Wahabis have stated in one of their objections as follows:
In 1371 A.H., after nearly 1400 years, the Majlis Shura Islamic (Iranian
Parliament) suddenly discovered an important secret: that Lady Fatima Zahra (s)
did not die a natural death, on the contrary, she was martyred. It was this
point that members of the parliament announced that now the word of martyrdom
would be mentioned instead of demise and declared a holiday on this day and
through this step they rendered the greatest blow to the unity of Islam.
In reply to this weak and baseless objection, it is necessary to
pay attention to two important points:
Demise is a word, which includes natural death and martyrdom.
This topic is also found in instances like the martyrdom of
Amirul Momineen (a), Imam Husain (a), Ja’far Tayyar (a), His Eminence, Hamza,
chief of the martyrs and also with regard to the second and third Ahle Sunnat
Caliphs.
Whereas no one has claimed regarding Amirul Momineen (a), Imam
Husain (a), Ja’far Tayyar and His Eminence, Hamza, chief of the martyrs that
they died a natural death.
In a large number of Shia and Sunni traditional sources, it is
seen that the word of ‘demise; is used in connection with the martyrdom of
Amirul Momineen (a). For example:
Imam Husain (a), after the passing away of his father, lived with
his brother, Imam Hasan (a) for ten years and another ten years after that.[1]
Is the implication of the above statement that Amirul Momineen (a)
was not martyred by the sword? And that he died in his bed?
Although the same topic is found in Ahle Sunnat traditional
reports, but due to its importance in Shia books we are content only to mention
it.
