Maqatil At-Talibin by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani...
Maqatil At-Talibin by Abu al-Faraj al-Isfahani: "Fatima's birth took
place before revelation, during the time that Quraish was building
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3.Ibn al-Athir in al-Muhktar Fi Manaqib al- Akhiar. 5. Suyuti in Ath-Thughour al-Basimah. Perhaps more research would reveal that the Sunnis adopted this
viewpoint in most of their books. After briefly examining the above-mentioned narrations and in view of
the fact that neither Ascension nor Revelation took place before the
beginning of Prophethood, it becomes clear that Lady Fatima Zahra's
birth was after revelation. Therefore, the falsity of the traditions, which
claim that she was born five years prior to the first revelation, becomes
There are two motives which can be cited for those who made such
false claims: The first is to refute the prophetic traditions which reveal
the story of heavenly food and that Fatima was born from sperm
produced from an apple that came from paradise. The second is to prove that Fatima Zahra was unattractive to the point
that she became eighteen years old before anyone asked to marry
(More light will be shed on this subject when we elaborate on Fatima's
Nevertheless, Tabari in Dhakhaer al-Uqbi, Asfuri Shafe'i in Nuzhat al-
Majalis and Qanduzi in Yanabea al-Mawaddah narrated that Khadijah
(A) said: "... Then, when (Fatima's) delivery came near, I sent for the
Quraishan midwives who refused to help me because of Muhammad
(S). During childbirth, four ladies whose beauty and brilliance were
indescribable entered the house'. One of them said: "I am your Mother Eve"
The second said: "I am Umme Kulthum, Musa's sister"
The third said: "I am Mariam, and we have come to help you." Here is
the same narration but in a different manner:
'When Khadijah was about to deliver, she sent for the Quraishan
women to help her give birth to her child. They refused and said: 'We
will not help you; for you became Muhammad's wife.'
In the meantime, four women entered the house; their beauty and
brilliance cannot be described. One of them said: 'I am your Mother
The second said: `I am Asiya Bint Muzahim.'
The third said: 'I am Kulthum, Musa's sister.'
The fourth said: "I am Mariam Bint Imran, (Isa's mother). We have
"When Fatima fell on the ground, she was in a prostrating position,
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Furthermore, the detailed narration was mentioned by al-Mufaddal Ibn
Amr on the authority of Imam Sadiq (A) in v.1 of Al-Bihar by Al-Majlisi.
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