 We've all probably heard that having a strong father relationship with a son is very important at a young age. Is it also important for a daughter to have one as well? We also know that a positive father-daughter relationship can have a huge impact on a young girl's life and even determine whether or not she develops into a strong and confident woman. However, we rarely find a daughter having an influential role on her father's life. Sayyid Hussain Qazweeni has joined us tonight to discuss the life of Lady Fatima al-Zahra'a, peace and blessings be upon her, specifically Zahra'a as a daughter to a prophet. Peace be upon you. Peace be upon you, too. Peace be upon you, too. Peace be upon you, too. We welcome you again. Thank you. It's been a long time since we had you on a show. It's my honor to be back on the channel. Now, ever since the fall of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden, raising a child has been a very difficult task for a couple. That's why we see couples either refraining from having any children, trying to avoid that life, trying to avoid the difficulty. What kind of daughter was Fatima al-Zahra'a to Prophet Muhammad? Did he face the Prophet? Did he face any difficulty in raising her? First of all, as-salamu alaikum to you and to my dear viewers. Fatima al-Zahra'a as-salam, she was not an ordinary person. First of all, we have traditions and narrations stating that before she was even conceived, Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was ordered to avoid Sayyid al-Khadija for 40 nights to avoid her in specific terms. On the 40th day, Rasulullah was given a fruit, I believe an apple, from heaven to eat this fruit from heaven. After Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam ate this fruit, he was asked to go back to Khadija and to join Khadija. And it was that night that she was conceived, Fatima al-Zahra'a was conceived. This is a big deal, because this means that Fatima al-Zahra'a was not an ordinary person. Of course, she was human. I don't mean to make her above human. Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam states, the Quran tells the Rasulullah to stay. I'm a human being, just like everyone else. However, she was not your ordinary human being. The apple coming down from heaven and she was conceived after that apple, she was pure, heavenly like. If I could say, heavenly like. This is one. Two, we have to keep in mind that Fatima al-Zahra'a alaihi wa sallam, when her mother died, she was very young. She was extremely young. Yes. She was maybe, she was below ten. She was below ten. Way below ten, I think. Yes. That means Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam was a single father and he had to raise her as a single father. Yes. That means he had to do the job of a father and the job of a mother. This is extremely difficult. Extremely difficult. Feeling the job of another parent is not easy. While at the same time running the ummah. While at the same time being a prophet, being a messenger, delivering the message. Yes. And having to take care of his daughter. Raise a child, yeah. Fatima al-Zahra'a alaihi wa sallam. You know, here in Iraq we see a lot of, a lot of cases of orphans. Yes. Which usually it is the father that passes away that is killed or dies. And the mother has to take care of the child. It's not easy. It's not. It's not easy because the mother has to play the role of a mother. Yes. And play the role of a father that is not easy. Yes. Because Allah swt has given men and women different capabilities. Usually the mother is soft on the child. Yes. She has compassion and love and extremely patient. Mother shows a lot of patience. While the father on the other hand, he plays the, you know, the good cup, bad cup. Yes, I was just about to say that. The father plays rough. He has to act tough. He has to lay down the law. He has to be strict. He has to be disciplined. So having one individual play both roles is not easy. Very difficult. So Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam had to be a mother, had to be a father to Fatima al-Zahra and be a mother. Had to make her feel that she hasn't lost. That she hasn't lost her mother. Yes. And it's not easy. Fatima al-Zahra was an orphan. She lost her mother. That means she lost a source of love, of comfort, of compassion. A mother, a mother plays such a significant role in a person's life. She lost that. Rasulullah had to take up that responsibility. But the same way that Rasulullah was not an ordinary father. Fatima al-Zahra was not an ordinary daughter. He didn't have to worry about where did she go, who did she speak with, who are her friends. Fatima al-Zahra was a perfect human being. Ever since she was a child. She's the student of Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. She learned from Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam. From