introduces him as the Best Paradigm. The mother of Lady Fatima was a pure lady named Khadija (a), a godly woman with unparalleled virtues and merits, who dedicated all her life and wealth for the sake of Islam. According to the Islamic calendar, Hazrat Fatima Zahra was born in the 20th day of the Arabic lunar month, Jamadi al-Thani, five years after Bi'thah (declaration of the message of Islam by Prophet Muhammad (s)) and 8 years before Hijra (migration of the Holy Prophet from Mecca to Medina).
The behavior of Holy Prophet toward his daughter Fatima was special. The Holy Prophet showed unique respect to his dear daughter; whenever Fatima came to see him, he welcomed her, stood up to show respect and even kissed her hand and made her sit at his own place.
On every occasion that the Holy Prophet (s.a) decided to go on a journey, Fatima was the last one to whom he bade farewell, and as soon as he came back from his trip, Fatima was the first one whom the Holy Prophet visited. Imam Baqir (a) and Imam Sadiq (a) have related that the Holy Prophet (s) never slept unless he kissed the face of Fatima (s) and placed his face on hers.
Yet, following the Holy Prophet's (s) death, whilst still overcome by grief of his parting, the tragedies that befell this great Lady did not cease but rather multiplied. Fatima flew by the wings of her sacred thoughts to the horizon of her past and the world of her great father, which turned after her father joined his Lord, to a shining memory in her soul. It supplied her every moment with feelings, sympathy and education. It roused in her joy and ease. Even if she was late after her father in the account of time, she did not separate from him in the account of soul and memory.
She had inside her an inexhautible power, a motive for a sweeping revolution, which never went out, light derived from the the very Prophethood of Muhammad; the soul of Muhammad lighting her way and guiding her to confront the gravest of tragedies; which if they had befallen upon day in its full radicance, would have turned it to the most starless of nights.
Multimedia
Audio: The Holy Prophet (s) & Lady Fatima (a), the confluence of two Lights
by Dr. Hamid Algar
Audio:
Fatima Al Zahra, The great role model by Sayyed Mahdi Modaressi
Audio: Philosophy of Hijab by Dr. Murtadha Alidina
Audio: Al-Zahra (a) by
Sayyed Kamal Al-Haidary [Arabic]
Video: Sermon of Lady Fatema (a)
Video: Jannatul Baqee' in Medina
Video: Modern day town of Fadak
Articles & Scholarly Publications
The Daughter of the Holy Prophet of Islam by Abu Ali al-Fadl al-Tabarsi
Our Lady Fatima (a), daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (s)
Sermon of Lady Fatema Al-Zahra (a)
Sayings
of Lady Fatema (a)
The Life of Lady Fatimah (a)
Fatimah Zahra (a) the Link between Prophethood and Imamat
Fatema the Mother of her Father by Mansour Leghaei
Forty Ahadith about Fatima (a)
A
short history of Fadak after the Martyrdom of Fatima (a)
Fatima Zahra (a), the Supreme Example of a Perfect Human Being
The Story of
Lady Fatima (a), daughter of the Holy Prophet by S.M.R Shabbar
Sayyida Fatima Al-Zahra, the Miracle of her Generosity by Mujahidali Sheriff
The
Visage of Hazrat Fatema (a) - Part 1
The
Visage of Hazrat Fatema (a) - Part 2
Leader
of the Women of the Worlds
Glimpses into the Family Life of Hazrat Fatima (a) - Part 1 by Azra Ansari
Glimpses into the Family Life of Hazrat Fatima (a) - Part 2 by Azra Ansari
Glimpses into the Family Life of Hazrat Fatima (a) - Part 3 by Azra Ansari
The Life of Fatima Az-Zahra by Allamah Baqir Shareef Al-Qurashi - Full Length Text
Fadak in History by Shaheed Muhammad Baqir Al-Sadr - Full Length Text
Hazrat Zahra (a) and the Heart-Rendering episode of Fadak by Sheikh Makarem
Shirazi - Full Length Text
Fatema (a), the Gracious
by Abu Muhammad Ordoni - Full Length Text
Fatema is Fatema
by Ali Shariati - Full Length Text
Woman and her
Rights by Shaheed Murtadha Mutahhari - Full Length Text
The
Rights of Women in Islam by Shaheed Murtadha Mutahhari - Full Length Text
Islam
and Womens' Rights by Shaheed Jawad Bahonar - Full Length Text
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