Fatima al-Ma'suma (a): Difference between revisions

# Pressure in the time of the Abbasid caliph, Harun: A more likely opinion about the reason why she remained single is that during the reign of [[Harun al-Rashid]] and [[al-Ma'mun]], [[Shi'a|Shi'as]], [['Alavi|'Alawis]] and their leader, Imam al-Kazim (a), were under harsh persecution. Consequently, their social connections were severely limited and nobody dared to have relations with them.

# Being matchless: Some believe that knowledge and spiritual perfection of Lady Ma'suma (a) was so high that she had no match for marriage. On the contrary, some say that Imams (a) never forced their daughters not to marry and they believed that practicing Muslim men are a match for practicing Muslim women.

# The will of her father: According to a report from [[al-Ya'qubi]], it was in the will of [[Imam al-Kazim (a)]] that none of his daughters should marry<ref>''Tarikh Ya'qubi'', Vol.3, P.151</ref>; however, other historians have rejected the authenticity of this report. In Imam al-Kazim's will, the full obedience of all children to [[Imam al-Rida (a)]] is stressed, and it is explicitly stated: "None of my daughters shall marry by the leave of their half-brothers, uncles or rulers, except with a consultation and accordance to the opinion of al-Rida (a). If they do otherwise, it is as if they have opposed God and his Prophet (s) and disputed with God in his divine kingdom; for he (Imam al-Rida) is more aware of the interests of his tribe in the matter of marriage. Therefore, whomever he wants, will get married, and whomever he does not want, shall refrain from it"<ref>''al-Kafi'', Vol.1, P.317</ref>.