and tremendous wealth; in the Age of Ignorance she was called “the Pure One” and was hailed as the foremost lady of Quraysh.

She believed in the Messenger ﷺ when people disbelieved in him, affirmed his truthfulness when they accused him of lying, and supported him with her wealth when others withheld theirs.

Allah endowed this dignified woman with a radiant countenance, together with noble character, an ancient pedigree (1), and ample riches.

Such was the mother of Fatimah al-Zahraʾ.

As for her father, he is the Master of the Messengers, the Seal of the Prophets, the leader of the God-fearing.

How exalted, then, is this noble lineage—

and how magnificent a father!

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Fatimah al-Zahraʾ was the last child born to her parents, the last