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1.It was reported in Bihar, v. 10, [1] that Imam Abu Ja'far Al-Baqir (A)
said: "When Fatima was born, Allah (Exalted is His Name) revealed to
an angel to speak the name Fatima with Muhammad's tongue. Allah
then said: "I have bestowed knowledge upon you and safeguarded
you from menstruation." Then Abu Ja'far (A) added:
"By Allah, Allah (Blessed and Exalted is His Name) bestowed
knowledge on her and safeguarded her from menstruation with the
2.Imam Redha and Imam Jawad (A) said: "We heard Ma'moon
narrating from Rashid, from Al-Mahdi, from Al-Mansoor, from his
father, from his grandfather that Ibn Abbas said to Mu'awiya: 'Do you
know why Fatima was given that name?'
Ibn Abbas said: `Because she and her followers are protected from
Hell, I heard Allah's Messenger say thus.'
3.Imam Redha, quoting his Fathers (A) said: "The Messenger of Allah
(S) said: `O Fatima, do you know why you have been given the name
Ali (A) said: `Why was she named (Fatima)?'
He replied: `Because she and her followers (Shiites) are protected
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4.Imam Sadiq (A) said: "Do you know the explanation of (the name)
He said: `She is safeguarded from evil.'
He then added: `Had Amir Al-Mu'mineen not married her, no man on
earth from Adam on would have been suitable for her until the Day of
This narration was also reported by a group of Sunni scholars, among
them being Ibn Shirooyah Ad-Dailami who said: "Um Salamah said:
'The Messenger of Allah said: `Had Allah not created Ali, there would
not have been an equal to Fatima.'
Besides Ad-Dailami, Khawarazmi in Al-Manaqib, Munawi in Kunz al-
Haqaeq, and Qandouzi in Yanabea al-Mawaddah have reported this
tradition by quoting Um Salamah and Al-Abbas, the Prophet's uncle. 5. Kharghoushi and Ibn Batta reported in their books Sharaf An-Nabi
and Ibaneh that Imam Sadiq (A) said: "The Messenger of Allah (S)
said to Ali: `Do you know the reason Fatima was given that name?'
Ali said: `Why was she given that name?'
He said: `Because she and her followers (Shiites) are safeguarded
6.Imam Redha (A) said that his father quoted Amir Al-Mo'mineen (A)
as saying: "I heard Allah's Messenger say:
'Fatima was given that name because Allah has safeguarded her and
her progeny from the Fire; those who meet Allah as monotheists and
believers in what 1 preach. " [3]
The above mentioned traditions have also been narrated by a large
group of Sunni scholars, among them are:
1.Khwarazmi in Maqtal al-Hussain, p.
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