In His name
the most high and by the remembrance of His last Deputy (atfs)
Masaaeb
of Janabe Fatima Zahra (s.a)
Janabe
Fatima Zahra (s.a) while expressing her at the calamities she suffered after
the departure of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) said:
صبت
علي مصائبٌ لو أنها ........ صُبت على الأيام صرن لياليا
Such afflictions befell me that if
they ….Were to fall on bright days will turn them into dark nights
Holy
Prophet (s.a.w.a) had left this transient world only a few days ago when the
oppressive hypocrites brought to the fore their old animosity against the
Ahlebait (as). On the instructions of the first and second caliph and his
cronies rushed to the door of Janab Zahra (s.a) with ugliest intention on their
minds i.e. to set her on fire. This was
the very door at which hitherto a few days back holy Prophet would arrive every
day and bless the residents in the following manner.
السلام علیک یا اہل بیت النبوت و معدن الرسالہ
The enemies of Islam gathered at her
door and violently knocked at it asking Ameerul Momeneen (a.s) to come out and
pledge allegiance to Abu Bakr. The lady of the house in turn replied that the
sad demise of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a) was enough for their remorse as if
pointing to the calamities that will soon befell her household and at the same
time warning the intruders from carrying out their pre planned and ugly plans.
The barbaric intruders led by Umar Ibn Khattab however paid no heed to her
pleas and to the sanctity of the sacred house and set it on fire. The pure lady
was expecting a child who was cruelly martyred by Umar Ibn Khattab by burning
the door and bringing it down on her and making it as a bridge for his cronies
to pass over from. We can only narrate the pain and suffering the pious lady
must have gone through, we shall however narrate some of her elegies to fathom
the pain the lady must have felt.
She
(s.a) came to the Mosque and while crying said:
`Oh! Father Oh! My sincere friend
Oh! Abu Al-Qasim , Oh! The helper of
the widowed and the orphans
Who do we have for Kaaba and the
Mosque?
Who does your saddened and grieved
daughter have?"
This
elegy hints that the pure lady was left alone without a well wisher and a
support. The loneliness of the lady worsened the sorrow as the nation of the
father had deserted her.
Add to this grief the bitterness of
the usurpation of her inheritance i.e. the estate of Fidak on the pretext that the prophets do not leave any heritance.
The sacred lady was taken aback by this conduct of the nation of her father,
the nation which her father (s.a.w.a) brought out from the darkness and filth
of polytheism and disbelief.
Once when she proceeded towards the
tomb of the Prophet; it was difficult for her to walk because her tears covered
her eyes and she lost her consciousness. The women rushed to rescue her and
when she regained consciousness; she said:
`My strength has been eradicated…My
endurance has betrayed me
My enemies have rejoiced at my
misfortune…And my grief will kill me
Father! I remain bewildered and
lonely…Confused and lonesome
My voice is subdued…My back is broken
My life is disturbed…I find no one,
Father, after you to attend to my loneliness
Neither to stop my tears…Nor to
support me in times of weakness
Surely precise revelations, the place
of Jibrael’s descendance and Mikail’s
location have vanished after you
Father, Motives (of others) have
changed…And gates have been shut in my face
Thus, I detest this world after
you…And my tears shall be shed for you as long as breath continues to exist in
me
My longing for you shall not cease…My
sadness for (being separated from) you shall not vanish
Fatima az-Zahra (sa) then cried out
loudly:…Father!! With you went the light of the world
Its flowers wither away after
blossoming in your presence
Father!! I will forever be sorrowful
for you until we are reunited
Father!! Sleeping has left me since
we have been separated
Father!! Who is there for the widows
and the orphans
Who will we have for the Ummah until
The Day of Rising?!...Father! We
became-after you-among the oppressed
Father!! People shun us after
you…After we were glorified by your presence among men
Thus, what tear shall not spill on
your departure?...What sadness (after you) shall not continue to exist?
Which eyelid shall be smeared with
slumber?...You are the spring of faith and the light of Prophets
So how can mountains not sway?...And
seas not dry out?
How can the Earth not tremble?...
Father! I have been afflicted with
the greatest sorrow, and my disaster is not minor!
Father!! I have been inflicted with
the greatest misfortune and the biggest calamity
Angels cry for you, and stars cease
to move because of you..Your pulpit (after you) is gloomy, Your pulpit is
empty..
Of your secret conversation (with
your Lord)…Your grave is joyful for holding you
And Paradise is delighted with your
presence…Supplication and prayers
Father!! How gloomy are your meeting
places (without your presence)!!
How pained I am for you, until I soon
join you!!...How bereaved is Abu Al-Hussan, The entrusted one!!
The Father of your two sons, Al-Hasan
and Al-Husayn; your beloved one
He whom you brought up as a youth,
and made your brother as a man (Abu Al-Hasan)
The most beloved of your companions
to you…Abu Al-Hasan, who was the first to immigrate and help you
Sadness has overtaken us; Crying will
kill us…And distress will always accompany us.'
As if it was not enough the people of
Madinah came to Ameerul Momeneen (a.s) and complained that her continuous
wailing bothered them. None attempted to offer condolence to the grieved lady
and instead complained to her husband, as if her wailing was reminding them of
the atrocities they have treated the religion of Allah and Ahlebait (a.s) with. Ameerul Momeneen (a.s) built a house
for her behind Baqi which later became known as "The house of griefs." Thereafter, with every sunrise,
Fatima Zahra (s.a) would take Hasan (a.s) and Husayn (a.s) to that house, and
cry until sunset, when Imam Ali (a.s) would come and bring them back home.
However in the midst of great anguish
and pain that she went through she did not forsake her most important duty i.e.
defending and helping the Imam of her time. When Ameerul Momeneen (a.s) was
tied in ropes and forcibly being taken to the caliphs court she forgot all her
sufferings and rushed to help the Imam of the time.
In addition she would accompany the
Imam of the time to the houses of the people and remind them of their pledge at
Ghadeer. However she received the shock of her life when Abu Bakr accused her and her husband in the following
words:
"O people! What is this attentiveness to every aimless
speech?!
Where were these claims at the time of Allah's Messenger
(as)?
He who heard something should say so!
He who witnessed anything should speak out!
Surely they are (‘Ali and Fatima) like
foxes who have no witnesses save their tails!
They instigate every dissension!
And say: Renew (trouble) after it has
cooled down
They seek help from the weak and
acquire support from women
They are like Umm Tahal (a woman who
was a prostitute during the era of ignorance) whose family chose prostitution
for her
Surely if I wish 1 can say a lot; and
had I said (something), would have revealed (much).
But, I will remain silent as long as I am left alone."
Alas! How improper and inappropriate
are these words for the most pious and the sacred personalities of the worlds.
How aggrieved they must have felt at these words of Abu Bakr ?
Let us join this holy lady in her
prayers at the time when the burning door fell on her:
O Allah !
Hasten the reappearance of Mahdi.
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