قُبہ فاطمہؑ

Dome of Fatima^A.S.

 

فاطمہ زہراؑ ہیں تو جہانوں کا نور ہے

نورِ زہراؑ تو نور ِحقیقی سے بھرپور ہے

 

The reason there is light in all the worlds of the universe is Fatima Zahra ^A.S.

Brimming with the light of Self-Glorious is the light of Zahra^A.S.

 

 

نورِ فاطمہؑ آسمانوں کی روشنی ہے

وجودِ زہراؑ ہی زمینوں کی زندگی ہے

 

The light of Fatima ^A.S. is the brightness of heavens

The presence of Zahra ^A.S. is the very lifeline of the worlds

 

فاطمہؑ ہی محمدؐ کے جگر کا ٹکڑا ہے

اپنے باباؐ کی دنیا کا فاطمہؑ ہی اجالا ہے

 

Fatima ^A.S. is verily the part of Muhammad’s^S. soul

The grandeur of Fatima ^A.S. is indeed the light of her father’s world

 

اس بتولؑ کو رسولؐ ام ابیہا جانتا ہے

اپنے زخموں کی فاطمہؑ کو اکسیر مانتا ہے

 

The Messenger calls Batool ^A.S., “the Mother-of-Her-Father”

The Prophet believes Fatima ^A.S. is the cure of all his wounds

 

صدیقہؑ و مبارکہؑ بھی زہراؑ ہے

زکیہؑ و راضیہؑ بھی طاہرہؑ ہے

 

Zahra ^A.S. is also Saddiqa ^A.S. and Mubarika ^A.S.

Tahira ^A.S. is also Zakiya ^A.S. and Raziya ^A.S.

 

فقط فاطمہؑ کیلئے قُبہ کبیر ہے

اسکے سامنے قُبہ امجد بھی حقیر ہے

 

Even the most glorious dome of the world only a crumb

The largest dome of the paradise is only for Fatima ^A.S.

 

سال کی بلندی پہ دمکتا بھی ہے

قبہ فاطمہؑ جنت میں چمکتا بھی ہے

 

The Dome of Fatima ^A.S. shines up high

Its height extends for a year’s length wide

 

یہ نہ نیچے کسی ستون پہ رکھا ہوا ہے

نہ وہ اوپر کسی چیز سے لٹکا ہوا ہے

 

It’s not supported by any pillars

Neither it hangs with any chains

 

وہ قدرتِ خدائےِ جبار سے معلق ہوا ہے

قُبہ فاطمہؑ یاقوتِ سرخ سے بنا ہوا ہے

 

It hovers by the power of Lord Almighty

It’s curved out of vibrant red ruby

 

چہدویں پہ جیسے بے مثال چاند لگتا ہے

فرشتوں کو ویسے قُبہ زہراؑ دیکھتا ہے

 

The Dome of Zahra ^A.S. mesmerizes the angels of heaven

Like a majestic full moon, in the middle of a lunar month

 

کیا کیا کہا نبیؐ نے تمنے سننا ہے؟

اللہ نے فاطمہؑ کو کیا کیا دیا ہے

 

Did you listen to what the Messenger said?

How much God Almighty has bestowed beloved Fatima!^A.S.

 

‌غصبِ فدک ہی نہیں پر جَبر بھی کیا ہے

بعدِ نبیؐ اُمت نے سِتم بھی کیا ہے

 

Still, not only denial of inheritance, they oppressed her too

After the Prophet, ummah committed atrocities against her too 

 

 زخمِ پدرؐ و سقیفہ، بے روخیِ مدینہ کم ہے؟

پھر بھی فاطمہؑ کو مِلا اور ظُلم و سِتم ہے

 

Wounds of her father, Saqifa, and turning away of Madina

Still, they increased the torments against Fatima ^A.S.

 

اولادِ نبیؐ کا خوب حق ادا ہوا ہے

درِ فاطمہؑ تک نظرِ آتش ہوا ہے

 

What a justice done to the Prophet’s daughter

 Even the door of Fatima ^A.S. burnt in flames

 

نہ اجازت ملی جو تو پَلٹ دیا ہے

درِ فاطمہؑ کو فاطمہؑ ہی پہ اُلٹ دیا ہے

 

When denied the permission to enter, he kicked the door

Fatima ^A.S. was crushed between the wall and the very door of Fatima^A.S.

