It is related to the Ahlul Bayt (a.

It is related to the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.) that once Imam Ali (a.s.) asked the Prophet (S), ‘O messenger of Allah, why did you name Fatimah[^8] so?’ The Prophet (S) said, ‘Because she and her followers are weaned from Fire.’[^9] Her Epithets Fatimah the principal of the women of the worlds was attributed with many epithets expressing the high qualities she had. The following are some of those epithets: As-Siddiqah It means the truthful woman.

She was the most truthful woman in the world of Islam and other than Islam. Al-Mubarakah It means the blessed woman. Allah had blessed her and all her progeny in the earth. At-Tahirah It means the pure woman. She was the purest one among all the women of the world.

Allah had endowed her with this favor by saying, “Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House, and to purify you a (thorough) purifying.” (33:33) All commentators say this verse had been revealed about the Ahlul Bayt (a.s.). Az-Zakiyyah It means the chaste, innocent woman. Ar-Radhiyah It means the satisfied woman. She was satisfied with the simple life of asceticism Allah had willed for her in the worldly life.

It was narrated from Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) his saying, ‘Once, the messenger of Allah (S) came to Fatimah (s.a.) and found her wearing a garment of camel-hair while milling with her hands and suckling her child. The Prophet’s eyes shed tears when he saw her in that case.

He said to her, ‘O my daughter, suffer the bitterness of this life for the sake of the sweetness of the afterlife; for Allah has revealed to me, “And soon will your Lord give you so that you shall be well pleased.” (93:5) She said, ‘O messenger of Allah, praise be to Allah for His gifts, and thanks be to Him for His blessings.’[^10] Al-Muhaddathah The talked to; because the angels talked with her as they talked with Virgin Mary.

Allah says, “When the angels said: O Maryam, surely Allah gives you good news with a Word from Him.” (3:45) Al-Batool She was called so, because she was devoted to Allah and because she had no equal in her virtues among all women. Once, Ahmed bin Yahya was asked about the reason why Fatimah (s.a.) was called al-Batool and he said, ‘because she was incomparable in her chastity, virtues, religiousness, and lineage.