IN THE NAME OF GOD

A Brief Biography of Lady Fatimah (A.S)
The daughter of the Last Messenger (saaw.) and the Mother of the Imams (as).



Name: Fatimah Al-Zahra, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad (saaw) and Lady Khadija (as); wife of Imam Ali (as); mother of Imam Hasan (as), Hussein (as); Lady Zeinab (as) and Lady Um Kulthum (as).

Birth: Most historians agree Lady Fatimah (as) was born in Mecca five years after Prophethood, the 20th of Jamadi Al-Thani.

Death: Most historians agree Lady Fatimah (A.S.) died at the age of 18 years and seventy-five days old.

The Commander of the Faithful (Ali) (as) himself took charge of her washing. It is reported that Asma' daughter of 'Umays assisted him in washing her. Asma' related: "Fatimah (as) had stated in her will that no one should wash her corpse except Ali (as) and I. Thus we washed her together, and the Commander of the Faithful (as) prayed over her along with Hasan (as) and Husayn (as), 'Ammar ibn Yasir, Miqdad, 'Aqil' az -Zubayr, Abu Dharr, Salman, Buraydah and a few men of Banu Hashim. They prayed over her in the night, and in accordance with her own will Ali (as) the Commander of the Faithful buried her in secret."

There is much disagreement among traditionists as to the exact spot of her grave. Some traditionists have asserted that she was buried in the Baqi'. Others said that she was buried in her own chamber, and that when the Umayyad rulers enlarged the Mosque of Medina, her grave came to be in the sanctuary. Still others argued that she was buried between the grave and pulpit of the Prophet (saaw). It is to this that the Prophet (saaw) alluded in his saying: " There is between my grave and pulpit a garden of the gardens of Paradise." The first view is unlikely, while the two other views are nearer to the truth.

Naming Lady Fatimah (as): The Messenger of Allah (saaw) said Lady Fatimah was given that name "because she and her followers are protected from Hell." Lady Fatimah (as) has various names near Allah (Exalted Be His Name), they are:


Fatimah (as)
Siddiqah (the honest)
Al-Mubarakah (the blessed one)
Al-Tahirah (the pure)
Az-Zakiyah (the chaste)
Ar-Radhiatul Mardhiah (she who is gratified and who shall be satisfied)
Al-Mardiyyah (the one pleasing to Allah(swt))
Al-Muhaddathah (a person other than a Prophet, that the angels speak to)
Az-Zahra (the splendid)