Hazrat Zahra’s (SA) Fadak Sermon Clarified in India
Hazrat Fatemeh’s (SA) famous sermon of Fadak was clarified at a series of sessions in Lucknow District of Uttar Pradesh State of India.
According to IQNA’s branch in South Asia, the program was organized by Husseini National Institute of the region on the occasion of martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (SA).
Ikramullah Husseyniyyah hosted the sessions for five successive days from April 10 to 14.
The program was attended by scholars, Shia Muslim citizens as well as Ahl-ul-Bayt's (AS) devotees.
The sermon was recited and clarified by Seyyed Thamar Heydar Zeidi, eminent preacher of the region.
Once upon a time, Allah created the best of His creations, those whom Allah created the entire existence for; they were Lady Fatima and her father, Lady Fatima and her husband, Lady Fatima and her sons (PBUT)... . No regular person like us can ever truly comprehend and encompass their actual value and status. Their heavenly words are the manifestation of their divinely bestowed Knowledge; the difference between their words and the words of regular humans is the same as the difference between them and regular humans. The Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) are whom the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) -by Allah's command- has declared as inseparable from Quran, from the Word of Allah; the words of Mohammad and his Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) are inseparable from the Word of Allah. They are the heart and soul of Qur'an; they have been keeping Qur'an alive throughout the ages, they have been the living Qur'an.
Qur'an indicates: And were every tree that is in the earth (made into) pens, and the sea (to supply it with ink), with seven more seas to increase it, the Word of Allah would not come to an end; surely, Allah is Might(Aziz), Wise. (Qur’an, Surah Loqmaan[31], verse 27); and at the same time, Qur'an states: …We have not neglected anything in the Book… . (Qur’an, Surah An’aam[6], verse 38); the words of Mohammad and his progeny (PBUT) are the heart of Qur’an, the only true interpretations, explanations and clarifications of the Word of Allah, for us who need their Divine Guidance. Every single word of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) has an ocean of celestial meaning which we -with our dark glasses and very limited vision- only may see a little of its surface and they -with their Divinely bestowed Knowledge- can make manifest for us, its depth and secrets.
Abdul Fattaah Abdul Maqsood, a Sunni scholar, in his well known book, “A-Ssaqifato -Wal-Khalaafah”, states that, some people asked Ebne-Abbaas regarding his knowledge in comparison with that of Imam Ali (AS) and he responded: a drop of water compared to a vast ocean.
We must say that no regular person is even a drop next to the ocean of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS).
Here, we have attempted to translate into English, the everlasting "Fadak Sermon" of the Hazrat-e Fatemeh (SA); we humbly confess that we have not been able to do her celestial words justice; due to our limited knowledge and the limitations of the English language in comparison with Arabic; there are many words in Arabic -specially in Qur’anic and Hadith terminology- which have no proper equivalents in English or any other language, for that matter. While imploring Allah to bestow upon us His Light of Guidance, we should make the effort to study the words of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) in Arabic along with other related Hadith and explanations.
Fadak was a very fertile property given to Hazrat-e Fatemeh (SA) by her father, the Prophet (PBUT); when the usurpers of Khalifate -those who intentionally disobeyed Allah and disregarded the Divinely bestowed Successorship of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS)- took Fadak, Hazrat-e Fatemeh(SA) went to the "Mosque of the Prophet" in Medina and delivered the everlasting "Fadak Sermon" in which she not only demanded her property back -which was the source of sustenance for many people she helped- but also attempted to awaken the asleep hearts of people who had conveniently -for worldly intentions- forgotten the Prophet's recommendations. The Lady's heart was broken from all that convenient disloyalty; her heart was not broken for herself, rather for the dark fate awaiting the forgetful people throughout the ages.
Fadak Sermon:
All Praises be to Allah for what He has bestowed;
and All Thanks be to Him for what He has inspired;
and All Commendations, for what He has offered from prevalent favors which He originated;
and abundant bounties which He has given and poured;
and perfect graces which He has granted.
(such bounties, graces,… that) Their number is much too plentiful to compute and measure;
and their extensions, too far to recompense;
and their extremities, too distant to realize and comprehend.
