Fatima's house: Difference between revisions

The house of [[Fatima (a)]], which is also known as the house of Imam 'Ali (a), was located behind the house of the Prophet (a) (the house of 'A'isha).<ref>Qa'idan, ''Tarikh wa athar-i Islami Makka wa Madina'', p. 203; Ibn Diya' al-Makki, ''Tarikh Makka al-musharrafa wa al-Masjid al-haram'', p. 270. </ref>

Behind this house from the north direction, there was the [[pillar of Tahajjud]]<ref> Samhudi, ''Wafa' al-wafa'', p. Vol. 2, P. 47,58; Ansari, ''Ta'mir wa tawsi'a masjid-i sharif-i Nabawi'', p. 81; Ibn Diya' al-Makki, ''Tarikh Makka al-musharrafa wa al-Masjid al-haram'', p. 270.</ref> and next to that column there was the [[Mihrab of Tahajjud]],<ref>Samhudi, ''Wafa' al-wafa'', p. Vol. 2, P. 47.</ref> where [[Prophet Muhammad (a)]] used to spend the night in that place and pray at night, <ref>Samhudi, ''Wafa' al-wafa'', p. Vol. 2, P. 47.</ref> and now it is the north side of the Prophet's (s).<ref>Ja'fariyan, ''Athar-i islami-yi Makka wa Madina'', p. 219.</ref> If someone stands in the Mihrab of Tahjjud, [[‌‌Bab Jibra'il]] is on his left.<ref>Samhudi, ''Wafa' al-wafa'', p. Vol. 2, P. 47; Ansari, ''Ta'mir wa tawsi'a masjid-i sharif-i Nabawi'', p. 81; Ibn Diya' al-Makki, ''Tarikh Makka al-musharrafa wa al-Masjid al-haram'', p. 270.</ref> and the of [[Maqam Jibra'il]] is on his right.<ref>Ja'fariyan, ''Athar-i islami-yi Makka wa Madina'', p. 228-229.</ref>

This house was destroyed and now there is no trace of it. Its current location is inside the [[Prophet's (a) room]] and [[Prophet's shrine|shrine]]<ref>Ja'fariyan, ''Athar-i islami-yi Makka wa Madina'', p. 203,210; Baṣiri, ''Gulwazhihay-i hajj wa 'umrah'', p. 412.</ref> the sum of these two is called the al-Hujra al-Tahira and its area is about 240 square meters.<ref>Ja'fariyan, ''Athar-i islami-yi Makka wa Madina'', p. 219; Baṣiri, ''Gulwazhihay-i hajj wa 'umrah'', p. 412.</ref>

Fatima's house had two doors: a door to the east; that is to the alley, and a door to the west; That is, inside the mosque and parallel to the [[pillar of Wufud]] and [[pillar of Hars|Hars]].<ref>Qa'idan, ''Tarikh wa athar-i Islami Makka wa Madina'', p. 203; Najmi, ''Tarikh-i haram-i a'imma-yi Baqi''', p. 152.</ref> The door on the west side, which opens to the mosque, was located next to [[Maqam Jibra'il]] ([[Murabba'at al-Qabr Pillar]]).<ref> Ansari, Ta'mir wa tawsi'a masjid-i sharif-i nabawi, p. 80,81; Samhudi, ''Wafa' al-wafa'', vol. 2, p. 46,57.</ref>The door that is now known as the door of Fatima's house on the side of [[‌‌Bab Jibra'il]] is the same door that opened to the alley.<ref>Qa'idan, Tarikh wa athar-i Islami Makka wa Madina, p. 203.</ref>

This house remained until the time of [[al-Walid b. 'Abd al-Malik]], the 'Umayya caliph (Ruled: 86/705-96/714-5). In the expansion of al-Masjid al-Nabawi in the year 88/706-7 by the order of al-Walid and by [['Umar b. 'Abd al-'Aziz]], the governor of Mecca and Medina at the time, [[al-Hasan al-Muthanna]], the son of [[Imam al-Hasan al-Mujtaba (a)]], and [[Fatima, the daughter of Imam Husayn (a)]], who lived there were forced out of it and the house was destroyed and then the house joined to the mosque.<ref>Samhudi, ''Wafa' al-wafa'', p. Vol. 2, P. 89-90.</ref>

According to a narration, the Prophet (s) went to the door of Fatima's house for forty days and put his hand on the frame of the door and said: "{{ia|اَلسَّلامُ عَلَیکُم یا اهلَ الْبَیت}} peace be upon you, O Ahl al-Bayt (people of the house)" and then recited [[al-Tathir Verse]].<ref>Samhudi, ''Wafa' al-wafa'', Vol. 2, p. 46. wa'iẓ khargushi, ''Sharaf al- Muṣṭafa'', Vol. 2, p. 445.</ref>

[[Sadd al-Abwab]] is also considered as one of the signs of importance of the house of Imam 'Ali and Fatima (a) and its residents. According to this narration, the Prophet (s) ordered all the doors of the houses that opened to the mosque to be closed, except for the house of 'Ali and Fatima (a).<ref>Hurr al-'Amili, ''Wasa'il al-Shi'a'', vol. 2, p. 205; Kulayni, ''Al-Rawḍa min al-kafi'', vol. 5, p. 340; Samhudi, ''Wafa' al-wafa'', vol. 2, p. 63,67.</ref>

Also, based on a narration from Prophet (s), the house of Fatima is considered the best example of the houses mentioned in verse 36 of Sura al-Noor; "In houses Allah has allowed to be raised and wherein His Name is celebrated; He is glorified therein, morning and evening".<ref>Ṭabrisi, Majma' al-bayan fi tafsir al-Qur'an vol. 7, p. 227; Majlisi, ''Bihar al-anwar'', vol. 23, p. 325; Majlisi, ''Mir'at al-'uqul'', vol. 5; p. 68.</ref>

This house is one of the places where it is believed that Fatima (a) was buried.<ref>Ṣaduq, ''Man la yahḍuruh al-faqih'', vol. 2, p. 572; Ṭusi, ''Tahdhib al-ahkam'', vol. 6, p. 9; Qa'idan,''Tarikh wa athar-i Islami Makka wa Madina'', p. 208.</ref>

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*Ṭabrisī, Faḍl b. al-Ḥasan al-. ‘’Majmaʿ al-bayān fī tafsīr al-Qurʾān’’. Edited by Muḥammad Jawād Balāghī. Tehran: Intishārāt-i Nāṣir Khusruw, 1372Sh.