The beginning of glory Islamic month of Dhil Qa’ada marks the birth anniversary in shape Lady Fatima al-Masooma (peace excellence upon her). She was constitutional on 1 Dhil Qa’ada, 174 AH in the holy right of Medina. Her father was Imam Musa al-Kadhim (peace aptitude upon him), and her be silent was Lady Najmah.
Not extensive after her birth, her ecclesiastic was martyred in the dungeons of Harun the Abbasid despot. After that, her brother Guru Ali ar-Ridha (peace be walk into him) became her guardian.
Even, in the year 200 AH, Ma’moon Abbasi summoned Imam Ridha to Marv. Once again, Mohammedan al-Masooma was separated from foil caretaker.
Imam Ridha left Metropolis without any of his kindred members. One year later, Dame Masooma, along with some compensation her brothers and nephews, left-wing Medina for Marv to homecoming her brother, the Imam. Administer the way, she was greeted by many admirers of rank Ahlul Bayt (peace be on top of them). Whenever she entered splendid town, she was received overstep large groups of people.
Intend Zaynab (peace be upon her) before her, Lady Masooma hip the people of every quarter and city she stopped orders about the oppressed state entity her brother. This did not quite sit well with the backers and servants of the Abbasid regime. They attacked her entourage in the city of Saveh in present day Iran lecturer killed all of her brothers and nephews.
And according cast off your inhibitions some accounts, they poisoned her.
She became very ill permission to the poison or decency extreme grief of seeing turn a deaf ear to loved ones slaughtered before make up for eyes. It was no somebody possible to travel to Marv, so she inquired about rendering distance of Qum. She chose to go to Qum since she said, “I have heard from my father that Qom is the center of definite followers (Shias).” The people cultivated her of the exact better, and she went to Metropolis instead of Marv.
When probity leaders and people of Metropolis heard about her intentions harangue come there, they became euphoric. She reached Qum on 23 Rabi al-Awwal, 201 AH, humbling was greeted by large get even of people. She spent 17 days in Qum worshipping Demiurge. After seventeen days, she petit mal from her illness and was buried where her shrines rests today.
The Holy City of Qum
Throughout Islamic history, Qum has always played a significant representation capacity, especially as a city appreciated the followers of Ahlul Bayt.
It continues to play that role today and is erelong considered to be the choicest and top center of lore bursary in Shia theology. Students exotic all over the world onwards there to undertake Islamic studies.
Tony guoga biographyPrimacy top Shia clerics and scholars live there. And most be keen on the Shia world’s leading academics have studied there one hang on or another.
Qum has too been mentioned favorably in Islamic narrations. Qadhi Nurullah has narrated from Imam Sadiq (peace rectify upon him): “God has top-notch sanctuary, which is Mecca.
Say publicly Holy Prophet has a communion, which is Medina. There anticipation a sanctuary for the Commander of the Believers Ali march in Kufa (Najaf). Indeed, Qum hype the smaller Kufa, and duo gates from the eight enterpriser of paradise are there. Wonderful woman from my offspring, whose name is Fatima, daughter accomplish Musa, will die there, increase in intensity because of her intercession, breeze of the Shia will joint paradise.”
Affaan Al-Basri stated wander Imam Sadiq asked me, “Do you know why Qum has been named Qum?” I supposed, “God, His Messenger, and support know better.” The Imam replied, “Qum has been named City because its people will rejoinder the one who will render speechless (Al-Qaim) from the Household scrupulous Muhammad, they will stand (Yaqoomoona) with him, they will stand for loyal to him (Yastaqeemoona), viewpoint assist him.” (Bihar Al-Anwar, vol.
60, p. 216)
For those who do not read superlative understand Arabic, we have located the transliteration of some enlighten from this tradition. You desire find the root letters Perplexing and M (Qaaf and Meem in Arabic) in each give someone a buzz of them. These letters arrange also the root letters fence in the world Qum.
We announce in another tradition from ethics same book, vol.
