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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']] | ''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. | [[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. | ||
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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]]. | 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== | ||
''Main article: [[Funeral and burial of Lady Fatima al-Zahra (a)]]'' | |||
The Shiite scholars believe that [[Lady Fatimah al-Zahra' (a)|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 b. Abi Talib (a)|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 ''Dala'il al-imama'' that Fatima (a) had requested for her burial place to remain clandestine.<ref>One reason for the concealment of the grave, which is explicitly mentioned in Fatima al-Zahra’s will, is to perpetuate dissatisfaction with the government of the time throughout history, as this would pose the question why the resting place of the Prophet’s only daughter should remain unknown.</ref> | |||
Imam 'Ali buried Fatima (a) secretly under the veil of night and then obliterated any evidence of her grave. He went on to construct either forty or seven counterfeit graves to ensure that her actual burial place could not be identified. According to certain Shiite sources, it is said that [['Umar b. al-Khattab]] planned to exhume the graves and conduct a [[Funeral Prayer|funeral prayer]] for Fatima's body. However, upon Imam 'Ali’s warnings, he changed his mind. | |||
'Ali b. 'Abd Allah al-Samhudi, a Sunni historiographer (d. 911 | According to reports, there is no conclusive evidence of the exact location of Fatima's (a) grave. Some Shiite scholars such as [[Al-Sayyid Nur Allah al-Husayni al-Shushtari|Qadi Nur Allah al-Shushtari]] and [[Sayyed Mohammad Shirazi]] believe that the location of her grave will be revealed by [[Imam Muhammad b. al-Hasan al-Mahdi (a)|Imam al-Mahdi (a)]] upon his [[Reappearance of Imam al-Mahdi (a)|reappearance]]. However, these claims are not substantiated by any evidence. | ||
'Ali b. 'Abd Allah al-Samhudi, a Sunni historiographer (d. 911/1505-6), maintains that a reason why Lady Fatima’s burial site remains unknown is that in the early Islamic period, graves were not often solidified by plaster and bricks. However, this is criticized because the graves of many [[Companions of the Prophet (s)|companions]] and relatives of the [[Prophet Muhammad (s)|Prophet (s)]] are known. | |||
==Monographs== | ==Monographs== | ||
Here are some of the books written about the burial place of Lady Fatima (a): | Here are some of the books written about the burial place of Lady Fatima (a): | ||
Marqad Sayyidat al- | '''''Marqad Sayyidat al-Nisa' Fatimat al-Shahidat al-Zahra (a) fi ayy makan?''''' (Where is the mausoleum of the Mistress of All Ladies the martyr Fatima al-Zahra?) by Sayyid Hashim Naji Musawi Jazaʾiri: This work collects Shiite hadiths regarding the reasons why Fatima’s grave is concealed, along with possible accounts of her burial place. The book was published in 2016-7 by Danish Publication in [[Qom]]. | ||
'''''Ayn qabr Fatima?''''' (Where is Fatima’s grave?): This work discusses the possibilities about where Fatima (a) was laid to rest, arguing that the most probable alternative is burial in her own house. The book was published in 1432/2011 by Dar al-Mahajjat al-Bayda in [[Beirut]]. | |||
Other works published on the same topic include ''Qabr-i madaram kujast? Dar justujuyi mazar-i bi-nishan-i madaram Zahra'' (Where is my mother’s grave? In pursuit of the traceless mausoleum of my mother Zahra) by M. Umm al-Muhsin, and ''Raz-i sadaf: qabr-i makhfi-yi hadrat-i Fatima (a) az manzar-i siyasi wa 'irfani'' (The secret of the shell: the concealed grave of Lady Fatima (a) from a political and mystical perspective) by Mehrdad Veis-Karami. | |||