Fāṭima bt. al-Imām al-Ḥasan al-Mujtabā (a) (Arabic:فاطمة بنت الإمام الحسن) was the wife of Imam al-Sajjad (a) and the mother of Imam al-Baqir (a) who was among captives of the family of Imam al-Husayn (a) after the Tragedy of Karbala.
| Wife of Imam al-Sajjad (a) | |
|---|---|
| Teknonym | Umm Muhammad or Umm 'Abd Allah |
| Epithet | Al-Siddiqa |
| Lineage | Banu Hashim |
| Well-known Relatives | Imam al-Hasan (a) (father), Imam al-Baqir (a) (son) |
| Place of Residence | Medina |
| Era | Umayyad Dynasty |
| Known for | Mother of Imam al-Baqir (a) |
| Activities | Present at the Battle of Karbala, one of Captives of Karbala |
Teknonyms, Titles, and Position
Her teknonym was Umm Muhammad[1] or Umm 'Abd Allah[2] or Umm 'Abduh[3] and her title was (mentioned in a hadith as) al-Siddiqa.[4] In a narration, Jabir says that he had seen the names of the mothers of Imams (a) in Sahifa Fatima. In this narration, he has mentioned Umm 'Abd Allah daughter of al-Hasan b. Ali b. Abi Talib as the mother of Imam al-Baqir (a).[5]
Imam al-Baqir (a) said that once his mother pointed to the wall and prevented it from collapsing.[6]
There is no mention of the mother of Umm 'Abd Allah, the time or place of her burial in historical sources.
The marriage of Fatima with 'Ali b. al-Husayn (a) cause their children to be descended from Imam al-Hasan (a) on the mother's side and from Imam al-Husayn (a) on their father's side. After this marriage, Imam al-Baqir (a) was known as a Hashimi among Hashimiyyun, an 'Alawi among 'Alawiyyun or a Fatimi among Fatimiyyun.[7] Some sources mentioned 'Abd Allah al-Bahir as her son.[8]
Presence in Karbala
Fatima bt. al-Hasan (a) was present in Karbala and was taken captive together with other people left from the family of Imam al-Husayn (a).[9]
Notes
- ↑ Ibn ʿAsākir, Tārīkh madīnat Dimashq, vol. 70. p. 261.
- ↑ Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 46, p. 215.
- ↑ Amīn, Aʿyān al-Shīʿa, vol. 8, p. 390.
- ↑ Kulaynī, Uṣūl al-Kāfī, vol. 2, p. 446.
- ↑ Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 36, p. 194.
- ↑ Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 46, p. 215; Qummī, Muntahā l-āmāl, vol. 2, p. 173.
- ↑ Amīn, Aʿyān al-Shīʿa, vol. 8, p. 390; Majlisī, Biḥār al-anwār, vol. 46, p. 215; Qummī, Muntahā l-āmāl, vol. 2, p. 173.
- ↑ Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, Tahdhīb al-tahdhīb, vol. 5, p. 325; Khoei, Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth, vol. 11, p. 283.
- ↑ Ibn ʿAsākir, Tārīkh madīnat Dimashq, vol. 70, p. 261.
References
- Amīn, al-Sayyid Muḥsin al-. Aʿyān al-Shīʿa. Edited by Ḥasan Amīn. Beirut: Dār al-Tʿāruf li-l-Maṭbūʿāt, [n.d].
- Ibn Ḥajar al-ʿAsqalānī, Aḥmad b. ʿAlī. Tahdhīb al-tahdhīb. Beirut: Dār Ṣādir, [n.d].
- Ibn ʿAsākir, ʿAlī b. al-Ḥasan. Tārīkh madīnat Dimashq. Edited by ʿAlī Shīrī. Beirut: Dār al-Fikr, 1415 AH.
- Khoei, Sayyid Abū l-Qāsim al-. Muʿjam rijāl al-ḥadīth. Najaf: Muʾassisat al-Khoei al-Islāmīyya, [n.d].
- Kulaynī, Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-. Uṣūl al-Kāfī. Tarjuma-yi Ḥasan Ḥasanzāda Amulī. Qom: Qāʾim Āl-i Muḥammad, 1387 Sh.
- Majlisī, Muḥammad Bāqir al-. Biḥār al-anwār al-jāmiʿa li-durar akhbār al-aʾimmat al-aṭhār. Edited by a group of authors. Beirut: Dār Iḥyāʾ al-Turāth al-ʿArabī, [n.d].
- Mufīd, Muḥammad b. Muḥammad al-. Al-Irshād fī maʿrifat ḥujaj Allāh ʿala l-ʿibād. Edited by Muʾassisat Āl al-Bayt. Qom: al-Muʾtamar al-ʿĀlamīyya li-alfīya al-Shaykh al-Mufīd, 1372 Sh.
- Qummī, Shaykh ʿAbbās. Muntahā l-āmāl. Qom: Muʾassisat Intishārāt-i Hijrat, [n.d].