 The name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful, respected viewers, brothers and sisters in Islam, may the peace and blessings of Allah SWT be upon you. Today we will start a discussion regarding women in Islamic history. Today we will discuss the life of Sayyidin Narjas, the mother of Imam al-Mahdi al-Hassalam. It is truly astonishing and extraordinary how Allah SWT chooses certain individuals who have been created as normal human beings to become part of the life of God's greatest creations, which are the prophets and the Ahlul Bayt al-Hassalam. Among these individuals is a woman who Allah SWT bestowed numerous traits and characteristics, making her worthy of becoming the mother of the 12th Imam. Being the most pure of the then European nations and races, Sayyidin Narjas was a Roman princess that was destined to go to the streets of Baghdad to become owned by the most pure of men, the 11th Imam, Imam Hassan al-Asgari, whom she later married. However, many of you may wonder, how did a Roman princess come all the way to become sold in the streets of Baghdad? This is where one of the most beautiful stories to have ever been told begins. Sayyidin Narjas, al-Hassalam's real name was Malika, the daughter of Yahshua, the son of Caesar, the king of the Romans, and her mother was a descendant of Shimean, the disciple of Jesus, the son of Mary al-Hassalam. At the age of 13, Malika was to be married off to her grandfather's nephew in Rome. Many guests were invited, and the most important individuals were invited. However, as the ceremony began, the castle shook, causing many of the crosses and pillars to fall in crash, resulting in the injury of the soon to become groom. Becoming extremely angry and frustrated at the situation, the king ordered for his granddaughter to be married off to the other brother. Again, the palace began shaking, causing even further damages, which resulted in everyone running away from the ceremony. That night, Sayyida Malika saw in her dreams the same morning ceremony that had taken place earlier in the palace. However, this time she saw that sitting on the throne was Jesus al-Hassalam and his disciples. At that time, Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, entered with Imam al-Hassalam and eleven of his sons. Jesus al-Hassalam advanced to receive them and embraced Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. Prophet Muhammad said to Jesus, O Spirit of God, I come to you to engage your disciple, Shimeon's daughter, Malika, to this son of mine, pointing out to Imam Hassan al-Askiri al-Hassalam and the writer of this letter. Then Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, ascended the tribune and gave an elegant speech and conducted by marriage ceremony to his son. With Jesus al-Hassalam as well as a prophet and the disciples stood as witnesses. When Sayyida Narjis awoke, she became very confused at what she had just seen. However, her dreams later on revealed everything to her. Fourteen nights later, Narjis al-Hassalam had another dream. It was as if Sayyida Fatima al-Hassalam, Mary, mother of Jesus, along with another son of Imam al-Hassalam, had a dream. It was as if Sayyida Fatima al-Hassalam, Mary, mother of Jesus, along with a number of maids of honor, came to visit her. Sayyida Maryam al-Hassalam then said, this is Fatima, your husband's mother. Narjis embraced her and cried and complained that Imam Hassan al-Askiri had not come to her. She said that her son would not visit as long as Narjis was of a different religion and that she needed to embrace Islam to see him. Upon waking from her dream, Sayyida Narjis al-Hassalam became Muslim by reciting what was necessary. One night in one of her dreams, Sayyida Narjis al-Hassalam saw Imam Hassan al-Askiri and told her that on a specific day, her grandfather would send a large army to fight the Muslims. When that happens, she was to follow them and disguise herself as a maid. When that day finally came, Sayyida Narjis al-Hassalam did as Imam told her to do in the dream, and she found herself being surrounded by a large group of the Muslim army and then were taken as captives. While being held as a captive, she changed her name from Malika to Narjis and refused to be sold to anyone unless she was sure it was Imam himself. At that time, knowing what had happened, Imam Ali al-Hadi, Imam Hassan's father, sent Bishar al-Ansari to the market with an important letter. The letter was written in the Roman language and inside it had 220 golden dinars. He told him to wait for a ship that had captive women in it and to go to a slave trade named Omar ibn Yazid al-Nakhas. There, he will see a girl who will speak in the Roman language and will cry out to defend her chastity. Doing as he was told, Bishar ended up meeting Sayyida Narjis al-Hassalam, and as soon as she read the Imam's letter, she began to weep and was sold to the Imam. On the way back to the Imam, Bishar asked Narjis whom she was, and she told him that she was the granddaughter of the King of Rome, and she revealed her entire story. Upon arriving at the home of Imam Ali al-Hadi, Sayyida Narjis al-Hassalam was informed that she was to have a child who will roll the east and the west and will fill the earth with justice and equity as it was filled with injustice and tyranny. She was told that she was to marry Imam Hassan al-Askari as promised in her previous dreams. This magnificent and beautiful story of Sayyida Narjis al-Hassalam and how she became to be the wife of the Imam reveals countless lessons. The first one being devouted and dedicated for the right cause, even though what she had seen was simply a dream. Sayyida Narjis al-Hassalam's love towards the new religion she believed in and the Ahl al-Bait al-Hassalam caused her to take on the trial of becoming a slave, taken as a captive and sold in the slave market. While being a princess in reality, from her holy journey, it is also extremely important for us to realize that although she made it seem as if she was still following the religion of her ancestors, she still chose to wear the correct and modest covering. After marrying Imam Hassan al-Askari and becoming pregnant with his child, Sayyida Narjis al-Hassalam was to inform no one of the pregnancy and by God's will, she never appeared to be pregnant even when the baby was due to be born. That was because the enemies of the Ahl al-Bait al-Hassalam did not want any future generations of members of the Ahl al-Bait as they saw them as major threats. When Imam al-Mahdi, adjala Allah al-Firaj Al-Sharif was born, the Imam's holy home shown with divine lights and Narjis al-Hassalam witnessed her newborn child kneel towards the Qiblah and said, I testify that there is no God but Allah. I also believe in a single unique God and there is no partner for him. I testify that my ancestor is the messenger of God and I testify that my father, the commander of the believers was a proof of God. He then named all the Imams in order and finally said, Oh God Almighty, please fulfill your promise for me and help me finish my duty. Make my steps constant and firm and spread your justice and equity all over the world at my hand. No one except Imam, his aunt, Saida Narjis al-Hassalam and a few of the Imam's closest companions knew of Imam al-Mahdi which is where another beautiful lesson is revealed. In order for Saida Narjis to have been chosen as a wife of the Imam and the mother of the savior of this world, she not only needed to be devoted but as well as possess an immense amount of loyalty and had to be extremely trustworthy. From the life of this amazing role model who Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta'ala chose to become remembered, many valuable and remarkable lessons can be learned and applied to our everyday lives. It is through the actions of these certain individuals that the message of Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta'ala was carried out the way it was meant to be carried out. Thank you dear viewers for tuning in and we hope to see you next time.