Lady Fatimah, the unique sample for human being-2

Lady Fatimah got married to the first Imam i.e. Imam Ali peace be upon them both. The day after the night of wedding ceremony the holy Prophet of Islam asked Imam Ali: How did you find your wife? The Imam replied: She is a good assistant in the way of the obedience of Allah.

This answer can help us to find this important point that the spouses must be as an assistant in the way of Allah.

Lady Fatimah was very generous. It is narrated in the history that in the night of her wedding a poor woman came to her and asked her for help. It is so interesting that Lady Fatimah gave her own wedding dress to that poor woman.

She herself said: Three things are beloved to me from your world; reciting the Quran, looking at the face of the Prophet and giving charity in the way of Allah.

Lady Fatimah was one of the unique worshipers throughout the history. She had a specific place in her house in which she was performing prayer. It is narrated that she was performing prayer so much to the extent that her legs were inflamed out of standing so much while prayer. It is clear that her prayers were not like our prayers that usually are performed without deep noticing to Allah, but rather her prayers were full of the presence of heart and humility before Allah.

The Prophet of Islam introduced the amount of love of Allah that Lady Fatimah had. He said to Salman (one of the companions of the Prophet and Imam Ali):

O Salman, faith is penetrated extremely in the heart of my daughter Fatimah to the extent that she evacuates her heart from everything for worshiping Allah (meaning her main goal in life is the satisfaction and pleasance of Allah). Allah has filled all being of my daughter full of faith and certainty.

Imam Hassan the son of Imam Ali and Lady Fatimah narrated: I saw my mother in a night of Friday that she was worshiping Allah till the dawn and I heard that she prayed so much for the believers, men and women by mentioning their names, but she did not pray for herself. I asked her: O my mom, why don’t you prayer for yourself just like you pray for others? And she replied: O my dear son, first, the neighbor and then the house.

One of the titles of Lady Fatimah is “Zahra”. In Arabic, Zahra means something that shines so much. Imam Sadiq peace be upon him was asked: Why was Lady Fatimah called Zahra? And the Imam replied: Because when she was standing in her Mihrab (the specific place for prayer) her light was shining for the inhabitants of the heaven just like the stars which shine for the inhabitants of the earth.

To be continued.