the early days, Fatima al-Zahra showed that she was different. Yes. According to some narrations narrated by Khadija. Khadija would say that I would hear my daughter in my room reciting Quran. In other narrations one of the females came to see Khadija. Or maybe it was a Rasulullah and he saw her speaking. Yes. He asked her who are you speaking with. She said I'm speaking to the fetus in my room. Fatima al-Zahra alaihi wa sallam. She was definitely not your ordinary child. She was not an ordinary person. Human but extraordinary at the same time. She had a perfect upbringing with a father like Rasulullah sallallahu alaihi wa sallam and the guidance from him. You can't go wrong. You know, I saw a quote a couple of days ago. Beautiful quote. I don't know who said it. Most likely a non-Muslim. It doesn't matter. You know, the Ahl al-Bayt had us. They said don't look at who said it. Don't look at who said it. Don't see who said it. See what was said. Yes. I saw a very beautiful quote. It says your child will not follow your advice. Your child will follow your example. Yes. There's a lot of parents that think by giving their children advice and lecturing them, they've done their job. No. While they could behave in any way. Yes. Children follow your example. They don't follow your advice. Definitely. Fathers, they forbid their children from smoking, but he smokes. That's a contradiction. Yes. You can't smoke in front of your child, your son, and expect him not to smoke by telling him. It goes in one ear and comes out the other. The child learns through example, not through words. I mean, even from day one, you see a child, you know, repeating the actions that are performed by his mother and father. Exact words. Exact actions. Exactly. Fatima Tezahra is the best example. Wasforullah didn't even need to teach her. He didn't need to advise her. Just by seeing a good example in front of her, Fatima Tezahra became a perfect human being. When she saw a father, a Sadiq, an Amin, honest, trustworthy, who gathered all of the virtues in all human beings, and she saw it in this human being, she learned right away. But the thing is, some people say that, you know, since the Prophet Muhammad, as you mentioned his characteristics, is her father, that way, I mean, she has to grow up to be that individual, you know, that great individual. First the fruit from heaven, then Khadija being her mother, one of the greatest ladies ever known in Islamic history, and her father being Prophet Muhammad, I mean, a full house. Exact. And we have to give credit to her mother as well. I mean, but... Just to her father. Yeah. Khadija, peace be upon him, was a great individual. If it was for her, Islam wouldn't have spread. She had a sense of self-sacrifice. Yes. She gave all of her wealth toward Islam. This self-sacrifice was passed on to her daughter. And also, I'd like to mention the effect and power of genetics. Yes, but some, before you continue, some people say that it was handed on a silver platter to Prophet Muhammad to the Ahl-e-Bait that since Prophet Muhammad is their father or their grandfather, you know, they have everything that they need for them to become those pure individuals. Not necessarily. Because a human being is, you know, this is the debate that goes on among scientists that is it nature or nurture, right? Islam takes a middle ground and says that it's both nature and nurture. A human being is affected by nature, by genes. Yes. The genes that are passed on to him or to her from their parents. And is affected by nurture as well. Yes. Their environment, what they learn from their parents, from their surroundings, from school, from friends. Islam emphasizes on both nature and nurture. Yes. When it comes to the Ahl-e-Bait, they both had nature and nurture. It wasn't just nature. You're right. If it was just nature, then we'd say it's not fair. Yeah. They had perfect parents and they are a product of such parents, you know, but it's a nurture as well. It's about what they learn from their environment. So, you know, there were blessed human beings, but any other human being that has the nature and the nurture both affects to receive the good nature and the good nurture can turn out to be a perfect human being as well. Of course, they will not become infallible like the Ahl-e-Bait, but they can become something similar. Yes. Like Salman al-Farisi or Amar al-Binyasa. Yes. We'll make them a Tamar and so on and so forth. But I'd like to emphasize on nature as well. Yes. Today, you know, this is a message to the youth today. Mm-hmm. When getting married, the first criteria is beauty. I want to look for someone who is beautiful, especially when it comes to choosing a female spouse. The number one criteria is beauty. It's the make it or break it kind of deal. You're going to have to face