Damiyati, the exegete of this sinister collection (Diwan), writes:
“It implies that the presence of the Prophet’s daughter in that house did not guarantee that Ali would remain safe from Umar’s hands.”
He also writes1 :
“In the report of Ibne Jarir Tabari from Jarir, from Mughira, from Ziyad bin Kulaib, it is narrated that Umar bin Khattab came to the house of Ali, where Talha, Zubair and some persons from Emigrants (Muhajireen) were present; he said: “My God, I will burn down the house with you, except that you come out for allegiance.”
Then Zubair came out with a sword to attack him, but the sword slipped from his hand and he was apprehended. If Ziyad in the chain of narrators is Ziyad Hanzali, Abu Mashir Kufi, he is trustworthy and apparently Tabari has trusted this report.
Fadak was also another pretext of taking revenge from the house of revelation.
Bukhari in the chapter of obligation of Khums2 has narrated from Ayesha:
“Fatima, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.), after the passing away of the Prophet, asked for her inheritance from Abu Bakr: what Allah has given to the Prophet and what the Prophet had left behind. Abu Bakr said: Indeed, the Messenger of Allah said: ‘We do not leave any inheritance and whatever we leave is Sadaqah.’ Fatima, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.) became infuriated and she became estranged from Abu Bakr and kept away from him till she passed away.”
Also, in the battles, in the chapter of the Battle of Khyber,3 it is narrated from Ayesha that she said: “Indeed, Fatima… till she said: So, Abu Bakr did not give anything to Fatima; due to this she was infuriated with him. She kept away from him and did not speak to him till she passed away. She survived the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) only for six months; and when she passed away, her husband, Ali, buried her at night and did not inform Abu Bakr and he prayed on her personally.”
The anger of Fatima on the rulers of her time was to such an extent that she made a bequest to be buried at night and that no one from them should visit her. She did not permit Ayesha to visit her as well, what to say about Abu Bakr! And Abu Bakr did not pray on her. Thus, she was buried at night and Abu Bakr was not informed about it. Ali prayed on her and he gave her the funeral with the assistance of Asma binte Umais.4
On the basis of the quotation of Seeratul Halabiyya5, Waqidi has said that:
“It is proved for us that Ali, Karramallahu Wajhu buried Fatima at night and prayed on her; and Abdullah and Fazal were present with him and they did not inform anyone of that.”
“And why was the beloved daughter of Mustafa buried in the dead of the night and why the signs of her grave were obliterated?” (Persian couplet)
Fatima stood at the grave of her father, took a handful of dust, placed it to her eyes and said:
“What would be the condition of one, who smells the dust of the grave of the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w.a.); he would not never smell another fragrance. Such calamities have befallen me that had they fallen on days, they would have turned into nights.”
O Prophet of Allah, peace be upon you from me and from your daughter, who has come to you and who has hastened to meet you.
O Prophet of Allah, my patience about your chosen (daughter) has been exhausted, and my power of endurance has weakened, except that I have ground for consolation in having endured the great hardship and heart-rending event of your separation. I laid you down in your grave when your last breath had passed (when your head was) between my neck and chest.
إِنَّا لِلَهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
“Surely we are Allah’s and to Him we shall surely return.”6
Now, the trust is returned and what was given is taken back. As to my grief, it knows no bounds, and as to my nights, they will remain sleepless till Allah chooses for me the house in which you now reside.
Certainly, your daughter would apprise you of the uniting of your ummah (people) to oppress her. You ask her in detail and get all news of the situation. This happened when a long time had not elapsed and your remembrance had not disappeared. My salam (salutation) be on you both, the salam of a grief stricken, not a disgusted or hateful person; for if I go away, it is not because I am weary (of you), and if I stay, it is not due to lack of belief in what Allah has promised the endurers.7
Then he recited the following couplets at the grave of Fatima:
Every company of two friends gets dispersed and a gathering, which continues till death has to be less. And indeed my losing one after another8 is the proof that no companionship is enduring.”9
In the end, I hope that this book, which is in defense of Ameerul Momineen (a.s.) and which mentions his merits and those of pure Ahle Bayt (a.s.) and criticism of his enemies and opponents, would be accepted in the court of Lady Fatima Zahra (s.a.); whereas her pleasure is the pleasure of Almighty Allah.
We beseech the Almighty for sincerity of intention as it is the base of every deed and the Almighty Allah is the giver of divine encouragement (Taufeeq). Praise be to the one, who made us among the adherents to the Mastership (Wilayat) of Ali Ibne Abi Talib (a.s.).
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