or Fatima
born 0441; 605, Mecca, Arabia
died 633, Medina
Daughter of Muhammad and the object of veneration in Sh 012B; ite Islam.
In 622 she emigrated with her father from Mecca to Medina, where she married her cousin Al 012B; . Their sons, Hasan and al- Husayn ibn Al 012B; , are considered by Sh 012B; 02BD; ites to be the rightful inheritors of the tradition of Muhammad. F 0101; 1E6D; imah's marriage was unhappy, but she and her husband were reconciled by the Prophet, and she cared for her father in his last illness (632). She clashed with his successor, Ab 016B; Bakr , over property and died a year later. Later tradition added to the majesty of her life, and the F 0101; timid dynasty derived its name from hers.