Fatima – The Bright Star of Guidance

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Fatima – The Bright Star of Guidance

The Prophet once said to his companions, “Look for the sun; when the sun is hidden in the night, look for the moon. When the moon is hidden, search for Venus, the evening star; and when that, too, is hidden, look for the two bright stars in the Ursa Minor.”14

“His companions asked him, ‘O Prophet of God. Who is the sun?’ He replied, ‘I am the sun.’ They asked, ‘Who is the moon?’ He replied, ‘Ali.’ The companions asked, ‘Who is Venus?’ The Prophet replied, ‘Fatima.’ They asked, ‘Who are the two stars of the Ursa Minor? He answered, ‘Hasan and Husayn.’”15

With this, the Prophet clearly showed the path of guidance to the Islamic Ummah. He compared himself as being the bright sun of guidance, Ali as the glowing moon that a person must turn to and benefit from its light when the sun is hidden, and compared Lady Zahra and the Hassanain to the bright stars of guidance towards God.

Lady Fatima is a star for the inhabitants of the skies

Imam Sadiq was asked, “Why was Fatima given the name ‘Zahra’? He replied, “Because when she would stand in the place of prayer (mihrab), her light would shine upon the inhabitants of the skies just as the stars shine upon the inhabitants of the Earth.”32
Lady Fatima is the leader of the women of the world

Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar says, “I asked Imam Sadiq to explain these words of the Prophet where he says, ‘Fatima is the leader of the women of the world.’ Is she the leader of the women of her time?” Imam Sadiq replied, “It was Maryam who was the leader of the women of her time; Fatima is the leader of all women, from the beginning until the end.”33

Lady Fatima – a Person like no other

When describing his honourable mother Lady Fatima, Imam Sadiq said, “If Imam Ali had not married her, there would be no match for her on this Earth until the Day of Judgement.37

The eighth Imam also narrates that after the wedding of Ali and Fatima, God said to his Prophet, “If I had not created Ali there would be no match for your daughter on this earth.”38

Fatima Zahra in the words of the Infallibles | Fatima Zahra in the words of the Infallibles | Al-Islam.org

It also reminds me that  it is mentioned in history that a star came at the house of Imam Ali before his marriage acceptance with Fatima AS to confirm that she would be his wife.

These days the world observes the coming, appearance and glowing of C3 2022 E   Comet  with green light and having a tail with a distinctive feature that it is appearing as per astrologist after 50000 years.

It has a light coming near to the sun on Jan 12, 2022 it was the night of 20 jamadul Akhria 1444 hj, which forms the birthday night of Fatima Al Zahra SA.

This comet will have maximum light coming closer to the Earth in start days of February like first week of Feb, 2022. This duration includes the night of Rajab 13, 1444 which is the birthday of Imam Ali (عليه السلام).

 This provides us the evidence that stars in the universe confirm us the virtues of ahl albayt (عليه السلام) just inline by the light of Fatima Zahra and Imam Ali (عليه السلام) and their sons.

Thus the importance of stars in the universe can be seen as evidence of the guidance of Ahl albayt (عليه السلام). For me this also includes the light and guidance coming from the 12th Imam Al Mahdi (عليه السلام).

hadith:

حدثنا احمد بن محمد بن عبید اللہ الحافظ (ر) قال: حدثنی علی بن سنان الموصلی قال : حدثنا احمد بن (محمد الخلیلی الاملی قال حدثنا) محمد بن صالح قال: حدثنی سلیمان بن اھمد قال: حدثنی زیاد بن مسلم (قال حدثنی) عبدالرحمان بن یزید بن جابر قال: حدثنی سلام عن ابی سلمی راعی رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ قال:

سمعت رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ یقول : لیلۃ اسری بی (الی السما ٔ قال لی الجلیل جل جلالہ) (آمن الرسول بما انزل الیہ من ربہ ۔ قلت . و المومنون کل آمن باللہ و ملأکۃ و کتبہ و رسولہ قال: صدقت یا محمد من خلفت فی امتک قلت : خیر ھا۔

قال: علی بن ابیٔ طالب علیہ السلام؟ قلت : نعم یا رب۔ قال: یا محمد انی اطلعت الی الارض (اطلا عۃ) فاخترتک منھا فشققتلک اسمأ من اسمایٔ فلا اذکر فی موضع الا ذکرت معی، فانا المحمود و انت محمد ثم اطلعت الثا نیۃ فاخترت منھا علیا، فشققت لہ اسمأ من اسما یٔ فانا (العلی) الاعلی و ھو علی ۔

