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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Biography of Imam Hussain Bin Ali (as) The Other Reference Used Having mentioned in the foregoing pages, the blessings, which the Holy had brought for mankind, it is needless to repeat the same. Only relevant events directly connected with the great sacrifice are, as a necessity, referred to here for the guidance of the readers. HUSSAIN'S MOTHER: WHY THE LAST APOSTLE OF GOD WAS GIVEN ONLY A DAUGHTER AND NOT ANY SON TO SURVIVE?

The Holy had two sons and a daughter, but sons he did not need, for his apostleship had to conclude with his ministry, and if any son of the Holy Prophet had survived, it would have given the chance to the people to hail the son of the Prophet also to be another prophet of God, whereas there was no prophet to come after him. It may be said that this was the reason of the male issues of the Holy Apostle leaving this world, in their very infancy.

But the Holy Prophet needed a daughter of his own purity of spirit and body, to reflect the divine light of guidance in her ideal character and present an authentic model of the correct Islamic womanhood to the world. Hence FATEMA, the Lady of Light, was born to the Holy Prophet, who for her godly qualities, is known in the Islamic World by the following epithets: 1- AZ-ZAHRA: THE SHINING. 2- AL-BATUL: THE LIBERATOR OF SINNERS. 3- AL-AZRA: THE CLEAN, THE PURE.

4- SAYYEDDATUN-NISA: THE CHIEF OF WOMEN. 5- AFZALUN-NISA: THE SUPERIOR MOST OF WOMEN. 6- KHAIRUN-NISA: THE BEST OF WOMEN. 7- MARIAM ALKUBRA: THE SENIOR MARY. Mary, the mother of Jesus, was the mother of only one heavenly guide to the children of the House of Israel, whereas Lady FATEMA besides her being the daughter of the Holy Apostle of God, was the mother of the Eleven Divinely Commissioned Guides, (i.e., the Holy Imams).

It is a unique instance in the history of the world that the issues of a single pair to have Eleven Heavenly Guides, consecutively one after another. 8- AL-MUBARAKA: THE BLESSED ONE OF GOD. 9- AS-SADIQA: THE TRUTHFUL. 10- AL-MUHADDISA: The one who talked to her mother from the womb of her mother even prior of her birth. (When God could make Jesus talk from the cradle when he was just born, there cannot be any wonder if the Almighty causes another one blessed by Him, to act in a similar manner).

There are several other epithets of this great heavenly being who was the Lady of Light.