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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books The Life of Fatimah Az- Zahra', The Principal of all Women: Study and Analysis Fatimah’s Birth and Upbringing The Prophet (S) eagerly received the birth of Pure Fatimah (a.s.). He perceived from behind the unseen that his newborn daughter would have a very high position in the earth and in the heaven, that she would be unequaled in purity, chastity, faith and behavior from among all the women of the earth, and that his pure progeny would be from her.

He was very delighted for the coming of this pure child, and was sincere in his love to her since her birth until his last breath. When the Prophet (S) was informed that Khadijah (may Allah be pleased with her) gave birth to Fatimah (s.a.), he went home quickly. He took his newborn daughter, kissed her, recited the azan in her right ear, and recited the eqama in her left ear.

The first voice Fatimah (s.a.) heard was the voice of her father, the messenger of Allah, and the first words she heard were “Allah is greatest” and “there is no God but Allah”. Gabriel came down to the Prophet (S) bringing the greetings of Allah the Almighty to him and to his blessed newborn child.[^1] Historians say that Fatimah (s.a.) had been created from the fruits of the Paradise.

On the night of the Prophet’s ascension to the Heavens, Allah had fed (S) with the fruits of the Paradise and Fatimah (s.a.) was originated from those fruits.[^2] Date of her Birth Historians were different about the date of Fatimah’s birth.

Here are some of their sayings: She was born five years after the prophethood of her father and three years after his ascension to the heaven on the twentieth of Jumada al-Aakhirah,[^3] and it was Friday.[^4] She was born one year after the prophethood of her father.[^5] She was born five years before the prophethood.

This saying is odd and ignored.[^6] Some books of history mentioned that Fatimah (s.a.) had been born before the prophethood of her father but without mentioning the year and the month of her birth.[^7] There are other sayings about her birth, but the true saying is the first one mentioned above that determines her age to be eighteen years. Place of her Birth Fatimah (s.a.) was born in Mecca in the house of Khadijah (s.a.). The house was near the Lane of Perfumers, and now it is a mosque.

Her Name The Prophet (S) named his newborn daughter as Fatimah. It was like the name of Imam Ali’s mother.