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In regard of status of Fatimah Az-Zahra"A" he said:
"... I suffice with quoting one narration which is reported with authentic Sanad "chain of transmitters" in the noble book Al-Kafi. This riwaayah reads thus: Al-Imaam As-Saadiq"A" says: Fatimah"A" survived after her father"S" for seventy-five days, living in this world overcome with sorrow and hardships, with the Trustee Gabriel descending down upon her offering her consolation, and foretelling her of future events. The outward of the narration is thus: these seventy-five days were days of frequentation, i.e. plying to and fro of Gabriel was too excessive, and I don't believe that other than the first class of great prophets has ever entered in this way upon a person to whom Gabriel frequented to and fro within seventy-five days." 42
He also said: "The holy Quran builds man, and women too build man. The duty of women is building man. If man-building women are taken away from the nations, these nations will verily be transformed to failure and decadence, and they will be defeated and corrupted." 43
He further said:
"The woman is manifestation of coming true of wishes of mankind. The woman is educator and nurturer of honourable women and men. From the lap of woman the man ascends to heaven. The lap of woman is a place for education of great women and men." 44
Nevertheless, despite all this inattention on part of history in ignoring to record moral behaviour of exalted women, still the reality has never remained covered or hidden.
Abu Abd Ar-Rahmaan Sullami "325412H." has written a book exposing in it conditions of ascetic and Sufi women, citing

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42 . Rooh Al-Bayaan, vol. II, p 34 .

43 . Tibyaan, vol. VIII, " Woman's Position in Imam Khumayni's thought, " p. 20 .

44 . ibid., p. 58 .