Indicators of Leadership in Lady Fatimah Zahra (Peace be upon her) with Emphasis on the Views of Ayatollah Khamenei

Abstract

Muslim countries have always been exposed to risks and threats from opportunists and those in power. Doubt and the mixing of truth with falsehood are the most subtle tactics in the hands of enemies who continually seek to deliver an irreparable blow to the body of the Islamic community. Therefore, studying the lives of the infallibles (peace be upon them), as an extension of the prophetic guidance to preserve the authentic Islamic values, is one of the essential elements that, in addition to its role in guiding people and ensuring their salvation, plays a crucial role in maintaining the ideals of the Islamic society and the freedom of the world. These great figures considered, throughout their lives, that their presence in the community was a significant responsibility entrusted to them by Allah the Almighty.

With the sorrowful setting of the bright sun of the message on the 28th of Safar in the tenth year of the Hijrah, the darkness of the post-prophetic era disturbed the wise, and few people believed in their ability to stand in the religious scene and defend in the political arena. However, during this time, the noble lady of Islam, Lady Fatimah (peace be upon her), who surpasses thousands of capable men, carried the banner of insight and awareness, as well as the banner of struggle against the leaders of injustice, in order to preserve the continuity of the prophetic guidance and deliver the call of truth to the ears of future generations. Although the life of the Muhammadian flower was very short after the passing of the Prophet (peace be upon him), her educational-political approach, as a leader throughout her life, shows that she continuously invited people through wise interpretations to awareness, vigilance, and the recognition of trials, urging them not to fall into the traps of the enemies of religion.

Lady Fatimah (peace be upon her), in her position as a defender of humanity and in the process of educating people and guiding creation towards their encounter with Allah, was entrusted with leadership after the Prophet, in an environment poisoned with trials. She was granted this talent both outwardly and inwardly. As the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Imam Khomeini (may God rest his soul) said: "If Fatimah Zahra were a man, she would have been a Prophet." In his analysis of this statement, Imam Khamenei uses the term "leader" in its fullest sense, such as a Prophet, a guide for all of humanity. She truly embodied the role of a leader, as Imam Khomeini (may God rest his soul) said, "If Fatimah Zahra were a man, she would have been a Prophet." This is a very profound statement, a very great statement, and it can only be heard from the mouth of a person like the great Imam, who was a scholar, a jurist, and a mystic. But he said this statement. This is Fatimah Zahra; she is a leader in every sense of the word, like a Prophet, like a guide for all of humanity; to this extent and at this level, Fatimah Zahra appears, the young woman; she is the woman in Islam.