The Life Journey of Fatimah Az Zahra, Once Living in Poverty, Now a Businesswoman with Billions of Rupiah in Monthly Revenue

Kapanlagi.com - Fatimah Az Zahra is one of the most successful women entrepreneurs in Indonesia. The herbal business she runs currently generates monthly revenues of tens of billions. However, behind that, there are many untold stories of Fatimah Az Zahra.

Fatimah was born into a financially disadvantaged family. Since childhood, she lived in an orphanage in order to go to school and improve her family's economy. Fatimah attended high school education at As Syafi'iyah boarding school under the care of Mother Tuti Alawiyah until she graduated, then worked in an industrial area factory.

"I used to work in a private company as a production operator. When it was mid-month, I ran out of supplies, the minimum wage salary was already used up, so I had no transportation costs to go back and forth to work. I took the company's shuttle bus. From Tambun to the booth, I walked because I didn't have any money. I relied on the factory's lunch for meals, and I walked home, including during night shifts. People talked about me going home in the middle of the night," Fatimah said, quoted from her personal YouTube account, Monday (28/06/2021).

1. Prayers Heard by Allah SWT

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Due to the difficult situation, Fatimah admitted that she had to fast for days because she didn't have money to eat. Even for suhoor and iftar, she only consumed plain water. At that time, Fatimah could only pray and ask for help from Allah.

Fatimah revealed a story that was touching for some people but sometimes became a joke for her now. She admitted that she once had nothing to eat, so she decided to fast. For days, she fasted without eating any food.

"I had suhoor with plain water and broke my fast with plain water as well. I continued like that for several days. Until finally, my stomach was in extreme pain because it hadn't received any food for a long time. I could only confide in Allah SWT, 'O Allah, my stomach is hungry and in great pain. Please provide me with food to break my fast. From anywhere, You are The Most Kind and The Most Powerful in providing sustenance to Your servant. From anywhere'," she recalled.

"Then suddenly, a cat brought a large fish to where I was sitting, carrying a big fish from who knows where. When the cat saw me, it was startled and left the big fish in front of me. Masha Allah, I felt that the fish was a gift from Allah," Fatimah added.

2. The Beginning of Herbal Business

Fatimah's trials did not stop there, as some time later she was diagnosed with an internal illness that required surgery. However, once again due to financial constraints, Fatimah sought a way for her illness to be cured without surgery.

"And finally, I learned about herbal medicine. I learned about herbal leaves, herbal oils, and so on. Alhamdulillah, Allah granted me healing through these herbs, such as Virgin Coconut oil. From there, I shared my healing journey through these herbs on various social media platforms," she added.

"It turns out the feedback was good. Many people asked me to find herbal remedies for their illnesses. However, I didn't have the capital to make these herbal concoctions. Allah provided a way once again. So, customers who provided the capital for me, I would rotate it," Fatimah explained.

3. Revenue Reaches Billions per Month

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As time goes by, Fatimah's business continues to grow. In the first year, she was able to generate revenue of around Rp 10 million and now she can reach billions of revenue per month. Fatimah then poured her story into a book.

"That's when I released the book 'Billion Revenue Without Capital', because it's a very rapid business journey from zero capital to billions per month in just 5 years, and in the sixth year it's still billions, in the seventh year it reaches tens of billions, and in the eighth year which is approaching the ninth year, alhamdulillah it's already tens of billions per month. Hundreds of billions per year," Fatimah concluded.

(kpl/gtr)