Editor-in-Chief Lecture
Abstract
In the Name of Allah, the Most High
"Peace! A watchword from the all-Merciful Lord "
Regarding the selected topic of this issue, "Women in Islam," despite various analyses and numerous writings about hijab, beauty, and the moral and religious obligations that a Muslim woman must respect, the subject has not yet been fully addressed in its entirety and perfection. This is either because the discourse does not originate from the correct source and foundation, or because the role model presented is not a genuine and authentic one.
May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon the exemplar of all women, Lady Fatima Zahra (peace be upon her), the 'Mother of Imams', to whom these days belong.
Lady Zahra's personality represents an immense and endless culture. She embodies youth with all human perfections and represents womanhood with the highest possible merits. In the Quranic discourse, Allah refers to her with titles and attributes such as "Kawthar " (An Abundant Blessing), "Baḥr " (An Ocean), "Muṭahhara " (The Pure), "Birr " (The Righteous), "Mishkāt " (The Lamp), "A Branch of the Pure Tree ", and in Islamic traditions with titles like "Muḥaddatha " (One spoken to by angels), "Mubāraka" (The Blessed), "Ṭāhira" (The Pure), "Zakiyya" (The Virtuous), "Rāḍiya" (The Pleased), "Marḍiyya" (The Pleasing to God), "Biḍ'at al-Nabiy" (The Part of the Prophet), "Umm Abiha" (Mother of her Father), "Umm al-A'imma" (The Mother of Imams), "Kufu Ali " (An Equal to Ali), and the "First to Enter Paradise ".
This personality, who was nurtured in the Great Prophet’s school of thought and lived under the guardianship of the Master of Monotheists (peace be upon him), is herself a precious teacher and role model for free-spirited humans, and her conduct and behavior represent the best teachings for humanity. The most important lessons that can be presented to scholars and researchers from her, as the most elevated Muslim woman, regarding Islam's view of women and their duties, are as follows
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