Maxims from Hazrat Fatimah Zahra (as)

By: Faiza Kaleem

Allah made belief to be purification for you from polytheism.

He made:

Prayer - exaltation for you from conceit

Alms - purification for the soul and a (cause of) growth in subsistence

Fasting - An implantation of devotion

Pilgrimage - A construction of religion

Justice - A harmony of the hearts

Obeying us (Ahlul-Bayt) Management of the nation

Our leadership (Ahlul-Bayt) - Safeguard from disunity

Jihad (struggle) - A strengthening of Islam

Patience - A helping course for deserving (divine) reward

Ordering goodness (Amr Bil Maruf) Public welfare

Kindness to the parents - A safeguard from wrath

Maintaining close relations with one’s kin-A cause for a longer life and multiplying the number of descendants

Retaliation (Qesas) -For sparing blood (souls)

Fulfillment of vows - subjecting oneself to mercy

Completion of weights and measures - A cause for preventing the neglect of others’ rights

Forbiddance of drinking wine - An exaltation from atrocity

Avoiding slander - A veil from curse

Abandoning theft - a reason for deserving chastity

Allah has also prohibited polytheism so that one can devote himself to His Lordship.

Therefore; Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam; Obey Allah in that which He has commanded you to do and that which He has forbidden, for surely those truly fear among His servants, who have knowledge.

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