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In the darkness of the jet-black night, when eyes were asleep and
voices were silent, a Heavenly procession left Ali's house while
carrying the Messenger of Allah's daughter to her final abode. This was on the night of the third (3rd) of Jamadi al-Thani (the
The heartbreaking procession moved towards an unknown location
followed by a small number of devoted ones... They were Ali, Hassan, Hussain, Zaynab and Um Kulthum... Abu
Dhar, Ammar, Miqdad, and Salman were following them. Where are the thousands who inhabited Medina?! One asks, and the
answer came: Fatima (A) requested that they may not be present at
The family and their friends hurry to bury Fatima... then they rush back
to their own homes so that no one would know where Fatima was
In such a matter, the first start from Ahlul-Bayt set after the sun (the
Prophet) and left everyone with the only light of Imamate!! Here I was asked: "What do you think about the end of the life of
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What will be the position of those who oppressed her in the
So long... with no word... dead silence... But wait... can't you hear the Commander of the faithful... the known
hero... Ali... Don't you realize that he is crying? Yet, who would not cry
for being separated from the Mistress of women? Listen to him, he is speaking to the Prophet (S): "O Prophet of Allah,
peace be upon you from me and from your daughter who has come to
you and who has hastened to meet you. O Prophet of Allah ! my
patience about your chosen (daughter) has been exhausted and my
power of endurance has weakened, except that I have ground for
consolation in having endured the great hardship and heart-rending
event of your separation. I laid you down in your grave while your last
breath had passed (when your head) `Verily we are Allah's and verily
unto Him shall we return.' (2:56) ... between my neck and chest."
Now the trust has been returned and what had been given has been
taken back. My grief knows no bounds, and my nights will remain
sleepless till Allah chooses for me the house in which you are now
residing. Certainly your daughter would apprise you of the joining
together of your Ummah (people) for oppressing her. You ask her in
detail and get all the news about the position. This happened when a
long time had not elapsed and your remembrance had not
disappeared.
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