Umm Salama: Difference between revisions

When she was disappointed from stopping 'A'isha, informed Imam Ali (a) about the intentions of the Companions of Jamal ('A'isha, Talha, and Zubayr) and sent her son [['Umar b. Abi Salama]] to him. Later, Imam Ali (a) appointed this man as the governor of [[Bahrain]], then the governor of [[Fars]], and in another account, as the governor of [[Hulwan]], Mah, and Masbadhan.

Her love for the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]] was to such an extent that she was assigned to take care of [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] in childhood; and after his [[martyrdom]] by [[Yazid b. Mu'awiya|Yazid]], she mourned a lot for Imam al-Husayn (a).

Before traveling to [[Karbala]], [[Imam al-Husayn (a)]] trusted the [[|Prophet (s)|Prophet's (s)]] standard and weapon as the [[Signs of Imams (a)]] to her to keep them safe. This shows her special position for the [[Ahl al-Bayt (a)]]. According to some reports, the Prophet (s) had given a little of the [[Turba of Imam al-Husayn (a)|soil of Karbala]] and she kept it in a glass. The Prophet (s) had told her that, "when you saw that this soil turned to blood, my son al-Husayn (a) is martyred. One day, she dreamt the Prophet (s) with a sad face and wearing dusty clothes and he (s) told her, "we are coming from the burial of the martyrs." She just woke up and went to that glass and found it bloody and learned that Husayn (a) was martyred. Then, she began crying and mourning and when neighbors came, she told them the story. This story is known as the [[Hadith of Qarura]].