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The Queen Zubaida of Baghdad

The Mausoleum of Queen Zubaida of Baghdad

by

Mohammed Abdul Hafeez


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Hyderabad, ndia

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© MOHAMMED ABDUL HAFEEZ

First Published 1437/21!

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!reface

his is brie) bi&"r('hy b&&0 &) Queen Zubaida of

Baghdad (+d it is #ery &ld re*&rd )r&, hist&ry b&&0s (+d .hi*h

is .ritte+ i+ Urdu l(+"u("e (+d tr(+sl(ted by ,e )irst ti,e i+t&

E+"lish$

his is ( s,(ll b&&0 i+ .hi*h there (re bi&"r('hy det(ils &)

Queen Zubaida of Baghdad (re (dded (+d i+ this b&&0 there(re s&,e "re(t (*hie#e,e+ts &) this "re(t Queen Zubaida of

Baghdad .hi*h (re +&t yet 0+&.+ t& the "e+er(l 'ers&+s (+d

&ther 'ers&+s (re 'ublished i+ ( #ery i+teresti+" style s& )&r this

re(s&+ the re(ders .ill )i+d "re(t i+terest (+d (tte+ti&+ i+ this

,(tter$

Fr&, the (be )(*ts (+d det(ils- i) the re(ders .ill st(rts

re(di+" this b&&0s )irst '("e (+d .ill +&t st&' its re(di+" tillthey .ill re(*h its l(st '("e (s i+ this b&&0 s&,e i+teresti+"

e#e+ts (+d (s .ell (s e+de(#&urs &) Queen Zubaida of

Baghdad (re (dded (+d .h& .(s '(ssed (.(y )r&, the .&rld

,(+y *e+turies ("&$

E#e+ th&u"h this is ( s,(ll b&&0 but due t& its i,'&rt(+*e it

is s& "re(t due t& *er("e &) ,(+y i+teresti+" e#e+ts (+d

'&siti#e i+)&r,(ti&+ i+ it s& it is li0e (+ &*e(+ &) 0+&.led"e

(+d i+)&r,(ti&+ (b&ut "re(t uee+ &) B("h(d(d (+d .h& .(s

'(ssed (.(y )r&, the .&rld u'&+ d&i+" her "re(t e+de(#&urs

(+d ,(+y h(rd t(s0s (+d .&r0 &) sl(, i+ the (re( &) the

M(00(h re"i&+ (s .ell i+ s&,e &ther +(ti#e st(tes &) Ar(bi(

duri+" the H(sh,ite )(,ily rule &) B("hd(d$ & this b&&0 is


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s,(ll &+e but it .ill 'rese+t the &*e(+ &) 0+&.led"e (+d

i+)&r,(ti&+ )&r the "uid(+*e &) 'e&'le t&.(rds the ri"ht '(th &)

sl(,$

his b&&0 is edited (+d )&r,(tted (s 'er the "re(t b&&0 5 Muslim saints and Mystics‘ 6(dh0irt(l Aliy(h by F(rid (l di+

Att(r .hi*h is #ery )(,&us i+ the 8ester+ .&rld (,&+" the

E+"lish 0+&.i+" 'ers&+s$ & )&r this re(s&+ there .ill be s&,e

s,(ll di))ere+*es i+ it .hile *&,'(ri+" .ith the Urdu b&&0s

(+d its liter(ture$ he (i, &) this b&&0 is t& 'rese+t i+ the

8ester+ .&rld .here there is "re(t se(r*h (+d de,(+d &) the

b&&0s &) u)is, (+d bi&"r('hies &) h&ly s(i+ts .h& li#ed (+d

s'e+t their e+tire li#es )&r the 're(*hi+" (+d 'r&'("(ti&+ &) sl(,i* reli"i&+ i+ (ll *&r+ers &) the .&rld (s 'er tr(diti&+ (+d

