Hazrat Fatima (RA)

Hazrat Fatima (R.A) is the daughter of our beloved Prophet Muhammad (SAW). Hazrat Fatima (R.A) was born just about five years before her Father (PBUH) was granted the first revelation from Allah SWT. Bibi Fatima (R.A) has four titles. From the extent of her love and affection for the Prophet (SAW), and the fact that she was always with him and trying to defend him, just as a mother has these feeling towards her child, so she became known as “Umm Abeeha” by the Sahaba and scholars. Right from her early age, she acquired the best possible qualities from her parents. She was titled as Al-Zahra, which means “the fabulous one”, greatly because of her remarkable resemblance to the Prophet (SAW) of Allah in her overall personality.

She got married to Hazrat Ali at the age of 18 and got two sons.The Prophet (SAW) said that “Fatima is the sayyidat of the women of Paradise”.

Our beloved Prophet (SAW) loved her so much because Bibi Fatima Zahra (R.A) was so kind and loved her Father too much. Also if the Prophet (SAW) would be seated and Bibi Fatima (R.A) would enter he would get up and kiss her between her eyes, all the time. Hazrat Fatima is the perfect role model. Here is the simple rule Holy Prophet PBUH has provided us with:

“The best of your men is Ali Ibn Abu Talib, and the best of your women is Fatima Bint Muhammad.”

On the night of her wedding, Fatimah (s.a.) had a new dress on. When she knew that a young woman from the Ansar could not find a dress to put on, she took off her wedding dress and gave it to that young woman. Fatimah (s.a.) turned away from every material pleasure and preferred the satisfaction of Allah to everything.

Imam al-Hasan (a.s.) ( Hazrat Fatima's son) said, some night, I saw my mother in her maghrib bow and prostrate (offer prayers) until the light of morning appeared. I heard her praying to Allah for the believing men and the believing women and mentioning them by name. She prayed to Allah for them too much, but without praying for herself. I said to her, “Why do you not pray to Allah for yourself mother?”

She said, “O my son, the neighbor (first) and then the house.”