The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #25 December 2014 | Page 43

and elevate the people around
them. This can only be attained
from a place of CHOOSING purity.
It is all a choice. This seems to
have been kept a secret from
people by the people who benefit
from the sheep mentality. The
like of whom was demonstrated
after the house of Sayyida
Fatima Zahra (a.s) was burnt
and as a political gesture Abu
Bakr and Umar went towards
the house of Ali (a.s) to apologise
to Sayyida Fatima Zahra (a.s),
the complete history is recorded
in Kitab e Sulaym ibne Qays al
Hilali, before they left, she said in
their presence, " O Allah, these
two have hurt me. I am
complaining about these two to
you and to your Messenger. By
God, I cannot ever be happy with
you two until I meet my father,
the Messenger of Allah, and tell
him whatever you two have
done. They will decide
concerning you both. It is said
that at that time Abu Bakr cried
loudly, I am destroyed! And
became really frightened, so
Umar said, O caliph of the
Messenger, are you frightened
by what a woman is saying?
As you can see the sexist,
misogynistic arab mentality
remained, for it was the same

Umar speaking here who