Today, the 20th of Jamadi-us-Sani, marks the auspicious date of birth of the Holy Prophet’s heart, the Lady of Paradise (Khatoon-e-Jannat), Lady of all Women of the Worlds (Sayyeda-tun-Nisa-el-Alameen), Hazrat Fatimah Zehra (S.A.) in the 5th year of Bai’sat (revelation of Islam).
Parents
Born to Muhammad (S.A.W.W.), the holy prophet of Islam, and his first wife Hazrat Khadija-tul-Kubra (S.A.), during whose life the Prophet never remarried, she was the light of the Prophet’s life and the source of his joy.
The Prophet (S.A.W.W.) said:
“Fatima is part of me. Whatever upsets her upsets me, and whatever harms her harms me.”
Sources: Sahih Muslim, v. 5, p. 54; Khasa’is Al-Imam Ali of Nisa’i, p. 121-122; Masabih Al-Sunnah, v. 4, p. 185; Al-Isabah, v. 4, p. 378; Seir Alam Al-Nubala’, v. 2, p. 119; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 97; similar wording is related in Al-Tirmidhi, v. 3, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 241; Haliyat Al-Awliya’, v.2, p. 40; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, in the margins of Al-Musnad, v. 5, p. 96; Maarifat Ma Yajib Li Aal Al-Bait Al-Nabawi Min Al-Haqq Alaa Men Adahum, p. 58; Dhakha’ir Al-Uqubi, p. 38; Tadhkirat Al-Khawass, p. 279; Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v.2, ch. 59, p. 478.
The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) needs no introduction. Her mother, Hazrat Khadija (S.A.), was the richest woman in all of Arab. After she married the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.), all her money was spent for the cause of Islam. In other words, the infant Islam survived on her money as the Prophet used it to help newly-converted Muslims bear the hardships of life after being discarded from the polytheist society. She left this world when Fatimah (S.A.) was 5 years old. The Prophet (S.A.W.W.) was so grieved that he named the entire year, Aam-ul-Huzn, or the Year of Sorrow. Note that this is the year in which the Prophet’s (S.A.W.W) uncle and Ali’s (A.S.) father, Abu Talib (A.S.), also passed away.
Children:
She is the mother of five children, including the Lords of the Young Men of Paradise: Hasan (A.S.) and Husain (A.S.), two daughters: Hazrat Zainab-ul-Kubra (S.A.) and Hazrat Um-me-Kulsoom (S.A.), and the unborn Mohsin (A.S.) who was killed in his mother’s womb when a ruthless animal of a man crushed her between a burning door and a wall.
Husband:
She is the wife of the Hand of Allah (Yad-ul-lah); the sole victor of battles like Badar, Uhad, Khyber, Siffin, Ahzab (Khandaq) among others: a grand total of 70 fought in the Prophet’s lifetime; the man who never worshiped idols and for whom the angel Jibraeel [Gabriel] cried in the battlefield of Uhad, when his sword broke while defending the Prophet:
“La Fata Illa Ali, La Saife Illa Zulfiqar.”
Translation: There’s no young man (who never worshipped idols) like Ali, nor is their a sword of the caliber of Zulfiqar (One with two mouths)!
Her husband was Ali, the cousin of Muhammad(S.A.W.W.), about whom the Prophet remarked:
“You are to me like Aaron was to Moses!”
Extract, Narrated by Ubaida, Sahih Bukhari, Volume 5, Book 57, Number 56.
Panjetan:
The Prophet (S.A.W.W.) said:
“The verse of purification was revealed concerning five people: myself, Ali, Hasan, Husain, and Fatima.”
Isaf Al-Raghibeen, p. 116; Sahih Muslim, Kitab Fadha’il Al-Sahaba.
The Verse of Purification is as follows:
“Innama yureed-ul-lah-e liyuzhiba ankum-ur-rijsa Ahlal-Bayte wa yutah-hir-rakum tatheera!”(Quraan, 33:33)
“Verily, Allah intends but to keep off from you (every kind of) uncleanliness O’ you the People of the House and purify you (with) a thorough purification.”
Virtues of Hazrat Fatimah Zehra (S.A.):
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Some Ahadees to depict the honor, rank and virtues of Bibi Fatimah (S.A.) near the Prophet (S.A.W.W.) and Allah are as follows:
“Fatima is the head of the women of Paradise.”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari, v. 3, Kitab Al-Fadha’il, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 1374; Mustadrak Al-Sahihain, v. 3, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 164; Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, v. 3, p. 266; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 193; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, v. 5, p. 97; Al-Jami^ Al-Sagheer, v. 2, no. 564, p. 5760; Seir Alam Al-Nubala’, v. 2, p. 123; Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 187 & 191; Khasai’s Al-Imam Ali of Nisa’i, p. 118; Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v. 2, p. 79; Al-Jawhera Fi Nasab Ali Wa Aalihi, p. 17; Al-Bidaya wa Al-Nihaya, v. 2, p. 60.
“Fatima is part of me, so whoever makes her angry makes me angry.”
Source: Sahih Al-Bukhari, v. 3, Kitab Al-Fadha’il, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 1374; Khasa’is Al-Imam Ali of Al-Nisa’i, p. 122; Al-Jami^ Al-Sagheer, v. 2, p. 653, n. 5858; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 3, pp. 93-97; Muntakhab in the margin of Al-Musnad, v. 5, p. 96; Masabih Al-Sunnah, v. 4, p. 185; Is^af Al-Raghibeen, p. 188; Dakha’ir Al-Uqubi, p. 37; Yanabi^ Al-Mawadda, v. 2, pp. 52-79.
