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binte Asad and the daughter of the Prophet, Fatima al-Zahra,
and a group of believers, to Medina. Arriving to the outskirts of Medina around the middle of
the third lunar month of Rabi al-Awwal, close to two weeks
after placing his life on the line, Imam Ali found the Prophet
waiting for him - and obviously waiting for his beloved
During the wait in Quba, the Prophet, with the help of
those with him constructed the masjid of Quba and as Ali and
Fatima al-Zahra: The Spring of Inspiration
the caravan from Mecca arrived, they began to proceed
Leaving her birth place of Mecca, the centre where Islam
began, Lady Zahra would now prepare to enter the next phase
of her life through the migration to Medina. She would find this to be a place welcoming the Prophet,
his family and the companions with open arms – affording
them a golden opportunity to further develop Islam in an open
It would also signal the next phase in the life of this young
The next major milestone in the life of Lady Zahra is her marriage
to Ali ibn Abi Talib - the establishment of the link between two
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The migration to Medina opened a new chapter for the
Gone were the days of oppression by the insolent
polytheists of the Quraysh. Behind them was the persecution
they faced for 13 years in which their growth was stifled. The fledgling Muslims were now free to practice their
faith in the open and to begin the quest to win over the hearts
and minds of the various regions of the Arabian peninsula and
Fatima al-Zahra: The Spring of Inspiration
In the midst of all of this however, there was a young man
who was looking to complete his faith and just like others
around him, start a family - and that was none other than Ali
Having reached the age of 23 and enjoying an extremely
close relationship with , there were,
without a doubt, many young women whom he could have
proposed to. However, there was one whom he wanted to
marry – a young lady at the same level to him in many ways –
and that was Fatima al-Zahra - the daughter of the Prophet. Although many men who were much older, affluent,
powerful and with a higher status in the society had asked the
Prophet for her hand in marriage, they were all turned down
●as God would be the one to approve of her marriage. Neither
was the Prophet nor his daughter in search of wealth or
perceived status in the society.
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