Ali(a) how the angel Jibra’il descended on him bearing a message from God that he should marry Fatimah to Ali with 500 pieces of silver and asked him if he was ok with this. Ali(a) replied, “Oh Messenger of God I am happy with this.” The people congratulated the couple and then the Prophet conducted his sermon and performed the wedding ceremony, starting a fruitful union. Earlier in the day the Prophet arranged that a new dress be bought for Fatimah(s) for the wedding ceremony. The same night that the dress was gifted to her, a poor person came to the door and asked for clothes. Fatimah(s)
had two sets of clothing, one a brand new one gifted to her for her wedding and another that she wore and had seen better days. She wanted to give the old dress but she remembered a verse from the Qur’an: “One would not reach the maximum piety if she does not give in charity from what she likes.” (3:92) So she took off her new dress and gave it to the woman. It is said that on the same night, angels came to the Prophet bringing another salutation from God and a gift, but this time it was a salutation for Fatimah(s) and a new dress to replace the one she had given away.l
Illustrator Ghazaleh Kamrani
August 2018
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