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JANABE FATIMA ZAHRA (s.a.)The Criterion of Truth

By Ghulam Reza Kamran

Janabe Fatima Zahra (s.a.) - The Criterion of Truth

By : Ghulam Reza Kamran

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:Jamaadi al-Ula 1433 A.H.

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Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.):

$ 3 Janabe Fatima Zahra (s.a.) is the chief of all women of Paradise. 1

1 SahihBukhari, vol. 5, pp. 82, 94

Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.):

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Fatima (s.a.) is a part of me. The one whoangers her has angered me 1

1 SahihBukhari, vol. 5, p. 92


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Fatima is a part of me. The one who offendsher has offended me 1

The above tradition clearly states that J. Zahra (s.a.)is a part of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). Anyone who dares to anger her has infact angered the illustrious personality of Holy Prophet(s.a.w.a.). It is important to note that the anger of J. Zahra (s.a.)cannot be ignored and dismissed considering it as the emotionaloutburst of an ordinary woman. Rather her displeasure isrooted in intellect and divine revelation. Thus her anger reflectsthe wrath and anger of Allah. Anything that angers Holy Prophet(s.a.w.a.) will certainly infuriate Allah. And if anyone angersAllah then it will result in his destruction and annihilation. Allahsays in the Holy Quran

$ The one on whom My anger descends will bedestroyed 2

Hence, the anger of J. Zahra (s.a.) will result in the anger of HolyProphet (s.a.w.a.) and the anger of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) willlead to the wrath of Allah. And anyone who angers Allah will beobliterated.

Now pay attention to this discussion that is found inSahihBukhari, Sahih Muslim &Musnad of Ahmed ibnHanbal.

1 SahihBukhari, vol. 5 p. 962 Surah Taha; verse 81


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. J. Zahra (s.a.) sent an envoy to Abu Bakr demanding her inheritance. The inheritanceincluded her share of the booty of Madina, theorchards of Fadak and the portion of Khums(Sahme Imam). Abu Bakrflatly refused saying, Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) has said that we donot leave behind any inheritance. Whatever isleft behind by us is charity (i.e. it belongs toeveryone and not to any particularperson). Thus he declined to give J. Zahra (s.a.)


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Also Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) will never mention a thing that iscontrary to the Quran.

Now lets pay attention to an argument mentioned in the bookof Tabaqaat-e-IbnSaad. 1 It is written

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... J. Zahra (s.a.), accompanied by Abbas bin

Abdul Muttalib& H. Ali (a.s.) went to Abu Bakr to demand her inheritance. Abu Bakr said, Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) has said, We do not leavebehind any inheritance. Whatever we leavebehind is charity Hearing this, H.Ali(a.s.)

presented the following verses of the Holy Quran as his argument.

1 Tabaqaat-e-IbnSaad, vol. 2 p. 315, published by Darrul Beirut1405 AH


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And H. Sulaiman(a.s.) was the inheritor of H.Dawood(a.s.) 1

When H. Zakariya prayed to his Lord for a son

he said O Lord! Grant me a son who willinherit from me and inherit from the progenyof H. Yaqub 2

Abu Bakr confessed that what H. Ali (a.s.) had said was thetruth. H. Ali (a.s.) said, The Book of Allah clearly states this fact(that prophets do leave behind inheritance). H. Ali (a.s.) wantedto leave no reservation in the minds of the people about the

matter of inheritance. He wanted everyone to know thatprophets (a.s.) in the past - have left behind inheritance that isinherited by their lawful heirs.

No tradition of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) can ever be contrary tothe Holy Quran. It shows that the tradition put forward by AbuBakr to deny J. Zahra (s.a.) her lawful right was fabricated andfake. Besides this, J. Zahra (s.a.) is the chief of all women of

Paradise. A lady with such a lofty status would certainly notreact angrily if Abu Bakr was the lawful caliph and successorof Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) - specially, when Abu Bakr put forth a

1 Surah Naml, verse 162 Surah Maryam, verse 6


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I make Allah and His angels as a witness that both of you have displeased me and have mademe angry. When I meet Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.), Iwill certainly complain about you to him

On hearing this Abu Bakr said, I seek refuge in Allah from Hiswrath and also from your anger. Saying this Abu Bakr wepthysterically. But J. Zahra (s.a.) said,

I swear by Allah! I will curse both of you after every obligatory prayer

Hearing all this, Abu Bakr became very sad and remorseful.After coming out of the house, he told the people, All of youwill go home to your wives and sleep peacefully leaving me inthis mess. I dont need your allegiance. Please break it and leaveme alone.

Sending of Umar by Abu Bakr; threat of Umar to burn down thehouse along with its inhabitants; setting ablaze the house of J.Zahra etc are all events mentioned in many books of AhleSunnah. Some of them are

TareekhAbiFidaa, vol. 1, p. 156, published by Daar-ul-Maarefat, Beirut 1404 AH

Al Oqd-ud-Fareed, vol. 5, p. 13, published by Daar-ul-Kutub-ul-Aalemiyaah, Beirut

The threat of Umar to burn down the house of H. Ali (a.s.)

