In a narration attributed to the 6th Imam...
In a narration attributed to the 6th Imam, Jafar al-Sadiq,
he speaks about the birth of Fatima al-Zahra and states that
in the days following the marriage of Lady Khadijah to the
Prophet, many of the Meccan women abandoned her – they
felt she had made a mistake in marrying the “orphan of Abu
Talib,” as he was sometimes known. After all, he was a man
who had no wealth nor social standing – contrary to the
affluence and elite status which Sayyida Khadijah enjoyed. Fatima al-Zahra: The Spring of Inspiration
The 6th Imam goes on to say that with the women of
Mecca dejecting her during her…
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