FATHIMA
ZAHRA DAY - LECTURE
إِنَّا
أَعْطَيْنَاكَ
الْكَوْثَرَ
108.1
To thee have We granted the Fount (of Abundance).
فَصَلِّ
لِرَبِّكَ
وَانْحَرْ
108.2
Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice.
إِنَّ
شَانِئَكَ
هُوَ
الأبْتَرُ
108.3
For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from
Future Hope).
* For he who hates you -
he will be cut off.
* Verily it is thy
traducer who shall be tail-less.
* For he who makes you
angry (O Muhummed (S), - he
will be cut off
* Lo! It is the one who
insults you (and not you)
who
is without posterity.
My
Dearest Brothers, my dearest sisters and my dearest children. Assalaamu Alaikum...
At
the outset I would like to thank and Praise Allah (Jalla...)first,
and then sister Zavini Jaleel,
President, office bearers and the members of the Fathima Zahra Association, for
having invited me to such an illustrious, luminous function for which I feel
greatly honoured. Al-Hamdu-Lillaah
The Quranic Verse that I read out to you:
Surah 108 – Al-kauthar. . . . . . . .
Year
in and year out we are Praising and eulogizing our beloved Fathima [A] – We are
listening to her various characteristics, her humility, her truthfulness, her
courage and bravery – her service to humanity and an entire range of goodness
emanating from that Fount of abundance – Al-kauthar.
Let
us all sit back, place our hands, now, on our hearts and ask ourselves whether
we see any difference in us since the last time we heard of Fathima Zahra – The
Radiant –
Let
each one of us, male and female, let us for a moment, be silent and contemplate
on this –
Our
Hearts, Our conscience will give the answer.
Let
me take this opportunity once again, to remind you of who Fathima [A] is – Who
this noble Radiance – Fathima Zahra is!
Who
is this Fathima? Let us know a little more about her.
The Birth of Fathima [A]
The
largest Arab tribe is the Quraish.
The Ka'ba is in their hands which, naturally gives them tribal
nobility.
They
are divided 'into two families, the Bani Omayyid and the Bani Hashimi.
The Bani Omayyid are
the wealthiest but the Bani Hashimi
are the most honourable for they are in charge of
looking after the affairs of the Ka'ba.
Abdul
Mutt’alib is from this family but at this time, he is
not in the land of the living - he is dead and his son, Abu T’alib,
the leader of the Bani Hashim,
does not have the power that his father had.
He
has gone bankrupt in his trading. He is living in poverty and has distributed
his children to be cared for among his family.
A
very strong rivalry has broken out between the two tribes.
The Omayyids are trying to gain control of all of the property
and honours of the Quraish.
They
wanted to, at the same time, break the spiritual hold
of the Hashimis.
Among
the Hashimi tribe, the family of Muhummed [S] has
received new credit. The grandson of Abdul Mutt’alib
has just married Khadijeh, a wealthy, well‑respected
widow of Makkah. This gives him a stronger social position.
The
personal standing and personality which Muhummed [S] shows, the trust and
credibility which he has among people and, in particular, among all the Hashimis and the leaders of the Quraish,
makes everyone aware of the fact that he reflects the honour
of Abd Manaf and is the
protector of the nobility of the Hashimis.
In
particular, they sense he will be the activator of the honour
and nobility which Abdul Muttalib had wielded.
Yes, It is only Muhummed [S], Al-Ameen,
the Trustworthy, - As-Saadiq – The truthful - who
along with his beloved wife – Ummul-Mu’mineen Khadijathul Kubra, have
character. He has youth as well. They are also viewed in the light of having a
respectable amount of wealth and are part of the family tree of the Bani Hashimi.
Great
expectations – according to Jahiliyyah standards -
they felt that great developments should be strewn from this family. Hoping
their shadow will fall over Makkah.
Everyone
is awaiting for sons to be born of this family, sons
to bring strength, sons to bring credit and nobility to the family of Abdul Mutt’alib.
Alas!
- The first child born is a girl, Zainab.
But
the family is anticipating a son.
Another
shock :
The
second child is also a daughter, Ruqiyyah.
The
anticipation grows stronger and the need also increases.
Stunning : The third, another girl, Umm Qulthum.
Now -
Two boys, Qasem and Abdullah are born. They hold
great promise. But they do not blossom. They die in infancy. Now there are
three children in this house, and all three are girls.
The
mother has aged. She is over 60 years old. The father, although he loves his
three daughters, shares his tribe's feelings and their anticipation.
Can Khadijeh, who is almost at the end of her life, bring forth
another child? Hope has become very dim.
Another
Surprise -
Yes!
Happiness and hope once again fill the house. Khadija
has conceived again - The excitement reaches a peak. This is the last chance
for the family of Abdul Mutt’alib, the last hope.
But once again, a daughter.
They
name her Fathima [A].
The
happiness and hope of the Hashimi tribe falls to the Omayyids. The happiness of the enemies! Whispering bad
names and screams of 'Muhummed [S] is cut‑off' – Muhummed is Abthar, the man who is the last link in his family chain,
has four daughters. Nothing more.'