'r(*ti*e &) All(hs l(st 'r&'het$

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The canal of Zubaida in Ma""ah

t is ( 'eri&d &) the se*&+d *e+tury &) He"ir( sl(,i* *(le+d(r

i+ (ll *&r+ers &) the .&rld there .ere shi+i+" the r(ys &) thesl(,i* reli"i&+$ he *&+tr&l er &) the sl(,i* 0i+"d&, .(s i+

the h(+ds &) *(li'h H(ru+ (l9:(shid$ Fr&, (ll *&r+ers &) the

.&rld the Musli,s (re #isiti+" M(00(h but (t th(t ti,e- there

.(s ( sh&rt("e &) .(ter su''ly i+ the h&ly *ity &) M(00(h$ he

'il"ri,s (+d the l&*(l 'e&'le &) M(00(h (re h(rdly (ble t& "et

.(ter su''ly i+ the 'il"ri,s *ity &) M(00(h$ Duri+" th(t ti,e-

;uee+ Zub(id( bi+ 'e+ses$ his is her "re(t .&r0 .hi*h she h(s d&+e

(+d .hi*h .ill be re,e,bered till the e+d &) the .&rld$

Her re(l +(,e .(s U,


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)&r"&tte+ her &ri"i+(l +(,e$ he .(s #ery be(uti)ul (s .ell (s

#ery .ise (+d te,'t(ti&+ .&,(+$ he .(s ,(rried t& *(li'h

H(ru+ (l9:(shid i+ the He"ir( ye(r 1!@$

Duri+" the ye(r .he+ ;uee+ Zub(id( .(s 'er)&r,ed H(== 'il"ri,("e (+d (t th(t ti,e there .(s ( sh&rt("e &) .(ter su''ly

i+ the h&ly *ity &) M(00(h$ he 'il"ri,s (+d the l&*(l 'e&'le

(re h(rdly (ble t& "et .(ter su''ly i+ the 'il"ri,s *ity &)

M(00(h$ & she .(s see+ the (be .(ter su''ly 'r&ble, i+

M(00(h *ity by her &.+ eyes there$ & )&r this re(s&+- she .(s

"i#e+ the &rder t& di" &+e .(ter *(+(l i+ M(00(h *ity$ Als&- her

hel' (+d )(*ilit(ti&+ .ith the 'e&'le &) M(00(h (+d H(==

'il"ri,s .ere #ery 0i+d (+d sy,'(theti*$ 8he+ there .(s )i+(li?ed the *(+(l 'l(+ &) M(00(h the+ she

h(s *(lled )&r the e+"i+eers )r&, di))ere+t (re(s$ t .(s 'l(++ed

t& st(rt t& di" ( *(+(l )r&, &+e 'l(*e &) 3@ 0il&,eters (.(y (+d

.hi*h is &+ the +&rth9e(ster+ side i+ the (re( &) the #(lley &)

Hu+(i+ )r&, 'l(*e


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*(+(l 'r&=e*t )&r the .illi+"+ess (+d 'le(sure &) All(h &+ly

(+d this *(+ be )&u+d by this )(*t th(t .he+ the 'l(++i+" &) the

*&+stru*ti&+ &) Zub(id( *(+(l st(rted (+d the *hie) e+"i+eer &)

the 'r&=e*t #isited her (+d t&ld her th(t he 'r&=e*t )&r .hi*hy&u h(#e "i#e+ &rder (+d )&r .hi*h there .ill be hu"e e>'e+ses

(re reuired t& be i+*urred i+ this ,(tter$ Be*(use )&r the

*&,'leti&+ &) this 'r&=e*t it is reuired t& re,e the bi"

,&u+t(i+s (+d *ut &)) bi" st&+es (s .ell (s hills (+d )&r ,(0i+"

le#eli+" there (re reuired t& "& thr&u"h ,(+y &bst(*les i+ this

'r&=e*t$M(+y hu+dred l(b&rers (re reuired t& .&r0 d(y (+d

+i"ht the+ this 'r&=e*t .ill be *&,'leted s&&+$ U'&+ he(ri+" (ll

det(ils ;uee+ Zub(id( t&ld her t& re'ly i+ this ,(tter (+d )r&,.hi*h her de*isi&+9,(0i+" '&.er (+d her ut,&st i+terest is

sh&.+ i+ this ,(tter$ he t&ld *hie) e+"i+eer &) the *(+(l 'r&=e*t

th(t A,(l(h( .(lu 0(+(t ?(r(b(t )(s b( Di+(r$ t ,e(+s t&

st(rt the .&r0 e#e+ there .ill be (+ e>'e+diture &) &+e Di+(r )&r

e(*h (+d e#ery stri0e &) (+ (>e$

& i+ this .(y .he+ M(00(h *(+(l 'r&=e*t .(s )i+ished the+

the su'er#is&rs (+d i+9*h(r"e &) the 'r&=e*t .ere 'rese+ted thedet(ils &) (,&u+t &) e>'e+diture t& the ;uee+ &) B("hd(d