 

پِس گئی بی بیؑ، زخمی پہلو ہوا ہے

شِکمِ مادرؑ میں شہید محسنؑ ہوا ہے

 

With ribs broken, belly bruised

Mohsin ^A.S. was killed in his mother’s very injured womb

 

یہ ظُلم و جَبر اپنی حد تک گیا ہے

‏غاصبوں^لع  ہی نے فاطمہؑ کو قتل کیا ہے

 

Cruelty and oppression surpassed its peak

The usurpers are the killers of Fatima ^A.S. too

 

غسلِ فاطمہؑ پہ جو علیؑ کو  معلوم ہوا ہے

زخموں کی پُشت سے جو سامنا ہوا ہے

 

What’s been discovered at the laving of Fatima’s ^A.S. mortal form?

Ali ^A.S. faced a back profuse with gashes

 

یہ کیسا جسدِ فاطمہؑ مجروح ہوا ہے

جو علیؑ سا صابر تک چیخ اٹھا ہے

 

How much the body of Fatima ^A.S. was hurt!

Alas, even such patient person as Ali ^A.S. screamed!

 

اللہ رے فاطمہؑ کو رُلایا بہت ہے

دلِ فاطمہؑ کو لوگوں نے دُکھایا بہت ہے

 

O’ God, they made Fatima ^A.S. shed tears a lot

People made Fatima’s ^A.S. soul hurt a lot

 

وجودِ فاطمہؑ سے پرورشِ اسلام ہے

بغیر فاطمہؑ کے نامکمل اِسلام ہے

 

Very rearing of Islam is by Fatima ^A.S.

Existence of Islam is impossible, without Fatima ^A.S.

 

اے بنت ِرسولؐ ہمارا آپؑ پر سلام ہے

ملکہِ فردوسؑ سبکا آپؑ پر سلام ہے

 

Oh daughter of the Messenger, we salute you

Oh Queen of Paradise, all salute you

 

حَسنؑ حُسینؑ، علیؑ و نبیؐ کا سلام ہے

خاطر فاطمہؑ، آتا اللہ کا سلام ہے

 

Salute of Hasan,^A.S. Husain,^A.S. Ali^A.S. and the Prophet^S.

Salute of Almighty, for the sake of Fatima^A.S.

 

ماخوذ:  بحار الانوار (٣)

Source: Bihar al-Anwar (3)

 

زینبؑ اور حُسینؑ

 

Zainab^A.S. and Hussain^A.S.

 

حق کی پہچان حسینؑ اِبن علیؑ

حق کی پروان زینبؑ بنتِ علیؑ

 

The mark of truth is Hussain ibne Ali^A.S.

The protector of truth is Zainab binte Ali ^A.S.    

 

مددگارِ اسلام ہیں حسینؑ اِبن علیؑ

تو  تعمیرےِ اسلام ہیں زینبؑ بنتِ علیؑ

 

The helper of Islam is Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

The builder of Islam is Zainab binte Ali ^A.S.

 

نواسے رسولؐ حسینؑ اِبن علیؑ

نواسیِ رسولؐ بھی زینبؑ بنتِ علیؑ

 

The grandson of the Messenger ^S. is Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

The granddaughter of the Messenger ^S. is also, Zainab binte Ali ^A.S.

 

صحبتِ علیؑ حسینؑ اِبن علیؑ

ہم نفسِ فاطمہؑ زینبؑ بنتِ علیؑ

 

The company of Ali, ^A.S. Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

The reflection of Fatima, ^A.S. Zainab binte Ali ^A.S.

 

ہر لفظ صدقہِ حسینؑ اِبن علیؑ

ہر تعظیمِ ادب  برائے زینبؑ بنتِ علیؑ

 

Each new word a charity from Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

All learned respect is due to Zainab binte Ali^A.S.

 

میدانِ کربلا برائے حسینؑ اِبن علیؑ

سفرِ کوفہ و شام برائے زینبؑ بنتِ علیؑ

 

The scorching land of Karbala for Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

The Trail of Tears to Kufa and Syria for Zainab binte Ali ^A.S.  

