Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) & Janabe Zahra (s.a.)

One of the most pure and strong relationships that Allah has made is that of a mother and son. This attachment becomes even stronger for the mother who is being snatched of her rights and tortured and knows that her son will avenge her. She then waits for that moment and prays to Allah for him. She also prays for those who help her son. Janabe Fatima Zahra (sa) was oppressed and Inshallah, Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) will avenge her. Given below are few traditions that have the mother and son in the same tradition.

Tradition 1 –  Imam Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) is from the progeny of Janabe Zahra (s.a.)

عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيَّبِ عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ‏ الْمَهْدِيُ‏ مِنْ عِتْرَتِي مِنْ وُلْدِ فَاطِمَة

From Abu Saeed bin Musayyib from Umm UmmSalmah, she said that I heard from Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) saying: Mahdi (a.t.f.s.) is from my progeny from the children of Fatima (s.a.)

Ref: Al-Ghaibah of Tusi, Pg. 186

Tradition 2 -  Tafsir of Surah Qadr

فُرَاتٌ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ مُعَنْعَناً عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ‏ أَنَّهُ قَالَ‏ إِنَّا أَنْزَلْناهُ فِي لَيْلَةِ الْقَدْرِ

Mohammad bin Al-Qasim bin Obaid Mo’ananan narrated from Imam Jafar Sadiq (a.s) said: Surely we revealed it in the grand night.

اللَّيْلَةُ فَاطِمَةُ وَ الْقَدْرُ اللَّهُ فَمَنْ عَرَفَ فَاطِمَةَ حَقَّ مَعْرِفَتِهَا فَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ لَيْلَةَ الْقَدْرِ وَ إِنَّمَا سُمِّيَتْ فَاطِمَةُ لِأَنَّ

The night is Fatima (s.a.) and Qadr is Allah (s.w.t.). Then who recognized Fatima (s.a.) with her true recognition has certainly comprehended the Night of Qadr and she is named Fatima (s.a.)

الْخَلْقَ فُطِمُوا عَنْ مَعْرِفَتِهَا أَوْ مِنْ مَعْرِفَتِهَا الشَّكُّ [مِنْ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ‏] وَ قَوْلُهُ‏ وَ ما أَدْراكَ ما لَيْلَةُ الْقَدْرِ لَيْلَةُ

For surely the creatures are away from her recognition and His (s.w.t.) saying “and what will make you comprehend what is the grand night”

الْقَدْرِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ شَهْرٍ يَعْنِي خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفَ مُؤْمِنٍ وَ هِيَ أُمُّ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‏ تَنَزَّلُ الْمَلائِكَةُ وَ الرُّوحُ فِيها

“the grand night is better than a thousand months” means (Janabe Fatima (s.a.)) is better than a thousand believers and she is mother of believers. “the angels and the holy spirit descend in it”

 الْمَلَائِكَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ يَمْلِكُونَ عِلْمَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ ص‏وَ الرُّوحُ الْقُدُسُ هِيَ فَاطِمَةُ ع‏ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهِمْ مِنْ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ

And Angels are believers who have the knowledge of progeny of Mohammad (s.a.w.a.) and the Holy Spirit is Janabe Fatima (s.a.).

“With the permission of their lord; peace it is till the break of dawn”

 سلامٌ هِيَ حَتَّى مَطْلَعِ الْفَجْرِ يَعْنِي حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ الْقَائِمُ‏ ع‏

Means till the reappearance of the Qaem (a.t.f.s.)

Reference – Tafsir e Furat e Kufi, Page 581

Tradiiton 3 – Names of successors from the progeny of Janabe Zahra (s.a.)

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْجَارُودِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْأَنْصَارِيِّ قَالَ: دَخَلْتُ عَلَى فَاطِمَةَ ع وَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا لَوْحٌ فِيهِ أَسْمَاءُ الْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ وُلْدِهَا فَعَدَدْتُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ آخِرُهُمُ الْقَائِمُ‏ ع ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْهُمْ مُحَمَّدٌ وَ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنْهُمْ عَلِي‏

Mohammad bin Yahya narrated from Mohammad bin Husain from IbnMahboob from AbiJarood from Imam Mohammad Baqir (a.s.) from Jabir Ibn Abdullah Ansari (r.a.) he said: I went to Janabe Fatima Zahra (s.a.) and she had the Tablet (Lauh) in her hands. In it were the names of successors from her children and I counted them to be 12 . The last of them was Qaem (a.t.f.s.) and three of them were Mohammad and three of them were Ali

(Note: This does not include Hazrat Ameerul Momineen (a.s.))

Ref: Al-Kafi: Vol 1 Pg. 532

Tradition 4

وَ عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ النُّعْمَانِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحِيمِ الْقَصِيرِ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‏ أَمَا لَوْ قَدْ قَامَ قَائِمُنَا لَقَدْ رُدَّتْ عَلَيْهِ الْحُمَيْرَاءُ حَتَّى يَجْلِدَهَا الْحَدَّ وَ هُوَ يَنْتَقِمُ لِأُمِّهِ فَاطِمَةَ ع مِنْهَا قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ لِمَ تُجْلَدُ الْحَدَّ قَالَ لِفِرْيَتِهَا عَلَى أُمِّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ قُلْتُ فَكَيْفَ أَخَّرَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِلْقَائِمِ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ بَعَثَ مُحَمَّداً ص‏ رَحْمَةً وَ يَبْعَثُ الْقَائِمَ ع نَقِمَة

Imam Baqir (a.s.) said: When our Qaem will rise, Humairah will be brought to him till he whips her revenging his mother Fatima (s.a.) from her. I said: May I be sacrificed on you, why will she be punished. He said because of her falsehood on the mother of Ibrahim. I asked: Why will Allah postpone for it for Qaem? He (a.s.) said: Allah raised Mohammad (s.a.w.a.) as mercy and he will raise Qaem (a.t.f.s.) as an avenger.

Ref: Al Mahasin Vol 2 Pg. 339 

We pray to Allah to hasten the reappearance of Yusuf e Zahra (a.t.f.s.) and include us amongst his servants.