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Based on the popular opinion amongst the Shia, she was born in the 5th year after the beginning of the [[bi'tha|prophetic mission]]{{enote|5 years after [[bi'tha]] means 8 years before the [[Hijra|the emmigration]] that took place in 622 CE}} (615 CE), which was also more commonly known as the [[al-Ahqafiyya Year]] i.e. the year in which [[Sura al-Ahqaf]] (Quran 46) was revealed.<ref>''Farhangnāma-yi ʿulūm-i Qurʾān'', vol. 1, p. 2443.</ref> However, [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] and [[al-Kaf'ami]] believe her birth to have taken place in the 2nd year after the prophetic mission (612 CE).<ref>Mufīd, ''Masār al-sharīʿa'', p. 54; Kafʿamī, ''al-Miṣbāḥ'', p. 512.</ref> The popularly held opinion amongst the [[Sunni]] scholars is that she was born five years before the beginning of the prophetic mission (605 CE).<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 1, p. 403; Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 1, p. 133; vol. 8, p. 19.</ref> | Based on the popular opinion amongst the Shia, she was born in the 5th year after the beginning of the [[bi'tha|prophetic mission]]{{enote|5 years after [[bi'tha]] means 8 years before the [[Hijra|the emmigration]] that took place in 622 CE}} (615 CE), which was also more commonly known as the [[al-Ahqafiyya Year]] i.e. the year in which [[Sura al-Ahqaf]] (Quran 46) was revealed.<ref>''Farhangnāma-yi ʿulūm-i Qurʾān'', vol. 1, p. 2443.</ref> However, [[al-Shaykh al-Mufid]] and [[al-Kaf'ami]] believe her birth to have taken place in the 2nd year after the prophetic mission (612 CE).<ref>Mufīd, ''Masār al-sharīʿa'', p. 54; Kafʿamī, ''al-Miṣbāḥ'', p. 512.</ref> The popularly held opinion amongst the [[Sunni]] scholars is that she was born five years before the beginning of the prophetic mission (605 CE).<ref>Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 1, p. 403; Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 1, p. 133; vol. 8, p. 19.</ref> | ||
The lack of extensive historical reports about her childhood and youth makes it difficult to gain an understanding of her early life. According to | The lack of extensive historical reports about her childhood and youth makes it difficult to gain an understanding of her early life. According to records, after the Holy Prophet (a) committed himself to the initiative of publicly inviting people to Islam, Lady Fatima (a) was a witness to some of the harsh treatments that the [[polytheists]] subjected him to. In addition to this, for three years of her childhood she was exposed to the harsh financial and social sanctions that were imposed on [[Banu Hashim]] and the followers of the Holy Prophet (s) by the polytheists whilst in the [[Shi'b Abi Talib]].<ref>Ibn Saʿd, ''al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā'', vol. 1, p. 163.</ref> | ||
While still in her childhood, Fatima (a) experienced the loss of her beloved mother, Lady Khadijah (a) and of her father's uncle and | While still in her childhood, Fatima (a) experienced the loss of her beloved mother, Lady Khadijah (a) and of her father's uncle and a close supporter, [[Abu Talib (a)]].<ref>Yaʿqūbī, ''Tārīkh al-Yaʿqūbī'', vol. 2, p. 35.</ref> Some other important events that occurred during her childhood include the decision of the [[Quraish]] to assassinate the Holy Prophet (a),<ref>Aḥmad b. Ḥanbal, ''Musnad'', vol. 1, p. 368; Ḥākim al-Nīyshābūrī, ''al-Mustadrak ʿalā l-ṣaḥīḥayn'', vol. 1, p. 163.</ref> his night [[hijra|migration from Mecca to Medina]] and finally the migration of Lady Fatima (a) accompanied by Imam Ali (a) and other ladies from [[Mecca]] to [[Medina]].<ref>Sabziwārī, ''Nimuna-yi bayānāt'', p. 173-174.</ref> | ||
===Proposal and Marriage=== | ===Proposal and Marriage=== | ||