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Portraits of Youths in Quran and the History of Islam

The Prophet’s Young Daughter Who Is The Chief Of All The Women Of The World

The beloved daughter of the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.), Fatima Zahra (a.s)

is the great lady whose virtuous character is a model for all the women

of the world. The aim of Islamic teachings is that women should follow

Fatima (a.s) in all affairs like housekeeping, child training, obedience

to husband, respect to father and steadfastness on the right path at all

costs, to propagate Islam, observing Islamic limitations on women and

fighting courageously against falsehood. What Fatima (a.s) did on all

these fronts of life has been indelibly recorded in the pages of

history. Fatima ’s footprints on the sands of time will continue to

earth (Muhammad (s.a.w.s.)) and in the lap of the best mother in the

world (Khadijah). She was brought up in an atmosphere, which was the

fountainhead of wisdom and knowledge, righteousness and gracefulness,

respect and honor. She derived all the spiritual and physical virtues

from her affectionate father. This sinless lady, who was away from her

father for only a little period of three

months, had never been separated from the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.). That

is why there was striking similarity in the modes of Fatima ’s talking,

walking and behaving to her father and people said that she was the

mirror of her father’s virtues. No wonder that she was called the

Fatima ’s foresight, piety, sinlessness and capabilities etc. were all

reflections of the divine revelations. The Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) has

virtues to its young generation, especially young womenfolk, so that

their personality may be recognized. Just think about the Arab land of

fourteen hundred years ago when ignorance had caused men to bury alive

their newborn daughters considering their birth a sign of disgrace and