Dr. Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Qadri

Shaykh Ul Fiqh, Jamia Nizamia; Founder - Director


Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center

Mufti Maulana Syed Zia Uddin Naqshbandi Quadri

Shaik-ul-Fiqh - Jamia Nizamia


Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center

Scholarly Articles

Khatoon-e-Jannah Syeda Fatima (May Allah Ta?ala be well pleased with her)


<p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">Hadhrat Syeda Fatima Zahra (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with her) is the youngest and most beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>She is also the leader of the women of Jannah.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">Allah Ta&rsquo;ala has ordered us to love the Ahle Bait (The family and kinsfolk of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)) as given in the Holy Quran:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">That is the (award) of which Allah gives the good news to those servants who believe and do pious works persistently. Say: &lsquo;I do not ask for any recompense for this (preaching the faith in Messengership) but (seek) love for (my) kindreds and (my and Allah&rsquo;s) nearness.&rsquo; And whoever earns good We shall increase for him the reward in the Hereafter. Surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Appreciative. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;</span>Surah Shura (42:23)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">Again in Surah Ahzaab:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">Allah intends only to remove all impurity of sins from you, O People of the House (of the Prophet, [even a doubt or trace of shortfall,]) and make you absolutely pure and clean by blessing you with (perfect) purity and wholesomeness.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Surah Ahzaab (33:33)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">This verse of the Holy Quran establishes that Allah Ta&rsquo;ala has protected the Ahle Bait from every kind of blemish and defect, be it intellectual, in beliefs or manners, or external and internal.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Ummul Momineen Hadhrat Umme Salma (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with her) says about the background of the revelation of this verse (<i>Shaan-e-Nuzul</i>) of this verse:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">Translation: Umme Salma (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him) says that when the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was at my house, this verse of the Holy Quran was revealed.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>After this verse was revealed, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) summoned Hadhrat Syeda Fatima Zahra, Hadhrat Ali, Hadhrat Hasan and Hadhrat Hussain (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with all of them).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Then the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: These are my Ahle Bait.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Ummul Momineen Hadhrat Umme Salma (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with her) asked: O Prophet of Allah Ta'ala! Am I not among your Ahle Bait? He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Why not?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>(Zujajatul Masabeeh, Vol. 5, Pg. No. 31)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">Her birth </span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">She was born in the first year of Prophethood and according another narration, 5 years before Prophethood.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>(Subul Ul Huda war Rashad, Vol 11, Pg No: 37)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">Her titles: Syedatun Nisa Ahle Jannah, Zahra, Butul, Syeda, Zahida, Tayyaba, Tahira and many more.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">Her blessed name</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">There is a Hadith narrated from Hadhrat Abu Hurairah (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him) in Kanz Ul Ummal that Syeda Fatima (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him) was named as Fatima (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him) because Allah Ta&rsquo;ala has freed her, and even those who love and revere her, from hell.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>(Kanz Ul Ummal-34227)</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">Translation: It has been narrated on the authority of Hadhrat Abdullah bin Abbas (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him) that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) offered the Salaat of 'Asr.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>When the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) was in the 4th Raka'at, Hasan and Hussain (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with them), so much so that they climbed on the blessed back of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) seated them in front of Him.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Hadhrat Hasan (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him) came forward.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) lifted him on His right shoulder and lifted Imam Hussain (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him) on His left shoulder.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Then He (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>O people! Shall I tell you who are they whose maternal grandfather and grandmother are better than the whole world?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Shall I tell you who are they whose paternal uncle and aunt are better than everybody's paternal uncle and aunt?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Shall I tell you who are they whose maternal uncle and aunt are better than everybody's maternal uncle and aunt?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Shall I tell you who are they whose mother and father are better than everybody's mother and father?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Listen! They are Hasan and Hussain (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Their maternal grandfather is the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam); their maternal grandmother is Hadhrat Khadija; their mother is Hadhrat Fatima; their father is Hadhrat Ali bin Abi Talib; their paternal uncle is Ja'afar bin Abi Talib; their paternal aunt is Hadhrat Umme Hani bint Abi Talib; their maternal uncle is Hadhrat Qasim, the son of the Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam); their maternal aunts are Zainab, Ruqaiya, Umme Kulthoom (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with all of them).<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>Their maternal grandfather is in heaven; their father is in heaven, their maternal grandmother is in heaven; their mother is in heaven; their paternal uncle is in heaven; their maternal aunts are in heaven and their sister is in heaven and whoever loves them will also be in heaven.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">Her marriage</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">Two years after the Hijrat, she was married to Hadhrat Ali (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">There is a Hadith in Mojam Kabir Tabarani:</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">Translation: Hadhrat Abdullah Bin Mas&rsquo;ud (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him) narrates from the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) that the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Verily, Allah Ta&rsquo;ala has ordered Me that I marry Fatima (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him) to Ali (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">Her progeny</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">She gave birth to 3 sons: Imam Hasan, Imam Hussain and Imam Muhsin (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with all of them) and 3 daughters: Hadhrat Zainab, Hadhrat Umme Kulthum and Hadhrat Ruqaiyya (May Allah Ta&rsquo;ala be well pleased with him).</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><span lang="AR-SA" dir="RTL">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:12.0pt">Her passing away</span></i></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="LTR" style="text-align:left;direction:ltr;unicode-bidi: embed">She passed away into the presence of Allah Ta&rsquo;ala 6 months after the passing away of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) i.e. in Ramadhan, 11 Hijri and she is resting in Jannatul Baqi.</p>