Hazrat Fatimah Masumah (sa) also known as Karimah-e-Ahl-e-Bayt (as) was the daughter of the seventh Imam from Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)’s pro...
Prior to her birth, Imam Ja’far Sadiq (as) spoke of her status:
“Mecca is Allah's sanctuary, Medina is Prophet Muhammad's (pbuh), Kufa is Imam Ali's (as), and Qom will be the sanctuary for one of my descendents; her name shall be Fatimah. Whosoever visits her sanctuary will be rewarded a heavenly paradise.”
Imam Reza (as) said: “Her visitors shall be endowed with paradise” and “Whosoever visits the sanctuary of Fatimah, will be rewarded a heavenly paradise.”
Imam Ar-Reza (as) also said. “Whoever visits her acknowledging her right, is entitled to heaven,”
Another Hadith of the eighth Imam about Hazrat Masumah (sa)’s great status goes that “Whoever does the visit of Masumah (sa) it is as though he/she has visited me.”
It is excessively mentioned in a tradition that whoever visits Al-Masumah (sa) heaven is incumbent upon that person.
The name of this divine lady was Fatima and her nickname was Masoumah. Her father was Imam Musa al-Kazim (AS), the seventh Imam of the Shi'ites and her mother was amed Najma Khatun who was also the mother of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shi'ite Imam.
She was born on first day of the month of Zee al-Qa"adah in the year 173 A.H. in the holy city of Madinah Munawwarah. Her holy father was martyred in the Baghdad prison at the hands of the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid after undergoing long term of imprisonment and tortures. After the martyrdom of her holy father she came under the care of Imam Reza (AS), her elder brother.
In the year 200 A.H., Imam Reza (AS) was forced to leave Madinah Munawwarah by the orders of Mamun,the Abbasid caliph. Imam Reza (AS) came alone to Marv (Khurasan) and did not accompany any of his family members.
In the year 201 A.H., Hazrat Fatimah Masoumah (AS) accompanied by her brothers and other elders from the Ahlul Bayt (AS) left Madinah Munawwarah for Marv (Khurasan) to meet Imam Reza (AS). On their way they were welcomed and greeted by the people of the different cities and villages.
Hazrat Masoumah (AS) like her noble aunt Hazrat Zainab (AS) delivered the message of innocence of her brother Imam Reza (AS) and revealed the evil intentions of the Abbasid caliph to the public. When the caravan reached Saveh a group of armed men who were deputed by Ma'mun, the Abbasid caliph, savagely attacked them and all the brothers of Hazrat Masoumah (AS) were martyred and according to some historical reports she was poisoned and became severely ill.
The inhabitants of Qum who were Shi"ites became very happy that Hazrat Masoumah (AS) is visiting their city and they gave warm welcome to her. Musa bin Khajraj, the doyen of Ashari family in Qum took the rein of the she-camel litter in his hand in which Hazrat Masoumah (AS) was travelling and large number of people gathered around the she-camel litter. Hazrat Masoumah (AS) entered the city of Qum on 23rd Rabi al-Awwal, in the year 201 A.H.
She then resided in the house of Musa bin Khajraj in the locality which is now called as "Maidan Mir".
She remained alive only for 17 days because she was poisoned in Saveh. But even in this condition she spent most of her time in praying and supplicating to Allah (SWT).
The place of her stay and worship in Qum is now situated in the Madrasa Sittiyah and is known as "Bait al-Nur" and is a place of ziyarah for the Shi"ites.
She passed away on 10th Rabi al-Thani, in the year 201 A.H. and she could not meet her elder brother before death. The Shi"ites in Qum greatly mourned her death and she was buried in a place called Bagh-i Babelan, which at that time was located outside the city.
When the grave was ready there arose a difference that who should keep the body of Hazrat Masoumah (AS) in the grave. It is reported that suddenly two men whose face were covered and riding the horses came to that place and performed the Salaat-e Mayyit ( the prayers for the dead person) and then one of them went in the grave and the other person gave the body of Hazrat Masoumah (AS) to that standing person in the grave who laid her to rest in the grave.
After the burial ceremony was over both those persons without talking to anybody sat on their horse and went away. It is said that those two holy personalities who performed the burial ceremony for Hazrat Masoumah (AS) were Imam Reza (AS) and Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Jawad (AS). According to sacred rules the burial ceremony of an infallible has to be performed by another infallible person for example the burial ceremony of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (AS) was performed by Amir al-Muminin Imam Ali (AS).
After the burial of Hazrat Masoumah (AS), Musa bin Khajraj built a shed over the grave made out of mat. In the year 256 A.H., Hazrat Zainab (AS), the daughter of Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Jawad (AS) constructed a dome over the grave of her aunt Hazrat Masoumah (AS).
Since the burial of that divine lady of Islam in Qum, the holy grave of her have become a centre of pilgrimage for the lovers of the Holy Ahlul Bayt (AS).
