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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Mushaf Fatimah (a.s) Other books by Lady Fatimah (a.s) Various opinions regarding the Mushaf Fatimah As far as we know, no Shiite or Sunni scholar has ever gotten their hands on Mushaf Fatimah . Rather, they've gained an understanding of its scribe and author from the relevant hadith on the subject. In this respect, there hasn't been a far-reaching or comprehensive research on the matter.

Some have said, “Her Mushaf contains parables, edicts, sermons, historical accounts and miracles and amazing occurrences.

Imam 'Ali(a.s) is its author, and he gifted it to her as a consolation after her father's death”[^1] Others are of the opinion that this Mushaf contains jurisprudence ( shar'i ), normative and ethical rulings, all future events, and that Lady Fatimah(a.s) wrote it from all the pronouncements that she heard from her father (the prophet Mohammad(s.a.w)) and her husband (Imam 'Ali(a.s)).[^2] Imam Khomeini in his last will and testament said, “Sahifah Fatimah was inspired to her from the very presense of the Lord most High to Zahra Mardhiyyah (i.e.

Lady Fatimah).”[^3] Sayyid Muhsin Ameen is of the opinion that this noble Lady (a.s) has two books: one inspired by her Lord, the other the sayings of the prophet of Allah (s.a.w) to Lady Fatimah(a.s).[^4] There reason that there are so many divergent opinions on the content of this Mushaf , as the above quotes point out, is owing to the fact that the hadith are scattered in various chapters of various books.

There are no analytical or theoretical analyses (of the hadith by the scholars who had collected the hadith). Because of this, the foundation of the argument and investigation are narrations that haven't been collected into one chapter (of a book of hadith), rather, they are in various books. Indeed, none of the books that refer to Lady Fatimah (a.s) have hadith that mention the Mushaf 's content mention the same content twice (i.e. every hadith says that the Mushaf contains something different).

In this respect, some have thought that the Mushaf is the very one that the reports mention, this because of the divergent opinions that have arisen. However, these hadith speak of the books ( kitab ) of Lady Fatimah (a.s) and not per se of her Mushaf . In light of this, it is fitting to allude to these other books until we can separate them from and arrive to her Mushaf .