If according to Sahih al-Bukhari...

If according to Sahih al-Bukhari, Fatimah (PBUH) was the best of ladies in this world and in hereafter, then why can’t she communicate with the angels?

(10) Narrated ‘Aisha: The Messenger of Allah said to Fatimah (who was crying at her father’s deathbed): “Are you not satisfied that you are the chief of all the ladies of Paradise or the chief of all the believing women?” Furthermore, Ibn Abbas narrated: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH&HF) said: Four women are the mistress of the worlds: Mary, Asiya (the wife of Pharaoh), Khadija, and Fatimah.

And the most excellent one among them in the world is Fatimah.” For those who love Sahih al-Bukhari, I will quote this book once more which confirms that Lady Fatimah (PBUH) had, indeed, communication with Gabriel (11). Narrated Anas: When the ailment of the Prophet (PBUH) got aggravated, he became unconscious whereupon Fatima said, “Oh, how distressed my father is!” He said, “Your father will have no more distress after today.” When he expired, she said, “O Father!

Who has responded to the call of the Lord Who has invited him! O Father, whose dwelling place is the Garden of Paradise (i.e. al-Firdaus)! O Father! We convey this news (of your death) to Gabriel.” When he was buried, Fatima said, “O Anas! Do you feel pleased to throw earth over Allah’s Apostle?” Not only that, but also Sunnis reported that Imam Hasan Ibn Ali has said that Gabriel used to descend to Ahlul-Bayt.

It is reported that Imam al- Hasan Ibn Ali (PBUH) said the following in a discourse which he delivered on the martyrdom of Imam Ali: “I am from the Ahlul-Bayt that Gabriel used to descend on us and ascend (back to heavens) from among us.”(12) Now, when Imam Hasan uses the word “us”, it means that it was not just prophet who used to received Gabriel. Surely Gabriel did NOT reveal anything of Quran to Imam Hasan. But, the above Sunni tradition shows that, they could communicate with the Gabriel.

Mushaf (book) of Fatimah (PBUH) was also of this type. Some booklets of hatred and lie published by anti-Shi’i groups alleged that based on Usul Kafi, Shia believe there is a the Quran called “the Quran of Fatimah”! This is a false accusation. There is no tradition in Usul Kafi saying “Quran of Fatimah”. There are however, very few traditions in one chapter of Usul Kafi which assert that Fatimah (PBUH) wrote a book (mushaf). The tradition states “The book of Fatimah”.

Surely, the Quran is a book (mushaf), but any book is not the Quran.