یامحمدانی خلقتک و (خلقت) علیا و فاطمۃ و الحسن و الحسین و الامٔۃ من ولدہ من سنخ نوری ، و عرضت و لا یتکم علی اہل السماوات و اہل الارضین فمن قبلھا کان عندی من المومنین ، و من جحد ھا کان عندی من الکا فرین۔ یا محمد ان عبدا من عبیدی عبدنی حتی ینقطع و یصیر کالشن البالی ثم اتانی جا حدا لو لایتکم ما غفرت لہ یقر بو لایتکم ۔

یا محمد ا تحب ان تراھم؟ قلت : نعم یا رب ۔ فقال لی : التفت عن یمین العرش ۔ فالتفت فاذا انأ بعلی و فاطمۃ و الحسن و الحسین و علی بن الحسین و محمد بن علی و جعفر بن محمد و موسی بن جعفر و علی بن موسی و محمد بن علی و علی بن محمد و الحسن بن علی و المھدی فی ضحضاح من نور ، قیام یصلون و ھو فی و سطھم یعنی المھدی ۔ یضی کانہ کوکب دری۔

فقال : یا محمد ھو لأ الحجج و ھو الثا ٔر من عترتک ، فو عزتی و جلالی انہ النا صر لاو لیا یٔ ، و المنتقم من اعدایٔ و لھم الحجۃ الواجبۃ و بھم یمسک اللہ السماوات ان تقع علی الارض الا باذنہ ۔

Ahmed b Muhammad b Ubaidillah Al-Hafiz narrated from Ali b Sinan Al-Mousili from Ahmad b Muhammad Al-Khalili Al-Amoli, from Muhammad b Saleh, from Sulaymaan b Ahmad, from Ziyad b Muslim, from Abdul Rahman b Yazid b Jabir, from Salaam from Abi Salama, who said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (saww) say:

On the night of Meraaj, Allah asked me, “Did the messenger believe in what was revealed to him from his Lord?”

I said “Yes”, And the believers believed in Allah, His angels, His books and His messengers.”

Allah said “You are right”.

Then Allah asked, “ Who did you choose as a successor?”

I said, “The best of my nation”. Allah asked “ Do you mean Ali bin Abi Talib”?

I replied, “ Yes, O Allah”.

Then Allah said:

O Muhammad! I looked at all of My creation and I chose you from among all of them. Then I derived a name for you from My name. Therefore, it is not permitted that anyone mention Me without you with Me. My name is Mahmoud and your name is Muhammad. Then I looked again (at all of My creation) and I chose Ali, and I derived a name for him from My name. So My name is Ali, the extremely high, and his name is Ali. O Muhammad I created you, Ali, Fatima, Hassan, Hussain and the rest of Imams from Hussain’s sons from My own light. Then I asked all of my creations in the skies and the earths to accept your Wilayat. I consider those who accept it as believers, and I consider those who refuse it as Kafirs.

O Muhammad! If a slave from among My slaves worships me until he is torn and nothing is left from him, but he refuses to accept your Wilayat, Ali’s Wilayat, and the Wilayat of the Imams from his sons, I will not accept him or forgive him until he accepts your Wilayat, Ali’s Wilayat and the Wilayat of the Imams from his sons.

Then Allah asked me, “O Muhammad, would you like to see them?”

I replied. “Yes, O Allah”.

Allah said, “Look to the right of the Throne.”

Then I looked and I saw Ali, Fatima, Hassan, Hussain, Ali bin Hussain’ Mohammad bin Ali, Jaafar bin Muhammad, Musa bin Jaafar, Ali bin Musa, Muhammad bin Ali, Ali bin Muhammad, Hassan bin Ali, and the Mahdi. They were surrounded by light and they were standing and praying to Allah. Mahdi was in the center and he was shining like a brilliant star.

Then Allah said:

O Muhammad, they are My decisive proofs, and Mahdi will take revenge on My behalf. I swear by My Magnificence, he supports My friends and takes Revenge on My enemies. Following them and accepting their Wilayat is WAJIB (obligatory) on everyone. With My permission they prevent the skies from Falling on the earth.

Reference: 100 Virtues of Imam Ali AS and his sons by Ibne Shazan

   - Bihar ul Anwar, V27 p199 h27 and others

wasalam

Edited January 19 by Hameedeh
Edit made per member request.

