Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

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~hahabi'~~, Ibn al-~awzi'~~ and ad-~i~arbakri'~'. The marriage16'
was also mentioned in books of biography, such as Ibn ~ ajar'~~, Ibn
~a'd'" and Asad al-Ghibah. Professor Abu Mu'idh al-Isma'eeli, in
his book Zawiij 'Umar ibn al-Khactrib min Umm Kulthoom bint 'Ali
ibn Abi Tiilib (rdiya Alliihu 'anhu) Haqeeqah wa laysa Iftiri' (The
Marriage of 'Umar ibn al-Kha@b to Umm Kulthoom the daughter of
'Ali ibn Abi Tilib is a Fact and not a Fabrication), examined the
reports in the sources of both the Shia and Ah1 asSunnah, and he
refuted the specious arguments that were raised concerning this
blessed marriage. I have written about Umm Kulthoom, including
some of her biography and her deeds at the time of 'Umar (&), in
my book Fajl al-KhitLibfi Seerat Ameer al-Mu'mineen 'Umar ibn al-
KhanGb: Shakh~iyahchu wu 'Asruhu.
Umm Kulthoorn bint 'Ali bore 'Umar a daughter named
Ruqayyah and a son named Zayd. The companions of Zayd ibn 'Umar
narrated that he was present when a fight broke out one night among
some people fromBanu 'Adiyy ibn Ka'b. Zayd went out to them to try
to reconcile between them; he received a blow that made his head
bleed, and he died instantly. His mother was so aggrieved by his killing
that she immediately fell unconscious and died. Umm Kulthoom and
her son Zayd ibn 'Umar were buried at the same time. Al-Hasan ibn
'Ali ihn Abi T%b made Abdullah ibn 'Umar ibn al-Khagih go
forward to lead the funeral prayer, and he prayed behind him.'65
2.6. "0 daughter of the Messenger of Allah,
no one in this world is dearer to us than
your father, and no one after your father
is dearer to us than you."
It was narrated that Aslam al-'Adawi said: "When allegiance
was sworn to Abu Bakr (a) after the death of the Prophet (g), 'Ali
and az-Znbayr ibn al-'Awwh went to Fztimah (a) to consult with