it for 50 or plus years. True. So, you have to choose the beauty. True. But beauty is of two kinds. It's the outer beauty and the inner beauty. Mm-hmm. Outer beauty is not enough. Of course, it's important. Of course, yes. Of course, it's important. Attraction, physical attraction is important. Without physical attraction, that marriage will not work. But at the same time, there has to be inner beauty. See, what I'm saying is don't, not to avoid outer beauty. And outer beauty is not important. No. But in addition to outer beauty, there has to be inner beauty. There are some that don't care. As long as she's beautiful, that's it. She's filled the criteria and that's it. Inner beauty is very important. Because this mother is going to pass on her genes to her daughter. Yes. She's a good person, a bad person, her qualities, her personality. All of these characteristics are going to be passed on to her daughter. Khadija, alaihi salam, had a sense of sacrifice. Yes. She passed it on to her daughter. But the difference is that Khadija sacrificed her wealth. Baltimore Tezahra sacrificed herself. So nature plays a major role, genes play a major role. So I want our youth to pay attention to this. Today, there's a crisis. I think there's a crisis from my experience. And what? In choosing a spouse. And in marriage. A lot of marriages today that we see, they're ending up in divorce. A lot. Whether it's in the East or in the West. Divorce has become a piece of cake. Something very easy. And one of the problems of divorce is choosing the wrong spouse. Choosing the wrong spouse. After marriage, all of a sudden they discover that I didn't sign up for this. I didn't choose this person. I thought this person was different. No, this person wasn't different. You didn't see. Yes. You didn't see the reality of this person. You were so obsessed with this person's looks that you didn't get to see the inner beauty. You were obsessed with the outer beauty. If you had seen the inner beauty of this person, the real person, the real character would not have been fooled. And you would not have resorted to divorce. Insha'Allah, we'll get to talk about the spouse and everything when we talk about daughter Fatima Tezahra as a wife. Insha'Allah is the upcoming episode. But Sayyidina, to stay focused on today, did Fatima Tezahra through her mother dying at her being at a very young age, did the emotions affect Prophet Muhammad in raising her? Difficulties. Was it difficult for him? It has to be difficult. Prophet Muhammad was a human being after all. When his son Ibrahim died, he was seen crying. Some people were shocked. You're a prophet. You're crying? Yes, of course I cry. I'm a human being. Doesn't mean that RasulAllah was not an alien. He has the same emotions that human beings do. However, he said My heart is saddened for the death of my son Ibrahim and my tears are streaming. However, the difference between me and others I will not say something to dissatisfy Allah. Why did you take my son? What sort of justice is this? What sort of God are you? What crime has my son committed? None of this. I do not question God's will. He decided to take my son. I submit completely as well. That's the difference between RasulAllah and other human beings. We will question Allah's judgment and will. But as for emotions, RasulAllah had emotions. Obviously, he sees his daughter who lost her mother. This is something very sad. Yes. And we can see scenes of this tragedy And Faldamateen Zahra was getting married the night of her wedding. Yes. RasulAllah was very anxious because the night of a girl's wedding she really needs her mother. She needs her to stay with her for her dress, the way she looks, preparing her for her husband. A mother plays a major role in that. Faldamateen Zahra did not have a mother. Instead, he asked some of his wives to support Faldamateen Zahra like Um Salamah and others. And they did. They did. It's not the same though. But it's not the same. It's not the same. Obviously. RasulAllah, I believe in a Hadith. RasulAllah told Um Salamah that Khadija is not there to be for Faldamateen Zahra on her wedding night. Try to be like her mother. Be with her. Stay with her. Show her emotional support. This shows that RasulAllah, being the messenger of this Ummah and being the prophet of this Ummah and the head of this Ummah. But at the same time, he was a father. Yes. He didn't neglect. And this is the beauty of RasulAllah. Neglect. There are some people that reach top positions. They neglect their other responsibilities. Yes. You become a CEO of an organization, a doctor, a president. You neglect your fatherly duties, your family duties. RasulAllah didn't. That's the beauty of RasulAllah. And that's RasulAllah. And that's actually a very clear message that we get through the action of RasulAllah and through his affection