Daughter of Muhammad, Wife of Ali
Islamic history records that Fatima was the daughter of Muhammad and his wife Khadija, married to her cousin Ali and mother of Hasan, Husayn, and others. She holds an especially exalted place in the Shia tradition, seen as one of the "models for the women of the world" and, with Ali, Hasan, and Husayn, a core member of the "People of the House" (Ahl al-Bayt) especially venerated by Shias; the Sunni tradition likewise honors her as the Prophet’s daughter and a model of piety, though with a different theological emphasis.
Islamic tradition records that Muhammad gave Fatima in marriage to his cousin Ali; the two lived simply, with few household goods, and legend has it that even the dowry prepared for the wedding was very plain — a marriage later Muslims see as a model of the Islamic ideal of a simple life.
Fatima holds an especially exalted place in the Shia tradition, seen as one of the "models for the women of the world" and, with Ali, Hasan, and Husayn, a core member of the especially venerated "People of the House"; the Sunni tradition likewise honors her standing, with a different theological emphasis. This site makes no judgment of higher or lower.
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