As for the methods...

As for the methods, he has adhered to the methods used by Ahlul Bayt (as) - Qur'anic interpretation, hadith, letters, sermons, supplications, dialogues, struggle and protest - to show the Muslims how to hold on to the Book of Allah, how to follow the sunnah of the Prophet (sawa), how to communicate with enemies and rivals, how to communicate with Allah through the wonderful supplications of the Imams (as), how to carry out dialogue in the gentle, wise Qur'anic manner, how to protest and how to join and behave in the struggle.

Our Lady Fatimah (as) had a unique position even amongst Ahlul Bayt (as), being the only daughter of the Prophet (sawa) to be chosen by Allah amongst the infallibles, and the only one linking Prophethood to Imamah, and the one who suffered terrible, unexpected injustice.

In the light of this, his eminence Sayyid Fadlullah has had to summon all his undisputed capabilities to introduce her (as) in the manner which she would have wished: the infallible, a worshipper, struggler, protester, in all the shades of her holy personality, including the oppressed, but not only the oppressed.

His eminence wanted Muslims, both the followers of Ahlul Bayt (as) and those from the other schools of thought, to know Fatimah (as) in her struggle and protest, not only in the injustice and cruelty they contain, but also to the full extent of their vigour.

In brief - as far as I can understand - his eminence wants Muslims to react to Fatimah (as) with admiration for her uncompromising protest and the stance which she took, and with heartfelt sympathy for the most cruel and most disloyal injustice which she suffered.

This cannot be achieved without learning, with full awareness, about the life of al-Zahra (as) and trying to implement it in their lives - as far as possible - so that they emerge from their continuous experience of her (as) as staunch followers and supporters. From this point onwards, including the introduction, only his eminence's words alone shall be used, selected from different speeches, lectures and interviews.

Because of the concise nature of the book, excerpts were chosen rather than complete pieces. That said I believe that the selected excerpts should prove sufficient to give some idea about his eminence's true feelings, thoughts and beliefs about our Lady Fatimah's exalted character, and also of his efforts to introduce her to the people in the most effective way.…