How
sad. What a beautiful and strange game fate is playing. Life passes on. and Muhummed [S] drowns in the storm of his mandate and his
being appointed as the Prophet of Allah (Azzawa Jall).
He
conquers Makkah and frees all the Quraish prisoners.
All
of the tribes are under his leadership and his shadow is thrown throughout the
whole of the
His
sword crushes the faces of the Emperors of the world. His song rings through
the heavens and the earth. In one hand, strength, and in the other, prophecy,
the full honours of which - would never even enter
the heads of the Omayyids, the Hashimi
tribe or all of the Arabs and non‑Arabs.
And
now, Muhummed [S] is the Prophet. In the city, filled with the most
significant waves of happiness, he has the power and greatness which a human
being could never conceive of.
A
tree, which does not grow from Abd Manaf nor Hashimi nor Abdul Mutt’alib, but
rather,
grows from a light under a mountain, in the Cave of `Hira'.
It
extends from one end of the desert to the other, from horizon to horizon of the
earth.
Till
the end of time, it encompasses and will continue to encompass all of the
future until the end of history.
And
this man has four daughters.
Three
of them died before he did. And now, he has only one child, a daughter, the
youngest, Fathima [A].
The Quranic Word, Al-kawthar
Muhummed
[S] is heir to all of the family's honour, inheritor
of a new kind of wealth which is neither based upon blood nor earth nor money
but the phenomenon of revelation. Born of faith, jihad [Striving and
sacrificing], revolution, thought and humanity, he is a beautiful weave.
Of
values, he receives the highest of gifts.
Muhummed
[S] is joined to the history of mankind, not to that of Abdul Mutt’alib, Abd Manaf, the Quraish nor the Arabs.
He is
the inheritor of Ibrahim [A], Noah, Moses and Jesus - and Fathima
[A] is his only heir.
إِنَّا
أَعْطَيْنَاكَ
الْكَوْثَرَ¤
فَصَلِّ
لِرَبِّكَ
وَانْحَرْ ¤ إِنَّ
شَانِئَكَ
هُوَ
الأبْتَرُ ¤
We gave you kawthar, oh Muhummed [S] For your
Creator, establish the prayer and sacrifice an animal. It is he, that very hated enemy of yours who is cut‑off.
بسم
الله الرّحمن
الرّحيم
إِنَّا
أَعْطَيْنَاكَ
الْكَوْثَرَ
108.1 To thee have We granted the Fount (of Abundance).
فَصَلِّ
لِرَبِّكَ
وَانْحَرْ
108.2
Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice.
إِنَّ
شَانِئَكَ
هُوَ
الأبْتَرُ
108.3
For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from
Future Hope).
* For he who hates you
he will be cut off.
* Verily it is thy
traducer who shall be tail-less.
* For he who makes you
angry (O Muhummed (S), - he
will be cut off
* Lo! It is the one who
insults you (and not you)
who
is without posterity.
He,
your enemy with ten sons is cut‑off. He is useless, cut‑off without
the highest form of inheritors. Not you with your daughter.
And
this authoritative prediction came to pass. Look at this incident:
One
day, Abu Lahab was found missing and they found him
dead in one of his retreats – he had been dead for sometime and his body was
rotten and stinking.
None
of the children or the kith or kin were willing to
take his body.
The Man who insulted Rasoolullah [S] as ABTHAR.
THE
MAN WHO HAD 10 SONS -
All
the sons in fact refused even to see the dead body of Abu Lahab
– How sad!!
They
had to hire two slaves – who dug a grave at the entrance to the house and used
two long sticks to push his dead body in to the hole that had been dug outside
the house and - the dead body dropped into it unceremoniously – this was the ignominious
fate of the man who had sons and who insulted the prophet calling him ‘abthar’ – one without descendants – a person cut off
إِنَّا
أَعْطَيْنَاكَ
الْكَوْثَرَ We gave you Kawthar, ‑
Fathima [A].'
It is
in this way that Revolution appears in the depths of the conscience of time.
Now,
a daughter becomes the owner of the values of her father, not a son –
She –
the daughter - becomes the inheritor of all the honours
of her family.
She
is the continuation of the chain of great ancestors, the continuation which
began with AAdam and passes through all of the
leaders of freedom and consciousness in the history of mankind.
It
reaches Ibrahim [A] and joins Moses and Jesus to itself. AND - It reaches Muhummed [S].
** The final link in this chain of Divine justice,
** The rightful chain of truth is Fathima [A],
** The last daughter of a family who had
anticipated a son:
Muhummed
[S] had known what the hands of fate had in store for him. And, Fathima [A],
also, had known who she was.
Yes!
This school of thought created such a revolution.
A
woman, in this religion, is freed like this!? Isn't this the religion of Ibrahim [A] and they, his heirs?
** Another Strange and most important aspect of history came
to light from the great thafseers.
During
this Pre-Islamic period :
'If a
father has a daughter – and if he does not wish to kill her - and, whenever he
thinks of her future, he should think about three different sons‑in‑law.
