The events which al-Zahra' had to undergo and the tribulations were not directed against just her own self, or against her personality as an individual, as much as transgressing firm Islamic principles in order to reach what those who carried them out could not otherwise reach or achieve, matters which they had no right to attain. Al- Zahra' in fact, was a mighty bulwark that stood in the way of the achievement of such unjustified and illegitimate ambitions. This issue emphasized and confirmed the illegitimacy and illegality of such ambitions according to the nation's level of awareness, in her conscience, and in the Islamic and human consciousness as well. This brief review aims at displaying those inquiries which produced some sort of doubts among some people then register observations and provide explanations which clarify things and, God willing,polish the right image and perfect its necessary characteristics, providing explanations or answers to other questions or doubts raised about other issues relevant to al-Zahra'. Tragedy of al-Zahra’: Doubts and Responses Choosing the Tragedy of al-Zahra’ as a Topic Part 1: Al-Zahra’ (sa) And Her Tragedy Status and Infallibility of al-Zahra’ (sa) Who is Superior: Maryam or Fatima, peace with them both? The Social Activity of al-Zahra’ (sa) Al-Zahra’: Her Father’s Mother Does Infallibility Force One Not to Commit Sins?! Do Environment and Surroundings Affect Infallibility? The Ability to Revolt Against the Environment And the Surroundings Wives of Prophets Noah and Lot (as) Maryam (sa) Facing the Challenge Part 2: Al-Zahra’ (sa) And The Unknown Ideological Connection is Insufficient Al-Zahra’ (sa) was above Menstruation and Postpartum Is al-Zahra’ (sa) the First Author in Islam? There is No Contradiction in Traditions about Fatima’s Mushaf Portraying Contradiction Differently Part 3- Digression: Khalid ibn al-Walid and his Father Story of al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah What Shaikh al-Mufid Intended to Say in His Book Titled The answer to the above is as follows: Al-Mufid Did Not Mention What al-Tusi Mentioned Fatima (sa) After The Prophet’s Demise Khutba of Fatima al-Zahra' (sa) Demanding Fadak A Brief History of Fadak After Fatima's Death Al-Ikhtisas Book by Shaikh al-Mufid Part 5: Kashifal-Ghita’ And Sharafud-Din 1. Kashifal-Ghita’ Does Not Deny What Took Place 2. People Accepting the Hitting of al-Zahra’ (sa) 3. Al-Zahra’ (sa) Arguing About What Took Place 5. Ali (as) Refers to this Matter 6. Protest’s Justifications non-Existent 7. Al-Zahra’ (sa) Did Not Remind Abu Bakr of What Took Place 8. What Sayyid Sharafud-Din Confirms Reactions to the Book are in Two Directions Scholarly Value of such Responses Nation’s Religious Authorities and Renown Theologians Make a Stance Our Hand is Stretched out for a Debate Arguments Regarding the Angels’ Species Who is “Oppressed”? Is this “Scandalizing”? Time Period Between Hijri and Christian Calendars All Islamic Ideology is Human Except Fundamental Facts What Implication did the Bi’r al-’Abd Attack Perhaps Speaker’s Objective is not the Impression he Gave Now is Not the Time for Such Issues A Bad Method; There is no Objection to Using it! Exiting the Sect’s Fiqhi Circle Placing the Hands on One Another, Testimony for the Wilayat Permissibility of Looking at Nudity About the Social Activity of al-Zahra’ (sa) Specialization and Sulaym’s Book He set out without a Legislative Method Part 6: “Their Love And Respect Deter Them” Their Dispute With Ali (as) and Respect for al-Zahra’ (sa) Status of al-Zahra’ (sa) with the Ansar and with Her Assailants Who Said to ‘’Umar, “But Fatima (sa) is Inside...”?! How Much Respect Did the Sahaba Have For al-Zahra’ (sa)? “Ali (as) is a Dissenter Who had to be Subdued” Asking For Fatima’s Forgiveness Denotes the Status of al-Zahra’ (sa) Was al-Zahra’ (sa) Pleased With Both Senior Sahabis?! Is the Grave of al-Zahra’ (sa) Known to Anyone? Al-Zahra’ (sa) Meeting Men; the Veil Issue Part 7: Why Did Al-Zahra’ Have To Open The Door? Where were Ali’s Zeal and Manliness? A Lady Confined to Her Chamber Never Opens the Door What if Fidda Responded to Them? Would they be too Afraid to Open the Door though Armed?! Doesn’t Ali (as) Defend the Trust of the Messenger of Allah S?! Is Beating al-Zahra’ (sa) a “Personal Matter”?! Those Present Had to Help al-Zahra’ (sa) Did Medina’s Houses have Doors?! They did not Enter the House, so How did they Beat al-Zahra’ (sa)?! 