TareekhTabari, vol. 2, p. 223, published by Daar-ul-Kutub-ul-Aalemiyaah, Beirut 1408 AH

Allah says in the Holy Quran

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Surely those who trouble Allah and HisMessenger, Allah has cursed them in this worldas well as the Hereafter and has prepared forthem a disgraceful chastisement. 1

1 Surah Ahzab, verse 57


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MasooribnMukhramah narrates the following tradition fromHoly Prophet (s.a.w.a.),

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Certainly Fatima (s.a.) is my beloved and cherished daughter. The one who angers her hasangered me and the one who troubles her hastroubled me 1

1 HilyatulAwliyah, vol. 2, p. 40, published by Daar-ul-Fikr, Beirut

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Part Two

The earlier discussions in this treatise clearly demonstrate thatSiddiqah-e-Kubra, Janabe Fatima Zahra (s.a.) did not pledge herallegiance to Abu Bakr and when she departed from this world,she was extremely angry with both Abu Bakr& Umar. Also asper the tradition of Bukhari, till the time that J. Zahra (s.a.) wasalive, H. Ali (a.s.) too had not sworn allegiance to Abu Bakr.

Almost all the authentic books of traditions of the Shias & theAhleSunnah, mention an oft quoted tradition that anyone whodies without recognising and submitting to the Imam of thetime, has died as an infidel. The famous tradition of HolyProphet (s.a.w.a.) states,

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$ .The one who dies without an Imam dies thedeath of (the era of) ignorance 1

(Era of ignorance implies the period before the advent of Islam.The people living at time were idolaters and polytheists)

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1 Musnad Abu Dawood, p.359; Musnad Imam Ahmed, vol. 4, p.96


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The one dies without pledging his allegiance toan Imam, dies the death of (the era of)ignorance 1

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$ . The one who forsakes an Imam, leaves thesociety and dies later, then he has died thedeath of (the era of) ignorance 2

The above traditions emphatically state that it is obligatory forevery Muslim to swear his allegiance to the Imam of the time.Anyone who fails to do so will not die as a Muslim.

The previous pages make it amply clear that J. Fatima Zahra(s.a.) did not pledge her allegiance to Abu Bakr in her entire life.In fact she departed from this world without acknowledging andendorsing the caliphate of Abu Bakr. On the other hand, thereare traditions that unequivocally state that J. Zahra (s.a.) is theleader of the women of Paradise and she was the beloved of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.). Analysing the two sets of traditions, we

are confronted with three questions.

1 Sahih Muslim, vol. 4, p. 136 published by Muasis Azzuddin 1407AH; AsSunan-ul-Kubra, published by MajlisDairatulMaarif Seminary, vol. 8, p. 156 Hyderabad 1354 AH

2 Sahih Muslim, vol. 4 p. 124; AsSunan-ul-Kubra, vol. 8, p. 156


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(a) All the traditions that speak about the recognition,allegiance& obedience of Imam are false & fabricated

(b) God forbid, god forbid, the leader of all the women of Paradise will herself not go to Paradise since her death isof ignorance (god forbid)

(c) The caliphate of Abu Bakr is unfair and unjust while theImamate of H. Ali (a.s.) is valid and lawful. And J. Zahra(s.a.) was subscribing to the Imamate of H. Ali (a.s.).

It is obvious that no sane and god fearing Muslim will everaccept the first two views. The same three points are alsoapplicable to H. Ali (a.s.). If a person dies without submitting tothe Imam of the time then he has died as a polytheist. Now, if apersons death is on ignorance, then obviously his life too is of disobedience and ignorance. On the other hand, in the light of Hadees-e-Saqlain, H. Ali (a.s.) has been equated with the HolyQuran.

The following traditions of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) too speakabout the greatness of H. Ali (a.s.)

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Ali is with the truth and the truth is with Ali.They will not separate from each other till they meet me at the Hauz (of Kausar) in Qiyamat 1

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Ali is with the Quran and the Quran is with him.Both of them will not separate from each other till they meet me at the Hauz 2

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Ali is with the truth and the Quran while thetruth and Quran are with Ali. They will not separate from each other till they meet me at the Hauz 3

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1 Tareekh Baghdadi, vol. 14 p. 322, published by Daarul KitabArabi, Beirut

2 As-SawaequlMoharreqah, p. 1233 Rabi-ul-Abraar, vol. 1, pg,828, published by Matbaa Amir, Qum

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Alis relation to me is like the relation of my head with my body. 1

According to some traditions of SahihBukhari, H. Ali (a.s.) didnot pledge his allegiance to Abu Bakr for at least six months.Does it mean that God forbid those days of the life of H. Ali(a.s.) were the days of ignorance?

Also, the above traditions clearly state that life without an Imamis the life of ignorance. Does it mean that all the esteemedcompanions had become polytheists in the days immediatelyafter the death of Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) and before theappointment of Abu Bakr as the caliph of the Muslim nation? Atthat time the entire Muslim nation was without an Imam.

Is it not clear from traditions that Holy Prophet (s.a.w.a.) hadcategorically announced the successorship of H. Ali ibn AbuTalib(a.s.) in his (s.a.w.a.) own life time by the order of Allah?Did he (s.a.w.a.) not emphasis and elaborate about themastership (wilayat) of H. Ali (a.s.)?

This is the only scenario that will protect the entire Muslimnation from dying the death of the era of ignorance.

Hence the one who wants to save himself fromdying a death of ignorance should accept andsubmit to the Imamate of AmeerulMomineenAli ibn Abu Talib(a.s.).

Was salam

1 Tareekh Baghdadi, vol. 7 p. 12; As-SawaequlMoharreqah, p. 75

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