of you or emotion towards raising a child. Because as you mentioned right now, we see once a person gets in a higher position than he was, he puts his children in child's care or gets babysitters to babysit his children. But RasulAllah said that example for us. And unfortunately, it even came to the east, this babysitting culture. Culture. Culture came to here where, you know, you don't know who that individual is who is raising your child. Absolutely. You know, not the same way that, you know, our grandfathers raised our parents and stuff. But throughout the life of Fatima Zahra and as being a daughter specifically, did she support her father in his message? Message. Fatima Zahra, alaihi salam. And that's the gist of the message. Fatima Zahra, alaihi salam, was not an ordinary daughter as well. RasulAllah. You know, we talked about how RasulAllah had to play two roles. The role of the father and the role of the mother. The mother. Fatima Zahra also had to play two roles. Fatima Zahra had to play the role of a daughter and had to play the role of, you know, I don't want to be misunderstood, but RasulAllah lost Khadija. Khadija was a backbone. She was a backbone to RasulAllah, sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. To the point that when RasulAllah lost Khadija, he wanted to leave Mecca. He lost two individuals that were instrumental to his message. Khadija and Abu Dhabi. And they died in the same year. And that year was called on the year of sadness. And RasulAllah could no longer remain in Mecca because of these two major losses. It was the year after that that RasulAllah migrated to Medina. And perhaps RasulAllah asked Allah to, you know, to Allah him to leave to Medina. To this point Khadija played a major role. RasulAllah lost Khadija. Who would fill that gap in his life? It was Fatima al-Zahra. Fatima al-Zahra was a major support to RasulAllah. She understood her role. She understood her role. She saw that she had to fill big shoes. The big shoes, the shoes of Khadija alayhi sallam. Khadija was a major source of support to RasulAllah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam. Khadija, RasulAllah would come back home from Tabligh, from delivering the message. He would be hurt, but Khadija would support him. So too Fatima al-Zahra alayhi sallam. RasulAllah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would come back home. Some days he was stoned by the people of Mecca. He would come and blood would drip from his body. Interestingly, one day Fatima al-Zahra alayhi sallam, we do have to go on a break? Can we go on a break and continue the story, insha'Allah? Respect the viewers. Do stay tuned for after the break, insha'Allah. Continue our discussion around Fatima, the daughter to Prophet Muhammad. That's after the break. Stay tuned. Respect the viewers, brothers and sisters. One second. As-salamu alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Welcome to the second part of today's episode, where we have been discussing with my dear Ghassid Hussain Qazwini, daughter of Prophet Muhammad, Fatima al-Zahra. Welcome back. Thank you very much. Before the break, we touched upon a few aspects of her support. We left off at her support to her father, and she played, she had the daughter support, and she had some other support that you were talking about. Right. Before the break, I was mentioning the following story. It's not a story, it was something that would occur multiple times. Rasulullah would come back home, and he's tired. He's tired. This was with Khadija, now with Fatima al-Zahra. With Khadija, he's tired. Sometimes he's bloody. His body is dripping with blood. Khadija would take care of him. She would nurse him. To the point that one time Khadija al-Zahra, she saw Rasulullah collecting the blood, not allowing it to drip. So she asked him, why are you collecting the blood? He said, because if a drop of it falls on the ground, Allah will punish these people. And they have been sent as a mercy. They have not been sent as a wrath. And this is a difference between Rasulullah and the previous prophets. The previous prophets, they had patience, but there was a limit to their patience. When they would finish their patience, they would ask Allah to punish those people. Except Rasulullah. Rasulullah on the contrary, he would pray for his people. My point is, Fatima al-Zahra inherited this position. She had to comfort Rasulullah. And indeed, Rasulullah, the difficulties that he faced in Medina were not less than the difficulties that he faced in Mecca. The difference is, the difficulties that he faced in Mecca were by his enemies and opponents, by Quraish. But in Medina, the difficulties that he witnessed was sometimes by his own people. Sometimes by his Sahaba. Sometimes by his wives. Or at other times, the battles, the problems that occurred in Medina. If