Bayt al-Ahzan (Arabic: بَيْت ٱلْأَحْزَان, romanized: Bayt al-Aḥzān) literally means "House of the Sorrows",[1][2] is a structure which has been destroyed in the Al-Baqi Cemetery in Medinah, the Hejaz.[3][4] Bayt al-Ahzan is located at the south of ‘Abbas ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib[dubious ];[5][6] and likewise behind the court of four Shia Imams in Baqi', namely: Hasan ibn Ali, Zayn al-Abidin, Muhammad al-Baqir and Ja'far as-Sadiq.[7]
History
Considering that Fatimah al-Zahra was so sorrowful of her father's passing away and used to cry a lot for him,[8] then her husband Ali built a structure (Bayt al-Ahzan) for her to mourn her father there.[9][10]
Bayt al-Ahzan is considered the third probable place --after Al-Masjid an-Nabawi and al-Baqi' cemetery-- to be the grave place of Fatimah's grave.[11][12] This building was demolished after the (second) attack of Wahhabists to Hejaz and the occupation of Medina in 1926 (1344 A.H.).[13]
Meaning
The word bayt (بَیْت) in Arabic means "home",[14] and the word "Ahzan" is the plural form of Hozn (sorrow) which means sorrows;[15] and this phrase (Bayt al-Ahzan) altogether means the home of sorrows.[16]
See also
- Bayt al-Mawlid, the house where Muhammad is believed to have been born
- Book of Fatimah
- Sermon of Fadak given by Fatimah
- Muhammad's children
References
- ^ "What is the meaning of Bayt al-Ahzan?". Sibtayn.com. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- ^ Encyclopedia lib.eshia.ir Retrieved 10 Nov 2018
- ^ Beit al-Ahzan Beit al-Ahzan aviny.com Retrieved 12 Nov 2018
- ^ Destruction of Baqi' (and Bayt-al-Ahzan) by Wahhabists hadana.ir Retrieved 12 Nov 2018
- ^ The mosque of Fatimah hajj.ir Retrieved 12 Nov 2018
- ^ Bayt-al-Ahzan, a fact which won't be forgotten farsnews.com Retrieved 12 Nov 2018
- ^ Hesam al-Saltanah, Dalil al-Anam, P. 152
- ^ Majlisi, Bihar al-Anwar, Vol. 43, P. 177
- ^ The constitution of Daeratul-Ma'aref al-Fiqh al-Islamiah, Jahan-Islam encyclopedia, Vol. 1. P. 2368
- ^ Baytul Ahzan lib.eshia.ir Retrieved 17 Nov 2018
- ^ Khalili, Encyclopedia of al-Atabat al-Moqaddasah, the section of al-Medina al-Monawarah, P. 284-285
- ^ Sakhavi, al-Tuhfah al-Latifah, Vol.1, P. 41
- ^ Panjah Safar-Nameh, Vol. 3, P. 196
- ^ An unforgettable fact, Bayt al-Ahzan hawzah.net Retrieved 17 Nov 2018
- ^ The meaning of Ahzan almaany.com Retrieved 17 Nov 2018
- ^ The meaning of Bayt al-Ahzan vajehyab.com Retrieved 17 Nov 2018
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