Lady Fatima Zahra (s.a.) was created by Allah (s.w.t.) to be
a Sign of His Magnanimity and incomprehensible Might. He bestowed her with a
vast share of loftiness and a high caliber of grandeur. She is one of the prominent
people close to Allah, whose greatness was acknowledged by Allah before the
creation of mankind. Sayyida Fatima herself describes the origin of her creation.
All the sacred personalities like prophets, the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.)
and Imam Ali (a.s.) were born through
the normal procedure but Allah did not want His special creation like others.
When the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) went on the Mairaaj the Divine Will
directed him to pluck the apple and eat it. Allah had created the light of
Fatima Zahra earlier. He placed that light in the apple. After return from
Mairaaj and the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) entered Sayyadah Khadija (s.a.),
that light of Fatima Zahra (s.a.) was transferred into her. The name Khadija is
also significant. It means the baby will not stay in her mother’s womb for more
than 4 months and ten days because after that period the Janeen starts to take mother’s
blood. Because Allah wanted to have her daughter to be Batool, the one who does
not suffer from normal women who cannot pray for certain number of days in a
month. Allah could have sent the apple through Gabriel as he brought the Ayats of
Qur’an, but He did not want His angel to touch the apple.
Lady of Paradise other name is Kausar which is Surah Kausar.
“Inna A’taina kal Kausar. Fasbbeh le Rabbekaeka wanhar. Inna
Shane’aka huwal Abtar.” The Surah is a detailed and complete representation of
her personality. The word “Ataituka” means given as mentioned Surah Hijr Ayah
87, Certainly We have given you the seven oft -repeated verses and the Qur’an.”
In Surah Kausar, the word “Atainaka” signifies a gift. Here Allah is saying We
have given you Fatima. Next word is “Fasalle le Rabbeka” In appreciation you pray.
In Surah, al-Nasr when Allah says, “Iza Ja’a Nasrullahe wal Fath. Wa Rayatan
nas Yadkhluna fe Deenillahe Afwajan. Fasabbeh behamdeka wanhar.” When Allah’s
help comes with victory, and you see the people entering Allah’s religion in throngs.,
then celebrate the praise of your Lord…” Here Allah is saying celebrate. In
Surah Kausar, Allah is asking His Messenger to Pray. Here Allah is asking His
Messenger to recite “Night Prayer.” After the birth of the Lady of Paradise, the
Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) started praying Night Prayer as obligatory prayer.
The last Ayah says, “Inna Shaneaka Huwal Abtar” It means “Your enemy will be
without posterity. If Kausar meant the pond of Kausar, there is no link between
the contents of first two Ayahs and the last Ayah.
The Lady of Paradise was equal to Imam Ali in every respect
like, knowledge, piety, bravery. One day Imam Ali asked her to sit with him so
he could impart superior knowledge. She sat down and said, “You are my Imam and
my husband, I could listen to you but if you permit me, I can reproduce the knowledge
you wanted to tell me.” Imam Ali used to pray the whole night, who could match
his worship but Sayyida Fatima being the “Batool” could match his worship all
year round. Someone asked lady A'isha to speak about Sayyida Fatima, she said that
Fatima’s infallibility and piety may be imagined by the fact that she gave
birth to Imam Hasan and started praying the obligatory salat without
interruption! Whenever the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) see Sayyida Fatima, he
would stand up at his place, move towards her, kiss her hand, and bring her
back to his place and made her sit at his own place. Some time, he (s.a.w.a.s.)
would smell her hand. When she inquired, the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) said,
“I still remember the smell of the apple I ate in the Paradise.” Lady of
Paradise Sayyiada Fatima Zahra defended the work of all prophets, the Noble
Messenger, Wilayat of Imam Ali, and the Glorious Qur’an.
Sources:
The Glorious Qur’an and Syed Ali Hussain Madni
