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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Fatimah Az- Zahra', The Principal of all Women: Study and Analysis Fatimah in the Qur’an and the Sunna Fatimah (s.a.) had been extolled and praised in the Book of Allah and in the Sunna of His prophet. She was one of the shining suns that undertook the mission of Allah and took on the values, principles and aims of Islam. She struggled for the sake of Allah and in the way of Islam until the last breath.

Her Position in the Qur'an Many verses had been revealed in the Holy Qur'an praising the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) at the head of whom Fatimah (s.a.) was. The following are some of those verses: The Verse of Mawaddah Allah has said, “Say (O Muhammad, unto mankind): I do not ask of you any reward for it but love for my near relatives; and whoever earns good, We give him more of good therein; surely Allah is Forgiving, Grateful.” 42:23.

In the Qur'an, Allah has imposed the love to the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) on all Muslims. Narrators said that the “near relatives” mentioned in the verse referred to Ali, Fatimah, al-Hasan, and al-Husayn.

Ibn Abbas said, ‘When this verse was revealed, the messenger of Allah was asked, ‘Who are your relatives that you have ordered us to love?’ He said, ‘Ali, Fatimah, and their two sons.’[^1] Jabir bin Abdullah al-Ansari said, ‘One day, a nomad came to the Prophet (S) and said, ‘O Muhammad, offer Islam to me!’ The Prophet (S) said, ‘You should bear witness that there is no god but Allah, Who is One and Only with no partner, and that Muhammad is His slave and messenger.’ The nomad asked, ‘Do you ask me for a recompense for it?’ The Prophet (S) said, ‘No, except love to the relatives.’ The nomad asked, ‘My relatives or your relatives?’ The Prophet (S) said, ‘My relatives.’ The nomad said to the Prophet (S), ‘Give me your hand to pay homage to you.

On whoever does not love you and not love your relatives the curse of Allah be!’ The Prophet (S) said, ‘Amen!’[^2] Ibn Abbas said, ‘When this verse was revealed, some people, in whose hearts there was a disease, said, ‘He (the Prophet) does not want except to make us submit to his relatives after him.’ Gabriel told the Prophet (S) that some people had accused him and so Allah revealed the following verse about them, “Or do they say: He has forged a lie against Allah?” 42:24.

Then, those people said, ‘O messenger of Allah, you are truthful.’[^3] The Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) confirmed that the verse had been revealed about them.