Sheik
Ali Al-Najafy, director of His Eminence office, participated in the event which
was held in the Grand Fatimi Husseinia in the Holy Najaf and stated that the
contemporary woman duty is to be inspired by Lady Fatima (PBUH) to search
perfection, the core issue in the message of the office of His Eminence (may
Allah prolong his life).
Al-Najafy
stated that the woman’s role is more than half of the society as she is
responsible for raising children and prepare them to be active individuals in
society.
Message
of the Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Basheer Hussein Al-Najafy on the Birthday
Anniversary of Lady Fatima (PBUH) to Gathering in Grand Fatimi Husseinia
In
the Name of Allah, the Most Compassionate, the Most Merciful
Thanks
and praise are due to Allah who revealed the Holy Quran, peace and blessings
are upon Muhammad and his family and the permanent curse on all their enemies.
Allah
says: “The Book has been sent down to you; so let your chest have no
constriction because of it, in order to warn thereby and as a reminder to the
believers.”.
Allah
(the exalted) specifies the meaning of faith for us and characterizes the
believers in order for us to know our faith value. The verse that we have just
recited conveys such implications. Different examples of true faith holders are
presented to us to find Allah through them, to learn what we should do, how we
should behave and how we should deal with Allah. Allah makes the leaders who
are the prophet Muhammad and the infallible Imams from his family (PBUH).
Allah
also created a role model for women so that all the daughters of eve can follow
her in daily life. The women are such as Mary and Fatima (PBUH) so that the
women can be inspired by them. Lady Zahraa (PBUH) was a complimentary model to
the mission of the religion of Islam and as embodying all the religious rules
issued by the holy prophet and infallible Imams are through her (PBUH) to women.
Lady Zahraa (PBUH) was able to play perfectly the three roles: the daughter in
her father’s house, the wife in her husband’s house and the mother who
perfectly raised her children. She was a global example with the certifications
of her father the greatest prophet (PBUH&HF): “Fatima is my soul”, “Fatima
is a part from me” and “Fatima is like a
mother to me”. All such words were not due to love or emotions; they were for
the sake of promoting Islam through Fatima
which has a key role among women.
She
was a perfect, righteous wife that Imam Ali (PBUH) rejected to marry another
wife while she was alive. She was the best mother in the world, a matter which
is obvious through her two sons Imams: Hassan and Hussein (PBUH) and her
daughter Lady Zainab who astonished the wisest minds and shaked the thrones of
the oppressors.
Thus,
all women should follow her (PBUH) tradition. Woman represents the second half
of the society, or more than half in terms of bringing up children to reform
society.
I
pray Allah to help all to be guided with the guidance of good, righteous people
in order for us to happily win the closeness to Allah and the infallible Imams’
(PBUH) intercession.