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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 Foreword This is a study on the highest lady in the history of Islam at all. She is Fatimah az-Zahra’ (peace be on her), the daughter of the Prophet (S), the part of him, and his trust to his nation. He was utmost loyal in his love to her. He fed her with his talents, geniuses and mentality.

The messenger of Allah (S) put Fatimah (s.a.) in the highest place and most honorable position in Islam to be the highest example for the women of his nation, not in chastity and abstinence only, but to play her role in the inclusive reformation if his umma (nation) sould go astray.

And indeed, the principal of women (s.a.) undertook her positive role when the umma deviated from its spiritual and worldly leadership that the Prophet (S) had assigned to be in the people of his house who were the centers of knowledge and intellect in the world of Islam. She, peace be on her, set stably, bravely, and loftily against the rulers and invited them to straightness and to the very principles of Islam.

She asked them to return the caliphate to the master of the pure progeny Ameerul Mo'minin, Imam Ali (a.s.) whom the messenger of Allah (S) had appointed as his successor, the caliph, and the leader over the umma. The Prophet (S) did not leave any kind of honoring, reverence and glorification that he showed to his daughter. He announced that in the yard of his mosque, from on his minbar, and in all his meetings.

This veneration was strange to that society that disregarded, despised, and disdained woman. A man was grieved when his wife gave birth to a female. The Holy Qur'an says, “When one of them receives tidings of the birth of a female, his face remains darkened and he is wroth inwardly.” (16:58) The people of that society buried their daughters alive and it was famous among them their saying that burying of girls is a virtue.

Allah says in the Qur'an, “And when the female infant that was buried alive is asked; for what sin she was killed.” (81:9) The Prophet (S) wanted, out of honoring his daughter Fatimah (s.a.), to make Muslims know her high position to him, and know her educational, religious and scientific virtues. She was extremely perfect, and therefore, the Prophet (S) wanted to make her as a high example for his umma; men and women.

Besides, he wanted to reinforce her situation in jihad that she would undertake after him.