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On 1/17/2023 at 11:11 PM, Muslim2010 said:

حدثنا احمد بن محمد بن عبید اللہ الحافظ (ر) قال: حدثنی علی بن سنان الموصلی قال : حدثنا احمد بن (محمد الخلیلی الاملی قال حدثنا) محمد بن صالح قال: حدثنی سلیمان بن اھمد قال: حدثنی زیاد بن مسلم (قال حدثنی) عبدالرحمان بن یزید بن جابر قال: حدثنی سلام عن ابی سلمی راعی رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ قال:

سمعت رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ و آلہ یقول : لیلۃ اسری بی (الی السما ٔ قال لی الجلیل جل جلالہ) (آمن الرسول بما انزل الیہ من ربہ ۔ قلت . و المومنون کل آمن باللہ و ملأکۃ و کتبہ و رسولہ قال: صدقت یا محمد من خلفت فی امتک قلت : خیر ھا۔

قال: علی بن ابیٔ طالب علیہ السلام؟ قلت : نعم یا رب۔ قال: یا محمد انی اطلعت الی الارض (اطلا عۃ) فاخترتک منھا فشققتلک اسمأ من اسمایٔ فلا اذکر فی موضع الا ذکرت معی، فانا المحمود و انت محمد ثم اطلعت الثا نیۃ فاخترت منھا علیا، فشققت لہ اسمأ من اسما یٔ فانا (العلی) الاعلی و ھو علی ۔

یامحمدانی خلقتک و (خلقت) علیا و فاطمۃ و الحسن و الحسین و الامٔۃ من ولدہ من سنخ نوری ، و عرضت و لا یتکم علی اہل السماوات و اہل الارضین فمن قبلھا کان عندی من المومنین ، و من جحد ھا کان عندی من الکا فرین۔ یا محمد ان عبدا من عبیدی عبدنی حتی ینقطع و یصیر کالشن البالی ثم اتانی جا حدا لو لایتکم ما غفرت لہ یقر بو لایتکم ۔

یا محمد ا تحب ان تراھم؟ قلت : نعم یا رب ۔ فقال لی : التفت عن یمین العرش ۔ فالتفت فاذا انأ بعلی و فاطمۃ و الحسن و الحسین و علی بن الحسین و محمد بن علی و جعفر بن محمد و موسی بن جعفر و علی بن موسی و محمد بن علی و علی بن محمد و الحسن بن علی و المھدی فی ضحضاح من نور ، قیام یصلون و ھو فی و سطھم یعنی المھدی ۔ یضی کانہ کوکب دری۔

فقال : یا محمد ھو لأ الحجج و ھو الثا ٔر من عترتک ، فو عزتی و جلالی انہ النا صر لاو لیا یٔ ، و المنتقم من اعدایٔ و لھم الحجۃ الواجبۃ و بھم یمسک اللہ السماوات ان تقع علی الارض الا باذنہ ۔

Ahmed b Muhammad b Ubaidillah Al-Hafiz narrated from Ali b Sinan Al-Mousili from Ahmad b Muhammad Al-Khalili Al-Amoli, from Muhammad b Saleh, from Sulaymaan b Ahmad, from Ziyad b Muslim, from Abdul Rahman b Yazid b Jabir, from Salaam from Abi Salama, who said:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (saww) say:

On the night of Meraaj, Allah asked me, “Did the messenger believe in what was revealed to him from his Lord?”

I said “Yes”, And the believers believed in Allah, His angels, His books and His messengers.”

Allah said “You are right”.

Then Allah asked, “ Who did you choose as a successor?”

I said, “The best of my nation”. Allah asked “ Do you mean Ali bin Abi Talib”?

I replied, “ Yes, O Allah”.

Then Allah said:

O Muhammad! I looked at all of My creation and I chose you from among all of them. Then I derived a name for you from My name. Therefore, it is not permitted that anyone mention Me without you with Me. My name is Mahmoud and your name is Muhammad. Then I looked again (at all of My creation) and I chose Ali, and I derived a name for him from My name. So My name is Ali, the extremely high, and his name is Ali. O Muhammad I created you, Ali, Fatima, Hassan, Hussain and the rest of Imams from Hussain’s sons from My own light. Then I asked all of my creations in the skies and the earths to accept your Wilayat. I consider those who accept it as believers, and I consider those who refuse it as Kafirs.

O Muhammad! If a slave from among My slaves worships me until he is torn and nothing is left from him, but he refuses to accept your Wilayat, Ali’s Wilayat, and the Wilayat of the Imams from his sons, I will not accept him or forgive him until he accepts your Wilayat, Ali’s Wilayat and the Wilayat of the Imams from his sons.

Then Allah asked me, “O Muhammad, would you like to see them?”

I replied. “Yes, O Allah”.

Allah said, “Look to the right of the Throne.”

Then I looked and I saw Ali, Fatima, Hassan, Hussain, Ali bin Hussain’ Mohammad bin Ali, Jaafar bin Muhammad, Musa bin Jaafar, Ali bin Musa, Muhammad bin Ali, Ali bin Muhammad, Hassan bin Ali, and the Mahdi. They were surrounded by light and they were standing and praying to Allah. Mahdi was in the center and he was shining like a brilliant star.

