CHAPTER TWO Fadak In its real and symbolic meaning Yes, Fadak was in our hands out of all what was under the sky but some people felt greedy for it and others withheld themselves from it. (Fatima’s husband) Amirul Mu’mineen[1] The location Fadak was a village in Hijaz. Between Fadak and Medina there was a distance of two days and it was said three days. It was a Jewish land in the beginning of its history.[2] It was inhabited by some Jews until the seventh year of hijra when Allah cast terror into their hearts and they made peace with the Prophet by giving him a half of Fadak. Also it was mentioned that they gave him the entire Fadak.[3] [1] Nahjul Balagha; Arranged by Subhi as-Salih, p.416 [2] Mu’jamul Buldan by Yaqout al-Hamawi, vol.4 p.238-239. [3] Refer to Futoohul Buldan by al-Balatheri p.42-46 to see that the people of Fadak had made peace with the Prophet for the half of Fadak and that it was a pure property of the Prophet because he did not get it by war to be considered as booty for the Muslims. In page 46 the author said: “In two hundred and ten of hijra the Abbasid caliph al-Ma’moon bin Haroon ar-Rasheed paid it back to the Fatimites. He wrote to his wali of Medina Qathm bin Ja’far ordering him to do that…”
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