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Fatima (other)
Fatima, who died in 632, was the daughter of Islamic prophet Muhammad and is revered by Muslims. Fatima, Fátima or Fatimah most often also refers to: *Our Lady of Fátima, a title of Virgin Mary based on several reported apparitions in Fátima, Portugal *Sanctuary of Fátima, a sanctuary dedicated to the apparitions Fatima or Fátima may also refer to: People * Fatima (given name) and its variants, including a list of people with this name * Fatima (surname list), list of people with this surname Places * Fátima, Buenos Aires, a country town in Argentina * Fátima, Bahia, a municipality in Brazil * Fátima do Sul, a municipality in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil * Bairro de Fátima, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil * Nossa Senhora de Fátima, Macau, a civil parish in Macau * Fátima, Tocantins, a municipality in Brazil * Fatima, a community of Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec * Fatima, Bohol, a barangay (neighborhood) in the Philippines * Fatima, a barangay in San ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Fatima
Fatima bint Muhammad (; 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fatima al-Zahra' (), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun caliphs and the first Shia imam. Fatima's sons were Hasan and Husayn, the second and third Shia imams, respectively. Fatima has been compared to Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Shia Islam. Muhammad is said to have regarded her as the best of women and the dearest person to him. She is often viewed as an ultimate archetype for Muslim women and an example of compassion, generosity, and enduring suffering. It is through Fatima that Muhammad's family line has survived to this date. Her name and her epithets remain popular choices for Muslim girls. When Muhammad died in 632, Fatima and her husband Ali refused to acknowledge the authority of the first caliph, Abu Bakr. The couple and their supporters held that Ali was the rightful successor of Muhammad, possibly referri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
