Hazrat Ali -asws married Bibi Ummul-Banin -asws on 17 th Rajab 20 A.

Hazrat Ali -asws married Bibi Ummul-Banin -asws on 17 th Rajab 20 A.H.\u00a0 Hazrat Aqeel -asws delivered the semon of Nikah as: \n \u201cThis is Ali -asws bin Abi Talib bin Abdulmutalib bin Hashim -asws , companion and cousin of your Prophet -saww . He is your Imam -asws and Amir-ul-Momineen -asws .

He is the best agnate for you and has proposed to the benevolent lady Fatima -asws binte Hazam bin Khalid bin Rabia, according to Allah\u2019s book and his Messenger\u2019s Sunnah (Traditions).\u201d \n On arriving at the door-step of Amir-ul-Momaneen -asws \u2019s house, Bibi stopped in front of all Hashimites and said: \n \u201cWait!

Until I seek permission from the Princes (Imam Hassan -asws & Hussain -asws ) and the princesses (Syed Zainab -asws & Kulsoom -asws ) before I enter the house of Amir-ul-Momineen -asws and Syeda Fatima-az-Zahra -asws .\u201d And upon entering addressed Hazrat Ali -asws \u2019s children and said: \n \u201cO\u2019 my Leaders, Progeny of Prophet Muhammed -saww and Heartbeat of Hazrat Fatima -asws I am here as your maid and servant, please consider me for this humble status.\u201d She then requested, Amir-ul-Momineen -asws not to call her Fatima -asws ; as it would remind the children of their mother.

\n Bibi Ummul-Banin -asws was a very virtuous woman who had great love for the Prophet -saww \u2019s household, and respected this chaste family. Her kindness, respect and amity were in observance of the Quran\u2019s command, which has called \u201cAmity with the Prophet\u2019s household\u201d as the wage for his Messenger-ship. She -asws treated Imam Hassan -asws , Imam Hussein -asws , Syeda Zainab -asws and Syed Umm-e- Kulsoom -asws with utmost motherly affection and love.

Her -asws faith, love and commitment to the Prophet -saww \u2019s grandchildren were so much that she cherished them more than her own children. \n Hazrat Ummul Banin -asws was blessed with four sons and one daughter. Her sons were Abbas -asws , Abdullah -asws , Imran -asws , and Jaffer -asws and Syeda Ruqiya -as ws .\u00a0 All her sons were martyred in sacrifice for their Master Imam Hussain -asws on the battlefield of Karbala.

\n The prophecy of Hazrat Ali -asws \u2019s valorous son Hazrat Abbas -asws was given by the Prophet -saww himself. The two arms of Hazrat Ja’far Tayyar -asws , the brother of Hazrat Ali -asw, \u00a0were severed in the battle of Mauta during which he -asws was martyred.