Then Allah said:

O Muhammad, they are My decisive proofs, and Mahdi will take revenge on My behalf. I swear by My Magnificence, he supports My friends and takes Revenge on My enemies. Following them and accepting their Wilayat is WAJIB (obligatory) on everyone. With My permission they prevent the skies from Falling on the earth.

Reference: 100 Virtues of Imam Ali AS and his sons by Ibne Shazan

   - Bihar ul Anwar, V27 p199 h27 and others

wasalam

 

The Ahl al-Bayt((عليه السلام).) as the Stars

The Messenger of Allah ((صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم).): They (my Ahl al-Bayt) among my Ummah are like the stars in the sky, when one of them disappears another will emerge. They are Imams, guiding and guided. Neither hatred of the hateful toward them will harm them, nor will withdrawal of assistance by those who refuse their assistance; but Allah will inflict harm on those who harbor hatred toward them and refuse assistance to them. They are Allah’s proofs and authorities on earth and His witnesses to creatures; whoever takes their commands has taken Allah’s commands and whoever is disobedient to them has disobeyed Allah.

They are with the Qur’an and the Qur’an is with them. Neither they will be separated from the Qur’an nor the Qur’an will be separated from them until they join me by the Hawd (the pond) of Kawthar. The first Imam is my brother Ali ((عليه السلام).) who is best of them, then my son al-Hasan ((عليه السلام).) and after him my son al-Husayn((عليه السلام).) followed by nine of al-Husayn’s((عليه السلام).) sons. Al-Imam a-Sadiq ((عليه السلام).): There exists no Alim (scholar) who dies leaving behind a successor, except us. That is, whenever an Alim departs from among us, another one will appear to take his position. We are as stars in the sky.

https://en.shafaqna.com/128729/the-value-of-knowing-the-ahl-al-bayt-a-s/

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5 hours ago, Muslim2010 said:

We are as stars in the sky.

Not only stars, I would rather use Quranic phrase كَوْكَبٌ دُرِّيٌّ (radiant or brilliant star) for them.

They may look as many as 14, but their reality is same (kullona Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) & innahum minni wa ana minhum) 

Edited January 19 by Cool

[Muslim2010]

On 1/17/2023 at 11:11 PM, Muslim2010 said:

It also reminds me that  it is mentioned in history that a star came at the house of Imam Ali before his marriage acceptance with Fatima AS to confirm that she would be his wife.

These days the world observes the coming, appearance and glowing of C3 2022 E   Comet  with green light and having a tail with a distinctive feature that it is appearing as per astrologist after 50,000 years.

It has a light coming near to the sun on Jan 12, 2022 it was the night of 20 jamadul Akhria 1444 hj, which forms the birthday night of Fatima Al Zahra SA.

This comet will have maximum light coming closer to the Earth in start days of February like first week of Feb, 2022. This duration includes the night of Rajab 13, 1444 which is the birthday of Imam Ali (عليه السلام).

 This provides us the evidence that stars in the universe confirm us the virtues of ahl albayt (عليه السلام) just inline by the light of Fatima Zahra and Imam Ali (عليه السلام) and their sons.

Thus the importance of stars in the universe can be seen as evidence of the guidance of Ahl albayt (عليه السلام). For me this also includes the light and guidance coming from the 12th Imam Al Mahdi (عليه السلام).

"Rare green comet to pass close to Earth this week: Here’s how to see it"

This photo provided by Dan Bartlett shows comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on Dec. 19, 2022. It last visited during Neanderthal times, according to NASA. It is expected to come within 26 million miles (42 million kilometers) of Earth on Feb. 1, 2023, before speeding away again, unlikely to return for millions of years. (Dan Bartlett via AP)

Rare green comet to pass close to Earth this week: Here’s how to see it - silive.com

 

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Green comet Closest to the Sun on Jan 12, 2022

 

Comet C/2022 E3 will be viewable from Earth when it reaches perihelion (its closest point to the Sun) on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. Skygazers in the Northern Hemisphere should look close to the northeastern horizon just before midnight (at approximately 11:18 p.m. EST) to spot it, according to In the Sky.

Where will Comet C/2022 E3 appear in the sky? - people.com

 

Green comet Closest to the Earth on Feb 01, 2022

Green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be closest to Earth on Feb. 1. Here's how to see it

The links is given below:

Green comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be closest to Earth on Feb. 1. Here's how to see it. (msn.com)

See Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) in Virtual Telescope Project time-lapse | Watch (msn.com)

 

Edited January 31 by Muslim2010