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==Children== | ==Children== | ||
Fatima bt. Asad was the mother of eight children: [[Talib b. Abi Talib|Talib]], [['Aqil b. Abi Talib|'Aqil]], [[Ja'far b. Abi Talib|Ja'far]], [['Ali (a)]], [[Hind bt. Abi Talib|Hind]] (or [[Umm Hani]]), [[Jumana bt. Abi Talib|Jumana]], [[Rayta bt. Abi Talib|Rayta]] (or Umm Talib), and [[Asma' bt. Abi Talib|Asma']].<ref> | Fatima bt. Asad was the mother of eight children: [[Talib b. Abi Talib|Talib]], [['Aqil b. Abi Talib|'Aqil]], [[Ja'far b. Abi Talib|Ja'far]], [['Ali (a)]], [[Hind bt. Abi Talib|Hind]] (or [[Umm Hani]]), [[Jumana bt. Abi Talib|Jumana]], [[Rayta bt. Abi Talib|Rayta]] (or Umm Talib), and [[Asma' bt. Abi Talib|Asma']].<ref>Al-Majlisi, Vol.19, P.57</ref> | ||
==Guardianship of the Prophet (s)== | ==Guardianship of the Prophet (s)== | ||
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==Delivering Her Child Inside the Ka'ba== | ==Delivering Her Child Inside the Ka'ba== | ||
{{Main|Birth of Imam 'Ali (a)}} | {{Main|Birth of Imam 'Ali (a)}} | ||
She was the only woman to deliver her baby inside [[Ka'ba]]. As Fatima felt the labor pains for her child [['Ali (a)]], she testified her faith to [[Allah]] beside the [[Ka'ba]] and prayed for an easy delivery.<ref> | She was the only woman to deliver her baby inside [[Ka'ba]]. As Fatima felt the labor pains for her child [['Ali (a)]], she testified her faith to [[Allah]] beside the [[Ka'ba]] and prayed for an easy delivery.<ref>Al-Kulayni, Vol.3, P.300</ref> Suddenly, the walls of the Ka'ba split open in front of her and she entered its premises. Once she entered, the Ka'aba miraculously closed again. She stayed inside for three days and on the fourth day ([[Rajab 13]], thirty years after the [[Year of the Elephant]]), the walls opened for her once again and she came out carrying her infant 'Ali (a) in her arms.<ref>Al-Amini, Vol.6, P.21-23</ref> | ||
==After Islam== | ==After Islam== | ||
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It is said that Fatima bt. Asad died in 4/626 in [[Medina]];<ref>Ibn al-Jawzi, Yusuf b. Hisam al-Din, ''Tadhkirat al-kawas'', Qahira: Maktaba al-Thiqafa al-Diniyya, p. 6.</ref> however, this cannot be accurate if she was the first woman who swore an allegiance to the Prophet (s) after the [[Conquest of Mecca]] in [[8]]/630. | It is said that Fatima bt. Asad died in 4/626 in [[Medina]];<ref>Ibn al-Jawzi, Yusuf b. Hisam al-Din, ''Tadhkirat al-kawas'', Qahira: Maktaba al-Thiqafa al-Diniyya, p. 6.</ref> however, this cannot be accurate if she was the first woman who swore an allegiance to the Prophet (s) after the [[Conquest of Mecca]] in [[8]]/630. | ||
After her death, the [[Prophet (s)]] shrouded her in his dress<ref>Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Vol.6, P.228</ref> and said: "[[Gabriel]] informed me that she is of the people of [[heaven]], and Allah commanded seventy thousand angels to say [[Prayer of the Dead|prayer]] on her body".<ref>Al-Hakim al-Naysaburi, Vol.3, P.108</ref> Then he recited the [[funeral prayer]] for her and participated in her funeral until they arrived at [[al-Baqi' cemetery]].<ref> | After her death, the [[Prophet (s)]] shrouded her in his dress<ref>Al-Muttaqi al-Hindi, Vol.6, P.228</ref> and said: "[[Gabriel]] informed me that she is of the people of [[heaven]], and Allah commanded seventy thousand angels to say [[Prayer of the Dead|prayer]] on her body".<ref>Al-Hakim al-Naysaburi, Vol.3, P.108</ref> Then he recited the [[funeral prayer]] for her and participated in her funeral until they arrived at [[al-Baqi' cemetery]].<ref>Al-Uskudari, P.94</ref> The Prophet (s) entered her grave and laid down in it, then stood up and held her body and laid it in the grave.<ref>Ibn Shabba, Vol.1, P.124</ref> | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||