No.1.
One son-in-law, is, the house which will hide her;
No.2
– the son-in-law is the husband who will keep her and
No. 3. –
The third son-in-law, the grave - which will cover her!
And
they say - the last son-in-law, the grave, is the best.'
The
idiom which refers to the grave as being the best son‑in‑law, has existed in all languages of the wealthiest and most
so-called honourable men.
**
All of the indigenous and honourable fathers and
brothers who are bound to and place emphasis upon their family, father and
male ancestors –
**
All of those who understand the ideals of name and honour
- are ready for and live in anticipation of dying – if it so happens that they'
have to seek a partner for their sister or daughter in marriage.
At
this point the daughter is reminded that -`The most beloved of sons‑in‑law
- is the grave.'
Let
us see what Allah in His Mercy does!! Let us see how he counters these beliefs
of the ignorant.
The Honour Bestowed Upon a Female Slave
Nobody
has the right to be buried in a mosque. The greatest mosque in the world is the
Masjid al‑haram in
Makkah. The Ka'ba. This
house belongs to Allah (Jalla Shaanu
hu wa
tha ‘aala). It is devoted
to Allah (Jalla Jalaaluhu).
It is the direction to which all of the ritual prayers are oriented.
It is
our Qiblah
The
house is ordered by Him and Ibrahim [A] builds it. It
is a house which the Prophet of Islam is
honoured with the mandate of freeing.
He
frees this `House of Freedom', circumambulates it and goes down in prostration
towards it.
All
of the great prophets of history are servants of this house.
**
But no prophet has the right to be buried here. ** Ibrahim [A] built it but he
is not buried there and
Muhummed
[S] frees it but he is not buried there. In the whole history of
humanity, there is only one and one person only who has been given this
privilege.
Allah
(Jalla Shaanu hu wa tha
‘aala) has honoured one
person with this honour to be buried in His
particular house, IN His most honoured House - to be
buried in the Ka'ba. Who?
A woman. A slave.
It is
none other than Haajar or Haajarah
[the 2nd
wife of Ibrahim [A] and mother of Ismail (A)].
Allah
(Jalla Jalaaluhu) orders Ibrahim [A] to build the greatest house of worship of
humanity and, alongside it, the grave of this woman.
Humanity
must forever gather around the tomb of Haajar and
circumambulate there.
The Lord of Ibrahim [A], chooses a woman from
among this great human society as his unknown soldier, a mother, and she, a
slave.
In other words, Allah (Jalla Shaanu hu
wa tha
‘aala) chose a creature who, in all systems of human
standards, lacks nobility and honour.
You
ladies – My dearest sisters and children should be extremely proud of that fact
– That Allah in His Mercy and Wisdom has give A WOMAN
– THIS PRIVILEGE, - A WOMAN HAS BEEN EXALTED – A POSITION WHICH HE DID NOT
GRANT EVEN TO HIS PROPHETS.
So
you see, When man tries to insult the creations of
Allah –
when
he tries to look down upon his creations – When MAN tries to determine who and
what is honourable and tries to despise the creations
of Allah – by man’s own standards,
Allah (Subhanah) always makes those which man
looks down upon - dominant and exalted.
It
has become an obligatory duty of the Ummah to
Circumambulate the Ka’bah where Haajar
lies – a great honour
bestowed upon a woman by Allah.
The Honour Bestowed Upon the Prophet's Daughter
Yes,
in this school of thought such a revolution took place. In this religion, a
woman is freed in this manner.
This
is how Islam appreciates and honours the position of womanhood.
And
once more Allah - the Lord of Ibrahim [A] has chosen
Fathima [A].
Fathima
[A], a girl, replaces a son - as the inheritor of the glory of her family,
maintaining the honourable values of their ancestors
and continuing the family tree and credibility.
In a
society that feels the birth of a daughter to be a disgrace which only burying
her alive can purify -
where
the best son‑in‑law
a father could hope for her to have is called `the grave':
Muhummed
[S] knows what fate has done to him and Fathima [A] knows who she is.
This
is why history looks in amazement at the way Muhummed [S] behaved towards his
young daughter, Fathima [A], the way he spoke with her and the way he praised
her.
We Will come to see that the house of Fathima [A] is next to
the house of Muhummed [S].
Fathima [A] and her husband, ‘Ali [A], are the only people
who live next to the Prophet's mosque.
They
are of the same house as he is and there is only a courtyard of two meters
separating the two houses.
Two
windows; facing each other,
The
window of the house of Muhummed [S] faces the window of the house of Fathima
[A].
Every
morning the Prophet opens his window and greets his young daughter.
We
will see that whenever the Prophet goes on a journey, he knocks at the door of
Fathima [A]'s house and bids farewell to her.
Fathima
[A] is the last person who bids farewell to him. AND
... Whenever he returns from a journey, Fathima
[A] is the first person he seeks out. He knocks on the door of her house and
he asks how she is.
