Her Martyrdom Fatimah Zahra (a.

Her Martyrdom Fatimah Zahra (a.s) was ready to meet her Lord. She bathed and then lay down in her garment. She then instructed Asma bint Umays to wait awhile and then to call her name; if there was no answer, this would mean that Fatimah Zahra (a.s) had departed towards her Lord. Asma bint Umays waited awhile, then called Fatima’s name, but there was no answer; Asma bint Umays repeated the call: “O daughter of the chosen Muhammad! O daughter of the most honourable of them whom women bore!

O daughter of the best of those who have walked on gravel! O daughter of him who ‘was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even)…