Meaning of the Hand of Fatima in the Persian Tarot

This card is the one of luck and protection, and that in every possible field. Whether the querent’s question concerns the quality of their loves, the degree of success of their work or the amount of their finances, the Hand of Fatima card will always predict luck and success for them, all while guaranteeing them true protection against all sorts of obstacles, usually encountered along our paths. As one might suspect, it is the card most tied to the philosophy of Muslim life, whereas the others lean more towards the ancestral traditions of Hinduism.

Herein lies the whole paradox of this tarot, which often blends Indian and Muslim culture in the drawings and ideologies it offers us, but there is a logic to this fact, and the reason is that its designer, Mrs Indira, although she was of Indian origin, spent her whole childhood and adolescence in Algeria. The card thus depicts the famous Hand of Fatima, which is the symbol of faith, of love, of hope and of providence. This famous hand is supposed to be that of the young Fatima, daughter of the prophet Muhammad, and very early on in Muslim civilisation, she embodied protection against the evil spirit and its negative waves.

During a divinatory reading, the Hand of Fatima card is therefore very positive when it comes up before the querent. It announces to them only happy events to come, and a real fulfilment in their exchanges and relationships with those around them. Achievement, success and accomplishment will therefore be on their programme; they will only have to let themselves be carried by this wave made of luck and protection.

Keywords: Talisman, Lucky charm, Favourable, Divine, Protective, Providence