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Fatimah

604 - 632

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Fatima bint Muhammad (Arabic: فَاطِمَة بِنْت مُحَمَّد, romanized: Fāṭima bint Muḥammad; 605/15–632 CE), commonly known as Fatima al-Zahra' (Arabic: فَاطِمَة ٱلزَّهْرَاء, romanized: Fāṭima al-Zahrāʾ), was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun caliphs and the first Shia imam. Fatima's sons were Hasan and Husayn, the second and third Shia imams, respectively. Fatima has been compared to Mary, mother of Jesus, especially in Shia Islam. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fatimah is the 5th most popular companion (down from 3rd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Saudi Arabian Companion.

Fatimah is most famous for being the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad and the wife of Ali ibn Abi Talib.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Fatimah ranks 5 out of 784Before her are Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Aisha, Nefertiti, and Khadija bint Khuwaylid. After her are Anne Boleyn, Mumtaz Mahal, Helena, Joséphine de Beauharnais, Catherine de' Medici, Mary of Teck, and Theodora.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 604, Fatimah ranks 1After her are Songtsen Gampo, Muyeol of Silla, and Oswald of Northumbria. Among people deceased in 632, Fatimah ranks 2Before her is Muhammad. After her are Musaylimah, Ibrahim ibn Muhammad, Boran, Charibert II, Chilperic of Aquitaine, Jinpyeong of Silla, and Abbad ibn Bishr.

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In Saudi Arabia

Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Fatimah ranks 7 out of 354Before her are Muhammad (570), Ali (601), Umar (585), Abu Bakr (573), Aisha (605), and Khadija bint Khuwaylid (556). After her are Uthman (574), Husayn ibn Ali (626), Salman of Saudi Arabia (1935), Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), Hasan ibn Ali (624), and Bilal ibn Rabah (580).

Among COMPANIONS In Saudi Arabia

Among companions born in Saudi Arabia, Fatimah ranks 3Before her are Aisha (605), and Khadija bint Khuwaylid (556). After her are Hafsa bint Umar (602), Zainab bint Muhammad (600), Zayd ibn Harithah (581), Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (567), Sawda bint Zamʿa (589), Umm Kulthum bint Muhammad (603), Juwayriyya bint al-Harith (608), Wahshi ibn Harb (700), and Jabir ibn Abd Allah (607).