About Sayyida Fatima Zahra (s.a.)

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The Names & Titles of Hazrat Fatima Zahra (A.S.)

• Fatima – One who separates or gets separated. There are 3 ahadith that mention why she was called Fatima :

• One who was separate from other women of her time due to her virtues, faith and lineage

• One who is separated from evil and bad things

• She and her shias have been separated from the fire of Hell

• siddiqah - The Honest, The Righteous, Upright

• Batool - Pure Virgin, Detached from the world and connected to Allah ; also the title of Hazrat Maryam

• Mubarakah - The Blessed One

• Tahirah - The Virtuous, The Pure from all evil

• Zakiyah - The Chaste, The Unblemished

• Ar Radhiatul Mardhiah - She who is gratified and who shall be satisfied

• Muhaddathah - A person other than a Prophet, that the angels speak too

• Zahra – light, purity, brightness

• Hora Insiya – Heavenly maiden in the form of a Human

• Hisan – chaste, pious

• Hurra – Free and noble woman

• Sayyida – Virtuous lady

• Azra –virgin

• Nuria – light

• Hania – Compassionate woman

• Siddiqa-e-Kubra

• Umm-e-Abeeha –She was the fruit of Prophet's (s.a.w.) efforts and the product of Nabuwwat

Saying of Sayyida (s.a.)

There are 12 valuable instructions to be observed while having a meal by all Muslims. Of these instructions, four are obligatory, four are recommended and four are the signs of politeness.

The obligatory ones are:

1. To be conscious of God's grace who has given us these blessings

2. To be content with His blessings

3. To say "Bismillahir Rahmanir Rahim" before having food

4. To be thankful to God.

The four recommended ones are:

1. To make the ablution before having food

2. To lean on the left part of the body

3. To have food while sitting

4. To have food with three fingers

And the four which are signs of politeness are:

1. To have food from the nearest dishes to one

2. To take small mouthfuls

3. To chew the food well and make it quite mashed
4. Not to look at other's faces while having food

(Avalemol Ulum by Allama Bahrani, Vol.11, Page.629)

Excerpt from the Sermon of Sayyida Fatima Zahra (s.a.)

Allah made belief to be purification for you from polytheism, He made:

Prayer - exaltation for you from conceit

Alms - purification for the soul and a (cause of) growth in subsistence

Fasting - An implantation of devotion

Pilgrimage - A construction of religion

Justice - A harmony of the hearts

Obeying us (Ahlul-Bayt) - Management of the nation

Our leadership (Ahlul-Bayt) - Safeguard from disunity

Jihad (struggle) - A strengthening of Islam

Patience - A helping course for deserving (divine) reward

Ordering goodness (Amr Bil Maruf) - Public welfare

Kindness to the parents - A safeguard from wrath

Maintaining close relations with one's kin - A cause for a longer life and multiplying the number of descendants

Retaliation (Qesas) - For sparing blood (souls)

Fulfillment of vows - subjecting oneself to mercy

Completion of weights and measures - A cause for preventing the neglect of others' rights

Forbiddance of drinking wine - An exaltation from atrocity

Avoiding slander - A veil from curse

Abandoning theft - a reason for deserving chastity

Allah has also prohibited polytheism so that one can devote himself to His Lordship.

Therefore Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam; Obey Allah in that which He has commanded you to do and that which He has forbidden, for surely those truly fear among His servants, who have knowledge.

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