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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books A Brief Biography of Hazrat Fatima (a.s.) Chapter 8: Hazrat Fatima (S.A): Her Position in Islam In Islam, (S.A.W.W) is the best creation of Allah. No other creature is more beloved to Allah than him. After the Prophet (S.A.W.W) comes Imam Ali (A.S), Hazrat Fatima (S.A) comes next to Imam AH (A.S). Amongst women of Islam, no woman is more important than is Hazrat Fatima (S.A).

HAZRAT FATIMA'S (S.A) POSITION IN THE PRESENCE OF ALLAH To make other creatures aware of Hazrat Fattma's greatness, Allah gave her some special qualities that He (Allah) did not give to others. Consider the following examples. Angels visited her with special messages and Salams from Allah. She was capable of noting down conversation between Allah and His Angels as she tells us so in 'Hadithe Kisa' 2.

Allah, purified her (as He says so in the verses of 'Tathir') so much that she was 'Massuma' (meaning she would never commit a sin or make mistakes). This purity in her became a quality of all the 11 Imams (Imam Hasan (A.S), Imam Husain (A.S), and other 9 Imams from the progeny of Imam Husain (A.S).) Allah gave her two physical qualities that no other woman in this world got (one of the qualities, i.e.

Batool was given also to Mariam, mother of Nabi Isa): She was Batool and Zahra (details about these two qualities have already been provided in chapter 6). Allah revealed Sura-E-Dahr (Chapter 76 in the Qur'an) in her praise. There are many other verses in the Qur'an which were revealed in her honour, e.g. verses of "Tathir" and verses of "Muwaddah". 5 Allah gave her, as her gift, when she was married to Imam Ali (A.S), the power to do "Shafa" (save Muslims from hell-fire) on the day of Qiyamat.

6.Allah will give Hazrat Fatima (S.A) a special honour on the day of Qiyamat as has been narrated by the famous Sunni scholar Ibne Hajar Makki in his book, "Sawaiq Al-Muhriqa" in the following way: "The Messenger of Allah said, 'A caller shall call from beneath the Throne (Arsh): Oh people of Mahshar, lower your heads and cast down your eyes so that Fatima Bint Muhammad (S.A.W.W) may pass'; he then added, 'she will then pass accompanied by seventy thousand Houri of Jannah'." After that she will do "Shafa" for the sinners among Muslims.

HAZRAT FATIMA'S POSITION IN THE EYE OF THE PROPHET (S.A.W.W) Both Sunni and Shia historians have recorded that the Prophet (S.A.W.W) loved no one else as dearly as he did Hazrat Fatima.

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