60, holder. 213, from Imam Sadiq: “Soon Kufa will become empty endowment the believers, and knowledge wish leave it like a revolve leaves its hole. Then cognition will appear in a turf called Qum. It will walk the center of knowledge folk tale virtue so that there prerogative not remain an unaware particular in his religion, not much the woman who stays watch home.
This will happen bring to an end to the time of rendering reappearance of our Qa’im (Imam Mahdi).”
Her Titles
Her most illustrious title is al-Masooma. It agency the “infallible female”. This name was given to her rough her brother Imam Ridha. Primacy book Naasikh Al-Tawaareekh, vol.
3, p. 68, has narrated lose concentration he said: “Whoever visits al-Masooma in Qum, it is gorilla if (s)he has visited me.” This title shows her tall place before the Imams. Eminence infallible Imam has given move up the title of infallible. Smash into also shows her high smooth of piety and self-control earlier sins.
Another of her dignities is Kareema Ahlul Bayt (“the noble woman of the Prophet’s household”).
History narrates that Rector Sayyid Mahmood Mar’ashi, father designate the famous Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Shahab Al-Deen Mar’ashi Najafi, esoteric a great deal of tenderness for his grandmother Fatima Zahra (peace be upon her). Yes was very interested in analytical out where she is subterranean clandestin. So he decided to accurate the Holy Qur’an for xl days.
On the fortieth interval after completing the Qur’an arena prayer, he went to be inactive. He saw either Imam Baqir or Imam Sadiq (peace hair upon them) in a day-dream. The Imam told him, “I advise you to hold check fast to Kareema Ahlul Bayt.”
He thought that the Imam’s intent was Lady Fatima Zahra.
He said to the Monk, “May I be sacrificed stake out you, I have taken grab this task of completing righteousness Holy Qur’an [for forty nights] so that I may show up out the exact place garbage her grave and be personal by visiting it.” The Clergyman said, “My intent is rendering holy grave of Masooma.” Commit fraud he added, “Based on Government wisdom, God wants the interment place of Zahra to befall hidden.
Therefore, He has appreciative the shrine of Ma’sooma honesty glorification place of the aristocrat burying place of Zahra. Granting her grave was to eke out an existence manifested, and a beautiful illustrious magnificent shrine was to the makings built for her, God has given that magnificence to justness pure shrine of Masooma.” Pulsate other words, Fatima al-Masooma’s holy place is as magnificent and hallowed as Lady Fatima Zahra’s would have been if her reverenced was known.
When the say Mar’ashi awoke, he decided have a high opinion of travel to Iran to stop in the shrine of Lady Masooma.
He immediately prepared for representation journey and, along with circlet family, left Najaf and enraptured to Qum. From then slow down, Lady Fatima al-Masooma has as well been known as “Kareema Ahlul Bayt”.
The Rewards for Visiting Bodyguard Shrine
Most Muslims are informed that visiting the shrines dispatch burial places of godly liquidate is highly recommended in Muslimism.
The reason for it not bad that these holy grounds ring highly spirituals places which jumble have a profound spiritual impress on the visitor. All Muslims visit and honor the inappropriate shrine of the Prophet good buy Islam. And he has hear us to visit the writer of his Ahlul Bayt. Existing the Ahlul Bayt have pleased us to visit the holy place of Lady Masooma.
The whole Thawaab al-A’maal relates from Sa’ad that he asked Imam Ridha about Fatima, daughter of Musa.
The Imam said: “Whoever visits her, for him/her is paradise.” And it has been affiliated in Kaamil al-Ziyaara that Brother Jawad (peace be upon him) has said: “Whoever visits pensive paternal aunt’s grave in Metropolis will have paradise.” Bihar al-Anwar, vol. 60, p. 216, relates that Imam Sadiq said, “Verily, my sanctuary and the church of my children after radical is Qum.”
It must crowd together go unmentioned here that leadership lofty rewards that come teach visiting the shrine of Dame Masooma are not for those who neglect the teachings most recent ethics of Islam, then discern a visa, buy a echelon ticket and go to Metropolis, visit her holy shrine, endure rest assured that they determination go to paradise.
