It was because of this incident that Allah revealed this...
It
was because of this incident that Allah revealed this chapter to His
Apostle assuring him; it is as if He (Glory be to Him) said:
"You have lost your son, but We have given you Fatima; although she
is just one, Allah will make that one many."
A survey of the world's population attests to this conclusion; for
Fatima's descendants (who are also the Prophet's descendants) are
spread around the globe as follows: Iraq-one million, Iran-three million,
Egypt-five million, Morocco-five million, Algeria, Tunis, Libya, Jordan,
Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, the Persian Gulf countries including Saudi
Arabia, Yemen, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Indonesia-
approximately twenty million descendants of the Prophet of Islam. An Islamic country in which descendants of Fatima Zahra do not live is
hard to find. Their number is estimated to be thirty - five millions;
however, if precise and accurate statistics are taken, their number
Included among the Prophet's descendants are kings, princes,
ministers, scholars, writers, prominent characters, and geniuses. Some are honored by their lineage and others ignore it and give no
importance to it. Some follow Ahlul-Bayt, while others violate their
doctrine. I have even heard of some descendants of Fatima (A) who
live in Indonesia and are enemies of Ahlul-Bayt (A)! More amazing is the fact that some Muslims refuse to accept their
lineage of Fatima and Ali; rather they claim that such a lineage is
forged and unacceptable. These people ferociously fought this idea up
to the point that they shed innocent blood to implement their ideas. Hajjaj, Mansour Dawaniqi, Haroon Al-Rashid and others are known
It was mentioned in volume ten of Bihar that Amr Al-Shube said: "One
night Hajjaj summoned me to his palace; this horrified me, so I
performed ablution and wrote my will; then went to meet him. When I
entered his room, I saw a sword and a leather mat (usually used for
executions). I greeted him and he replied to me and said: Do not fear
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anything, for I pardon you throughout the night and until tomorrow
noon.' He then ordered me to sit next to him; meanwhile a tied and
shackled man was brought to him’.
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