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==In Karbala== | ==In Karbala== | ||
Some [[Maqtal books]] (narrative accounts of the [[Event of Karbala]]) have reported the attendance of Umm Kulthum in the Event of Karbala. In these books, she has been frequently mentioned beside [[Lady Zaynab (a)|Zaynab (a)]] and her sufferings have been quoted. [[ | Some [[Maqtal books]] (narrative accounts of the [[Event of Karbala]]) have reported the attendance of Umm Kulthum in the Event of Karbala. In these books, she has been frequently mentioned beside [[Lady Zaynab (a)|Zaynab (a)]] and her sufferings have been quoted. [[Muhammad Baqi Majlisi|Majlisi]] says, "After Imam's martyrdom, when the tents were burned, the earrings of Umm Kulthum, [[Imam al-Husayn (a)|Husayn]]'s (a) sister, were taken out forcibly". She was a narrator of the Event of [['Ashura]] and preached a sermon in the meeting held by [['Ubayd Allah b. Ziyad|Ibn Ziyad]] in [[Kufa]]. In his book, Ibn Tayfur has quoted a sermon from Umm Kulthum which was delivered in Kufa when the Ahl al-Bayt of the Prophet (s) were held captive. Also 'Allama Majlisi has quoted poems and speeches of Umm Kulthum in the meeting held by Ibn Ziyad. | ||
On the contrary, some other sources indicate that Umm Kulthum who attended the Event of Karbala was not the daughter of [[Lady Fatima (a)]]. [[Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin]] says, "[[Imam 'Ali (a)]] had two daughters called Umm Kulthum, one of them was Umm Kulthum Kubra, the daughter of Lady Fatima (a), who passed away before the Event of Karbala, and the other one, whose mother was a handmaiden, attended the Event of Karbala and delivered a sermon in Kufa. She was the wife of [[Muslim b. 'Aqil]]". | On the contrary, some other sources indicate that Umm Kulthum who attended the Event of Karbala was not the daughter of [[Lady Fatima (a)]]. [[Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin]] says, "[[Imam 'Ali (a)]] had two daughters called Umm Kulthum, one of them was Umm Kulthum Kubra, the daughter of Lady Fatima (a), who passed away before the Event of Karbala, and the other one, whose mother was a handmaiden, attended the Event of Karbala and delivered a sermon in Kufa. She was the wife of [[Muslim b. 'Aqil]]". | ||
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===Martyrdom of Imam 'Ali (a)=== | ===Martyrdom of Imam 'Ali (a)=== | ||
[[ | [[Muhammad Baqi Majlisi|"Allama Majlisi]] writes: | ||
:::Umm Kulthum said, "At the night of [[19 Ramadan]], I prepared two loafs of barley bread, some milk, and some salt for my father to break the fasting. After saying prayers, he (a) attended the food spread. He (a) took one look at his food and cried loudly. He (a) then said, "… O my dear daughter! If you do not take one of these two foods, swear by God, I will eat nothing …." And he (a) ate a loaf of bread and some salt". | :::Umm Kulthum said, "At the night of [[19 Ramadan]], I prepared two loafs of barley bread, some milk, and some salt for my father to break the fasting. After saying prayers, he (a) attended the food spread. He (a) took one look at his food and cried loudly. He (a) then said, "… O my dear daughter! If you do not take one of these two foods, swear by God, I will eat nothing …." And he (a) ate a loaf of bread and some salt". | ||