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The clear disagreement on Fatima's birth date is surprising. Some

scholars state that she was born five years after revelation; while

others say that she was born two or three years before that; and still

others claim that she was born five years before revelation. It should

be noted that the first statement was narrated from the Imams of Ahlul-

Bayt (A) a group of Sunni scholars also favor the same viewpoint. On

the other hand, Sunni scholars and narrators alone speak of the

The following are narrations, which have been cited concerning the

Prophethood, and three years after Ascension to heaven. When the

Prophet died, Fatima was eighteen years old...."

(the beginning of) Prophethood and three years after Ascension,

namely on the 20th of Jamadi al-Thani. She lived eight years in Mecca

with her father, and then she immigrated..."

five years after the (first) revelation to Allah's Messenger. She died

when she was eighteen years and seventy-five days old."

"The 20th of Jamadi al-Thani was the birthday of Fatima Zahra during

the second year after (the first) revelation."

years after (the first) revelation, (Fatima) was born on Friday the 20th

of Jamadi al-Thani, two years after revelation."

revelation, was the birthday of Fatima, as was cited by some

narrations. It has been mentioned in a narration that she was born five

years after revelation. The Sunnis narrate that she was born five years

born on the 20th of Jamadi al-Thani, forty five years after the Prophet

The above-mentioned statements are a selection of narrations from

the Imams of Ahlul-Bayt (A) and the old Shiite scholars (may Allah

bless their souls) declaring that Fatima Zahra's birth took place after

revelation. Contrary to this, the Sunni scholars have stated:

Allah's Messenger's daughters. She was born while Quraish was