In
some of the historic documents, it is recorded that the Prophet would kiss the
face and hands of Fathima [A].
This
sort of behavior is more than just the relationship of a kind father and his
daughter.
A
father kisses the hands of his daughter, and that, his youngest daughter!
Unheard of!! - Such behaviour
in such an environment strikes a revolutionary blow to the families and
inhumane relationships of that environment.
The
Prophet of Islam kisses the hands of Fathima[A]
Such
a relationship opens the eyes of important people, politicians and the majority
of the Muslim people gathered around the Prophet in amazement to see the
greatness awarded to Fathima [A].
This
sort of behaviour on the part of the Prophet of Islam
teaches humanity and mankind to come –
To release themselves from the habits and the fantasies of
history and traditions.
** It
teaches man to come down from the Pharaoh‑like throne, to put aside his
pride and rough oppression and to bow his head when confronted by a woman.
** It
teaches a woman to reach towards the glory and beauty of humanity and to put
aside her old and new feelings of inferiority complex, humiliation and
baseness.
This
is why the words of the Prophet not only show the kindness of a father but also
bring out her responsibilities and strict duties.
He
shows his appreciation for her and speaks about her in the following terms:
HADITH:
`The
best women in the world were four: And in another hadith – The best of women of
Paradise are Four – Khadijah daughter of khuwailid, Fathima daughter of Muhummed Maryam daughter of Imran and Asiyah daughter of Mazahim - the wife of Phiraun
The
Holy Prophet says:
Allah (Jalla
Shaanu hu wa tha ‘aala)
is satisfied with her contentment and becomes angry from her anger.' `
Whosoever
loves my daughter Fathima [A] loves me.
Why
all this repetition?
Why
does the Prophet insist upon praising his young daughter?
Why
does he insist upon praising her in front of other people?
Why
does he want all of the, people to be aware of his special feelings towards
her?
And
finally, why does he so emphasize the
contentment and
anger of Fathima [A]?
Why
does he so often repeat the word `hurt' in relationship to Fathima [A].
The
answer to this is very sensitive and important. It is clear. History has answered it all:
The
secret of these wonderous actions will be unveiled in
the near future, in the few short months after the death of her father.
The
Mother of her Father – اُمُّ
أبِيْهَا
History
does always speaks of the `great ones', but it only
attends to them. Children are always forgotten.
Fathima
[A] is the youngest child in the family. Her childhood passes in a storm. We are
concerned with Fathima [A] herself and the reality of Fathima [A]. History
makes it clear that Fathima [A] remained in Makkah alone.
Her
two brothers had died when they were infants and Zainab,
her oldest sister, who acts
as the mother of this beloved child, goes to the home of Abi
al‑Aas.
Then Ruqiyyah and Umm Khulthum marry
the sons of Abu Lahab, and Fathima [A] remains even
more alone.
In
fact Fathima essentially, from 'the time she opened her eyes, she was alone.
At
any rate, the beginning of her life coincides with the heavy mandate of the
Prophet.
It is
filled with great struggles, difficulties and punishments whose shadows fall
upon the house of the Prophet.
While
her father bears the mandate of consciousness for mankind upon his shoulders
and suffers the enmity of the enemies of the people, -
her mother nurses her
beloved husband.
With
the initial experiences of childhood, Fathima [A] tastes the suffering, sadness
and anger of life.
Because
she is very young, she can move about freely.
She
makes use of this freedom to accompany her father.
She
knows her father has no life of his own to be able to take hold of his child's
hand and walk freely and easily down the streets and into the bazaar. He always goes alone.
In
the wave of the town's enemies and enmity, he swims with dangers on all sides.
The
small girl, The frail little Girl - who knows her
father's fate, never lets him go alone.
Many
times she sees her father standing amidst a crowd of people. He speaks to them
softly and they, in turn, harshly send him away.
Their
only answers are to make fun of him and show him enmity.
He
feels lonely and friendless again:
But
quietly and patiently, he gathers, another group together.
He
begins his speech all over again. At the
end... tired and having brought forth no result, like fathers of other children
who return home from their jobs, he also returns home seeking a bit of rest and
then returns once more to his work.
History
reminds us that once when he had gone into the Masjid
al‑haram, he is called bad names – he is
insulted and is beaten -
Fathima [A], the frail little child, is standing alone a short
distance from the scene.
She
watches with tear filled eyes and then returns home with her father.
** The day when he had prostrated himself in the mosque and his
enemies throw the rotting entrails- rotting intestines of a sheep on his neck,
Little
Fathima [A] who was there, while crying her heart out - reaches towards her father,
picks the rotting intestines with her small delicate hands and throws them away.
Then
with her small, loving hands, cleans her father's head and face, comforts him
and returns him to their home.
People who
see this thin, weak girl, alone, beside her champion father, see how she
comforts him.
She
supports him through his troubles and sufferings. With her pure, child‑like
behavior, she sympathizes with him.
