Hazrat Fatima

 

Known in the Muslim practice with the honorific title of al-Zahra, the Radiant1, Hazrat Bibi Fatima (alayha-s-salam) was Prophet Muhammad's (salla'l-lahu alayhi wa-aal-hello there wa-sallam) just living kid after his passing. He adored her profoundly, and is known to have said, "Fatima is a piece of me, whoever hurts her, hurts me."2 Qadi al-Nu'man reports various hadiths, platitudes or deeds of the Prophet, that show Bibi Fatima's situation of greatness among devotees. He takes note of that the Prophet himself named Bibi Fatima as "the principal woman of the entire local area of devotees,'' and "the main woman of the ladies of Paradise."3

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In the Shi'i Ismaili practice, Bibi Fatima has a focal status as the initiator of the line of Imams from the Prophet.4 Indeed, in naming the 10th century Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt, the Imams attested their direct relations to the Prophet through his daughter.5 Similarly, Al-Azhar University in Cairo, wherein azhar implies sparkling, is named after Bibi Fatima's title 'al-Zahra', which implies the enlightened. The Fatimids additionally observed Bibi Fatima's birthday and made it into a holiday.6 More as of late, we can notice the utilization of 'Zahra' in the calligraphic examples at the Ismaili Center in Dushanbe.7

Bibi Fatima carried on with an existence of intentional destitution. Said in an unexpected way, despite the fact that the Ahl al-Bayt, the group of the Prophet, approached assets, they decided to impart it to the local area. Bibi Fatima would work constantly to crush wheat to make bread, a cycle that frequently left her hands draining and canvassed in rankles.

To assist her with her indefatigable work, the Prophet showed her a tasbih:

"After each petition proclaim God's significance [that is, say Allahu Akbar (God is great)]… and applause Him [that is, say al-hamdu lil-lah (Praise be to God)]… and commend Him [that is, say Subhan Allah (Glory be to Allah)] multiple times. From that point end by saying la ilaha illa'l-lah [there is no divinity other than God]. This will be superior to the world and what it contains, and better than whatever you desire."8

As needs be, Bibi Fatima made this tasbih a decent practice for herself after each supplication, and accordingly, the petition was named after her.9

Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (alayha-s-salam) is accounted for to have said: "Allah has not been revered by anything better than [the] tasbih [of] Hazrat Zahra." Today, Shia Muslims across the world proceed with this practice.10 truth be told, the adoration of Bibi Fatima rises above the Sunni-Shia partition, especially in South Asia.11

Through this tasbih, we submit ourselves to Allah and express our confidence in Him. We insist that Allah is available, that He knows, and as Allah says in Surah Qaf, Ayah 16 of the Holy Qur'an, He is nearer to us than our jugular vein. Bibi Fatima's tasbih, hence, is all the while a call for help just as a typified execution that invigorates us otherworldly. Allow us to try to continue in the strides of Bibi Fatima and make tasbih a purposeful and careful practice in our daily existences.