The Ahlulbayt · Daughter of the Prophet (s)
Sayyida Fatima al-Zahra (AS)
Daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (s) and Sayyida Khadija (AS), wife of Imam Ali (AS), and mother of Imam Hasan (AS), Imam Hussain (AS) and Sayyida Zaynab (AS). The line of the Imams after Imam Hussain (AS) descends through her.
السيدة فاطمة الزهراء
- Born
- Mecca. The popular Shia view dates her birth to the fifth year of the mission (615 CE).
- Parents
- The Prophet Muhammad (s) and Sayyida Khadija (AS)
- Husband
- Imam Ali (AS)
- Children
- Including Imam Hasan (AS), Imam Hussain (AS) and Sayyida Zaynab (AS)
- Resting place
- Medina. The exact place of her grave is unknown.
Life
Birth and family
She was born in Mecca, in the house of her mother, Sayyida Khadija (AS), the first wife of the Prophet (s). [WikiShia]
The popular view among Shia scholars places her birth in the fifth year after the start of the Prophet’s mission (615 CE). Many Sunni scholars place it five years before the mission (605 CE). [WikiShia]
Devotion
The Prophet (s) taught her the litany of praise now known as the Tasbih of Sayyida Fatima (AS), which many Muslims recite after every prayer. [WikiShia]
After the Prophet (s)
In the short time between her father’s death and her own, she defended Imam Ali’s right to lead and objected to the seizure of Fadak. Her speech before the companions became known as the Fadakiyya sermon. [WikiShia]
She died in Medina not long after her father. The place of her grave has remained unknown ever since. [WikiShia]
Visit and pray
Medina and Jannat al-Baqi: guideHer grave is unknown. Visitors to Medina often send salutations to her at the Prophet’s Mosque and at al-Baqi.
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