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It was a short life... As short as the lives of fragrant roses... A life that Lady Fatima (A) endured and now it is coming to an end... even before it was given the chance to completely blossom!! Surely the successive calamities and severe hardships which befell
Lady Fatima Zahra (A), while she was still young, left her with a broken
rib and confined to bed, suffering from her broken rib and
remembering what had come to pass and her devoted husband who
was her safe refuge in whom she took refuge whenever abused... She remembered her usurped rights... She remembered her oppressed husband and his stolen position... She remembered him being led by his turban to the Mosque while she
She remembered all this and a gloomy picture appeared before her
tired eyes... then a sigh becomes imprisoned deep in her heart... That heart which longs for the great Messenger who gave her the
good news of her speedy departure after him... But. she was the Prophet's daughter! She whom the Prophet repeatedly expressed the importance of
And as he said: "Man is observed by respecting his children". Yet, this did not stop the arrogant ones from encroaching on her rights,
nor did it stop the sinful hands from reaching out to strangle the
beautiful rose before it completely blossomed!! Thus, the branch, which the Prophet left among his nation, withered
away, its flowers became scattered, its branches wilted. Fatima (A) appeared pale and faint!! Allah is with you Umm al-Hassan. You shall depart towards a generous Lord and a great Father... then
you shall complain to him about what you have encountered... Yes! Umm Al-Hassan... only ninety (90) days are left... But you, Muhammad's Ummah, remember her... Write this in the pages of history... and tell the generations about
The moment when eternal separation starts is anguishing. This is a
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fact known to everyone who has experienced it, for it is the last
opportunity for the beloved to be with his dear ones... then the
inevitable, the predestined, happens. At such a moment, one is in
earnest need of calmness and tranquility. Yet, many are the ones who
Lady Fatima Zahra (A) was calm and patient when the women of the
Muhajirin and Ansar came to visit her.