he wanted comfort, he would come to the house of Fatima al-Zahra. In the case of Hadith al-Kisaa, the day of Hadith al-Kisaa, Rasulullah felt weakness, fatigue. He came to Fatima al-Zahra. And she brought him, she brought him to me with the Yemeni Qisaa. She covered me with it. It's like a child. Have you seen a child when he goes to his mother and he wants to be taken care of? This is how Rasulullah... Of course, I don't mean any disrespect to see that, Rasulullah. But rather that Fatima al-Zahra was like a mother. Not that Rasulullah was a child. But Fatima al-Zahra played the motherly role. To the point where Rasulullah said his famous quote, Fatima is the mother of her father. She takes care of him like a mother. She has the warmth of a mother. This is a big statement. A huge statement. This statement in its own is a major award to Fatima al-Zahra. It's a major certificate to Fatima al-Zahra. She's the mother of her father. Rasulullah had immense respect and love for his daughter, Fatima al-Zahra. And the Russians say that if he was sitting in a session with other women, his wives, or if there were other women that were there to ask questions to them, and Fatima al-Zahra would step into that majlis, Rasulullah would stand for her. They don't stand for her daughter. But Rasulullah stood for his daughter. He would sit on another chair and he would ask Fatima al-Zahra to sit on his chair. You only do that to dignitaries, to VIPs. A person does not do that for their children. Rasulullah would do that to his daughter, Fatima al-Zahra. To show her status. It's not that Rasulullah was being emotional. Right now some people, they spoil their children. They kiss them, they embrace them, they give them whatever they want. Rasulullah was not being emotional. Rasulullah was doing this not because Fatima is his daughter, but because she's deserving of respect. She's deserving of honor. She deserves to be seated in his place. And of course there were some people that were not too happy about this. They were jealous of Fatima al-Zahra. They were jealous of the relationship between Rasulullah and Fatima al-Zahra. And this created animosity. And jealousy. And we saw the results later on of this jealousy and animosity. Moving on from history and shifting 1400 years later, the world that we live in today, the circumstance, situations that the world is facing right now, and the media saturated environment that we live in today, some youth state that we need fresh air out of religion, out of politics, out of culture. We need some fresh air. And you've probably seen this. I mean, as a youth, you know, you're still considered as a youth, pretty young. I consider myself quite old. We can agree to disagree. But yes, I mean, you can relate to the youth. That's what I'm trying to get at. How do you view the youth of our generation today, the 21st generation? Would Fatima al-Zahra be proud of them or their actions? You know, when we read about Fatima al-Zahra and her relationships with Rasulullah, and when we see youth today, we see a huge difference. Fatima al-Zahra was an asset to her father. Her father was proud of her. There's a narration I didn't mention. But some narrations say that Rasulullah would kiss her hand. He would say, Fatima al-Zahra is angry to the anger of Fatima, and is pleased to her pleasure. These are not the words of an emotional father that's being, you know, biased towards his honor. No, he's stating the truth. He was proud of his daughter. Today, we see some children, they're a liability. They're a liability. In what sense? In the sense that some parents want to disown their children. From the things that their children do. From, you know, some children. When I say children, I don't mean fibers. No. I mean youth. I mean teenagers. I mean college, high school, college students, adults, young adults. You know, today we live in a crazy world that they do certain things that, you know, their parents really want to disown them. Yeah. They give themselves in a mess. They give themselves in trouble. And, you know, technology is not helping with the introduction of newer technology. Youth have newer ways of getting themselves into trouble through social media, through the internet, through texting and sharing pictures and photos and videos and, you know, there's some youth that don't know the boundaries. They don't understand the meaning of hijab. Yes. One day, a blind man, by the name of Ibn Ummak Tum, who was well-known in Medina, Ibn Ummak Tum was blind. He was sitting with Rasulullah. Fatima, Fatima Tezahra, she came into the session. She came in the house. The man is blind. He cannot see whatsoever. Fatima Tezahra covered herself fully. When he left, Fatima Tezahra asked her, he wanted to test her, of course. Yes. Fatima, he can't see you. You covered for what? She said, my father, if