The first Surah of the Quran is also called ‘Ummul Kitab’...

The first Surah of the Quran is also called ‘Ummul Kitab’ the mother of the book for its seven Ayaat contain the summary of the entire teachings of the holy Quran and hence is the root and the origin of the rest of the Quran. Ummah in Arabic is a community which has a common religious and spiritual goal.

In short, Umm is either a biological mother which is not gained but physically or a spiritual mother which is a title given due to some spiritual privileges and characteristics and carries similar parental rights. It is to this meaning that the Messenger of God introduced himself along with Imam Ali as the two fathers of the Muslim Ummah (community).

Fatima; the Axis In the following, I shall share with you ten reasons because of why Lady Fatima enjoyed the divine medal of ‘The Mother of Her Father’ by the Messenger of God. We will learn that she is the symmetrical axis between Prophethood and Imamat. 1. The Axis of Creation Numerous prophetic traditions state that the Messenger of God is the final cause of the creation.

The Almighty God in a holy hadith says, “Had it not been because of you I would have not created the creation.” This is a well-established principle in Islamic philosophy and mysticism since the Messenger of God is the most perfect creation of God and the creation is aimed at the peak of its perfection. It is due to this fact that Fatima is the axis of creation for without her the generation of the most perfect human i.e. the Messenger of God would cease to continue.

Similarly, spiritually the existence of Fatima was the cause of the continuation of Islam until the day of Judgment as I shall explain. 2. The Axis of Imamat Fatima was the symmetrical axis joining Prophethood to Imamat. It was through Fatima that the blessed light of Prophethood was transmitted to eleven infallible Imams. I’m in awe! She is the mother of 11 infallible Imams!

If the holy Mary begot one Jesus, and hence she became a truthful female, the holy Fatima begot 11 pure Imams, behind the last of whom Prophet Jesus shall pray. 3. The Axis of Ahlul-Bayt The story of the Hadith of the Cloak is narrated by numerous Shia and Sunni narrators. Jabir ibn Abdullah al-Ansari narrated that the Messenger of God went to the house of Fatima while he was not feeling well. Fatima received him and covered him with his Yemenese cloak for warmth and comfort.

Then the Prophet of Islam brings Hasan, Husain and then Imam Ali and Fatima under his cloak with him.