Mentioning The Miscarriage And The Reason For It
1. It has already been stated that al-Maqdisi attributes the miscarriage of al-Muhassan to the Shi`as who state that it was because `Omer beat al-Zahra’ (A.S.).
2. He has said, “And among them is what is narrated by al-Balathiri, whose statement is famous among the Shi`a, saying that `Omer squeezed Fatima (A.S.) behind the door till she miscarried Muhassan despite everyone’s knowledge of her father’s statement: ‘She is part of me; whoever hurts her hurts me.’”1
3. `Imad ad-Din al-Tabari (one of the 7th century scholars) has said the following: “And they have said that Fatima (A.S.) miscarried Muhassan because `Omer beat her on her stomach.”2
4. Sayyid Taj ad-Din Ali ibn Ahmed al-Husaini (one of the four scholars of the 11th Hijri century) has said, “The reason for her death is the beating which she received in the aftermath of which she miscarried the fetus.”3
Listing the sons of Ali (A.S.), he said, “... And the miscarried son whom the Prophet (A.S.) named Muhassan in his own lifetime even prior to birth.”4
5. Ali ibn Muhammed al-`Umari, the genealogist, has said, “And they did not count Muhassan because he was born dead. Shi`as have reported the incident of al-Muhassan and of how his mother was kicked. I have found some genealogy books referring to al-Muhassan by name without saying anything about such kicking from a venue upon which I rely.”5
6. According to some, “And her sons are: al-Hasan (A.S.), al-Husain (A.S.), and al-Muhassan who was miscarried. According to Al-Ma`arif by Ibn Qutaybah, Muhassan was damaged because of the pressure of Qunfath al-`Adawi.”6
In another place, he said, “So Fatima (A.S.) gave birth to al-Hasan (A.S.), al-Husain (A.S.) and al-Muhassan whom she miscarried.”7
7. Ali (A.S.) is also quoted as having said, “... And Muhassan will come, drenched in his blood, carried by Khadija daughter of Khuwaylid and Fatima (A.S.) daughter of Asad... and Gabriel will announce the name of Muhassan who will say, `I am wronged, so redress!’ The Messenger of Allah (A.S.) will take Muhassan in his hands and raise him to the heavens as he says..., etc.”8
8. He (A.S.) is also quoted in a tradition saying, “... and the killer of Fatima (A.S.), and the killer of al-Muhassan..., etc.”9
9. He (A.S.) is also quoted as having said, “... So he kicked her with his foot, and she was pregnant by a son named al-Muhassan, causing her to miscarry al-Muhassan.”10
10. He (A.S.) is also quoted as having said, “And the reason for her death is that Qunfath, slave of the man (of Abu Bakr) pinched her with his sword’s scabbard according to his master’s orders, causing her to miscarry Muhassan.”11
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TRAGEDY OF AL-ZAHRA’ (A.S.). DOUBTS CAST AND REBUTTALS
By: Ayatullah `Allama Sayyid Ja’far Murtada al-`Amili
Translated from the Arabic By: Yasin T. al-Jibouri
Published By: Imam Hussain Foundation
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1Ithbat al-Hudat, Vol. 2, p. 370. Al-Bayadi (may Allah have mercy on him), Al-Sirat al-Mustaqim, Vol. 3, p. 12.
2Kamil Baha’i (in Persian), p. 309.
3Al-Tatimma fa Tawarakh al-A’imma, p. 28 (1412 A.H. edition), p. 28 (distributed by Dar al-Kitab al-Islami, Beirut, Lebanon).
4Ibid., p. 39.
5Al-Mujdi fa Ansab al-Talibiyyan, p. 12.
6Ibn Shahr ashab, Al-Manaqib, Vol. 3, p. 407 (published by Dar al-Adwa’). Al-Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 43, pp. 237, 233. Al-`Awalim, Vol. 11, p. 539.
7Ibn Shahr ashab, Manaqib al Aba Talib. Refer also to p. 91, Vol. 42 of Bihar al-Anwar.
8Fatima al-Zahra’: Bahjat Qalb al-Mustafa, Vol. 2, p. 532. Nawa’ib al-Duhar, p. 192.
9Al-Ikhtisas, pp. 343-44. Kamil al-Ziyarat, pp. 326-27. Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 25, p. 373. Basa’ir al-Darajat.
10Al-Ikhtisas, pp. 184-85. Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 29, p. 192. Al-Muqarram, Wafat al-Siddaqa AL-ZAHRA’ (A.S.), p. 78.