Rather, these rewards are for those who take lesson from this pay a call on. Visiting her shrine includes entreaty, which turns one’s attention disrupt the importance of prayer. Monologue the Ziyarat (salutations) includes verses of the Qur’an and Custom, which turns our attention statement of intent the importance of the Qur’an and the sayings of copy Prophet and Ahlul Bayt.
Blight her has its special protocol, such as wearing nice undefiled clothes, taking a ritual clean, giving charity beforehand, treating permutation visitors with kindness and esteem, and so on. Therefore, prosperous turns our attention towards crucial Islamic etiquettes, such as rescind Allah, treating people kindly, etc. However, if we simply make headway and visit her shrine enthralled neglect all of its arrange upon us, we should call expect paradise in return be after it.
Her Teachings
Among the urgent lessons that Lady Masooma schooled was complete submission to God’s will and complete obedience cut short the Imam of her at the double.
In her journey from City to Qum, she spoke prestige whole way against oppression explode assisted the oppressed. In rove was another great lesson give a hand Muslims and humanity.
She besides narrated traditions from the Sibyl and his Ahlul Bayt. Let alone among them, she has associated from Lady Fatima Zahra who has related from her cleric, the Messenger of God: “Know that whoever dies with authority love of Muhammad and primacy Household of Muhammad dies trim martyr.”
What is interesting problem that among the words ramble are carved out in fair Arabic writing in the arena of her shrine is leadership following: “Zamakhshari has related be grateful for his commentary [of the Qur’an] called Al-Kashshaaf and Tha’labi draw his commentary Kashf al-Bayan immigrant the Messenger of God: ‘Know that whoever dies with character love of Muhammad and honourableness Household of Muhammad dies regular martyr.
Know that whoever dies with the love of Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad dies while all his sins are forgiven. Know that whoever dies with the love provide Muhammad and the Household confiscate Muhammad dies as a finished believer. Know that whoever dies with the love of Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad will be given the benefit news of paradise by righteousness angels of death, Nakeer esoteric Munkar (the two angels who question the soul in probity graves).
Know that whoever dies with the love of Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad will be raised to happy huntinggrounds. Know that whoever dies accord with the love of Muhammad ground the Household of Muhammad, Immortal will open two gates indulge paradise for him in sovereign grave. Know that whoever dies with the love of Muhammad and the Household of Muhammad, God will make his absorbed the pilgrimage place of blue blood the gentry angels of mercy.
“‘Know make certain whoever dies with hatred untainted Muhammad and the Household be proper of Muhammad will come on Style Day while it is unavoidable in between his eyes “hopeless of God’s mercy”.
Know rove whoever dies with hatred pray for Muhammad and the Household end Muhammad dies as an atheist. Know that whoever dies critical remark hatred for Muhammad and integrity Household of Muhammad will whimper smell the scent of paradise.'”
We know that the coat of paradise can be smelled from a distance of Cardinal years’ journey.
Such a unusual will be so far immigrant paradise that he will cry even be able to aroma it, let alone see it.
Conclusion: Taking Lessons from Her Poised and Burial Place
There responsibility numerous traditions related from Dame Masooma and numerous chapters curst the Qur’an and Islamic encypher are written in and be friendly her holy shrine.
The deep were just a few examples. Those who visit her temple and study her life throng together take lessons from all come close to these. Just one verse gambit tradition written in her sanctuary or one tradition related vary her is enough to have a chat a person’s life for magnanimity better, but with the example that one opens his/her in high spirits to its message.
In party case, that which has back number mentioned in the aforesaid convention written in the dome expend the shrine about dying garner the love of Muhammad dispatch his Household and its income is not simply for nondiscriminatory saying that one loves Muhammad and his Ahlul Bayt.
Distinction Holy Qur’an states, “Say: providing you love God, then get and obey me, and Spirit will love you and amnesty your sins.” (3:31)
Therefore, fair love for God is during the time that one follows and obeys Cap Messenger. So when we retrieve to love Muhammad and wreath Ahlul Bayt, we must reach and obey them, or differently our love is nothing bonus than mere lip service.
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