They
were stunned – they who buried their baby girls alive, sees what a girl child
could do – they see how strong she is in her support of her father – How they
the fathers of Quraish – the Fathers of Jahiliyyah ,
heartlessly killed and murdered and buried alive their girl children –
Lamentation after lamentation – oh God, why did we kill our children – Their
conscience started pricking.
The
actions of that frail little girl Fathima clearly manifested their ignorance
and heartlessness.
They
saw such tenderness and love in this little girl child towards her father -
It is
because of this that she comes to be called umm al‑abiha,
the mother of her father.
NOW
LOOK AT THIS:
Rasoolullah’s
ancestry began with this Mother of Ismail [A] – Haajarah – The Mother of the Muslim Ummah
from whose descendants was born our Holy Prophet [S] – She is the Ancestor of
the Arabs – She is the mother of the descendants right
upto Rasool [S]and she is
buried in the mother of Cities – Ummul Qura - Makkah
This
Prophetic Lineage ends with Rasoolullaah [s]
And
once more The Lord of Ibrahim [A] has chosen Fathima
[A].
Fathima
[A], a girl, replaces a son as the inheritor of the glory of her family,
maintaining the honourable values of their ancestors
and continuing the family tree and credibility.
Where
she is known as the Mother of her father – Umm al – Abiha
Beginning
with a mother- Haajara and continuing the ancestry
with the mother of her father
– This is Kauthar
Hence
the Quranic Ayah: emphasizing that benedictions be
passed on both to Prophet Muhummed [S]
and his family as well as to Prophet Ibrahim and his
family.
G chapter 33 verse 56 : Allah says :
إِنَّ
اللَّهَ
وَمَلائِكَتَهُ
يُصَلُّونَ
عَلَى
النَّبِيِّ
33.56 Allah and His
angels send blessings on the Prophet:
يَا
أَيُّهَا
الَّذِينَ
آمَنُوا
صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ
وَسَلِّمُوا
تَسْلِيمًا
O you who believe! You
too send blessings on him and salute him
with all respect.
Let
us now look at a hadeeth quoted in
Sahih Bukhari - Volume 4. Hadeeth no.589: Hadith Serial No: 3370
حَدَّثَنَا
قَيْسُ بْنُ
حَفْصٍ
وَمُوسَى بْنُ
إِسْمَاعِيلَ
قَالاَ
حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ
الْوَاحِدِ
بْنُ زِيَادٍ
حَدَّثَنَا
أَبُو
قُرَّةَ
مُسْلِمُ
بْنُ سَالِمٍ
الْهَمْدَانِىُّ
قَالَ حَدَّثَنِى
عَبْدُ
اللَّهِ بْنُ
عِيسَى
سَمِعَ عَبْدَ
الرَّحْمَنِ
بْنَ أَبِى
لَيْلَى قَالَ
لَقِيَنِى
كَعْبُ بْنُ
عُجْرَةَ
فَقَالَ
أَلاَ
أُهْدِى لَكَ
هَدِيَّةً
سَمِعْتُهَا
مِنَ
النَّبِىِّ
صلى الله عليه
وسلم فَقُلْتُ
بَلَى ،
فَأَهْدِهَا
لِى . فَقَالَ
سَأَلْنَا
رَسُولَ
اللَّهِ صلى
الله عليه
وسلم
فَقُلْنَا يَا
رَسُولَ
اللَّهِ
كَيْفَ
الصَّلاَةُ
عَلَيْكُمْ
أَهْلَ
الْبَيْتِ
فَإِنَّ
اللَّهَ قَدْ
عَلَّمَنَا
كَيْفَ
نُسَلِّمُ .
قَالَ « قُولُوا
اللَّهُمَّ
صَلِّ عَلَى
مُحَمَّدٍ ،
وَعَلَى آلِ
مُحَمَّدٍ ،
كَمَا
صَلَّيْتَ
عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ
وَعَلَى آلِ
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
، إِنَّكَ
حَمِيدٌ
مَجِيدٌ ،
اللَّهُمَّ
بَارِكْ
عَلَى
مُحَمَّدٍ ،
وَعَلَى آلِ
مُحَمَّدٍ ،
كَمَا
بَارَكْتَ
عَلَى
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
، وَعَلَى آلِ
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
، إِنَّكَ
حَمِيدٌ
مَجِيدٌ » .
Narrated Abdullah – ibn – ‘Eesa saying I heard Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Laila say : Ka'ab
bin 'Ujrah met me and said:
"Shall I not give
you a present which I heard from the Prophet (S)?"
He (Abdur-Rahman)
said: "Certainly, give that gift to me"
I said: "we asked
the apostle of Allah (s) saying :"O Allah's
apostle how should one (ask Allah to) send blessings on you, - The Ahla Baith - the members of the
family, for Allah has taught us how to salute you (in the prayer)
He [Prophet (S)] said:
"Say:
O Allah, send your Mercy
on Muhummed and on
the family of Muhummed,
as you sent your
mercy on Abraham and on the family of Abraham, for You are the Most
Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious.
O Allah send your blessings on Muhummed and the family of Muhummed,
as you sent your blessings on Abraham and the family of
Abraham, for you are the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious."