he can't see me, I could see him. To that extent? To that extent. I could see him. Fatima Tezahra is hijab. Hijab. Where's the hijab today? Where? And I'm not just speaking about the West. The hijab in the East has become worse than the hijab in the West. In the most holiest spots. In the most holiest cities. In the West. Well, they're far away. It's a non-Islamic society. You're affected by university, by school, by friends. Here in the holy sites, in the holy cities, hijab today has no meaning. The makeup, and the clothing, and the showing of the hair. It's very sad. These youth have become liabilities for their parents. I hear from a lot of parents that I have no control over my children. My youth. My youth don't listen to me. This has been a common phrase. My children don't listen to me. My daughter doesn't listen to me. My son doesn't listen to me. This is a problem. A problem of obedience. Of seeking advice. Of listening to your parents. And it starts from day one. If your 16 or 17 year old daughter doesn't listen to you and she behaves in whatever way she wants to behave. She wears whatever she wants to wear. And she goes out to wherever she wants. This is a major problem. This is a major problem. When we read about Fatima Tezahra and her obedience to her father. She would seek advice from him. She was a source of pride. Yes. Rasulullah left Fatima Tezahra as an example for all people. Today when we see youth, we can't help but feel sad. And things are not getting better. God knows what will happen to the next generation. And the next generation. And the generation after that. This is a major problem. And speaking of generations. Generally speaking, what's to examine the life of Fatima Tezahra? This great personality. This abundant greatness, if you will. Who is revered as one of the greatest ladies in history. If one was to examine her life, we would find many lessons that are applicable in everyday life. But to spare time for the viewers. And I know it's an obligation, it's a duty upon every Muslim to learn the life and to study the life of Fatima Tezahra. But just to spare time. What are the specific lessons that the 21st century generations need to learn about Fatima Tezahra? You know, today, nowadays, some parents are going through very difficult times because of their children. They wish they never, you know, they stayed single. I know some families that moved from a country to another country because of their children. Either because of their children's education or because of the effect of society. Some parents divorced because of their children. Some parents are taking antidepressants because of what they've seen from their children. Some have finished their money and have gone broke because of their children. Because their children have gone themselves into trouble. They've been into jail. Some have done drugs. Some have committed mistakes. But who pays attention? Not who pays attention. Who takes on the burden? It's the parents. It's the parents. I say to the youth that if you learn, if you were to take anything from Fatima Tezahra, learn this, that tomorrow you will become parents yourself. You will be the parents of teenagers yourself. The same troubles that you're giving to your parents today, your children will give you. Whatever goes around, comes around. Whatever goes around, comes around. Fatima Tezahra was a perfect daughter to Rasulullah. Allah gave her a perfect daughter, like I say to Zainab. Allah. Allah gave her children like Imam al-Hassan and Imam al-Hassan because she was a good daughter. I think just good. She was perfect in every sense. She was perfect. Allah gave her children like her. Be good children to your parents. Allah will give you good children. Do bad to your parents. Give them headache. Give them trouble. You know, some parents, they have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease. You name it. You name it. It's all from the children. Believe me. Half of the stress that people deal with, more than half of the stress, comes from the children. Otherwise people, you go to your business, you come back, but your children, your children, half of your stress comes from your children. You have to worry about their education, their friends. Where do they go? What do they do? Who do they speak to on the phone? What sort of pictures do they send? What sort of videos do they send? At night you think that they're studying, but they have their phone on with them. So many troubles today. So many troubles. It's not easy being a parent. Today, one of the most difficult challenges, one of the most difficult tasks is being a parent. Now what's the solution? I mean, do you corner them? Do we take the phone? No. No. The solution is not. I can't summarize the solution in five minutes. A lesson if you can. A lesson is a reminder for the youth. A reminder for the youth, the young daughters, the young sons, that tomorrow you too will be parents. You too will be parents. You know, some youth, they ask me about tattoos. Say, what do you say about tattoos? I'll tell them, you know what? You will answer me. I'll ask you a question. You have the answer. It's inside. 