The sermon of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra a.s.

The Sermon of Lady Fatimah al-Zahra a.s.

Compiled by Muhammad Ansariyan

Published by Ansariyan Publications

► She waitedpatiently for quiet, then she started, with a preamble, her remarkable sermon by praising Allah:

“Praise be to Allah for that which He bestowed (upon us), and thanks be to Him for all that which He inspired, and tribute be to Him for that which He provided; from prevalent favors which He created, and abundant benefactions which He offered and perfect grants which He presented; ….. I bear witness that there is no God but Allah Who is One without partner….
Then she witnessed to prophetic mission of her father and said:

I too bear witness that my father, Muhammad, is His slave and messenger, whom He chose before sending him, named him before creating him, and preferred him by missioning him;… Allah has sent him (Muhammad) to people …..So he may illuminate their darkness, uncover obscurity from their hearts, reveal guidance among them and calling them to the straight path.

And she delivered words about Fadak and her inheritance right:

O Muslims! Is my inheritance usurped? O son of Abu Quhafa, is it in the Book of Allah that you inherit your father and I do not inherit my father? Surely you have done a strange thing! Did you intendedly desert the Book of Allah and turned your back on it? Allah said: (And Sulaiman was Dawood's heir. 27:16) and said about Yahya bin Zachariah: (Grant me from Thyself an heir, who should inherit me and inherit from the children of Yaqoub. 19:5-6) and said: (And the possessors of relationships are nearer to each other in the ordinance of Allah. 8:75), and He said: (Allah enjoins you concerning your children: The male shall have the equal of the portion of two females. 4:11), and He said: (Bequest is prescribed for you when death approaches one of you, if he leaves behind wealth for parents and near relatives. 2:180). You claimed that I have no position, and no inheritance from my father, and there is no kinship between us. So did Allah distinguish you with a verse, from which He excluded my father? Or do you say: people of two religions do not inherit each other? Am I and my father not of one religion? Or are you more aware of the Qur'an than my father and my cousin?

Text in Arabic with English and Farsi translations

Pages: 92

ISBN: 964 438 991 3