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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Hazrat Zahra (s.a) and the Heart - Rending Episode of Fadak Part Three: Fadak throughout History How Fadak was returned to the Prophets descendents The historical journey of Fadak is one of the mysteries of Islamic history. Each of the caliphs had a position regarding it. One would take it and the other gave it hack, arid this situation continued to the point where this land was laid waste and was ruined.

In order to discover the ebbs and summits that occurred in this flourishing village we have only to study the sections listed below: Just as we know, Fadak, in tile beginning after the fall of Khaibar was transferred to the prophet (p.b.u.h.) by way of compromise by tile Jews. By command of the verse: Its complete ownership becoming that of the prophet (p.b.u.h.) and by order of this verse it became his right. According to reliable historical records.

During his lifetime, by command of the Quranic verse; the Holy Prophet (p.b.u.h.) gave it to Fatimah Zahra (p.b.u.h.) In this way it came under the authority of the respectable daughter of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.). During the rule of the first caliph, this village was usurped and came under the control at the ruling government, arid they showed strange stubbornness in the preservation of this situation.

This situation continued as such until the time of “Omar ben Abdul Aziz” the Umayyed caliph, who had a more moderate stance in relation to the family of the Prophet (p.b.u.h.). He wrote to his governor in Medina telling him to return Fadak to the children of Fatimah (p.b.u.h.). The governor of Medina wrote to him in reply: “The children of Fatimah are numerous and have married into many different tribes.

Which group should I return it to.” Omar bin Abdul Aziz became enraged and wrote a harsh letter with these contents to the governor of Medina in reply: Translation: “Every time I order you in a letter to sacrifice a sheep, will you immediately write in reply, should it be horned or without horns? And if I should write sacrifice a cow, will you ask what color should it be?

As soon as this letter reaches you, immediately divide Fadak among the children (offspring) of Fatimah (p.b.u.h.)!” ( translation by translator from the Farsi) In this way, with one great rotation, after many long years, Fadak was returned to the hands of Fatimah’s offspring. It wasn’t long before the Umayyed caliph “Yazid bin Abdul Malik” once again usurped it.