- Name: Fatimah daughter Mohammad
- Titles: Az-Zahra,
Sayyidatin-Nisaail 'Aalameen
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Kuniya: Umm-ul-A'immah
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Birthdate: Friday, 20th of Jamadi-ul-Akhar in Mecca
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Father: Holy Prophet Muhammed ibn Abdullah (peace be upon him and
his family)
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Mother: Khadija binte-Khuwailid
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Died: (Martyred) Date: 14th Jamadi-ul-Awwal, 11 A.H. Place: Madina,
Arabia
Age: 18 years
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Cause: Injury inflicted upon her due to the force of a falling door
upon her pushed by a hypocrite
- Buried: Madina,
Saudi Arabia
The most manifest excellence of her is being
Mohaddetha, as used to talk with angels, and the angels used to come
in her holy presence and talk, the commands and prohibitions, and the
inspiration of the verses of Quran was completed on the Noble
Messenger (s.a.w.a.) , but the inspiration on other matters and their
revelation was going on, just as the Holy Qur'an had deemed mother of
Moosa and Janabe Maryam as the stations of inspiration and has
described them as being conversant with angels.
The distinction of
Siddiqa-e-Tahera (s.a.) being Mohaddetha, is that, she had collected
all the revelations and a book was ready, which is termed as
Sahifa-e-Fatemah. And about which Imam Sadiq (a.s.) has said that,
this book is three times in volume and thickness than Qur'an, but
there is no repetition in it of the meanings and knowledge of the Holy
Qur'an, on the contrary all those matters are discussed which can be
needed by mankind, and all those events and governments are described
which will be formed, up to the Day of Judgment.
At this juncture
there should not be any wrong opinion that this is some second Qur'an
on which some people or a community has confided in. Qur'an is the
only one Qur'an, for which only the pure Ahle Bayt (a.s.) have been
deemed as part and participants, this is a book which in linguistic
terms is called Mus-haf, as Mus-haf is a collection of treatise and
words- Terminologically the Holy Qur'an is called Mus-haf, otherwise
this word is common and can be applied to any book.
The Holy Qur'an
too has applied inspiration on different places to revelation and
infusion or induction, and it is in no way allocated to the Quranic
verses or divine law- It has also been used regarding a honey bee- A
human s still a human- And if a human be a best human, and his grade
be highest of all mankind. Purity The lord of the universe has deemed
Siddiqa-e-Tahera (a.s.) as a center of sanctity, and for the
revelation of the verse of sanctity (Aayat-e-Tatheer) has selected her
house and her cloak, which has been confessed by innumerable
traditionalist and commentators and in Hadeeth-e-Kisa a detailed
explanation of this event is present.
Truthfulness In the field of
Mubahela the Noble Messenger (s.a.) came out with witness of the
reality of Islamic beliefs, greatness of Quran, and his own
truthfulness, so amongst women no one was there except
Siddiqa-e-Tahera (s.a.), which is a sign that amongst men can be
possessors of one kind of truthfulness- but in the class of women no
other than Siddiqa-e-Tahera (s.a.) was there to be made witness of messenger ship and brought forth- And it is a proof of this matter too
that Siddiqa-e-Tahera (s.a.) is alone enough of the testimony of Messenger ship , thus to ask her for a testimony in some matter is
synonymous to negligence or opposing the Holy Qur'an.
Bravery: Bravery
is of two types. One kind of bravery is exhibited by the force of mind
and compassion, which generally comes forth in the perilous fields and
stage, and kind of bravery is exhibited by the force of tongue, when
truth is declared even before a tyrant ruler. The lord of the universe
has awarded Siddiqa-e-Tahera (a.s.) with both kind of bravery. As per
the force of mind and compassion, that aspect is worth nothing when
the complete family of the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a) was surrounded by
the forces of enemy, and he had emigrated to Medina. In the house of Messenger ship, on one side where the Lion of Allah Ali Murtaza (a.s.)
was engrossed in resting on the bed of Messenger ship, on the other
side Siddiqa-e-Tahera (s.a.) was facing this siege at a very tender
age, and no fear or alarm was seen on her, whereas by the fear of
these very deniers the most courageous person were involved in grief
and anxiety, and there were tears in their eyes. In the battle field
of Ohod itself this scene was witnesses, whence by the fear of the
deniers and idolators the soldiers of Islam had left the battle field.
But Siddiqa-e-Tahera (s.a.) came towards the field along with Safiya
and also cried at the corpse of Janab-e-Hamza, and hospitalized the
injuries of her father too. The onlookers of the battle of Ohod and
the readers of, the story of the flight of the companions of the
Messenger (s.a.w.a.), in
the Holy Qur'an, can very well adjudge this force of mind and
compassion of Siddiqa-e-Tahera (s.a.), and they could sense that at
this tumultuous moment, to step towards the battle field is a
courageous and forceful task.
For her literary courage, that prodigal
moment of the history of Siddiqa-e-Tahera (s.a.) is enough, when after
the Messenger (s.a.w.a), she had come in the court of caliphate to
prove her rights, and admonished such a historic speech which moved
the hearts of those present, and compelled the contemporary ruler to
tears. A detailed description of this speech and its connectivity is
present in history, and from its mention the bravery and courage can
be completely judged. In this speech the reason and defects of
Islamic commandments, reasoning from the Qur'anic verses, a challenge
to the zeal of the Ansars (helpers in Medina) and Mohajirs (emigrants
from Mecca), proving her own rights, defending of Women's rights,
those realities and instructions, which have been mentioned, they
cannot be described in a state of normal senses and tranquility, not
to speak of the then prevailing serious and though situation. Such a
speech is a lifetime achievement to a lady, which cannot be graded
less than a miracle and great nobility.