A similar hadith is seen
in Hadith Serial No: 6357-
حَدَّثَنَا
آدَمُ
حَدَّثَنَا
شُعْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا
الْحَكَمُ
قَالَ
سَمِعْتُ
عَبْدَ الرَّحْمَنِ
بْنَ أَبِى
لَيْلَى
قَالَ لَقِيَنِى
كَعْبُ بْنُ
عُجْرَةَ
فَقَالَ
أَلاَ أُهْدِى
لَكَ
هَدِيَّةً ،
إِنَّ
النَّبِىَّ صلى
الله عليه
وسلم خَرَجَ
عَلَيْنَا
فَقُلْنَا
يَا رَسُولَ
اللَّهِ قَدْ
عَلِمْنَا كَيْفَ
نُسَلِّمُ
عَلَيْكَ ،
فَكَيْفَ
نُصَلِّى
عَلَيْكَ
قَالَ «
فَقُولُوا
اللَّهُمَّ
صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ
، وَعَلَى آلِ
مُحَمَّدٍ ،
كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ
عَلَى آلِ
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
، إِنَّكَ
حَمِيدٌ
مَجِيدٌ ،
اللَّهُمَّ
بَارِكْ عَلَى
مُحَمَّدٍ ،
وَعَلَى آلِ
مُحَمَّدٍ ،
كَمَا
بَارَكْتَ
عَلَى آلِ
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ
مَجِيدٌ » .
I
will now give you further hadeethes from Sahih - al - Bukhari
VOLUME
6. HADEETH NO.320 – Hadith Serial
No: 4797
حَدَّثَنِى
سَعِيدُ بْنُ
يَحْيَى
حَدَّثَنَا
أَبِى
حَدَّثَنَا
مِسْعَرٌ
عَنِ الْحَكَمِ
عَنِ ابْنِ
أَبِى
لَيْلَى عَنْ
كَعْبِ بْنِ
عُجْرَةَ -
رضى الله عنه -
قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ
اللَّهِ ،
أَمَّا
السَّلاَمُ
عَلَيْكَ
فَقَدْ
عَرَفْنَاهُ
فَكَيْفَ
الصَّلاَةُ
قَالَ «
قُولُوا
اللَّهُمَّ
صَلِّ عَلَى
مُحَمَّدٍ
وَعَلَى آلِ
مُحَمَّدٍ ،
كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ
عَلَى آلِ
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
، إِنَّكَ حَمِيدٌ
مَجِيدٌ ،
اللَّهُمَّ
بَارِكْ
عَلَى
مُحَمَّدٍ
وَعَلَى آلِ
مُحَمَّدٍ ،
كَمَا
بَارَكْتَ
عَلَى آلِ
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
، إِنَّكَ
حَمِيدٌ
مَجِيدٌ » .
Narrated Ka'b bin Ujra :
It was said ,"O Allah's Apostle! We know how to greet you, but
how to invoke Allah for you? "
The Prophet (S) said:
"say : O Allah send your blessings on Muhummed and the family of Muhummed,
as you sent your blessings on Abraham and the family of Abraham, for you are
the Most Praise-worthy, the Most Glorious."
VOLUME 6.
HADEETH NO.321 – Hadith Serial No: 4798
حَدَّثَنَا
عَبْدُ
اللَّهِ بْنُ
يُوسُفَ حَدَّثَنَا
اللَّيْثُ
قَالَ
حَدَّثَنِى
ابْنُ
الْهَادِ
عَنْ عَبْدِ
اللَّهِ بْنِ
خَبَّابٍ
عَنْ أَبِى
سَعِيدٍ
الْخُدْرِىِّ
قَالَ
قُلْنَا يَا
رَسُولَ
اللَّهِ
هَذَا التَّسْلِيمُ
فَكَيْفَ
نُصَلِّى
عَلَيْكَ
قَالَ «
قُولُوا
اللَّهُمَّ
صَلِّ عَلَى
مُحَمَّدٍ
عَبْدِكَ
وَرَسُولِكَ
، كَمَا صَلَّيْتَ
عَلَى آلِ
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
، وَبَارِكْ
عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ
وَعَلَى آلِ
مُحَمَّدٍ
كَمَا بَارَكْتَ
عَلَى
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
» . قَالَ
أَبُو
صَالِحٍ عَنِ
اللَّيْثِ «
عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ
وَعَلَى آلِ
مُحَمَّدٍ ،
كَمَا
بَارَكْتَ عَلَى
آلِ
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
»
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al - Khudri:
We said, "O Allah's
Apostle! (We know) this greeting (to you) but
how shall we invoke Allah for you"
The Prophet (S) said:
"say : O Allah send your blessings on Muhummed
your servant and Apostle as you sent your blessings on Abraham."
And : O Allah send your blessings on Muhummed and the family of
Muhummed, as you sent your blessings on Abraham."
Al-Laith
said : “…on Muhummed and the family of Muhummed, as
you sent your blessings on the family of
Abraham."
VOLUME 6.
