Hazrate Fatemeh Zahra (SA) the Leader of the Women of the Worlds, the only Daughter of the Messenger of Allah Muhammad (PBUH) and the Mother of the Leaders of Youth of Paradise: Imam Hassan (AS) and Imam Hussein (AS).
Hazrate Fatemeh Zahra (AS) completely resembled the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) and Hazrate Muhammad (PBUH) considered her the part and parcel of his life, and used to say repeatedly, "Fatemeh (AS) is a piece of me, who troubles her has troubled me, and who pleases her has pleased me."
Hazrate Fatemeh Zahra (SA) was martyred at the age of 18 years on 13th Jamadi al-Awwal or 3rd Jamadi al-Thani in the 11th year of Hijrah only 75 or 95 days after the heavenly departure of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH).
On this deeply grieved and sorrowful mourning occasion, we extend our heartfelt deepest grief and condolences to all the followers and lovers of the Holy Ahlul Bayt (AS) in the world.
Life at a glance
Name: Fatemeh (SA)
Agnomen: Ummo Abeeha (The mother of her father),
Umm al-Aimmah (The mother of Imams)(AS),
Umm al-Uloom (The mother of sciences),
Umm al-Fazaael (The mother of virtues),
Umm al-Hassan (AS), Umm al- Hussein (AS), Umm al-Sibtain (AS).
Titles: Zahra, Taaherah, Sayyedah, Batul, Azra, Taqiyyah, Zakiyyah, Raaziyah, Marziyyah, Mubaarekah.
Father: Hazrate Muhammad al-Mustafa (PBUH)
Mother: Umm al-Momineen Hazrate Khadijah al-Kubra (SA)
Husband: Ameerul Momineen Ali Ibn Abi Taalib (AS)
Children: Three sons-Imam Hassan, Imam Hussein and Hazrate Mohsen and two daughters- Zainab and Umm al-Kulsoom.
Date of Birth: 20th Jamaadi al-Thaani, 5th Year of Bethat (8 years before Hijrah)
Date of Marriage: Rajab or Zilhajj, 2nd year of Hijrah.
Age at Matrimony: 9 years.
Date of Martyrdom: 14th Jamaadi al-Awwal 11 Hijrah or 3rd Jamaadi al-Thaani, 11 Hijrah.
Age at Martyrdom: 18 years
Progeny
According to the consensus available in history, Allah the Almighty had bestowed Hazrate Zahra (SA) with five children.
Imam Hassan (AS) who was born on the 15th Ramadan, 3 A.H. and was martyred on 28th Safar, 50 A.H. Imam Hussein (AS) who was born on the 3rd Sha'baan, 4 A.H. and was martyred on 10th Muharram, 61 A.H. Zainab who was born in the 5th or 6th year after Hejri and expired on 14th Rajab, 73 A.H.
Umm al-Kulsoom who was born in the 8th year after Hejri and according to a narration, she expired after four months and ten days on her return from Karbala- (Bahr al-Masaaeb).
Mohsen who was martyred due to the oppression of the merciless tyrants while he was still in the womb of his holy mother. He was named by the Messenger of Allah (PBUH).
Services to religion
Included in the services rendered to Allah's religion by Hazrate Zahra (SA) are all those relations due to which Islam was initiated or even survived.
If one analyses Islamic history, he will realize that the respected father of Hazrate Zahra (SA) was the cause of Islam's advent in this world.
It spread on account of the struggles of her husband Hazrate Ali Ibn Abi Taleb (AS) and survived only because of the sacrifices of her two sons, Hassan and Hussein (AS).
This is amply evidence that whenever she served her father, husband or sons in any manner, she was actually serving her relations; rather she was serving the religion of Allah the Almighty.
'When a son, after bearing a world of difficulties, returns to his benevolent mother, he gains a great degree of relief. The presence of Fatemeh (SA) provides me with similar comfort and relaxation.
When I return home after facing the scorching heat of calamities and passing through the travails of Jihad, the very presence of Fatemeh (AS) provides me considerable satisfaction and becomes the cause of fresh courage and determination. The same applied for Ali (AS).
When she cleaned his sword, it was not a service rendered to a husband, rather it was a duty to Islam.
The proof of this statement is in the fact that no woman, as a wife, would like her husband to go to a battle unequipped and apparently, the only fate that lied ahead was death, nothing else.
But not once did Zahra (SA) utter that let the other Muslims also go to fight or at least think about the future of the Messenger of Allah's daughter without you. This also displayed her enthusiasm for sacrifice and the zeal for the propagation of religion.
Certainly, none can imagine a higher service rendered to religion than that by Hazrate Zahra (SA).
More than anything else was the fact that right on day one of the birth of her younger son, Imam Hussein (AS), she was informed about his martyrdom on the day of Ashura at Karbala.
Yet, she left no stone unturned in his training nor did she request her father to pray to the Almighty to dispel this calamity and that her son be saved.
From spending the entire wealth of her mother, Hazrate Khadijah (AS), till the sacrifice of her sons, Hassan and Hussein (AS), and from Karbala till Sham, the family of Hazrate Zahra (AS) is the symbol of the reality that none in the universe, male or female, has rendered more service to Islam than her.
Hazrate Fatemeh Zahra (SA) sacrificed her entire household in the way of Allah. One can also find instances of her direct participation in wars.
For example, she treated the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) in the battle of Uhud when he was injured. She also served the corpse of Hazrate Hamzah (AS) in the same battle.
Mention has also been made of her providing food to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) in the battle of Khandaq.
In his last moments, the head of Allah's Messenger (PBUH) was in the lap of his daughter and he also breathed his last in front of his benevolent daughter. This also shows the strong bondage existent between father and daughter.
Just as Hazrate Zahra (SA) had opened her eyes in this material world in the arms of her father, he too departed in her lap.
Martyrdom
Under the pressure of the aforementioned calamities, Hazrate Zahra (SA) became unwell quite often. According to Allama Majlisi (a.r.), she became constantly sick sixty days after the martyrdom of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH). After fifteen days of unabated illness, she expired on the 13rd Jamaadi al-Awwal 11 A.H.
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