Her heart grew heavier...

Her heart grew heavier, and the roaring waves of the people’s unkindness tormented her pure soul. Suddenly there shone a flash in the horizon of her soul, she opened her eyes and saw four women near her, and she became greatly worried. One of the four women called: “Be not afraid, nor sad. Your kind God has sent us to your aid, we are your sisters.” I am Sarah! And this is Asiah the wife of the pharaoh, who will be one of your friends in heaven.

The other is Maryam, daughter of Omran; and this fourth that you see is the sister of Musa ibn Omran; Kolthoom! We have come so that at this hour we may be of aid to you.

And they remained with her until Fatimah the Lady of Islam Opened her eyes to the world.[^6] Yes, as evidence to this: قال الحق سبحانه: (ان الذين قالوا ربنا اللّه ثم استقاموا تتنزل عليه الملائكة ألاّ تخافوا ولا تحزنوا) “(As for) Those who say, Our Lord is Allah, Then continue in the right way, the angels descend upon them, saying: Fear not, nor be grieved.” [^7] Here in addition to Angels, women of high worldly status rushed to the aid of the faithful persevering Khadijah.

The birth of this auspicious child so pleased the Prophet (S) that he began speaking in the praise and eulogy of God, and the tongues of the ill-wishes who called him “Abtar”[^8] were forever silenced. God gave tidings of this blessed child to the Prophet in the Quranic kawthar, saying: إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ Surely We have given you the Kawthar Therefore pray to your Lord and make a sacrifice; surely your enemy is the one who shall be without posterity. [^1]: Nymph of Paradise.

(N.T.) [^2]: Riyahein-Al-shari’a; vol. 1, pg. 21 [^3]: “Tooba” the name of a tree that exists in paradise. (N.T.) [^4]: This Tradition has been related with minor differences in the commentaries of Tabari, Abu Ibrahim and Sayyuti.

Even though it is well known that the Ascension occurred in the last years of the prophet’s stay in Mecca, some traditions make it known that ascensions occurred on several occasions; so, it is not contradicting the birth of Fatimah (s.a.) in the fifth year of his mission. [^5]: This hadith comes to us in many books of the sunni such as (The history of Baghdad) and (Sawa-iqul-Muhriqah) and (Kanz-ul-ommal) and other books.

[^6]: The contents of this Hadith has been narrated by a group of sunni scholars, such as “Tabari” in “Thakhaer-ul- Uqba” [^7]: Qur’an, Surat Fussilat 41:30; Translation from M. H. Shakir [^8]: Meaning a man without offspring. (N.T.) Previous…

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