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This discussion has prolonged. I therefore wish to conclude it now. But I am confident that it will turn out to be better than what I originally visualized. Lady Fatima Zahra (a.s.) was young. We all know that youth is the period when people need mor...

This discussion has prolonged. I therefore wish to...

“O’ Fatema! On the Day of Resurrection, your Shi’ites (true followers), the followers of your progeny (Ahl al-Bayt), and the Shi’ites of (your husband) the Commander of the Faithful (Imam Ali), will enter Paradise along with you.” – Prophet Muhammad ...

“O’ Fatema! On the Day of Resurrection, your Shi’i...

We are clad in black these days to mourn a young lady who in order to safeguard the spirit and letter of God's Revealed Word for ensuring eternity of humanitarian values, not just sacrificed her peace and life, but also gave to the world illustrious ...

We are clad in black these days to mourn a young l...

"Hom Fatema, wa Abuha, wa Ba'luha, wa Banuha (It is Fatema, her father, her husband and her sons.)" The above is an immortal phrase regularly recited by followers of the Prophet's Ahl al-Bayt, especially while reading the famous Hadith al-Kisa or the...

"Hom Fatema, wa Abuha, wa Ba'luha, wa Banuha (It i...

One of the titles of Lady Fatimah(a.s) was muhaddathah, that is, someone with whom the angels have spoken. We have already mentioned that Mushaf Fatimah was written from what was dictated by the Angel (Jibra'il), but, is it possible that angels would...

One of the titles of Lady Fatimah(a.s) was muhadda...

“At’ani aj’alaka misli kun li akun lak (You model yourself on Me so that I become yours).” The above phrase is part of a Hadith Qodsi, which all Muslims unanimously state to be the words of Almighty Allah expressed through Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) – t...

“At’ani aj’alaka misli kun li akun lak (You model ...

"Father! I remain bewildered and lonely; confused and lonesome. My voice is subdued. My back is broken. My life is disturbed… Surely, after you, (God's) revelations, the place of Gabriel's descent and Michael's station have vanished. Father! Motives ...

"Father! I remain bewildered and lonely; confused ...

"Indeed, We have granted you Kowthar…Indeed, it is your enemy who is without posterity." (holy Qur'an 108:1 & 3) Today, the 20th of Jamadi al-Akher, is the day when God granted Kowthar or Perpetual Abundance to His Last and Greatest Prophet, in the f...

"Indeed, We have granted you Kowthar…Indeed, it is...

Another post-prayer devotional act {ta‘qibat} is the tasbihat of Hadhrat az-Zahra (‘a); that is, reciting 34 times “Allahu akbar,” 33 times “al-hamdu lillah,” and 33 times “subhan Allah” after finishing one’s obligatory prayer. This tasbih {tasbihat}...

Another post-prayer devotional act {ta‘qibat} is t...

1. First Ma’sum is our beloved Prophet Muhammad (ص) 2. Fatima (ع) Daughter of Muhammad (ص): Fatima (615 – 632 A.D.), mother of the Imams (ع), is the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (ص) by his first wife, Khadija daughter of Khuwaylid, may the Almi...

1. First Ma’sum is our beloved Prophet Muhammad (ص...

On p. 218, Vol. 2, of al-Tabari’s Tarikh, al-Tabari says, “Ali buried her at night, and Abu Bakr did not call the athan (to announce her death).”Fatima (ع) did not survive more than seventy-five days after the demise of her father. She breathed her l...

On p. 218, Vol. 2, of al-Tabari’s Tarikh, al-Tabar...

What is Fatima’s Mushaf? Fatima (ع) has left us a book behind her which is not a Qur’an but speech of the Almighty revealed to her, dictated by the Messenger of Allah (ص) and written down by Ali (ع), according to p. 41, Vol. 26 of Bihar al-Anwar. Thi...

What is Fatima’s Mushaf? Fatima (ع) has left us a ...

Today is the 10th of Rabi al-Akher. It means that only a month and a dozen days have passed since we commemorated the anniversary of the departure of the Messenger of Mercy, Prophet Muhammad (SAWA). In other words we are passing through those critica...

Today is the 10th of Rabi al-Akher. It means that ...

"O Father! So great was the magnitude of calamities upon me after you that had they befallen bright days they would have turned into dark nights." The above phrase is part of a moving elegy of a daughter at the grave of her father. Although in the pr...

"O Father! So great was the magnitude of calamitie...

"When one of them is brought the news of a female [newborn], his face becomes darkened and he chokes with suppressed agony. "He hides from the people out of distress at the news he has been brought: shall he retain it in humiliation, or bury it in th...

"When one of them is brought the news of a female ...

Fatima Zahra (s.a.) was born in Mecca after the prophetic mission of the Prophet of Islam (pbuh)[1] eight years before her father's migration to Medina.[2] She married Imam Ali (a.s.) when she had reached nine years of age.[3] Since she had undergone...

Fatima Zahra (s.a.) was born in Mecca after the pr...

The dimensions of Lady Fatimah’s (as) character are very vast and can only be understood through deep and profound thought and study. Reading and researching about her spirituality, knowledge and political struggles and the other aspects of her life,...

The dimensions of Lady Fatimah’s (as) character ar...

Ya Zahra Ya Zahra Ya ZahraYa Zahra Ya Zahra Ya Zahra * * * I once arrived to the city of Medina, I asked the men where is the grave of Fatima, They replied to me that nobody knows, We are waiting for the Mehdi for he shall show. Let us look back and ...

Ya Zahra Ya Zahra Ya ZahraYa Zahra Ya Zahra Ya Zah...

Her birth revolutionized the status and position of women after ages of oppression. It gave to the world a practical paradigm for the daughters of Eve to mould their lives upon by ending the sordid practice of denying the female her rights – as is st...

Her birth revolutionized the status and position o...

Billions of salutes to Fatima The greatest lady Fatima Allah created her from light She was the light, divine light She was embodiment of light Allah’s light divine light Before birth she was powerful Had great knowledge, was powerful The splitting o...

Billions of salutes to Fatima The greatest lady Fa...

The scene of fire! The blazing fire flames! Was still trembling in the eyes of Hasan (A.S.) Husain (A.S.) The burning door of house, the rising flames of fire Smoke engulfing the house of great ones (A.S.) A stroke hard stoke of enemy on the door The...

The scene of fire! The blazing fire flames! Was st...