Sayyeda Nisa Al Aalameen (S.A)
Maulatena Fatema (A.S), the only beloved daughter of Rasulallah (S.A) and Moulatena Khadija (R.A) was born eight years before the hijrat of Mecca. The circumstances described of her birth are…At the time of birth of Moulatena Fatema (A.S), Khadija (R.A) sent for the neighboring Qureshite women to assist her, they flatly refused, saying that she had betrayed them by supporting Mohammad (S.A). She was disturbed for a while when to her great surprise she sighted four women approaching her. Finding her dismayed, one of them addressed her thus :- O'Khadija I am Sarrah, the mother of Ishaq and the other three are Mariam the mother of Isa(S.A), Aasia the daughter of Mazahim (S.A), and Umme Kulsoom the sister of Moosa (S.A). Allah has commanded us all to put our Nursing knowledge at your disposal, saying this all of them sat around her and rendered the services of midwifery till Moulatena Fatema (A.S) was born.
The motherly blessings and affection received by Moulatena Fatema (A.S) were only for five
years afterwhich Moulatena Khadija left for heavenly house. Hereafter Rasulallah (S.A) did
her upbringing.
When Moulatena Fatema (S.A) came of age, there came forward a number of proposals to ask
for her hand in marriage. Rasulallah (S.A) came upon to Moulatena Fatema (A.S) and asked
" My daughter do you consent to be wedded to Ali (S.A) as I am so commanded by Allah
". Moulatena Fatema (S.A) thereupon bowed her head in modesty. Moulatena Umme Salama
narrates " The face of Fatima (A.S) bloomed with joy and her silence was so
suggestive and conspicuous that Rasulallah (S.A) stood up reciting Allah o Akbar, Fatima's
silence is her acceptance
The day when their marriage took place Rasulallah (S.A) proclaimed that the marriage has
brought bounties and prosperities for mumineen. Today Islam and Imam have merged into one
another. The tree of Tuba in heaven has showered the leaves and on them are written the
names of Fatema's shiaa that have been freed from jahanum
HER ETHICAL ATTRIBUTES
Moulatena Fatema (A.S) inherited the genius and wisdom, determination and will power, the
piety and sanctity, the generosity and benevolence, the devotion and worship to Allah, the
self sacrifice and hospitality, the forbearance and the patience, and the knowledge and
nobility of disposition of her illustrious father, both in words and deeds. Her generosity
and the compassion for poor was such that no destitute or beggar ever returned form her
door empty handed.
THE PROPERTY OF FADAK
Rasulallah (S.A) during his lifetime, gave Fatema (A.S) a gift of very extensive farmland,
known as Baag E Fadak which was documented in her name as her absolute property. The death
of Rasulallah (S.A) affected her very much and she was very sad and grief stricken and
wept her heart out crying all the time. She had confronted after the demise of her father,
with the deprivement of the rightful claim of Imamat of Moulana Ali (S.A). Throughout her
life she had never spoken to those who had oppressed her and deprived her of her rightful
claims, she requested that her oppressors should be kept away even from attending her
funeral. Her ill wishers even resorted to physical violence. Once the door of her house
was pushed on her, and the child she was carrying in her womb died. Her house was set on
fire, she was whipped by the foes, and her earrings were seized by one of the foes.
Having been molested and stricken with grief, which crossed all the limits of her
forbearance and endurance, she expressed her sorrows near the qabar of Rasulallah (S.A),
but to increase in her plight the foes said O'Fatema (A.S) the voice of your cry disturbs
our sleep and keeps us awake. Then she used to express her sorrows in Jannat Ul Baqi. She
expressed her woeful plight to Rasuulallah (S.A) thus. O' my father, after your death, I
was subjected to such tortures and tyranny that if they had been infarcted on the day it
would have turned into night
WAFAT
Maulatena Fatema (A.S) did not survive more than seventy nights after the demise of her
father. Before her demise her wasiyat to Moulana Ali (S.A) was.
(2) Those who have displeased me should
not be allowed to attend my funeral.
(3) My corpse should be carried to the graveyard at night. Thus Moulana Ali ((S.A) in
competence with her will, performed all the funeral rites and accompanied exclusively by
her sons and the family members carried her at night to Jannat Ul Baqi where she was laid
to rest and her wishes fulfilled.
Maulana Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) in 1413.H. visited Medina during Umrah, and on the
occasion of Milaad e Imam e Zaman stated "Imam uz Zaman, has bestowed Mamlook e Ale
Mohammed with countless bounties and and on the day of my Milaad has graciously granted me
the sharaf of ziyarat of Maulatena Fatema (S.A) as a token of Tashrif from himself".
And while Aqa Maula was performing the ziyarat, Maulana said, "I can still smell the
fragrance of that bottle containing Fatema's tears". While pouring atar over the
qabar mubarak it rained heavily, and the atar got absorbed upon which Maulana said
"The gift has reached its destination".
Moulana Mohammed Burhanuddin (TUS) is the first amongst Doat Mutlaqeen to perform the
ziyarat of Moulatena Fatema (A.S). After this visit moulana announced in one of the waaz
and wished that may Allah make it possible for him to build Zarih Mubarak on the qabar of
Maulatena Fatema (A.S). May Allah satisfy his wish and may Allah grant us the sharaf of
obtaining this barakat. Allah grant Aqa Moula a long and prosperous life till qayamat.
Ameen
Abde Syedna (TUS)
Aliasger Sh Saifuddin Rasheed
Al Jamea Tus Saifiyah (surat)