Lady Masoumeh (sa)

The Sister of Imam Reza (as)

Lady Masoumeh (sa) was about 10 years old when her father Imam Musa Kazim (as) passed away.

After her father's death, Lady Masoumeh (sa) had a strong connection with her brother Imam Reza (as).

When the "Kholafeyeh Abbassee" forced Imam Reza to go to Mashhad, She (sa) became separated from her brother.

After a year of being distant from Imam Reza, she decided to go and visit him.

Along the way, Lady Masoumeh (sa) became sick and she asked to be taken to Qom; a place where Shia's truly respect Ahlulbayt (as).

When Lady Masoumeh (sa) entered Qom, everyone greeted her with so much respect.

A man named Khazar invited Lady Masoumeh (sa) to her house.

After praying for 17 nights, she passed away. People began to argue over who should burry her (sa). During the whole commotion, two men with face covers put Lady Masoumeh's (sa) body in her grave. Until today, no one knows who those two men were.

Some traditions say there is a possibility that one of those men could have been Imam Reza (as).

There is a saying by Imam Jafar Sadeq: "Qom is our shrine, whoever visits Masoumeh's (sa) shrine, heaven becomes obligatory upon him/her."

Also there is a saying by Imam Reza (as): "Whoever visits Masoumeh's (sa) Holy Shrine it's as if he/she has visited me."

Lady Masoumeh (s.a) sowed the seed of Knowledge everywhere she went

The Ash'aris welcomed Lady Masoumeh (sa) and invited her to their city. After her demise, they built a shrine for her in this city. As the ones who started this great cultural movement, the people of Qom established a center for promoting the teachings of the Holy Prophet's household (as) at that time.

Qom is the city of knowledge. It is the city of jihad, the city of insight.

The insight of the people of Qom is a crucial factor which has revealed itself during past 32 years.

It is interesting that the establishment of the city of Qom resulted from a jihad-like movement accompanied by insight. That is to say, when the Ash'aris settled in this region, they turned it into a center for propagating the teachings of the Holy Prophet's household (as).

They started a cultural jihad in this region. Before they came to Qom, the Ash'aris had already engaged in armed jihad. The leader of the Ash'aris had fought alongside Zayd ibn Ali (as). This was why al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf became furious with them, and they were forced to leave for this region and make it the center of knowledge relying on their efforts, insight and knowledge.

This caused Lady Masoumeh (sa) to express her tendency to stay in Qom when she was passing by. It was all because of the Ash'ari luminaries who were living in this region.

The Ash'aris welcomed Hazrat Masoumeh (sa) and invited her to their city.

After her demise, they built a shrine for her in this city. As the ones who started this great cultural movement, the people of Qom established a center for promoting the teachings of the Holy Prophet's household (as) at that time.

They trained hundreds of religious scholars, hadith experts and exegetes of Islamic and Quranic teachings and send them to different parts of the world of Islam. Knowledge spread from Qom to Khorasan, Iraq and Sham. This shows the insight that the early residents of Qom enjoyed. Qom was established on the basis of insight and jihad.

There is no doubt that Lady Fatima Masoumeh (sa) played an indisputably important role in helping Qom become Qom. She played an undeniable role in helping this historical and religious city gain prominence.

Through her journey among the companions and friends of the infallible Imams (as) and by traveling through different cities and sowing the seeds of knowledge and Wilayat during her journey, especially after arriving in Qom, this honorable lady, this young girl who had been educated by the Holy Prophet's (saw) household, caused Qom to shine as the main stronghold of the teachings of the Holy Prophet's (saw) household during that dark reign of oppressors.

She made this city a stronghold for transferring the light of knowledge and the teachings of the Holy Prophet's (saw) household to the east and west of the world of Islam.