After the delegation had heard the verse...

After the delegation had heard the verse, they said: "Assign for us a

solemn meeting (in which every side supplicates to Allah to curse the

other side if they are followers of falsehood)."

The Prophet's answer to this was: "Tomorrow morning, if Allah wills."

The next morning, the Prophet finished his morning prayers and

ordered Ali to follow him and Fatima, in turn, holding Al-Hassan and

The Prophet (S) then told them: "When I supplicate you should say:

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When the delegation saw the holy family and that the Prophet (S) had

spread a mat for himself and family, they said to each other:

"By Allah, he is a true Prophet; and if he curses us, surely Allah will

answer his prayer and destroy us. The only thing that can save us, is

to ask him to relieve us from this meeting."

Razi, in his interpretation of the Holy Quran states: 'The Archbishop

said: "O Christians, I surely see faces of men, who if they were to ask

Allah to move a mountain, He would surely do it. Do not hold this

meeting, or you shall be destroyed and no Christian will remain on

Earth until the Day of Resurrection."

The delegation proceeded toward the Messenger and said: "Abu Al-

Qasim, relieve us (from this) solemn meeting."

The Prophet said: "Indeed I will; but the One who sent me with

righteousness is my witness that had I cursed you, Allah would not

have left a Christian on the face of the earth."

This has been a summary of the story. What matters to us here, is

Allah's saying in the verse: "Our women and your women."

All Muslims have agreed that the Prophet took Ali with him to

Al-Hassan and Al-Hussain to represent "Our Sons," and Fatima Zahra

to represent "Our Women," It is also a given fact that he did not

accompany any other woman including his wives, his aunts, or any

This proves that there was not a woman as excellent, great, holy, and

chaste as Fatima (A) was. The Prophet called Fatima alone to join

him, because she was the only woman capable of fulfilling the

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