20 years from now, when you are married and you have a 16 year old son or daughter that wants a tattoo, will you allow him? They think for a moment. I say think about tattoos, not as a child, not as a teenager, but as a father of a teenager that wants tattoos. Will you allow them? A lot of them pause. So is it religiously unacceptable? You know the answer. We're going to diverge. I have a lecture on tattoos. I talked about it that it's not necessarily haram, but it's not something that any beige would want their followers to do. My point is, my point is this, that I tell youth, don't give your parents a heart. Tomorrow you'll be parents. Have mercy on them. Learn from Fatima to Zahra. It's not that Rasulullah said Fatima khayru bintin or khayru. No, she's the mother of her father. Wow. What a great daughter that he didn't call her a daughter. He called her a mother. Let's take this home. Let's take this home so that it's not that we just mentioned Fatima to Zahra historically, but we take something home with us to learn something from her. Now the last portion, hopefully if we can get through it, is that many Muslims, when they look at the female role models within Islam or the female ladies within Islam, they look at them as only role models for other women, not for men. I mean, maybe we can understand why. But in 2013, The New York Times published a piece titled Why Men Need Woman. And this is, I found it very interesting. It says, the mere presence of female family members or even an infant can be enough to nudge men in the generous direction. Now through this, my question is, is that can a female throughout the Islamic history, like Fatim Al-Zahra, influence men in our generation today? Absolutely. In what way? In fact, a woman can influence a man even more. Why? Because when you see a woman, you know, a woman is not physically like a man. A man is physically stronger than a woman. But when you see a woman who is less stronger than a man, but does so much, does so much for the way of Allah, for Islam, for Muslims, she's a role model. You start thinking that I'm a man, but I'm not doing it as much as this woman. Who's a mother, who's a wife, who has a lot of responsibilities, yet she's doing something out for Islam? I should learn. A couple of, maybe two years ago, I was in Montreal, Canada, and I met a sister. I met one of the sisters in the community. She came and said, Salam. Members of the community, they told me about this sister. They said, you know, this sister. And she's Canadian. She's a Canadian Muslim. She's not from Iraq or Iran or from the Middle East. They said this lady does so much for Islam, more than we Middle Easterners. And they quoted her. They said that this lady at a conference, she said that if you're a follower of Ahl al-Bait, and you go to sleep without being really tired, tired of what? Tired from working for the sake of Islam? You're not a genuine follower of Ahl al-Bait. She says, we followers of Ahl al-Bait, when we go home and sleep, we have to be exhausted from the amount of work that we've done for Islam and Ahl al-Bait. That inspired me. She's a female. She's a mother. She's a wife. She has so many responsibilities towards her children, her husband. She doesn't have the physical strength as a man. It's the restrictions of society. Of course, we believe that women could do a lot. But society puts a lot of restrictions on women. She surpassed all those restrictions and she's doing so much for Ahl al-Bait. This is an example for us men. We have no excuse. And she's not from the Middle East. She was not born a Muslim. We're born a Muslim. What excuse do we have? Of course, a woman can do so much. A woman can do so much for Islam. And men can learn from her. Absolutely. She's an example. And I conclude with this. I want to ask you a question about the wife of Pharaoh. He says, He said Allah has given an example for the believers. He didn't say for the believing woman. He said for the believers, the wife of Pharaoh. She's an example for all believers. Now, I have a question in mind. But inshallah, I'll ask you in the upcoming episode. Thank you very much for joining us tonight. We do advise the viewers that in the upcoming episodes, inshallah, we are going to talk about Fatima the wife, Fatima the mother, Fatima the leader, and Fatima the martyr. These topics will be discussed with my dear guest, Sayyid Hussain Al-Qazween. Thank you very much for tuning in. Wa salamu alaikum. Wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. Wa salamu alaikum.