It is in one of Imam-e-Zaman -asws ajfj’ ’s ‘Toqiaat’ (letters) [67] ...

It is in one of Imam-e-Zaman -asws ajfj’ ’s ‘Toqiaat’ (letters) [67] : ‘Ya Allah -azwj , there is no difference between You and Mohammed -saww and Alay Mohammed -asws that they are Your Abd and creation. So we recite: Nad-e-Ali un mazharul ajaebay Tajidho ona laka fin nawaebay Kulo humim wa gamim sayunjalee Bay walayatika ya Ali ya Ali ya Ali adrikni fi sabeelillah Call upon Ali, Call upon Ali, Cry out for Ali Who is the Divine source of wonders!

You shall surely find him helping in your all troubles! His strength and power will eliminate your all grief and anxiety! Call upon Ali, Ya Ali! Ya Ali! Ya Ali! Appendix II Once the Imam Hassan -asws and Imam Hussain -asws , who were at that time 5 and 4 years old, fell ill. Upon noticing their absence from the mosque, Prophet -saww went to the house of Bibi Fatima Zahra -asws to inquire about their -asws well being.

When Prophet -saww found that they were not in good heath, Rasool Allah -saww suggested that both parents may take a spiritual vow (Nazar) for the children’s fast recovery. So both Imam Ali -asws and Fatima Zahra -asws prayed to Allah -azwj for the recovery of Hasan -asws and Hussain -asws and took a vow to fast for three consecutive days when the children became well again. Imam Hassan -asws and Hussain -asws did recover from the illness soon after.

Both parents -asws set about fulfilling their spiritual vow and fasted. When the Imam Hassan -asws and Hussain -asws noticed their parents were going to fast they also decided to fast with their parents and so did the house-maid, Fizza. On that day there were no food supplies in Bibi Pak -asws ‘s house, even little to break fast. Imam Ali -asws tried to bring in some food but in the end Imam -asws was able to get three kg’s of wool to be spun in exchange of three kg’s of barley.

Bibi Fatima Zahra -asws spun the wool all day but until the end of the day, Bibi -asws . She spun only 1/3 of it and therefore got only one kilo of barley, which was later ground into flour and five loaves of bread were prepared.

While they were all ready to break their -asws fast, someone knocked at the door and said: “O people of the house of the Prophet, I am a poor man and I have nothing to eat, would you please feed me.” Upon listening to his request, Imam Ali -asws decided to contribute his portion (one loaf), Bibi also added her portion to the contribution and so did Imam Hassan and Hussain -asws .