The Greatness of Fatima (AS)

Bihar al-Anwar 37:85
Ibn Abbas narrates:

The Messenger of Allah (s) was with Ali (a), Fatima (a), Hasan (a) and Husein (a) one day when he said:
'O Allah! You know that they are my family and they are the most honourable people in my eyes. O Allah! Love those who love them and hate those who hate them. Befriend their friends, antagonize those who antagonize them, and support those who support them. O Allah! Purify them from any uncleanliness; make them infallible and support them with the Holy Spirit.

The the Prophet (s) said:

It is as if I can see my daughter, Fatima (a), on the day of Judgment. She will be brought on a
platform made of light. There will be seventy thousand angels to her right, seventy thousand angels to her left, seventy thousand angels in front of her, and seventy thousand angels behind her, and she will be leading the (female) believers of my nation to Paradise.

Every woman who prays five times a day, fasts in the month of Ramadhan, goes to Hajj, pays Zakat, obeys her husband, and accepts the wilayat of Ali (a) after me will enter Paradise with the intercession of my daughter.

Fatima (a) is the master of all the world's women.

People asked, 'Is she the master of the women of her time?'

The Prophet (s) replied:
Maryam was the master of the women of her time. My daughter Fatima (a) is the master of all the world's women from the first to the last. Every time she stands in her Mihrab for prayers, seventy thousand high ranked angels come and say Salaam to her.

The angels call out to her, 'O Fatima! [Verily Allah has chosen you and purified you, and chosen you above all the women of the worlds] (3:42)' which is the same way the angels used to call Maryam.

Then the Prophet looked at Ali (a) and said:
O Ali! Fatima (a) is a piece of my flesh, she is the light of my eyes, and she is the apple of my heart.
That which saddens her saddens me and that which pleases her pleases me.
She is the first one from my family who will join me, so treat her with kindness after me.

As for Hasan (a) and Husein (a), they are my sons and my flowers. They are the masters of the youth of Paradise, so treat them like you would treat your eyes and ears.

Then the Prophet (s) raised his hands towards the sky and said:

'O Allah! I testify that I love those who love them. I hate those who hate them. I am at peace with those who are at peace with them. I fight those who fight them. I am the enemy of their enemies, and I am the friend of their friends.'

20th Jamdi-us-Sani 1431 A.H.

Wiladat anniversary of the leader of the women of the world and Paradise
Hazrat Fatima Zahra(s.a.).

On this occasion of happiness in the household of Prophet Mohammad(sawaw),
I wish to felicitate the Prophet Mohammad(saww), Imam-e-Zamana(a.s.), the Ahl-e-Bait(a.s.) and all Momineen and Mominaat

Here is some important information about Hazrat Fatima Zehra(s.a.):

Fatima(s.a.) The Radiant
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Imam Hasan Askari(a.s.) reported that his father quoted Jabir Ibn Abdullah as saying : ' The Messenger of Allah, Peace be Upon him and his cleansed progeny, said:
' When Allah created Adam and Eve, they roamed through the Paradise and said : ' Who is better than us ?  
'At that moment they noticed an image of a girl like they had never seen before;
from this girl came an illuminating light so bright that it almost blinded the eyes. They said : ' O Lord, what is this ?
'He answered : ' This is the Image of Fatima(s.a.), the mistress of your women descendants. '
Lisan Al Mizan Volume 3 page 346


Hazrat Fatima Zahra's(s.a.) other names:
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Az-Zahra: She was named by Allah(swt), as Az-Zahra because her Holy Light used to shine in all The Heavens
Batool: Because of her absolute Purity
Siddiqah: The Honest, The Righteous
Al-Mubarakah: The Blessed One
Al-Tahirah: The Virtuous, The Pure
Al-Zakiyah: The Chaste, The Unblemished
Al-Radhiatul Mardhiah: She who is gratified and who shall be satisfied
Al-Muhaddathah: A person other than a Prophet, that the angels speak to
Al-Zahirah: The Luminous


Hazrat Fatima Zahra(s.a.)'s Status
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The Holy Prophet(sawaw), her Father, loved her very much
Whenever she would go to the house of her father The Holy Prophet(sawaw) would stand up out of respect to her.
Whenever he greeted her he would honour her by giving her a special place to seat herself in his house.
Very often Her Father(sawaw) would softly kiss her hands and say,
" Allah, The Most High is pleased when Fatimah(a.s.) is pleased. He is angered; whenever Fatimah is angered!"

He(sawaw) also said: "Fatima is part of me. Whoever angered her angered me and whoever angered me angered Allah".
Probably the most important ayat revealed in Quran about the sinlessness of her and the family of the Holy Prophet(sawaw) is the following:
"...Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying"
- Sura Ahzab (33:33) translation by M.M.Shakir.


Her Birth
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Sheikh Salman Hanafi writes in his book “Yanabi al-Mawadah” that at the time of birth of Hazrat Fatima(s.a.),
her mother Hazrat Khadija(a.s.) called some women of Quraish for help but they all refused because of her acceptance of Islam.
Hazrat Khadija(a.s.) was worried but in a little while four women came to her from Paradise and after salutation they said that she should not worry.
They were her sisters and Allah(swt) has sent them to her in this difficult time.

The first lady said that she was Sara, the wife of Hazrat Ibrahim(a.s.).
The second one said that she was Aasia binte Mazahim, wife of Firoun.
The third said that she was Maryam binte Imran, mother of Hazrat Eisa(a.s.) and
The fourth said that she was Kulsoom, the sister of Hazrat Moosa(a.s).

Nasikh-ut-Tawarikh states that  Hazrat Fatima Zehra(s.a.) was born on 20th Jamadi-us-Sani on Friday early morning.
There was such a light in the early morning that all the houses of Makkah got lit up.
Upon her birth the first thing Hazrat Fatima(s.a.) did was to perform sajda and recited the Kalma.


'Her Prayer'
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One day the Holy Lady Fatimah Al-Zahra(s.a.) was taught by her Father, the Holy Prophet(sawaw),
a very special kind of Prayer that he himself was shown earlier by The Trusted Archangel Jibrael(a.s.).
It is Mustahab to perform this special Prayer after the conclusion of each Salat.  
The Holy Lady(s.a.) in turn began to teach this short Prayer to so many others that in the very short time,
it came to be known as the 'Prayer of Fatimah Al-Zahra(s.a.).

The Prayer
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This prayer consists of recitation as follows:
34 times ALLAHO AKBAR
33 times AL-HAMDO LILLAH
33 times SUBHAN ALLAH

Most if not all of the Mujtahideen express a great Mustahab
(preferable) as near to as Wajib (compulsory) to say this Prayer
after any Prayer of Worship is concluded.