 

گودیِ رسولؐ میں حسینؑ اِبن علیؑ

آغوشِ فاطمہؑ میں زینبؑ بنتِ علیؑ

 

In the arms of the Prophet, ^S. Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

In the lap of her mother, Zainab binte Ali ^A.S.

 

شمس و مہتاب و کائنات بسببِ حسینؑ اِبن علیؑ

غیرت و حیا و پردہ  واسطے زینبؑ بنت ِعلیؑ

 

The reason of stars, moon, and the worlds is Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

The source of honor, modesty, and piety is Zainab binte Ali ^A.S.

 

برادرےِ حسنِؑ مجتبیؑ، حسینؑ  اِبن علیؑ

خواہر ِعباسِؑ باوفاؑ، زینبؑ بنت ِعلیؑ

 

The brother of Hassan,^A.S. the Chosen one, is Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

The sister of Abbass,^A.S. the Mark of Loyalty, is Zainab binte Ali ^A.S.

 

 

وارثِ نبیؐ حسینؑ اِبن علیؑ

 

ناموسِ پیغمبرؐ زینبؑ بنت ِعلیؑ

 

The heir of the Prophet ^S. is Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

The honor of the Prophet ^S. is Zainab binte Ali ^A.S.

 

درزی جبریلؑ برائے حسنینؑ اِبن علیؑ

سورج و ستارہ و مکاں برائے بناتِ علیؑ

 

For whom Jibreel^A.S. brings heavenly dresses, Hassan ^A.S. and Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

 For whom the sun, the star, and earth revolves around, are the daughters of Ali ^A.S.

 

سفرِ کربلا گامزن حسینؑ اِبن علیؑ

ساتھ ساتھ ہے زینبؑ بنتِ علیؑ

 

Moving forward in the journey towards Karbala, Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

Coming along with him, Her Eminence, Zainab binte Ali ^A.S.

 

بے مثال برادر ہے حسینؑ اِبن علیؑ

بے باک و بے بدل زینبؑ بنتِ علیؑ

 

Unexampled brother is Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

Unafraid and inimitable is Zainab binte Ali ^A.S. 

 

سیَّد ُشہداء فقط حسینؑ اِبن علیؑ

ثانیِ زہراؑ ، لقبِ زینبؑ بنت ِعلیؑ

 

The divine title of Prince-Of-All-Martyrs is only for Hussain ibne Ali ^A.S.

The Second Zahra ^A.S. is also the title for Zainab binte Ali^A.S.

 

شکر اللہ برائے محمدؐ و فاطمہؑ و علیؑ

و حسنینؑ و زینبؑ و آلِ محمد ؐو علیؑ

 

All praise is due to Allah for Muhammad, Fatima ^A.S., and Ali ^A.S.

And for Hassan,^A.S. Hussain,^A.S. Zainab,^A.S. and all the progeny of Muhammad^S. and Ali ^A.S.

 

 

 

* Muslim Acroynms Below the Line:

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S: Sallallahu alayhi wasallam – May God bless him & grant him peace

AS: Alayh-is Salaam – Peace be upon him

SA: Salaam-o Allah-e alayha – Peace be upon her

 

 

Gandhi, Non-violent Movement & Husayn (AS)

This year over 20 million predominately Shiite pilgrims converged in the city by the Euphrates river, Karbala, to commemorate Arba’een, the capture and beheading of the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (S),* Husayn (AS), his family and children by Yazid’s army. The occasion reminds Muslims and others of the peaceful message behind Husayn’s (AS) sufferings to establish justice and fight injustice even when chances for success seem nonexistent. Arba’een is consistently among the largest peaceful gatherings on earth in human history. Last year, 18 million people gathered around Husayn’s (AS) shrine in Karbala; however, it hasn’t been always this ‘easy’ to visit his mausoleum; the devotees faced harsh treatment and bans for years. For instance, under Saddam’s regime it was forbidden to mark Arba’een publicly in Iraq for nearly 30 years. And around 850 C.E. (236 A.H.) Al-Mutawakkil, the Abbasid caliph, ordered to cut the hand of anyone who came to visit the shrine of Husayn (AS) for the first time and to cut his/her leg for his/her second visit!

