Sermon of Ameerul Momineen (asws) at the
Burial of Syeda (sa)
After Moula Ali (asws) had placed Syeda (sa) in Her grave, He turned towards the grave of RasoolAllah (saw). The way in which Moula Ali (as) spoke the following words tells us how deeply He was saddened by the departure of Syeda (sa).
“O’RasoolAllah (saw)! Peace be upon You and upon Your daughter who has now come to live with You. It was not that long ago when You also departed from this world. Now Your Daughter has come to be with You. O’RasoolAllah (saw)! Since Your Beloved Daughter has departed from this world, I have lost all of My patience. Even though the pain was unbearable at Your departure, I was so very patient when You left Me. Now at the departure of Your Beloved daughter I am again required to endure such great patience. I am the one who prepared Your grave and placed You therein. Your sacred soul departed Your sacred body while Your blessed head was resting upon My chest.
The order of Quran was enough for Me then “inna illahi wa inna illahi rajaoon”. When You departed this world, You left a part of Your heart (Syeda sa) in My Care. Now You have called Her to return to You. Today I have lost My whole universe. I will have to live with this intense pain and suffering forever. Until My Lord reunites Me with You and Your Daughter, I will be unable to find any source of comfort in this world. I have reached the height of sorrow. My heart has been shattered. How quickly this separation came between Us. I complained to My Allah and Your Daughter will tell You how Your ummah (nation) usurped the rights of Your Daughter and became united in the animosity of Your Most Beloved (Syeda sa). When You will ask Her, She will tell You how She had to suffer after Your departure. Her heart is filled with pain and sorrow. She did not reveal this sorrow while She was in this world, but now She will reveal all to You. Verily Allah is the best of planners. Peace be upon both of You.Even if I wanted to leave this grave, I would not be able to because My soul is encompassed by sorrows. If I wanted to remain here forever by Her grave, I also would not be able to do this because I have full belief in the promise Allah has made to those who are patient.
Alas! Patience is the only way. If those cruel and oppressive peoples had not come into power, I would have remained by this grave for all of eternity. Tears would never have stopped flowing from My eyes due to My intense suffering. Allah was the only witness to the burial of Your Beloved Daughter. People ruined Her rights and stole Her inheritance. Even though it has not been that long ago since You left the people, how quickly did they forget She was Your Beloved Daughter.
O’RasoolAllah (saw)! How We complained to Allah. Now there is none except You that can console Your grief stricken Daughter.”