Today, the sanctuary where she prayed in the house of Musa...

Today, the sanctuary where she prayed in the house of Musa ibn Khazraj in Qom is a famous site known as Sittiyya or Bayt al-Nur (the House of Light). Her Death It is unanimously accepted that Lady Fatima Masumah died in Qum in the year 201 AH [13] . at the age of 28 years old. An honorable funeral was therefore held for her by the Shias and her sacred body was buried in a garden owned by Musa ibn Khazraj which is known as Babilan (the current shrine).

However, there are three possibilities about the day and month of her death: 10th Rabī` al-Thānī, 12th Rabī` al-Thānī, and 8th Sha`bān. Due to the closeness of the first and second dates, the 10th to 12th of Rabī` al-Thānī are therefore marked as the “Days of Masumah”. Contemporary Significance and Reverence The…