Zub(id( (+d she .(s (t th(t ti,e i+ her '(l(*e (t the b(+0 &)

ri#er i"ris (+d she h(s *&lle*ted (ll '('ers by her h(+d i+ .hi*h

there .ere det(ils &) e>'e+diture &) the *(+(l 'r&=e*t &) M(00(h

.ere re*&rded (+d she h(s thr&.+ (ll &) the, i+ the ri#er i"ris

.ith&ut seei+" the, (+d she s(id Oh L&rd &) the .&rld did

+&t *he*0 (**&u+t det(ils i+ the .&rld (+d s& C&u (ls& d& +&t

*he*0 ,y (**&u+t det(ils &+ the d(y &) the =ud"e,e+t$

& i+ this .(y- ;uee+ Zub(id( .(s *&,'leted "re(t *(+(l

'r&=e*t &) M(00(h (+d she h(s s&l#ed .(ter s*(r*ity 'r&ble, &)

the 'e&'le M(00(h (s .ell H(== 'il"ri,s i+ M(00(h$ M(y All(h

(**e't the *(+(l 'r&=e*t &) M(00(h (s ( 'r&'iti(t&ry &))eri+" i+


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her )(#&r$ he three ,('s &) Zub(id( *(+(l '(ssi+" thr&u"h

Ar()(t- ,u?d(l)( (+d ,u+( (re sh&.i+" (s )&ll&.s$

he 'i&us uee+ (+d "re(t .&,(+ .(s died i+ the ,&+th &)


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The lo#e of $he cali%h Harun &ashid wi$h 'ueen Zubaida

O+*e there .ere s&,e di))ere+*es bet.ee+ *(li'h H(ru+ (l9:(shid (+d his de(r .i)e Zub(id($ & she t&ld hi, th(t he is (

hellish ,(+$ H(ru+ (l9 :(shid re'lied her th(t i) he is ( hellish

,(+ the+ he .ill di#&r*e her$ He le)t her- but due t& his e>tre,e

le )&r her- he .(s .&rried t& s&l#e this ,(tter (+d s& he *(lled

(ll the le(r+ed 'ers&+s &) B("hd(d i+ his *&urt (+d (s0ed the,-

s he ( hellish ,(+ But +& 'ers&+ (+s.ered this uesti&+ (+d

(ll &) the, t&ld the *(li'h- O+ly All(h 0+&.s this ,(tter$

,(, Al9h()e i- e#e+ th&u"h he .(s #ery y&u+" (t th(t ti,e- but he .(s (ls& (,&+" the le(r+ed 'ers&+s .h& .ere 'rese+t i+

the r&y(l *&urt &) H(ru+ (l9:(shid$ He t&ld H(ru+ th(t i) he

'er,its hi,- he .&uld re'ly his uesti&+$ 8he+ (ll &ther le(r+ed

'ers&+s he(rd his re'ly they .ere sur'rised$ hey th&u"ht th(t

he ,i"ht be ( ,(d 'ers&+ be*(use .he+ (ll &ther le(r+ed

'ers&+s .ere u+(ble t& s&l#e the ,(tter .h(t the+ .ill he d&

A)ter the 'er,issi&+ &) *(li'h- ,(, Al9h()ei (s0ed the*(li'h .hether he is i+ +eed &) hi, &r he is i+ +eed &) *(li'h

he *(li'h t&ld hi, th(t he +eeds hi,$ & ,(, Al9h()ei

(s0ed hi, t& *&,e d&.+ )r&, the thr&+e be*(use the st(tus &) (

le(r+ed 'ers&+ is su'eri&r t& 0i+"s$ he *(li'h *(,e d&.+ )r&,

the thr&+e (+d (s0ed hi, t& sit &+ the thr&+e$ He s(t &+ the

thr&+e (+d (s0ed the *(li'h t& re'ly his uesti&+ )irst t& e+(ble

hi, t& s&l#e his 'r&ble,$ H(#e y&u "&t (+y *h(+*e &) d&i+"

