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" Also, in Safinat al-Bihar, Imam Abu Al-Hasan Al-Kadhim said: "Poverty shall not enter a house inhabited by people having the names Muhammad, and Fatima from among women." The first of these three traditions was commented on by Imam Baqir (as), he stated: "By Allah, He (Glory be to Him) bestowed her [Fatima az-Zahra (sa)] with knowledge, and safeguarded her from menstruation with the covenant." The covenant mentioned here refers to the corpuscle (seeds) world mentioned in the Holy Qur’an in the following verse: "When thy Lord drew forth from the children of Adam from their loins- their descendants, and made them testify concerning themselves (saying): Am I not your Lord?' They said: `yea!" (7: 172) In summary, this means that Allah Almighty drew forth from Adam (from his loin), his [Adam (as)] descendants in the form of seeds (or corpuscles), then presented them to him, and said: "I will make a covenant with your descendants that they shall worship me without associating anything with me; I shall-in turn-guarantee their sustenance." He [Allah ((SwT))] then said to them: "Am I not your Lord?" They said: "Yes, we bear witness that you are our Lord." He (Glory be to Him) said to the angels: "Bear witness." The angels said: "We bear witness." It was mentioned that Allah Almighty gave Adam's descendants the ability to realize, understand, and hear His speech.

He then placed them back in Adam's loin. Therefore, mankind is held in Adam until everyone shall be brought forth by Allah at the time, which has been destined by Him. So whoever adheres to Islam holds to the covenant; and whoever disbelieves and rejects it, violates that covenant. This account was derived from a large number of traditions (hadiths), and verified narrations.

Imam Baqir (as) pointed out that it was decreed that Fatima az-Zahra would be safeguarded from menstruation in that world, which is also called the "World of Covenant." In relation to the many traditions that spoke of the “World of Covenant”, we mention some of them herein as examples: It was reported in Tafsir al-Burhan that Imam Sadiq (as) said: The Prophet was asked: "How do you excel over mankind?" The Prophet answered: "I was the first one to bear witness to my Lord; when Allah took the oath from the Prophets, and made them testify concerning themselves (our Lord Said): Am I not your Lord?' They replied: 'Yes.