Introduction

Author’s Introduction

Choosing the Tragedy of al-Zahra’ as a Topic

To The Reader

Preface

Part 1: Al-Zahra’ (sa) And Her Tragedy

Part 2: Al-Zahra’ (sa) And The Unknown

Part 3- Digression: Khalid ibn al-Walid and his Father

Part 4: What Al-Mufid Says

Part 5: Kashifal-Ghita’ And Sharafud-Din

Part 6: “Their Love And Respect Deter Them”

Part 7:  Why Did Al-Zahra’ Have To Open The Door?

Part 8: From Here And There

Part 9: “I Know Not About The Nail...”

Texts And Legacies

Texts And Legacies From The Fourteen Infallible Ones

Oppressing Al-Zahra’: Centuries-Old Sectarian Arguments

Al-Muhsin In Texts And Legacies

Incident In The Wording Of Traditionists And Historians

Conclusion

The events which al-Zahra' had to undergo and the tribulations were not
directed against just her own self, or against her personality as an
individual, as much as transgressing firm Islamic principles in order to
reach what those who carried them out could not otherwise reach or
achieve, matters which they had no right to attain. Al- Zahra' in fact,
was a mighty bulwark that stood in the way of the achievement of such
unjustified and illegitimate ambitions. This issue emphasized and
confirmed the illegitimacy and illegality of such ambitions according to
the nation's level of awareness, in her conscience, and in the Islamic
and human consciousness as well. This brief review aims at displaying
those inquiries which produced some sort of doubts among some people
then register observations and provide explanations which clarify things
and, God willing,polish the right image and perfect its necessary
characteristics, providing explanations or answers to other questions or
doubts raised about other issues relevant to al-Zahra' .


Tragedy of al-Zahra’: Doubts and Responses

Conclusion
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It is not easy to change deeply-rooted convictions, whether one reads
one book or a hundred; therefore, we cannot expect all people who read
this book to change their minds about certain figures in Islamic history
who are held by some Muslims in the highest regards, so much so that
whenever their names are mentioned, invocations are pronounced to the
Almighty to be pleased with them. We do not think that the Almighty is
pleased with those who displeased the ones whom He loves the most: His
Prophet and Messenger Muhammed (S) and his immediate family, the Ahl
al-Bayt (as) whom He purified with a perfect purification as we read in
33:33 of His Book, the Holy Qur'an. It is hoped that this book has at
least opened some minds and provided some inquisitive readers, those who
sincerely look for the truth, with the impetus to research its contents
and to distinguish truth from falsehood. If we have achieved this goal,
we have won; if not, at least we tried.