(+y si+ E#e+ th&u"h y&u h(d the '&.er &) d&i+" it but due t&

the )e(r &) All(h- y&u es*('ed )r&, it

he *(li'h re'lied s.e(ri+"- Ces- h(d ,(+y *h(+*es but .(s

(l.(ys (.(y )r&, su*h si+s$ ,(, Al9h()ei t&ld hi,- C&u


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(re +&t ( hellish ,(+$ 8he+ the Ule,(s 6le(r+ed 'ers&+s

(s0ed hi, t& "i#e (+y 'r&&) )&r it- he t&ld the, th(t All(h s(ys

i+ the H&ly ;ur(+

A)ter deter,i+(ti&+ &) si+- (+y 'ers&+ .h& (#&ids it due t& )e(r &) All(h the+ his d.elli+" .ill be i+ the he(#e+$

All the le(r+ed ,e+ 'r(ised his .ise de*isi&+ (+d *&,,e+ted

th(t i) he is s& *le#er i+ the y&u+" ("e- the+ =ust i,("i+e his

st(tus i+ his y&uth$

Behlool sells %aradise $o Zubaydah, Behlool and serious

Aad#ice, Behlool (isdom

O+e d(y B&hl&&l .(s sitti+" (t the *&r+er &) the ri#er- (+d he

.(s ,(0i+" s&,e )l&.er beds li0e the *hildre+ .ere$ Abb(sid

(li'h H(ru+ Al9:(shid :(shidGs .i)e Zub(yd(h h(''e+ed t&

*r&ss by$ 8he+ she *(,e +e(r B&hl&&l- she (s0ed- B&hl&&lI

8h(t (re y&u d&i+"

B&hl&&l (+s.ered- M(0i+" P(r(dise$

D& y&u sell the P(r(dise y&u h(#e t& ,e

Ces- sell the,$

F&r h&. ,(+y di+(rs

F&r 1 di+(rs$

i+*e Zub(yd(h .(+ted t& hel' B&hl&&l i+ (+y .(y she *&uld-

she i,,edi(tely &rdered her ser#(+t t& "i#e B&hl&&l 1

di+(rs- .hi*h he did$


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B&hl&&l s(id- C&u d&+Gt .(+t ( re*ei't

8rite it (+d bri+" it$ (yi+" this- Zub(yd(h .e+t her .(y$

B&hl&&l distributed th(t ,&+ey (,&+" the '&&r$

+ ( dre(, th(t +i"ht- Zub(yd(h s(. ( bi" J(rde+- the li0e &)

.hi*h she h(d +e#er see+ .he+ (.(0e$ All &) its h&uses (+d

'(l(*es .ere se#e+ st&ries hi"h (+d ,(de &) *&l&red =e.els

(+d de*&r(ted .ith "re(t style$ he ri#ers .ere )l&.i+" (+d

beside the, )l&.ers .ere bl&&,i+"$ Kery be(uti)ul trees .ere

'l(+ted ser#(+ts 6b&ys (+d "irls .ere (ll 'rese+t (+d re(dy t& be &) ser#i*e$ Zub(yd(h .(s "i#e+ the re*ei't- .ritte+ i+ "&ld

i+0- (+d .(s t&ld th(t this is the J(rde+ th(t she h(d b&u"ht

)r&, B&hl&&l$

8he+ she (.&0e- Zub(yd(h .(s #ery h(''y (+d t&ld Abb(sid

(li'h H(ru+ Al9:(shid (b&ut her dre(,$ As s&&+ (s it .(s

,&r+i+"- Abb(sid (li'h H(ru+ Al9:(shid se+t s&,e&+e t&

bri+" B&hl&&l$

8he+ B&hl&&l *(,e- Abb(sid (li'h H(ru+ Al9:(shid s(id-

.(+t y&u t& t(0e 1 di+(rs )r&, ,e (+d sell ,e &+e &) y&ur

J(rde+s- li0e the &+e y&u "(#e Zub(yd(h$

B&hl&&l "(#e ( l&ud l(u"h (+d s(id- Zub(yd(h b&u"ht it

.ith&ut seei+" 6the re.(rd- but y&u he(rd (+d s& .(+t t& buy

it- but re"ret)ully- .&+Gt sell it t& y&u$

HE E%D$


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