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Fatima (făt'ĭmə, fä'tĭmə, fətē'), 616?-633?, daughter of Muhammad by his first wife, Khadija. Fatima was the wife of Ali, the mother of Hasan and Husayn, and reputedly the ancestress of the Fatimids. She is revered by all branches of the Islamic faith and is the subject of many mysteries and legends.
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Daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She married Ali, among the first to embrace Islam, and is regarded by Muslims as one of the Four Perfect Women.


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Fatimah (Al-Zahra ca. 606-632), the fifth and favorite child of Mohammad. She married Mohammad's cousin 'Ali and played a substantial role in his rise to power. Mohammad had 6 children of his 11 wives, 5 of which survived. He had five children by his first wife Khadija; one son, Al qasim died in childhood. The four daughters, Zaynab, Ruqayah, Fatimah, and Om Kolthoom, all survived. His fifth surviving child was a boy named Ibrahim, born 628 A.D. of Maria, an Egyptian maidservant in Mohammad's house whom the Prophet married in 627.

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Fatima may refer to:

It is of Arabic origin, and its meaning is "baby's nurse". Also possibly "one who abstains"

 
 
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