He said to her...

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.’ [1] Imam Ali Asked, ‘O messenger of Allah, why did you name Fatima so?’ The Prophet (a.s.) said, ‘Allah the Almighty will wean her and her progeny from Fire on the Day of Resurrection.’ The same has been mentioned in Kanzol Ummal, vol.6 p.219 and Faydh al-Qadeer, vol.1 p.168. ** [1]** Az-Zahra’ Sayyidaton Nisa’, vol.1 p.30. 6.

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). 7. 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 Fatima (a.s.) was called al-Batool and he said, ‘because she was incomparable in her chastity, virtues, religiousness, and lineage. It was also said that she was called so because she had devoted herself to Allah the Almighty and turned her back to the worldly life.’ [1] 8. Az-Zahra’ Shining; she was called so because her great faith and high morals were shining.

Imam as-Sadiq (a.s.) was asked why she was called so and he said, ‘When she stood in her mihrab (for worshipping), her light shone for the inhabitants of the Heaven as stars shone for the inhabitants of the earth.’ [2] Al-Jami’ al-Azhar in Cairo was built by the Fatimids and called so by them after the name of Fatima az-Zahra’ to be blessed and honored. Her surnames Fatima (a.s) had several surnames. Here are some of them: 1.

Umm**[3]** Abeeha The mother of her father: she was called so (by her father) because she was too kind and loving to her father the messenger of Allah (a.s.). [4] From the examples of her kindness and great love to her father was that once, he came back to Medina from one of the battles, and came to Fatima’s house first before his wives as usual. Fatima (a.s.) received him, and began kissing him on the face and the eyes, and [1] Lisan al-Arab, vol.16 p.43, an-Nihayah fee Gharib al-Hadith, vol.

1 p.94. [2] Nisa’ an-Nabiy wa Awladuh, p.92. [3] Umm means “mother of” [4] Al-Istee’ab, vol.2 p.752, Usd al-Ghabah, vol.5 p.520. crying.