And He has encouraged them to seek more, by being grateful, for the continuity of those (bounties,…);
And has required Praise from His creations, for the bounteous giving of those;
And has repeated His recommendations for the likes of those.
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Ikramullah Husseyniyyah hosted the sessions for five successive days from April 10 to 14.
The program was attended by scholars, Shia Muslim citizens as well as Ahl-ul-Bayt's (AS) devotees.
The sermon was recited and clarified by Seyyed Thamar Heydar Zeidi, eminent preacher of the region.
Once upon a time, Allah created the best of His creations, those whom Allah created the entire existence for; they were Lady Fatima and her father, Lady Fatima and her husband, Lady Fatima and her sons (PBUT)... . No regular person like us can ever truly comprehend and encompass their actual value and status. Their heavenly words are the manifestation of their divinely bestowed Knowledge; the difference between their words and the words of regular humans is the same as the difference between them and regular humans. The Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) are whom the Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) -by Allah's command- has declared as inseparable from Quran, from the Word of Allah; the words of Mohammad and his Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) are inseparable from the Word of Allah. They are the heart and soul of Qur'an; they have been keeping Qur'an alive throughout the ages, they have been the living Qur'an.
Qur'an indicates: And were every tree that is in the earth (made into) pens, and the sea (to supply it with ink), with seven more seas to increase it, the Word of Allah would not come to an end; surely, Allah is Might(Aziz), Wise. (Qur’an, Surah Loqmaan[31], verse 27); and at the same time, Qur'an states: …We have not neglected anything in the Book… . (Qur’an, Surah An’aam[6], verse 38); the words of Mohammad and his progeny (PBUT) are the heart of Qur’an, the only true interpretations, explanations and clarifications of the Word of Allah, for us who need their Divine Guidance. Every single word of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) has an ocean of celestial meaning which we -with our dark glasses and very limited vision- only may see a little of its surface and they -with their Divinely bestowed Knowledge- can make manifest for us, its depth and secrets.
Abdul Fattaah Abdul Maqsood, a Sunni scholar, in his well known book, “A-Ssaqifato -Wal-Khalaafah”, states that, some people asked Ebne-Abbaas regarding his knowledge in comparison with that of Imam Ali (AS) and he responded: a drop of water compared to a vast ocean.
We must say that no regular person is even a drop next to the ocean of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS).
Here, we have attempted to translate into English, the everlasting "Fadak Sermon" of the Hazrat-e Fatemeh (SA); we humbly confess that we have not been able to do her celestial words justice; due to our limited knowledge and the limitations of the English language in comparison with Arabic; there are many words in Arabic -specially in Qur’anic and Hadith terminology- which have no proper equivalents in English or any other language, for that matter. While imploring Allah to bestow upon us His Light of Guidance, we should make the effort to study the words of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) in Arabic along with other related Hadith and explanations.
Fadak was a very fertile property given to Hazrat-e Fatemeh (SA) by her father, the Prophet (PBUT); when the usurpers of Khalifate -those who intentionally disobeyed Allah and disregarded the Divinely bestowed Successorship of the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS)- took Fadak, Hazrat-e Fatemeh(SA) went to the "Mosque of the Prophet" in Medina and delivered the everlasting "Fadak Sermon" in which she not only demanded her property back -which was the source of sustenance for many people she helped- but also attempted to awaken the asleep hearts of people who had conveniently -for worldly intentions- forgotten the Prophet's recommendations. The Lady's heart was broken from all that convenient disloyalty; her heart was not broken for herself, rather for the dark fate awaiting the forgetful people throughout the ages.
Fadak Sermon:
All Praises be to Allah for what He has bestowed;
and All Thanks be to Him for what He has inspired;
and All Commendations, for what He has offered from prevalent favors which He originated;
and abundant bounties which He has given and poured;
and perfect graces which He has granted.
(such bounties, graces,… that) Their number is much too plentiful to compute and measure;
and their extensions, too far to recompense;
and their extremities, too distant to realize and comprehend.
And He has encouraged them to seek more, by being grateful, for the continuity of those (bounties,…);
And has required Praise from His creations, for the bounteous giving of those;
And has repeated His recommendations for the likes of those.
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