During Arba’een, the pilgrims pay their respects and express sorrow by traveling on foot or by car, bus, or other transportation arrangements from either their original towns or other holy sites/cities like Najaf, Samarrah, etc., stopping at roadside free-of-charge tents for food and rest along the way. Some pilgrims or zawar (another Arabic-derived term for pilgrims who are visiting the shrine of Husayn (AS)) travel barefoot more than 50 miles and trap chains and shackles around their bodies in remembrance of the prisoners of war, mostly women and children who left behind after the massacre in Karbala, and were taken to Damascus barefoot with chains around their necks and feet. The zawar also perform ceremonial Matam a.k.a. Gestures of Mourning, in which zawar beat themselves on the head, cheeks, or chest to remember/imitate different tragedies suffered by Husayn (AS), his friends and family. For example, the mourners beat their cheeks to remember the ordeal of a four-year-old daughter of Husayn (AS), Sukaina (SA), whose earrings were torn off her ears and who was slapped throughout the journey to Damascus as a prisoner by Husayn’s (AS) executioner and others.

There are so many extremists claiming to follow Islam whom we hear about every day that it is sometimes easy to forget that Islam does not promote extremism. As it is reflected by the sacrifices and teachings of early leaders in Islam, Husayn’s (AS) stance has inspired many scholars and world leaders. It is believed that one of the inspirations for Mahatma Gandhi’s first Salt Satyagrah, which triggered the wider Civil Disobedience movement against British salt monopoly in colonial India, was Husayn’s (AS) practice of non-violent resistance. Gandhi is said to have studied the history of Islam and Husayn (AS), and was of the opinion that Islam represented not the legacy of a sword but of sacrifices of leaders like Husayn (AS).

Here are some of Mahatma Gandhi’s quotes about Husayn (AS):

“My faith is that the progress of Islam does not depend on the use of sword by its believers, but the result of the supreme sacrifice of Husayn, the great saint.”

“I have looked into the biography of Imam Al-Husayn, the great martyr of Islam, and I have scrutinized the tragedy of Karbala and reached the conclusion that if India wishes to achieve victory, it has to model after Al-Husayn.”

“I learned from Husayn how to be wronged and be a winner; I learnt from Husayn how to attain victory while being oppressed.”


Here is what other scholars had to say about Husayn (AS):

“The best lesson which we get from the tragedy of Karbala is that Husayn and his companions were the rigid believers of God. They illustrated that numerical superiority does not count when it comes to truth and falsehood. The victory of Husayn despite his minority marvels me!”

      -Thomas Carlyle


“If Husayn fought to quench his world desires, then I do not understand why his sisters, wives, and children accompanied him. It stands to reason therefore that he sacrificed purely for Islam.”

      -Charles Dickens


“It was possible for Husayn to save his life by submitting himself to the will of Yazid. But his responsibility as a reformer did not allow him to accept Yazid’s Caliphate. He therefore prepared to embrace all sorts of discomfort and inconvenience in order to deliver Islam from the hands of the Ommayyads. Under the blazing sun, on the parched land and against the stiffing heat of Arabia, stood the immortal Husayn.”

      -Washington Irwing (American author/historian)


“Imam Husayn uprooted despotism forever, till the day of Resurrection. He watered the dry gardens of freedom with a surging wave of his blood, and indeed he awakened the sleeping Muslim nation… Verily, therefore he becomes the foundation of Muslim creed. ‘La Ilaha Illallah,’ meaning there is no deity but Allah (God).”

      -Allama Iqbal (South Asian Muslim poet)


“No battle in the modern and past history of mankind has earned more sympathy and admiration as well as provided more lessions than the martyrdom of Husayn in the battle of Karbala.”

       -Antoine Bara (Lebanese writer – Husayn in Christian Ideology)



P.S. – Arbaeen is marked on 20th of Safar (Islamic month). This year, it fell on Sat Dec 13 2014; actual date may depend on the local sighting of moon.



* Muslim Acroynms Below the Line:
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S: Sallallahu alayhi wasallam – May God bless him & grant him peace
AS: Alayh-is Salaam – Peace be upon him
SA: Salaam-o Allah-e alayha – Peace be upon her



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