In an interview with Hawzah News Agency, Fatima Shakib Rukh explained that according to well-documented narrations, the Prophet (PBUH), upon passing the home of Hazrat Zahra (PBUH), would stop at her door and greet her household with the words: “O Ahlul Bayt al-Nubuwwah.” This, she noted, signified the spiritual centrality of her home—a place described as the highest station of divine remembrance and servitude on earth.
She stressed that historical sources documenting the Prophet’s descriptions of Hazrat Zahra (PBUH) are not mere expressions of paternal affection, but deliberate declarations introducing her spiritual authority and elevated rank within the Muslim community.
Shakib Rukh added that the Prophet (PBUH) frequently referred to his daughter as “Sayyidah Nisa’ al-Alameen”—the Leader of Women of all Worlds—affirming her superiority across all times and generations. In other narrations, he described her as “a part of me” and “the light of my heart,” underscoring the unity of their spiritual nature.
The Prophet (PBUH), she said, openly affirmed: “Her anger is my anger, her pleasure is my pleasure,” a statement that scholars regard as proof of her divine infallibility and central role within the Ahlul Bayt (PBUT).
The researcher also recalled accounts in which the Prophet (PBUH) repeatedly embraced and kissed Hazrat Zahra (PBUH) in public, stating that he could perceive “the fragrance of Paradise” from her presence. He further declared glad tidings of Paradise for her lovers and warned of punishment for her enemies—statements that underline her exalted position among believers.
Referring to verse 26 of Surah al-Isra— “And give the near relative their due”—Shakib Rukh highlighted that the command revealed regarding Hazrat Fatima (PBUH) demonstrates God’s explicit recognition of her spiritual rank and the obligation upon Muslims to honor her.
She emphasized that the Prophet’s (PBUH) conduct toward his daughter—standing up in her presence, kissing her hands, and seating her beside him—was not merely out of affection but stemmed from an awareness of her divine stature. “Hazrat Fatima (PBUH) is the manifestation of God’s light; her greatness had to be made visible to the people,” she said.
Shakib Rukh concluded that the Prophet’s (PBUH) description of Hazrat Zahra (PBUH) must be understood through a divine and epistemic lens: “Her status in his eyes was not solely based on human emotion; it reflected a position defined and affirmed by divine revelation.”
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