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 LLLLiiiinnnnkkkk BBBBeeeettttwwwweeeeeeeennnn PPPPrrrroooopppphhhheeeetttthhhhoooooooodddd aaaannnndddd 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. Her spouse had to be someone at the same spiritual level – and other than the future Imam of the nation, who could Link Between Prophethood and Imamate Eventually after much reflection, Ali went to the Prophet. As modesty and shyness had overcome him, with his head cast down, he seemed to want to say someth