The good wife endured the hardships for the sake of Allah and His religion...

The good wife endured the hardships for the sake of Allah and His religion, Islam. She comforted her husband and shared his concerns. She all her affairs. THE BLESSED BIRTH OF FATIMA New signs seemed to bring the good tiding of relief when KHADIJAH was pregnant with a new baby who stirred in her womb. At the due hour of childbirth, and when the pain of labor intensified, QURAYSHI midwives refused to give her a hand and help her deliver her child. Allah's miracles happen quite often.

During the time of her difficulty, suddenly the room was lit with a bright light. Four bright women appeared near her. They sat near her and gently spoke to her. They said to her, "Fear not ! we are guests sent by Allah". She felt at ease, so she relaxed.

Quietly she gave birth to a female baby: Fatima, with the help of the four ladies who were: SARAH, PROPHET IBRAHIM'S wife, ASIA, the righteous wife of Pharaoh, MARYAM (Mary), the mother of Prophet Jesus, and KALTHAM sister of Prophet MUSA (Moses) (peace be on them all). However, there are some people who wonder at such miracles and are heedless of Allah's might. Before Fatima, KHADIJAH had given birth to three other daughters. They were: RUQAYYAH, UMM KULTHUM, and ZAINAB.

ZAINAB was married to her maternal cousin AL-RABEE' IBN AL-AAS. The other two were married to the two sons of ABI LAHAB who became a deadly enemy of the Prophet and ordered his sons UTBAH and UTAYBAH to divorce their wives. UTHMAN married both of them, one after the death of the other. Neither one of them gave birth to any children. The only daughter who lived in the house of the Prophet was Fatima (as) who was of a uniquely sublime personality.

She resembled her father in features and in high morals. When the days of hardship were over, following the Prophet's immigration to YATHRIB, many prominent figures sought Fatima's hand in marriage but were all rejected. All the suitors hoped to enjoy the sublime status of being near the Messenger of Allah through marrying Fatima. But Fatima was Ali's dear cousin. None deserved being her husband except Ali (as), the Prophet's first supporter and the brave defender of Islam.

It was Allah's will that none should marry her except Ali (as). When the Prophet's two sons died while still children, the arrogant of Mecca degraded the Prophet (P.B.U.H), claiming that he would have no progeny. Allah refuted their claim.