[^6] Indeed...

[^6] Indeed, amongst the Ahlul Bayt , peace be upon them, Sayyidah Zahra, peace be upon her, has a pivotal role, status and greatness for which all of the Imams, peace be upon them all, take pride in. In reality, this blessed woman is actually a hujjah (proof or argument) over all of the Ahlul Bayt , peace be upon them – meaning that in order to prove their own truthfulness and to devoid the usurpers and oppressors, they have all made use of this magnanimous lady in their arguments.

Absolutely, all of the members of the Ahlul Bayt , peace be upon them, are a hujjah (proof or argument), however Sayyidah Fatima Zahra’s, peace be upon her, hujjah is, from various aspects, greater than all of the Imams! Fatima Zahra, peace be upon her, is the chief of all of the women of the entire universe; she is a part and parcel of the Messenger; and she is the wife of the [first] Representative of God.

She is such a [significant] woman that she alone [from amongst the women-folk] was chosen to take part in the event of Mubahilah , based upon the order of the Noble Qurʾan. In addition, from the members of the Ahlul Bayt , peace be upon them, she is the only woman who was granted the status of ʿ i ṣ mah [infallibility] and spiritual purity just as her father, husband and her two sons were graced with.

In that gathering [in which her spiritual purity was confirmed through the revelation of the Qurʾanic verse in chapter 33, verse 33], the wife of the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family, Umm Salama, blessings of God be upon her, was not permitted to partake in the sacred event in instead, the Prophet, peace be upon him and his family, told her: إِنَّكِ عَلىٰ الْخَيْرِ You (Umm Salama) are on [a path of] goodness.

And thus, the only woman who was included in the verse of purification was Fatima Zahra, peace be upon her.

In every aspect – other than in the status of prophethood - she is a carbon copy of her father: in terms of her mannerisms (akhlaq), knowledge (ʿilm) and perfection (kamalat) and just as all of the Imams, peace be upon them, in her life, her actions and her speech, the way she practiced her religion and followed the religious precepts, she is a guide towards the religious injunctions of the Divine.