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Allah's Messenger Reveals Fatima's Future
It was natural for the Prophet (S) who knew and foretold the future
events, to reveal to his family, especially his beloved daughter Fatima
(A), the events which they would face in the future. He (S) undoubtedly
informed Fatima (A) that she was going to suffer from the harsh
treatment of some so called Muslims after his death and that she
would be the first to follow him to the blessings of Paradise after his
There are many traditions reported to this effect; the following are just
1.Bihar v.10: Sheikh Mufeed is quoted as writing in his book Al-Amali
that Abdullah Ibn Abbas said: "When Allah's Messenger was on his
deathbed, he cried until tears overtook his beard. So was asked: `What makes you cry, Messenger of Allah?' The
Prophet answered: `I am crying for my progeny, for the crimes that will
be committed against them by the evildoers of my nation after my
death. It is as if I (can see) my daughter, Fatima, being oppressed and
crying: "O Father!" But no one will come to help her among my
Fatima (A) began weeping when she heard this, so the Prophet said to
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She said: 'I am not crying because of that which will be done to me
after you; rather, I am crying because I will be separated from you,
He then said: `Rejoice, O daughter of Muhammad, at the close
succession to me, for you will be the first one to follow me from among
2.Bihar v.10, quoting the previous source wrote: "The Prophet said:
`When I saw her (Fatima), I remembered what would happen to her
after my death. It is as if I (could see) humiliation entering her house,
her sanctity violated, her right seized, her inheritance usurped, her
side broken, and her unborn child being caused to be aborted, all while
"Mohammad!" 'But she will not be answered, she asks for help but she
will not be helped. Surely she will remain afflicted, sad and crying after
me, remembering the cease of revelation from her father's house at
one time, and remembering being separated from me another time. She will become estranged at night, when she used to spend listening
to me reciting the Quran. She then will see herself humiliated after she
was honored during the days of her father...'"
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