Question 536 - The Enlightening Answer Across the Ether, Vol 6

Ahmed al-Hasan Response:

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers upon Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, the Imams and the Mahdis, and grant them peace. The claim that only four women attained perfection is incorrect. What is correct is that every person has a station with Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, according to that person’s knowledge and sincerity, whether the person is a man or a woman. As for the merit of a particular person-that the person is better than all who preceded them, better than the people of their time, or even better than all people-this is established only by a text from Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, concerning that person through His messengers. It has been established that Fatima is the Lady of the Women of the Worlds through the report of the Messenger (s), transmitting from Allah, Glorious is He, Knower of the unseen. It has also been established that Mary, Asiya, and Khadija have merit and a station with Allah. But the matter is not limited to them; there are many women who have merit and a station with Allah. Indeed, among them is one better than these: Zaynab (a), daughter of Ali (a), is the best of the women of the worlds after her mother Fatima (a). Thus, your statement that only these four women possess merit is imprecise. Know that the door remains open until the Day of Resurrection for every woman to become one of the best women of the worlds through her deeds and sincerity. Peace, mercy, and blessings of Allah be upon you. Ahmed Alhasan Muharram al-Haram, 1432 AH