Excerpt from Hazrat Fatimah (SA)’s speech at Medina mosque

By: Syeda Bint-e-Zahra

An excerpt from a lengthy speech delivered at the mosque of the prophet Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa (peace of Allah be upon him and his pure progeny) at Medina in defense of her right of inheritance:

Allah has made faith (iman) [the means] to purify you from polytheism; And (made) prayer to guard you from arrogance/pride (egoism); and rendered alms (zakat) to chasten one’s soul and increase one’s sustenance; and prescribed fasting (saum) for the maintenance and firmness of one’s sincerity; and set pilgrimage (Hajj) for the consolidation and reinforcement of the religion; and enjoined justice (adl) for the sake of harmonization of the hearts; and enjoined the subordination and obedience to us (the household of the Prophet SAWW/Ahlul Bayt AS) for the security of Islamic community (millat); and our leadership (Imamate) as a safety from disunity); and prescribed holy war (Jihad) to honor Islam and denounce the infidels and the hypocrites; and patience as a help for getting reward; and caused commanding goodness (amar bil ma’roof) and forbidding to do evil (nahi anil munkar) for the benefit of the people; and kindness to parents as a protection/shield against His (Allah) wrath; and strengthening ties with near kin, the cause of lengthening of life:….. and the forbiddance of drinking wine to guard one from filth (rijs); and Allah prohibited polytheism for the sincere devotion to His Divinity; so O believers fear Allah as you rightly should, and (see that) you die not but Muslims – (Chapter, Aal-e-Imran, verse – 102)

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