3. He Dropped the Incident of Fatima (sa) Being Beaten! 4. Finding Fault With the Ruling System 5. Distorting the Book Titled Al-Ma’arif Qunfath’s Version Contradicts the Shaikh’s “Consensus” No Need to Assault al-Zahra’ (sa) While Ali (as) is Present Confusion and Contradiction in the Narratives Jumping to Conclusions: Have You Proven that Her Rib was Broken?! Miscarriage of al-Muhsin Due to a Natural Cause! Did al-Zahra’ (sa) Cry Because of Impatience?! The “House of Grief” and People Annoyed by Her Weeping Bayt al-Ahzan Harmed Rather than Benefitted them Prohibition of Grieving over Falsehood, not over Weeping Prohibition of Weeping Over the Dead The Torah and the Prohibition of Weeping over the Dead Politics! What do You Know About Politics?! Part 9: “I Know Not About The Nail...” Malik-Shah: The Knowledge-Loving Ignorant Man The King Assassinates his Vizier The King Trusted only his Vizier Other Unjustifiable Contradictions Sometimes, it is the Method of Deduction 2. The Prophet’s Doubt of His Own Prophetic Mission! 3. Sunnis and the “Distortion” of the Qur’an 4. “He frowned and turned his back away” 5. Convictions of the Three Caliphs 6. How do You Prove the Betrayal of Abu Bakr? 7.’Umar Doubting Prophetic Mission 8. “My Nation’s Consensus will never be Wrong” and ‘Othman’s Murder 9. Tradition of العشرة المبشرة the Ten Men Given the Glad Tiding of Going to Paradise 10. Mut’a for the Sake of Getting Money 11. “Let me Resign, for I am not Your Best!” Texts And Legacies From The Fourteen Infallible Ones Traditions Regarding How al-Zahra’ (sa) was Persecuted Two Narratives Before the Reader What is Narrated From the Messenger of Allah (S) What is Narrated from Imam Ali (as) What Imam al-Hassan al-Mujtaba (as) Narrates What is Narrated by al-Sajjad (as) What Either al-Baqir or al-Sadiq (as) has Narrated What is Narrated from Imam al-Baqir (as) What Imam al-Sadiq (as) is Quoted Narrating What is Narrated from Imam al-Kazim (as) What is Narrated From Imam al-Rida (as) What is Narrated from Imam al-Jawad (as) Oppressing Al-Zahra’: Centuries-Old Sectarian Arguments 1. ‘Abd al-Jabbar, the Judge (d. 415 A.H.) 2. Sayyid al-Murtada, the Flag of Guidance (d. 436 A.H./1014 A.D.) 3. Shaikh al-Tusi (d. 460 A.H./1068 A.D.) 4. Abul-Salah al-Halabi (d. 474 A.H.) 5. ‘Abd al-Jalal al-Qazwini (d. cir. 560 A.H./1165 A.D.) 6. Yahya ibn Muhammed al-’Alawi al-Basri 7. Sayyid Ibn Tawus (d. 664 A.H./1266 A.D.) 8. Nasir ad-Din al-Tusi (d. 672 A.H./1273 A.D.) 9. ‘Allama al-Hilli (d. 726 A.H./1326 A.D.) 10. Shams ad-Din al-Isfarayani (d. 826 A.H./1423 A.D.) 11. Al-Qawshaji (d. 879 A.H./1474 A.D.) 12. The Virtuous al-Miqdad (d. 826 A.H./1423 A.D.) 15. The Researcher al-Karki (d. 940 A.H./1533 A.D.) 16. Ibn Makhdam (d. 976 A.H./1568 A.D.) 17. The Martyred Judge al-Tasatturi (d. 1019 A.H.) 18. Ibn Sa’d al-Jaza’iri (d. 1021 A.H./1612 A.D.) 19. Al-Hurr al-’Amili (d. 1104 A.H./1693 A.D.) 20. ‘Allama al-Majlisi (d. 1110 A.H./1698 A.D.) 22. Al-Khawajoo’i al-Mazandarani (d. 1173 A.H./1759 A.D.) 23. Shaikh Yousuf al-Bahrani (d. 1186 A.H.) 24. Shaikh Ja’far Kashifal-Ghita’ (d. 1228 A.H./1813 A.D.) 25. Sayyid ‘Abdullah Shubbar (d. 1243 A.H./1827 A.D.) 26. Sayyid Muhammed Qulli al-Naishapuri al-Hindi (1189 – 1260 A.H./1775 – 1844 A.D.) 27. Sayyid Muhammed al-Mahdi al-Husayni al-Qazwini (d. 1300 A.H./1883 A.D.) 28. Sayyid al-Khunsari (d. 1313 A.H./1895 A.D.) 29. Ayatollah al-Muzaffar (d. 1375 A.H./1955 A.D.) 30. Sayyid Sharafud-Din (d. 1377 A.H./1952 A.D.) 31. Martyr [Muhammed-Baqir] al-Sadr (d. 1400 A.H./1980 A.D.) Al-Muhsin In Texts And Legacies What the Foremost Tabi’in Have Said Mentioning al-Muhsin Without Mentioning the Reason for His Death Deleting Muhsin’s Name without Saying Why Al-Maqdisi and the Miscarriage of al-Muhsin Muhsin was miscarried because of Grief for the Demise of the Prophet (S) Is This Historical “Confusion”? Incident In The Wording Of Traditionists And Historians Ziyarat of al-Zahra’ (sa), the Truthful Lady What al-Mufid Records in Al-Amali