“Fatima is part of me, whatever harms her harms me, and whatever is against her is against me.”
Source: Mustadrak Al-Sahihain, v. 3, p. 173; Sunan Al-Tirmidhi, v. 3, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 240; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 94; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, in the margin of Al-Musnad, v. 5, p. 96; Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, ch. 3, p. 190.
“Fatima is the head of the women of my nation.”
Source: Seir Alam Al-Nubala’, v. 2, p. 127; Sahih Muslim, Kitab Fadha’il Al-Sahaba, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima; Majma^ Al-Zawa’id, v. 2, p. 201; Is^af Al-Raghibeen, p. 187.
“Fatima is a branch of me, what pleases her pleases me, and what saddens her, saddens me.”
Source: Mustadrak Al-Sahihain, v. 3, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima, p. 168; Kenz Al-Omal, v. 13, p. 96; Muntakhab Kenz Al-Omal, v. 5, p. 97; Seir Alaam Al-Nubala’, v. 2, p. 132.
“Oh Fatima, verily God is angry when you are angry.”
Source: Al-Sawaiq Al-Muhariqa, p. 175; Mustadrak Al-Hakim, Chapter on the Virtues of Fatima; Manaqib Al-Imam Ali of Ibn Al-Maghazali, p. 351.
Courtesy: My friend, Syed Awn Husain Rizvi.
SOMETHING TO PONDER OVER:
When our books are filled with the Prophet’s sayings regarding Hazrat Fatimah Zehra (S.A.), entitling her to the claim of being the Lady of Paradise, why do we still use Razi-Allah Ta’ala Anha with her name? Allah already is “Raazi” with her!
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Thanks for posting this article brother Jazakullah aur app ko bhi mubark ho
Allah huma silla Allah muhammad Wa Alle Muhammad
Khair Mubarak and thanks!
Great post man!
Thanks!
As Sachay bhai so eloquently put it:
Yeh Sayyeda (A.S) hay, bagh-e-nabuyat ka phool hay …
Iss dar ko paa kar khwahish-e-jannat fuzool hay
Jannat to Ahl-e-bait (A.S) kay qadmoan ki dhool hay!
Beautiful!
You can download it from here if you like:
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Bohat Bohat mubarak hou
lakhoun darud-o-salam inn pak hastiyon per
Allah hum sab ko hidayat naseeb kre!
Tumhein bhi buhat buhat khair mubarak!
Bohat Bohat mubarak ho tamam momineen-o-mominat ko!
Khair Mubarak!
Hazrat Fatima Zahra’s(s.a.) other names:
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Az-Zahra: She was named by Allah(swt), as Az-Zahra because her Holy Light used to shine among those brighter in all The Heavens.
Batool: Because of her absolute Purity attained from Paradise from The Heavens.
And also because, The Lady Fatimah Al-Zahra, is not like all the other women in the world.
Siddiqah: The Honest, The Righteous
Al-Mubarakah: The Blessed One
Al-Tahirah: The Virtuous, The Pure
Al-Zakiyah: The Chaste, The Unblemished
Al-Radhiatul Mardhiah: She who is gratified and who shall be satisfied
Al-Muhaddathah: A person other than a Prophet, that the angels speak to
Al-Zahirah: The Luminous
Zehra also means “one who will save her followers from hell and take them to heaven.”
Razia-tul-Marziah also means “one with whom Allah is ‘razi’ or satisfied and one who commands Allah’s will”
Apart from this, Allah has also called her his “Kaneez-e-Khaas” and “Kinz-e-Makhfia” (Hidden Treasure).
Including these, 3000 names are attributed to her: those known to mankind!
beautiful
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We use R.A with Sahabas & with the Prophet Muhammad’s Aal coz (A.S) is used with prophets & messengers of Allah..it is solely done for the sake of distinction monsieur.
Allah is raazi on them thats why we use (R.A)..quite a simple logic i.e: if anyone’s keen in understanding it: )
I beg to differ:
Alaihis Salam means “aap per salam ho”. Razi Allah Ta’ala Anha means “Allah in se Raazi ho jaye”. R.A. is a prayer for Allah to become raazi with them which implies that Allah may or may not be raazi with them. But in this case or the Aal’s case, Allah already is raazi with them (proof above), so we must offer our salutations on them, not pray for Allah to be raazi with them.
Therefore R.A. becomes redundant in this case.
Both R.A. and A.S. are ways for normal Muslims to show respect for personalities, in their respective categories. They are not set by the Quran but are conventionally used throughout the Muslim world. They are not a word of God so can be changed easily.
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well i don’t know but we use R.A for Allah taa’la unn se raazi hai but as you said its being used to the convenience & i won’t disagree to this..Allah is not only raazi from the Aal of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) but is also raazi from all those people who were related with Prophet Muhammad(SAW) one way or the other way & also from the Sahabas which were being given the ba’shaarat of jannah whilst they were alive i.e: Aash’ra-tul-Mubas’harah!
Razi Allah Ta’ala Anhu is a prayer, just like A.S. And I agree with your second point. At the end of this article, I just wanted to put forward a thought that most of our practices need to be re-evaluated as we don’t pay any heed to our religious practices and don’t even know the background behind them. Some are totally absurd and some need to be given more attention. In short, I just wanted to encourage people to think and try to learn, dig deep as ordered by the Prophet (S.A.W.W) himself.
tumhe nahi hota koee kaam!?
Apne kaam se kaam rakho idiot!
ya ali madad haq haider
words fail me.
Ya Ali Madad, Haq Haider!
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