Imam Ali (AS)'s Mother
Fatimah
binte Asad was the mother of the first Shi’a
Imam Ali bin Abu Talib (AS), and the mother-in-law of
the Islamic Prophet (SW). When the Islam's Prophet (SW) grew up and
proclaimed himself to be the Prophet and Last
Messenger of Allah, she still stood by him. All the relentless persecution did
not deter her in any way. Fatimah binte Asad, being one of the first to swear allegiance to Islam
and its concept of the Oneness of Allah, faced the economic and social boycott
of the Shi'a Abu Talib for
those three terrible years. She was also a member of the privileged group who
migrated to Medina. Holy prophet (SW) respected her so highly that whenever she
visited him he would stand up and receive her with great love, addressing her
as 'Mother'. When the Prophet got news of the death of Fatimah binte Asad, he immediately
went to her house, sat beside her and prayed for her and stated:
"My dear mother, may Allah keep you
under His Protection. Many times you went hungry in order to feed me well. You
fed me and clothed me on delicacies that you denied yourself. Allah will surely
be happy with these actions of yours. And your intentions were surely meant to
win the goodwill and pleasure of Allah and success in the Hereafter."
He gave his shirt to be used as part of her
shroud, saying he prayed to Allah to forgive her and give her the dress of
Paradise. When the grave was prepared the Islam's Prophet (SW) himself examined
it and with his own hands placed her into the grave. Thus, she was one of the
few blessed people whose graves the Islam's Prophet (SW) himself examined.
Rukne Yamani is the crack in the holy Kaaba where ALI(as) was born.
The
story of Ali's birth in rukne yamani
It was Friday 13th of
Rajab 30 Amulfeel Hazrat
Fatima binte Asad, the wife
of Hazrat Abu Talib entered
the precincts of the Kaaba and prayed to Allah saying
O’my protector ease my pain.’All
of a sudden the wall of the Kaaba opened up and she,
as if by some unseen force went inside the Kaaba and
the wall closed. Ali (AS) the youngest son of Abu Talib
was born inside the Holy Kaaba. She stayed inside for
three days. On the 3rd day she came out through the door and Muhammad was
waiting outside. She told Muhammad (SA) that the boy had not taken any milk.
Muhammad gave him the first feed from his mouth and afterwards asked his uncle
Abu Talib that he wished to adopt the baby. Ali
entered the house of Muhammad from the very first day of his birth. Ali’s
mother Fatima binte Assad Also lived there who looked
after his own son as well as Muhammad(SA) so much so
that later the Holy Prophet used to say that she was like his own mother.
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