The founder of the Islamic Republic used to advise that the women should adopt conduct of holy lady Fatimah (peace be upon her) as role-model throughout history.
Imam also noted that the Muslim societies must follow the teachings, ethical norms and practices of the holy lady in order to attain salvation.
“Sahifah Fatimah was inspired to her from the very presence of the Lord most High to Zahra Mardhiyyah (i.e. Lady Fatimah),” Imam Khomeini said in his last will and testament.
According to Imam Khomeini, in the history of Islam, for very group or stratum of society, there is a suitable role-model who is guiding light for salvation and on the path to perfection.
The role-model for women, as declared by the holy Prophet of Islam Mohammad (peace be upon him) is lady Fatimah-Zahra.
“The best of your men is Ali Ibn Abi Talib, and the best of your women is Fatimah Binte Mohammad,” Said the holy Prophet of Islam, adding that: “Fatimah is part of me, that which annoys her annoys me, and that which harms her harms me.”
The Prophet (PBUH) used to stand up to receive her when she visited him. It was clearly against the Arab custom for a father to stand up for his daughter. This shows the high spiritual status accorded to Fatimah by Allah.
It is also reported that: “Whenever the honorable prophet (PBUH) returned from a trip, he would kiss Fatima’s throat and say: ‘From her, I do smell the fragrance of Paradise.’”
Her home environment was an example of harmony, peace, tranquility, and modesty. She helped her husband in his worldly and religious affairs, and cooperated with him in achieving his exalted mission.
Imam Khomeini believed that the holy lady Fatimah had earned dignity and grace for all women and mankind thought the history.
"The history of Islam is witness to the immense respect that the prophet had for Hazrat Zahra (PBUH) which also powerfully reflects on the importance of women in society. If they are not superior to men, they are definitely not any inferior," said Imam Khomeini.
Imam always insisted that the Islamic and world societies could prevent from moral and social decline and collapse by following the character of the teachings of the divine lady Fatimah and her pure progeny.
This Fatimah (peace be upon her) is the role-model of all women of the world, her greatness is not limited to any particular time period or location.
As stated by the Prophet of Islam, Fatimah is the best woman ever, from the beginning of time, up to its end.
With a role-model such as this great personality, Muslim women should never feel weak or helpless but should in fact gather more awareness about the high status that Islam grants to a woman.
A study of life of this great lady would clearly show us that the path to ascension is wide open for every for every woman.
In fact, it is the holy lady Fatimah-Zahra who has already trodden that the path and is a guide for other women to follow.
Imam Khomeini used to give great importance to birthday and passing away anniversaries of the holy lady and marked those occasions as divine days.
Declaring the Birthday of holy lady Fatimah Zahra as "Woman's Day", Imam Khomeini has said : "This day is like the day of revival of real womanhood and the day of foundation-building for the important and respectable role, woman play in the society." Elsewhere, addressing groups of women he said : "If you don't learn from her asceticism, piety, modesty and other virtues, you have not even understood the true essence of womanhood."