Hazrat Fatima (PBUH) used play as a very important tool in...

Hazrat Fatima (PBUH) used play as a very important tool in developing the bodies and souls of her children as well as enthused and inspired them into greatness and bravery through these entertaining activities. It has been recorded that while playing with Imam Hassan (PBUH), Hazrat Fatima (PBUH) would swing him, reciting poems like: “My Hassan, grow up to be like your father and do away with oppression on the way of the Truth.

Worship Allah Who Bestows upon us countless blessings and never befriend oppressors.” While play with Imam Hussain (PBUH), she would recite: “You look just like my father (the Prophet) – you don’t look like your father (Ali).” It is said that when Imam Ali (PBUH) heard these playful poems between Hazrat Fatima and her children, he would smile indulgently.

Our main purpose in glimpsing into the personal family-life of Fatima (PBUH) is to learn from her flawless and divinely inspired approaches in her inter-relationships within her immediate family as well as in society.

We can see very clearly through studying her relationship with her father as well as her children that in spite of all the hardships, problems and pains this great family suffered at the hands of the cruel, ignorant people of their times, within of the family, always they shared very warm, affectionate and joyful times.

In the same way that the Prophet (PBUHH) used to put aside all his pains and concerns while he was with his beloved daughter Hazrat Fatima (PBUH), Fatima (PBUH) and Ali (PBUH) too, always made time to pay due attention to the different needs of their children. All of these very scientific methods played a very major role in bringing up their children as the bravest and most powerful people in human history.

It is also important to note the importance of timing in child-upbringing because as we all know, Hazrat Fatima (PBUH) had a very few years with her children, but these were the most crucial years that shape a child’s personality. She played her role as a mother most perfectly and efficiently, leaving behind for the world a legacy of great and powerful heroes like Imam Hassan (PBUH) and Hussain (PBUH) and Hazrat Zainab (PBUH) who in times to come, shook up the roots of oppression and tyranny.

So far, we have gained invaluable insights into the importance and benefits of healthy inter-family relations through studying the life of Hazrat Fatima (PBUH) and her role as a daughter and a mother. NOTES: _______________________________________________ 1.