 Imagine that you are in the city of Medina in the 11th year after Hidra. Our Prophet, Salallahu alayhi wa alayhi, he has just passed away and the event of Saqifah has just occurred. Now the Shia of Imam Ali alayhi salam are being forced to give bait to the new ruler. I want to know what would you do in this situation? Would you, for example, give bait under Taqiyyah and help the Ahlul Bayt, alayhim salam, in secret? Would you speak out, risking your life and the lives of maybe even your friends and family? Or would you do something else? I would go to my Imam, Imam Ali alayhi salam, and I would ask him what he wants from me and what I should do as a person that follows him. And I would seek Fatimah al-Zahra to see how I should act upon this tragedy. Yeah, of course the Imams, the Ahlul Bayt, alayhim salam, they are there to guide us. So naturally we would want to go to them and ask them what should we do? I want you now to picture that you are standing outside the house of Fatimah al-Zahra, alayhim salam. This house that saw Jibra'il alayhim salam come down from the heavens and give the revelation where our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa alayhi used to come to that house and greet Amir al-Muhmi, kiss Fatimah al-Zahra, and cuddle Imam Hassan al-Rusayn alayhim salam. I want you to picture that you see the enemy come towards the house and you hear that the threat is made. And Fatimah al-Zahra alayhim salam, she refuses to let them inside. I want you now to picture that the door has been pushed on her and you hear her scream and now the house is being set on fire. How would you feel seeing such an awful sight and how do you think you would react to that? I would try to protect Fatimah al-Zahra. I would want to stand in front of her. It's such a horrific thing to witness this 18 year old girl the beloved of our Prophet oppressed in such a manner. I want you now to picture that the attack is over and you walk into the house of Lady Fatimah alayhim salam and you see her lying on the ground in pain and her children are around her and they are crying and they are scared. What do you think you would do to make that situation easier or more bearable? I would say that they are the household of the Prophet. They are the enemy, they are the purest of the purest. I would try to make Hassan al-Hussain quieter and make them feel better. I would try to make Fatimah al-Zahra feel better. I now want you to finally imagine sister that again you are in Medina yet this time you are with Imam Mehdi may Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala hasten his reappearance. I want you to imagine that you are walking beside him and he is taking you somewhere and you say to him Yabna Rasulullah where are you taking me and he says to you I am taking you to the grave of my grandmother Fatimah alayhim salam. Now none of us know where our lady is buried. She was oppressed so much in her life that she told Imam alayhim salam in her final words bury me at night so that those who are pressed and hurt me cannot pray over my grave. I want you to imagine that now you are standing in front of that blessed grave that garden of Jannah. If you could say anything to her what would you say? I wouldn't need to say anything because you would know what is my heart. I would just stand there, smell the fragrance of Jannah and I would just try to take a bit of her dust and put it on my face for Tabarak and I will ask her for Shafa'ah and forgiveness. Our Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa alayhi would say whenever he missed the scent of Jannah he would smell his daughter Fatimah alayhi salam and I pray that we all lived to see that day where we may smell that scent of her grave.