Burial Place of Lady Fatima (a): Difference between revisions

In his al-Muqna'a, al-Shaykh al-Mufid supports Fatima’s burial in Rawdat al-Nabi as the most accurate possibility. The Shiite scholar of hadith al-Shaykh al-Tusi claims that most Shiite scholars believe that Fatima (a) was buried in Rawda. The area known as Rawdat al-Nabi lies between the Prophet's minbar and his burial place within Masjid al-Nabi, which is referred to by the Prophet (s) as a "rawda" (garden or a green area) among the "rawdas" of the heaven. According to a hadith cited in Ma'ani l-akhbar, this designation is due to Fatima's burial at the site.

Amin al-Islam al-Tabrisi, a sixth-century AH exegete of the Quran and theologian, and Ibn Shahrashub, a sixth-century AH Quranic exegete and scholar of hadith, believe that the two most probable speculations about Fatima’s burial place are her own house and Rawda. Al-Shaykh al-Tusi suggests that the two possibilities are close to each other. 'Allama al-Majlisi proposes a reconciliation between the two views, as most Shias hold the belief that Rawda encompasses Fatima’s house as well. For this reason, some researchers say that the Rawda view confirms the house view.

According to Bahaʾ al-Din al-Irbili, a seventh-century AH Shiite historian, people and historiographers widely believe that Fatima was buried in al-Baqi'. He cites a hadith that confirms this possibility. However, he does not specify an exact location in the al-Baqi' cemetery for her resting place.

Al-Shaykh al-Tusi and Amin al-Islam al-Tabrisi dismiss this possibility as unlikely. This is supported by a hadith in al-Kafi, which implies that Fatima (a) was not buried in al-Baqi'. On this hadith, Imam al-Hasan (a) made a will to Imam al-Husayn (a) as follows: “after my martyrdom, take me to the mausoleum of the Prophet (s) so that I renew my allegiance to him. Then take me to my mother’s grave, and from there take me to al-Baqi'.”