Chapter 8 Intense Grief and Lamentation of Sayyedah Fatemah al Zahra (s.a.) in Separation of her Father

 
When the Prophet of Allah (s.a.w.s.) passed away, every big & small person, whether man or woman, were deeply affected and all throughout Madinah changed into a piece of mourning, grief and lamentation. Floods of tears flowed from the eyes of men and from every quarter of Madinah the voices of weeping andlamentation was heard. People were wailing similar to the pilgrims who adorn the Ehram and recite the Praises of Allah (s.w.t.). There was no man or woman, except that they wept, and this heart-rending sorrow was hard upon the family of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.), and particularly for Amirul Mo’meneen Imam Ali (a.s.), his cousin and brother. The grief of the separation of the Prophet (s.a.w.s.) was such etreme upon Imam Ali (a.s.), that if these sorrows had descended upon the mountains, they would not have the power to bear. And some of his family members were somewhat in a bad statethat they could not take care of themselves, grief and restlessness had worn away their patience & intellect and had deprived them of the power of hearing & speech. While also the other men, apart from the progeny of Abdul Muttalib, some of them wept and some had turned restless.
 
But among all men none could equal the grief and sorrow of Sayyedah Zahra (s.a.). Her sorrow was such deep that none, except Allah (s.w.t.), has the power to perceive it. Her sorrow would increase each hour and each day, and her lamention would become severe, while the voice of her wailing would not be silent. While the scorching of her heart would not cool, and each day that would dawn, her lamentation would increase more than the previous day.