HADEETH NO.322 - Hadith Serial No: 6358
حَدَّثَنَا
إِبْرَاهِيمُ
بْنُ
حَمْزَةَ حَدَّثَنَا
ابْنُ أَبِى
حَازِمٍ
وَالدَّرَاوَرْدِىُّ
عَنْ يَزِيدَ
عَنْ
عَبْدِ
اللَّهِ بْنِ
خَبَّابٍ
عَنْ أَبِى
سَعِيدٍ
الْخُدْرِىِّ
قَالَ
قُلْنَا يَا
رَسُولَ
اللَّهِ
هَذَا
السَّلاَمُ
عَلَيْكَ ،
فَكَيْفَ
نُصَلِّى قَالَ
« قُولُوا
اللَّهُمَّ
صَلِّ عَلَى
مُحَمَّدٍ
عَبْدِكَ
وَرَسُولِكَ
، كَمَا
صَلَّيْتَ
عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ
، وَبَارِكْ
عَلَى
مُحَمَّدٍ
وَعَلَى آلِ
مُحَمَّدٍ
، كَمَا
بَارَكْتَ
عَلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ
وَآلِ
إِبْرَاهِيمَ
»
Narrated Abu Sa'id Al - Khudri:
We said, "O Allah's
Apostle! (We know) this greeting (to you) but
how shall we invoke Allah for you"
The Prophet (S) said:
"say : O Allah send your blessings on Muhummed
your servant and Apostle as you sent your blessings on Abraham."
And : O Allah send your
blessings on Muhummed and the family of Muhummed, as you sent your blessings on
Abraham and the family of Abraham."
إِنَّا
أَعْطَيْنَاكَ
الْكَوْثَرَ
108.1
To thee have We granted the Fount (of Abundance).
فَصَلِّ
لِرَبِّكَ
وَانْحَرْ
108.2
Therefore to thy Lord turn in Prayer and Sacrifice.
إِنَّ
شَانِئَكَ
هُوَ
الأبْتَرُ
108.3
For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from
Future Hope).
* For he who hates you -
he will be cut off.
* Verily it is thy
traducer who shall be tail-less.
* For he who makes you
angry (O Muhummed (S), - he
will be cut off
* Lo! It is the one who
insults you (and not you)
who
is without posterity.
Fathima
[A] now more than ever senses the heavy burden of the unfortunate hatreds and
grudges, because she is called 'the mother of her father'.
Fathima
[A] converses with her beloved mother – Ummul Mu’mineen Khadijathul Kubra [R]
'Mother, I never want to replace this home with another one.
Mother, I will never leave you.'
Khadijeh
smiling, answers, 'They all say that dearest daughter - and we say, 'My daughter, the time
will come'.'
Fathima
[A], imploringly continues, 'No. Dearest Mother, I will never, ever leave my
father. No one will separate me from him.'
Her
mother remains silent.
Fathima
the little girl senses ‑ she has such a mandate. Her message is not a
child's desires.
*** Her faith in her mandate gains strength when she hears her
father begin his invitation in the following way:
'O!, Quraish, take yourselves back.
In relationship to your LORD, I cannot implore anything for you:
O! children of Abd Manaf, in relationship to your LORD, I cannot implore
anything for you.
O! Abbas, ibn Abdul Mutt’alib, in relationship to your LORD, I cannot implore
anything for you.
O!, Safiyeh, daughter of Abdul Mutt’alib I cannot implore anything for you.
O!,
Fathima [A], take whatever you want of my wealth but in relationship to thy
Allah (Jalla Shaanu hu wa tha ‘aala), I cannot implore
anything for you.'
Fathima
[A], full of understanding, spiritual desire and perseverance, answers, 'Yes.
Yes, dearest of fathers, the most respected of Prophets.'
How
surprising that the Prophet calls upon her in the presence of the leaders and
elders of the Quraish, as well as with the leaders
and elders of the Hashimi tribe and the Abd Manafs.
Her? A
young girl?
She
AND SHE alone - Yes only Fathima from among her family?
The
child‑like feelings and loving kindness of the young girl, who hundreds
of times re‑iterated that she would never marry and that she would never
leave her father, is growing into a serious covenant and takes on the color of
a responsibility and a commandment.
The
first years of her life coincide with the first years of the mission and the
difficulties and tortures of the beginning of the mandate.
Fathima
[A], from among all of the children of Muhummed [S], is the worthiest to have
been able to bear the suffering of the difficulties, to bear the heavy weight
of the responsibilities of the mandate which is upon her father's shoulders.
She is aware of her fate and so are her mother and father.
On
one of the last days of her life, Khadijeh, worried,
turns to her and says, `After me what things will you
see, my daughter. My life will end today or tomorrow. Zainab
and Ruqiyyah, your two sisters, are at peace beside
their kind husbands. My mind is not worried about Umm Khu1thum because her age
and experience are enough to keep her.
But,
you, Fathima [A], are drowned in difficulties. You have to suffer multiple
sorrows and tribulations which increase daily.'
