RAWALPINDI, Pakistan: The “Aalmi Ashra Aza-e-Fatimia” will be observed from 23 Jamadiul Awwal to 3 Jamadi-us-Sani in connection with the Shahadat of Khatoon-e-Jannat Hazrat Syeda Fatima Zehra (S.A.) on the call of Quaid-i-Millat Jafariya Agha Syed Hamid Ali Shah Moosavi. According to Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi, Central Spokesman of the TNFJ, Majalis-e-Aza will be held and Matmi processions will be taken out while Taboot Khatoon-e-Jannat will be brought out in ladies’ Majalis.

Syed Qamar Haider Zaidi, in a statement issued from the headquarters of the Maktab-e-Tashih said that after the Wisaal of Paighambar-e-Islam (SAAW), Bint-e-Rasool Hazrat Fatima Zehra (S.A.) performed the greatest duties of protecting many things from Imamat and Wilayat to the religion of Islam with courage. He said at present the followers of religion and Shariat are again confronted with oppression, brutality and terrorism; life on the people of Kashmir and Palestine is being made difficult; Iraq and Afghanistan have been given bloodbath; dignity of the holy places is being trampled that pose a challenge to the Islamic World.

He said Fatima Zehra (S.A.) is the holiest woman who was entitled as “Syeda-tul-Nisa Al-Alimeen” i.e. Sardar of women the world over by the Paighambar-e-Islam (SAAW). He said the Khatmi Martabat (SAAW) while addressing Hazrat Zehra (S.A.) had said: The biggest blessing Allah showered on you (Fatima) is father like Muhammad (SAAW), husband like Ali (A.S.), and sons like Hassan (A.S.) and Hussain (A.S.). He said her life style is an ideal for women the world over, she was at the height of Zuhd-o-Taqwa, the greatness of Hazrat Fatima Zehra (S.A.) is crystal clear as she is the only memorial of Rasool (SAAW) and in the whole universe, she has the singular honour that Rasool (SAAW) used to stand up in her honour, kiss her hand and make her sit besides him whenever she visited him. He said Ayah-e-Tatheer stands witness to her piousness and chastity and it also makes it clear that devotion with her is considered Ajr-e-Risalat.

Syed Qamar Zaidi said that Hazrat Fatima (S.A.) helped the Rasool (SAAW) following in the footsteps of her mother Khadijatul Kubra (S.A.). He said it is clear that after the Wisaal of Rasool (SAAW), the struggle of Fatima Zehra (S.A.) was for righteousness, and success of religion and Shariat only. That is why she says that after Rasool (SAAW) she had to face that much difficulties that if the bright days had to suffer the same they would have turned into black nights.

Meanwhile, a Central Committee of the TNFJ has been formed to organize programmes of “Aalmi Ashra Aza-e-Fatimia”. Dr. S. Zaman has been nominated as Convener while Jarrar Hussain Jafri and Haji Tanvir Hussain Kazmi will be the Deputy Convener and Secretary of this Committee, respectively.