I am Indeed, yearning for your company!

I am Indeed, yearning for your company!” She replied, “By Allah, I have a greater yearning to meet you, O father!” He said, “By tonight you will be by my side!”

She woke up and prepared for her journey to the afterlife, for she had heard from her father, the most truthful one, that “Whoever sees me has truly seen me,” and she heard about her departure from this world from him, So, there was no room for doubt about the truth of this news. She opened her eyes, and gathered her strength. She stood up and made the necessary arrangements, using the final moments of her life in this world. Only Allah knows what must have been going through her mind and heart in these moments, for she was happy with the death that was soon coming to her, as it would give her relief from the sorrows and grief of this world. She would soon join her father, the great Prophet (S),

Then, the glad tidings that were given to her by the Holy Prophet (S) would be realized, for Indeed, he had told her: “You will be the first of my progeny to join me.”

On the other hand, her heart must have been sad to leave her great husband and noble spouse all alone in this harsh world, without any supporter or confidant, other than Allah, the Most High. Al-Zahra had been the best helper and supporter of her husband throughout all the events that had transpired, So, who would take her place when she left this world? Another thing that caused her pain in those moments and brought more anguish to her heart was the fact that she would be leaving behind her small children, who were like nestlings that had not yet developed their wings. We had previously mentioned that one of her names was al-Haniyah, because she had the greatest empathy and compassion for her children, and had greater love for them than any mother would have for her child. She [knew that she] would be leaving behind pieces of her heart who would become targets of the arrows of this treacherous period that spared neither the young nor old, neither the indigent nor the noble. She had heard from her father (S) numerous times that the family of the Prophet would be oppressed and suffer different hardships, tribulations and calamities, and she had witnessed some of this firsthand after the death of her father, the Holy Prophet (S).