Thus Fadak, which was an established property of Fatima Zahra (a.

Thus Fadak, which was an established property of Fatima Zahra (a.s) was

snatched away from her by the Caliphate. This misdeed will never be

forgotten. The right of the daughter of the greatest benefactor of Islam

was ruined by those in whose veins old blood of ignorance was yet

flowing. The strategy behind the usurpation of Fadak, which was in the

mind of Abu Bakr, was that Ali (a.s) who was also the son-in-law of the

Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) as well as the noblest son of Islam should not

be able to get sympathies of the people of Medina and thereby raise his

knew that her right was intentionally usurped. Principally, such

usurpation amounted to be a trespass of a Muslim’s right. What to talk

about those who sacrificed everything for Islam and Muslims! No one can

even fully thank the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) on this account. What is

all the more ugly is that within a very short time after his demise a

concocted tradition was produced before Muslims and false allegations

Prophet’s daughter raised her voice against this highhandedness and took

caliphate. In Islam, it is obligatory for everyone, man or woman, to

defend one’s right. If the woman is married and it is possible for her

husband to gain her rights she need not get up as she can get her dues

without interfering herself. But if the things are otherwise than it is

Zahra (a.s), at that time, did have a husband over her but they rejected

the witness of Ali (a.s). The most reliable person was not accepted by

the caliphate in the matter of Fadak because this garden was related to

Bani Hashim. How could they, from the viewpoint of worldly politics

witnesses but Abu Bakr with his diplomatic technique rejected the

testimony of these two youths of Paradise also. Not only this, he even

Thus Zahra (a.s) was constrained to come to the mosque to defend her

right so that she might say her side of the case herself before the one