[^29] Holy Quran...

[^29] Holy Quran, 33:33 [^30] Holy Quran, 33:33 [^31] Day of ‘Ashura’ is the tenth of Muharram, celebrated as a day of mourning (the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Al-Husain (a.s.). [^32] The Hashemite’s are sons and descendants of Hashim, the grandfather of (s.a.w.a.).

[^33] See Ahmed Husain Ya’qub, the Conception of the Sahaba’s Ultimate Decency and the Political Leadership in Islam; translated by Badr Shahin, Published by Ansariyan Publications – Qum, [^1998]: [^34] Quraysh is the tribe to which (s.a.w.a.) belonged.

[^35] The Saqifah (shed) of Banu-Sa’idah is the place where Abu-Bakr, Umar ibn al-Khattab, and Abu-Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah held a secret meeting, attended by the Ansar - the inhabitants of Yasrib who received and supported the Prophet and the emigrants of Mecca, immediately after the demise of (s.a.w.a.) to name the one to hold the position of the leadership of the Islamic nation although all the attendants knew for certain that the Prophet (s.a.w.a.), on more than one occasion, nominated Ali ibn Abu-Talib (a.s.) as his successor and declared that the issuer of this decision was Almighty Allah.

[^36] Although he declared before everybody that the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) did not nominate anybody for his succession in the leadership of the Islamic nation, Abu-Bakr, in his final hours, nominated Umar ibn al-Khattab as his successor and the coming leader. The latter, however, invented a funny council to elect the leader to succeed him. This system was called the Snura. For details, see the books of the Islamic history.

[^37] See the exegesists’ explanation of the Qur’anic Verse: “And when We said to you: Surely your Lord encompasses men; and We did not make the vision which We showed you and the cursed tree in the Qur’an as well but a trial for men; and We cause them to fear, but it only adds to their great inordinacy.” (17:60) [^38] Besides (s.a.w.a.), Fatemah al-Zahra the Veracious (a.s.) was praised by everyone who lived in her time.

Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani in his al-Isabah records that A’ishah the Prophet’s wife, said: “Except (s.a.w.a.), nobody is preferred to Fatimah.” Abdullah ibn Abbas said, as it is recorded in the previous reference book: “The best women of Paradise are four: Khadijah, Fatimah, Mary, and Asiyah the Pharaoh’s wife.” Al-Bukhari, in his al-Sahih, and Muslim, in his al-Sahih, record the following: Al-Musawwir ibn Makhramah quoted the Prophet (s.a.w.a.) saying, “Fatimah (a.s.) is a piece of me.