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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life Story and Martyrdom of Hazrate Fâtemeh the Event That Took Place in Saghifeh ======================================== The Ansârs, after the death of our Prophet, decided to organize a meeting in a place called “ Saghifeh Bani Sâédeh “ to choose and name their caliph. But the immigrants [ Abubakr, Omar and Abu Obeydeh Jarrâh were their leaders ] soon knew of this meeting, and they came to talk and negotiate with the Ansârs.

The immigrants wanted desperately to rob the Leadership from the Ansârs, and to come to power themselves. So, to persuade the other party, they talked about many things with them. Finally, they decided to choose Abubakr, as the rightful calife.

In the midst of it all, there came an old man who, seeing that he had no choice but to reunite with Abubakr, told him:” It’s like the day of Adam…” [that is : as Satan was forced to adore Adam, he suddenly refused to do; and the same was being repeated there and then, and by doing this, all the human race was surely to be forced out of Heaven once more…] Now, outside Saghifeh, Ali was busy with the Prophet’s funeral.

Suddenly Salmâné Fârsi came and told him about the reunion of some of the immigrants with the Ansârs, and the leadership of Abubakr. Ali, after having all the preparations that was needed for that holy funeral, stopped to perform his prayer in front of the sanctified body of our Prophet.

Many people came to show their dutiful respect to the Messenger of God for the last time, and to perform the prayer of the dead before his sanctified body and to bid him farewell… Afterwards, Ali did not linger with the mourners who had gathered there to show their loyalty to him. But unfortunately, the majority of Muslims had given their oath to Abubakr.

Afterwards, when they saw Fâtemeh, they used to say most peevishly: “we would rather have given our oath to your dignified husband than to Aboubakr… but Abubakr was the first to ask for our allegiance …” And Fâtemeh would reply: ‘‘What you mean is that my husband should have left the sanctified body of my respectful and noble father as it was lain on the floor, untouched, and that he should have come rapidly to you, to ask for your allegiance…?!

You mean to tell me that he should have left my beloved father, without the benefit of preparing him a dignified funeral?!