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Barakah means: multiplication, felicity and abundance; as Taj al-Arous

clarifies. Also, Ragheb said: Because divine goodness springs from an

ever - continuous source in an unlimited manner, it is said that

anything which noticeably multiplies or increases is Mubarak or

Allah Almighty gifted Fatima with abundant blessings, and made her

the Mother of the Prophet's descendants on whom Allah has bestowed

Upon reviewing the history of Fatima's offspring, we find that when she

died, she left behind two sons and two daughters, they are:

Imam Hassan and Imam Hussain, Zaynab and Umme Kulthum. But

when the event of Karbala occurred, Imam Hussain and his children

achieved martyrdom, and Ali Ibn Al- Hussain (Imam Zain Al-Abedeen)

was the only surviving child of Imam Hussain. Also seven of Imam

descendants. Torture and massacres continued against them starting

with the battle of Harra, Zaid Ibn Ali's and Fakh, and going through the

agony they suffered throughout the Umayyad era. But when the

Abbasids came to power, they broke the Umayyad record of

eradicating and annihilating Fatima's offspring (more details about the

Askari died in Samara as a result of eating poison, which was placed

in his food. Furthermore, Salah Ad-Din al-Ayobi was as savage as the

Abbasids in massacring the Prophet's descendants and followers. He

committed mass murders and brutal crimes, which bring shivers to the

Nonetheless, Allah Almighty bestowed benevolence and blessings

upon Fatima Zahra's descendants. He implemented abundant

The interpretation of the verse: "To thee have we granted Kauthar"

(108:1) varies according to interpreters. The most popular viewpoint of

the meaning of Kauthar is a famous fountain or domain, which will be

given to the Apostle on the Day of Resurrection; the literal meaning of