My salaam be on you both...
My salaam be on you both, the salaam of a grief stricken
not of a disgusted or a hateful person; for if I go away, it
is not because I am weary (of you); and if I stay, it is not due to lack of
belief in what Allah has promised the endurers."
At sunrise people gathered to participate in Fatima's funeral, but they
were informed that the darling of Allah's Messenger (S) had been
secretly buried during the night. Meanwhile, Ali (A) made the shapes of four fresh graves in Baqi' so as
to conceal the location where Fatima was buried. When the people
entered the graveyard, they were confused as to which spot was
actually Lady Fatima Zahra's grave; the people turned towards each
other and with feelings of guilt said: "Our Prophet (S) has not left
behind but one daughter, yet she has died and was buried without our
participation in the funeral or the prayer rituals. We do not even realize
the place where she has been buried"
Noticing that a revolt might be ignited because of the emotional
atmosphere this event created, the governing party announced:
"Select a group of Muslim women and ask them to dig these graves so
that we may find Fatima (A) and perform prayers on her."
Yes! They attempted to execute the plan, violating Fatima's will and
causing Ali's attempts to hide the grave to lay vainly. Have they forgotten Ali's sharp sword and his well- known courage!! Did they really think that Ali would remain indifferent to their
outrageous actions up to the point of letting them dig Fatima's grave?! Imam Ali (A) did not fight back after the Prophet's death because he
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considered the Muslim's unity and over all interests. Yet, this did not
mean that he would ignore their villainous crimes against Fatima even
after her death. In other words, Ali (A) was asked by the Prophet (S) to
have patience, but only to a certain extent; when Ali (A) received the
news of the about-to-be-executed plot, he put on his fighting gear and
rushed towards Baqi'. A man from among the people called out: "This
is Ali Ibn Abu Talib leveling his sword and saying: If anyone moves
even a mere stone from these graves, I shall strike even the "back of
the last follower of the unjust."
People who realized Ali's seriousness, took his threats with complete
belief that he would do just as he said if anyone were to oppose him. Yet, a man from the governing ones addressed Ali (A) by saying:
"What is the matter, Abu Al-Hassan?!
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