She wanted to take objection to those who supported such...
She wanted to take objection to those who supported such caliphate so
that the sold out historians might not be able to hide facts. So the daughter of the great Prophet entered the Prophet’s mosque with a
very heavy heart and observed that Abu Bakr was sitting on the seat of
her late father and the masjid was full of the people of Medina . The
white bearded people who had strengthened such a caliphate occupied the
She sat taking support of a pillar with a very heavy heart, remembering
the time of her dear father, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) of Islam. She
took a deep sigh and said, “Dear father! O Messenger of Allah
(s.a.w.s.)!” Hearing these words all in the mosque began to weep. It
appeared as if even the walls and columns of the masjid were also
complaining. At once a curtain was drawn in front of Zahra (a.s) so that
What is worth noting most is that Zahra was only eighteen, unwell and
pain stricken without the shade of father. And what kind of a father! A
father who was the best human being under the sun. Her husband Ali (a.s)
was deprived of his God-given divine right. They had usurped the rights
of both Ali (a.s) and Zahra (a.s) by concocting a tradition that
messengers of God do not leave inheritance and whatever remains of their
The fact was that Fadak was the personal property of Zahra (a.s). The
Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) had, in his lifetime, given it to his daughter
and thus it could not be called inheritance. But the decree of Abu Bakr
made it a public property and included it in the state treasury and no
one said even a word against it. The Prophet’s Daughter pleads for her right herself
When calm prevailed in the initially weeping gathering, Zahra (a.s)
addressed Abu Bakr in a very effective and impressive eloquent speech. She invited the attention of the audience and asked them to remember the
age of pre-Islamic ignorance. In what condition were they then and how
much Islam had elevated them in every way and aspect? She reminded them saying: You were known to none in the world. It was my
late father who made you recognized all over the world. But you are
today rewarding his messengership in this way by usurping the right of a
lady who is the sole memorial of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) and no one
from you is saying anything against such a serious crime. The strong and impressive speech of Fatima Zahra (a.s) is exemplary and
how could it not be so? She was nourished in the lap of the Holy Prophet
(s.a.w.s.).
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