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=== 'Aqil’s House (Mausoleum of the Imams in al-Baqi') === | === 'Aqil’s House (Mausoleum of the Imams in al-Baqi') === | ||
Main article: [[Monuments of al-Baqi']] | |||
[[Muhammad Baqir al-Majlisi|'Allama al-Majlisi]] quotes a [[hadith]] from ''Misbah al-anwar'' to the effect that Fatima (a) was laid to rest in the house of [[Aqil b. Abi Talib|'Aqil b. Abi Talib]]. This house was located in close proximity to the al-Baqi' cemetery. Over time, as [[Al-Abbas b. Abd al-Muttalib|'Abbas b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]] and [[Imams of al-Baqi'|four Shiite Imams (a)]] were buried there, the house transformed from a private residence to a public place of pilgrimage. The house was incorporated into al-Baqi' when it was expanded. | |||
In a travelogue from the years 1302/1884-5 and 1303/1885-6, Muhammad Husayn Farahani, a Qajar-era author and poet, reports about a grave in the mausoleum of the Imams in al-Baqi'a, which was attributed to Lady Fatima (a). On his report, both Shiite and Sunni Muslims visited the place to recite a pilgrimage text ([[Ziyara-text|ziyara]]). | |||
Sunni sources propound other possibilities about the burial site of Lady Fatima (a) as well, including her own house, Rawdat al-Nabi, the external part of the house of 'Aqil b. Abi Talib, and Bayt al-Ahzan. | The majority view among Sunni scholars is that the grave of Lady Fatima (a) is located in the mausoleum of Shiite Imams in al-Baqi'. They try to support the view by citing Imam al-Hasan’s will to be buried alongside his mother Fatima (a). In contrast, Shias cite a hadith to show that the person called “Fatima” who is buried in al-Baqi' is in fact [[Fatima bt. Asad (a)|Fatima bt. Al-Asad]], Imam 'Ali’s mother. Muhamamd Sadigh Najmi, a Shiite scholar, believes that Sunni authors have tried to propagate the idea that Fatima (a) was buried within the mausoleum of Shiite Imams in al-Baqi' to alleviate the pressure from Shias concerning the secrecy of Fatima’s grave. | ||
Sunni sources propound other possibilities about the burial site of Lady Fatima (a) as well, including her own house, Rawdat al-Nabi, the external part of the house of 'Aqil b. Abi Talib, and [[Bayt al-Ahzan]]. | |||
==The Reason for her Grave’s Concealment== | ==The Reason for her Grave’s Concealment== | ||
The Shiite scholars believe that Fatima's grave remained concealed due to her own will for a secret burial. As per the Shiite sources, Fatima requested to be buried in secrecy because she believed that the caliphate was illegitimately taken away from Imam 'Ali (a), Fadak was unlawfully seized from her, and Muslims failed to provide her with assistance. Al-Shaykh al-Mufid has noted in his book Dalaʾil al-imama that Fatima (a) had requested for her burial place to remain clandestine. | The Shiite scholars believe that Fatima's grave remained concealed due to her own will for a secret burial. As per the Shiite sources, Fatima requested to be buried in secrecy because she believed that the caliphate was illegitimately taken away from Imam 'Ali (a), Fadak was unlawfully seized from her, and Muslims failed to provide her with assistance. Al-Shaykh al-Mufid has noted in his book Dalaʾil al-imama that Fatima (a) had requested for her burial place to remain clandestine. | ||