Fatima bint Asad (a) became the divine greatest sign;38 that is, she
trained the Father of all Imams, Imam Ali (a), and the Holy Prophet (s)
regarded her as his mother.
Second, Fatima bint Asad enjoyed knowledge and gnosis,39 was Godfearing,
40 did jihad in the way of God,41 and took the lead in Islam by
embracing it42. These are the yardsticks of virtue and superiority, the
stages of theoretical and practical perfection of the gnostic and spiritual
journey. Likewise, based on the Qur’anic verse revealed about Imam
Ali (a) and the Fatimas,43 she was contemplative, remembering God
and enjoying wisdom and intellect. Hence, she was a woman of
intellectual and cultural genius, political and social insight, and mental
and practical purity, similar to Lady Khadijah (a) and Sumayyah from
the household of Yasir, who made many efforts to elevate faith and
propagate Islamic values. They endeavored alongside the Holy
Prophet (s) and Imam Ali (a) as well as warriors and migrants for the
sake of Islam and supported Islam when it had very few defenders.44
Third, due to her inner intellectual qualifications as well as her innate
talents and capacity, Fatima bint Asad (a) was deserving of a lofty
status. In other words, since she was constantly in the presence of the
Prophet and Imam Ali, she benefited adequately from these divine rays
of two perfect men who held the privileged positions of the
Prophethood and Imamate She was indebted to them for her spiritual
journey in terms of creation and morality, her existential and purifying
manifestation and her attraction of spiritual journey and spiritual
journey of attraction. There were very few virtuous people who were