Fathima
[A], who shared in bearing the burdens which had been placed upon her father's
shoulders, answers,: “Rest assured, mother.
Don't worry about me.”
She knows : The idol‑worshipping Quraish
will have a rebellion among themselves.
She knows : They will torture and punish Muslims and they will
show no mercy. They will pre‑judge. The souls and hearts of Muslims
should rejoice in accepting this despotic torture.'
Fathima
[A] is the most worthy for having suffered this torture. She is special because
the blessing of being the daughter of the Prophet is offered to her and because
of the kindness and respect which has been devoted to her.
Fathima
[A] lived like this and died like this. After her death, she began a new life
in history. Fathima [A] appears as a halo in the visages of all of the
oppressed who later become the multitudes of Islam.
**All
of the usurped, extorted, oppressed,sufferers
**
All of those whose rights have been destroyed and sacrificed by pressure and
have been deceived, had the name of Fathima [A] as their slogan.
The
memory of Fathima [A] grew with the love, emotions and wonderful faith of the
men and women, who throughout the history of Islam, fought for freedom and
justice.
Throughout
the centuries they were nourished under the merciless and bloody lashes of the
VARIOUS Caliphates. Their cries and anger grew and overflowed from their
wounded hearts.
This
is why in the history of all Muslim nations and among the deprived masses of
the Islamic community, Fathima [A] is the source of the inspiration for
freedom, the desire of that which is a right, the seekers of justice, the
resisters of oppression, cruelty, crime and discrimination.
It is
most difficult to speak about the personality of Fathima [A]. Fathima [A] is
the woman that Islam wants a woman to be. The concept of her visage is painted
by the Prophet himself.
He
melted her and made her pure in the cauldron of difficulties, in the fire of
poverty, resistance, deep understanding and the wonder of humanity.
She
is a symbol in all the various dimensions of being a woman. FATHIMA IS :
The symbol of a daughter when facing her father.
The symbol of a wife when facing her husband.
The symbol of a mother when facing her children.
The symbol of a responsible, fighting woman when facing her time
and the fate of her society.
The Symbol of striving and sacrifice.
She
herself is an Imam, a guide, that is, an outstanding example of someone to
follow, an ideal type of woman and one who bears witness to any woman who
wishes to 'become herself' through her own choice.
She
answers the question of how to be a woman with her wonderful childhood, her constant
struggling and resisting on two fronts, inside and out,
in the home of her father,
in the home of her
husband,
in her society,
in her thoughts and behaviour and in her life.
I do
not know what to say. I have said a great deal. Still much remains unsaid.
In
the expression of all of the amazing aspects of the great spirit of Fathima
[A], that which causes the most wonder in me, is this that Fathima [A] is the
traveling companion, steps in the same steps, flies together with the great
spirit of ‘Ali [A], through the ascension of humanity towards completeness and
the stages of the descent
of the spirit and the psyche.
She
was not just a wife to ‘Ali [A]. ‘Ali [A] looked upon her as a friend, a friend
who was familiar with his pains and his great wishes.
She
was his endless refuge, the one who listened to his secrets.
She
was the only companion of his loneliness.
This
is why ‘Ali [A] looked at her and her children with look quite differenct.
And
we saw that the Prophet also saw her with different eyes. From among all of his
daughters he would only discipline Fathima [A]. He only relies upon her. From
an early age, she accepted the great invitation.
I do
not know what to say about her. How to say it? I have no more expressions left
in me -
And I
wanted to begin in this manner with Fathima [A]. I got stuck. I wished to say,
'Fathima [A] is the daughter of the great Khadijeh.'
I sensed it is not Fathima [A]. I wished to say, 'Fathima [A] is the daughter
of Muhummed [S]. I wished to say, 'Fathima [A] is the wife of ‘Ali [A] (‘a).'
I wished to say, 'Fathima [A] is the mother of Hasan
and Husain.'[Alaihimas
Salaam] I sensed it is not Fathima [A]. I wished to say, 'Fathima [A] is the
mother of Zainab.' I still sensed it is not the
Fathima [A] I want to speak about.
These
are all true –
But The only expression I have of Fathima is that:
FATHIMA IS FATHIMA [SALAWAATHULLAAHI ALAIHA] - UNPARALLELLED
بسم
الله الرّحمن
الرّحيم
إِنَّا
أَعْطَيْنَاكَ
الْكَوْثَرَ¤
فَصَلِّ
لِرَبِّكَ
وَانْحَرْ ¤
إِنَّ
شَانِئَكَ
هُوَ
الأبْتَرُ ¤
MAY ALLAH IN HIS MERCY GUIDE US ALL ALONG THE
RIGHT PATH, THE PATH OF THOSE ON WHOM HE HAS BESTOWED HIS FAVOURS AND PROTECT
US ALL FROM THE PATH OF THOSE WHO HAVE INCURRED HIS WRATH OR GONE ASTRAY. AAMEEN.
ASSALAAMU ALAIKUM WA RAHMATHULLAAHI WA
BARAKAATHUHU