Imam through his historic speeches and messages called for all women to follow the footsteps of the holy lady of Islam in order to play a constructive role in the societies and accomplish their real status.
The founder of the Islamic Republic often cited several verses and Islamic traditions to describe the pious character and virtues of the daughter of the holy prophet of Islam.
Imam Khomeini used to maintain that societies must follow divine character and teachings of lady Hadrat Fatima (peace be upon her) if they seek to prevent from falling into pits of moral and social decline.
In the following speech, Imam Khomeini describes the holy lady of Islam as a complete spiritual role-model for Muslims and entire humanity. The text of the speech comes as following:
Speech
Date: April 11, 9791 [Farvardin 22, 8531 AHS/ Jamadi al-Awwal 31, 9931 AH]
Place: Qum
Subject: The greatness of Islam; the Prophet's household; the army and the nation
Occasion: Death anniversary of Hadrat Zahra (Peace bu upon her)
Audience: Air Force personnel of Qal`eh Morghi Base
In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
The great lady of Islam: a paradigm for all human beings
I also would like to offer my condolences to the entire Iranian nation, and you, gentlemen, the brave youth, on the death anniversary of the world's greatest lady. We must make a paragon of this Household. Not only should our women take example from their) Household's (women, and our men follow examples set by their men, but also everyone must emulate all of them. They dedicated their lives to supporting the oppressed and reviving the Divine tradition. We must follow suit and dedicate our lives to them. Those who know the history of Islam, know that each member of this household was like a perfect human being and even higher; That is, a divine and spiritual human being. They rose for the cause of nations and the oppressed against those who were after destroying them.
Qur'an: A book that builds man
Islam has come to save the oppressed and for building man. Islam's holy book, i. e. the illustrious Qur'an, is a book for the upbringing of man: Islam has come to promote man in all his dimensions, such as spiritual, corporeal, political, social, cultural and military aspects to show us the right path. We too must bring up our youths and women in line with Islamic teachings so that so that our women raise their children in such a way that when they grow up, they shall be productive for Islam and humanity.