Lessons from the life of Sayyada Fatema Zahra(SA)

1.  Be Kind to Your Parents:

Sayyada Fatema(A.S.) would speak with her mother

Sayyada Khadija while she was in her womb to keep

her company because the women of Makkah had

boycotted her.

Sayyada Fatema(a.s.) would clean the Prophet’s wounds

after the Makkans injured him with stones.

Sayyada Fatema (a.s.) was a source of comfort to her father. 

He would come to her when he didn’t feel well like

before the event of the Kisa.

2. Trust Your Parents with important

decisions of your life:

Sayyada Fatema(a.s.) trusted her father when he left her

in Makkah while he migrated to Madina. 

Sayyada Fatema(a.s.) trusted her father with the decision

of choosing Imam Ali (a.s.) for her husband.  Several men

had proposed to marry Sayyada Fatema(a.s.) but the

Prophet only asked her about the proposal of Imam Ali(a.s.)

and she agreed to marry him.

3.       When choosing a life partner look for

Piety not Money:

 Sayyada Fatema(a.s.) chose to marry Imam Ali(a.s.)
based on his piety.  She did not look at how rich he was.

4.   Give in the way of Allah what you love most:

Sayyada Fatema(a.s.) gave away her wedding dress

the day after she got married!

5.   Always acquire knowledge: 
 
Sayyada Fatema(a.s.) would ask her sons to tell her about

the sermons of the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH).

6.   Always share your knowledge:

Sayyada Fatema was always willing to answer questions

of the women of Madina even if they were many, for

example when an old lady sent her many questions

about fiqh.

7. Raise your children in the way of Allah:

Sayyada Fatema(A.s.) raised her children

Imam Hasan(a.s.), Iman Hussain (a.s.), Sayyada Zainab

and Sayyada Umm Kulthum to be leaders of Islam.

8. Always Glorify Allah:

Sayyada Fatema(a.s.) would always glorify Allah by

reciting the tasbih whenever she would perform

the chores of the house.

9. Love your Children Equally:

Sayyada Fatema (A.s.) greeted both Imam Hasan(a.s.) and

Imam Hussain(a.s. ) as “qurata aini wa thamarata fuadi”,

“the light of my eyes and the delight of my heart” in

the event of the Kisa.

10. Give in the way of Allah without expecting

reward or thanks:

Sayyada Fatema(a.s.) and her family gave away their

meals three days in a row to the poor without asking

for any reward while they themselves remained hungry. 

This event led to the revelation of Sura Dahar in their praise.

11.Treat your servants well:

Sayyada Fatema(a.s.) always treated Sayyada Fizza

well and took turns in performing household chores

with her.

12. Observe Hijab properly:

Sayyada Fatema always observed Hijab even if the visitor

to her house was a blind man.

13. Speak up when your rights are taken away:

Sayyada Fatema (a.s.) went to court and spoke up

against her rights and inheritance being taken away.

14. Prepare for your death:

Sayyada Fatema(a.s.) was very concerned about her

burial and wanted her hijab to be maintained after

she died and had a casket designed that would

cover her body.

15. Never trust the enemies of Islam:

Sayyada Fatema(a.s.) asked certain people not to be

allowed to come to her burial and her exact burial place

has been kept a secret.

The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) said,

“Fatima is part of me and she is my heart and the soul

which is between my two sides.”

The Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) said,

“Fatima is the joy of my heart, and her sons are

the fruit of my soul.”

She was indeed one of the greatest Islamic personalities

that had ever existed on this earth

It is said that Prayer is like a beautiful flower and
the Tasbeeh of Sayeda Fatima(a.s.) gives this beautiful
flower a beautiful fragrance.

By Azra J.