Banat Arba`ah

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion 2: Superiority of Women We wish to discuss as to which woman was the best of women, hence the title superiority of women. Concerning this, few important points will be noted here in the light of the discussions of senior ‘ulamaʾ. The scholars are well aware of this discussion, however it will be appropriate to mention this for the benefit of the […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion 3: The Claim for Wealth Previously, this subject was touched upon, we now wish to clarify this further. Under this heading, many aspects are included viz. the wealth of fay’, the entitlement to a fifth of the booty (which is referred to as the share of the relatives), the wealth of Banu Nadir, etc. In all of this wealth, the share of […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion 4: Burning the House of Sayyidah Fatimah The objectors have brazenly alleged in the biography of Sayyidah Fatimah radiya Llahu ‘anha that after the demise of Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, Sayyidina Abu Bakr radiya Llahu ‘anhu sent Sayyidina ‘Umar radiya Llahu ‘anhu accompanied by other Sahabah to Sayyidina ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu to summon him to pledge allegiance. When Sayyidina […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Discussion 5: The Janazah of Sayyidah Fatimah The Shia boldly claim that when Sayyidah Fatimah radiya Llahu ‘anha passed away, Sayyidina ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu performed her Salat al Janazah and buried her the very same night because Sayyidah Fatimah radiya Llahu ‘anha was angry with Sayyidina Abu Bakr radiya Llahu ‘anhu. Thus, Sayyidina ‘Ali radiya Llahu ‘anhu neither informed him nor any […]

BACK⇒ Return to Table of contents   Speculations and Assumptions Some people have spread utter confusion among the masses by claiming that Rasulullah salla Llahu ‘alayhi wa sallam had only one daughter. I found a need to remove this speculation and confusion under a separate heading. Answers will be provided where needed. Firstly, the speculation will be mentioned followed by its answer.   Speculation 1: Da’wat al ‘Ashirah Allah Ta’ala […]