Book of Fatimah
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The Book of Fatimah, Mushaf of Fatimah or Fatimah's Mushaf is according to Shi'as tradition, a book written by Fatimah
, the daughter of Muhammad
.
tradition that can be found in Usul al-Kafi about a book called "Mushaf of Fatimah", which speaks of Fatimah upon the passing of her father, Muhammad. There are several versions of this tradition, but common to all are that the angel Gabriel appeared to her and consoled her by telling her things (including future events regarding her offspring) that she wrote in a book. During these revelations, Ali acted as the scribe for Fatima. According to one tradition they were prophecies. The book, if it was ever physical, did not survive, and was seen to be something that the Mahdi
would reveal in the last days
.
, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith
wrote Kalimát-i-Maknúnih or The Hidden Words around 1857. Bahá'u'lláh originally named the book The Book of Fatimah, though he later referred to it in its modern appellation, and Bahá'ís believe that The Hidden Words is the symbolic fulfillment of the Islamic prophecy.
Fatimah
Fatimah was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad from his first wife Khadijah bint Khuwaylid. She is regarded by Muslims as an exemplar for men and women. She remained at her father's side through the difficulties suffered by him at the hands of the Quraysh of Mecca...
, the daughter of Muhammad
Muhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
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Shi'a view
There are Shi'a MuslimMuslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
tradition that can be found in Usul al-Kafi about a book called "Mushaf of Fatimah", which speaks of Fatimah upon the passing of her father, Muhammad. There are several versions of this tradition, but common to all are that the angel Gabriel appeared to her and consoled her by telling her things (including future events regarding her offspring) that she wrote in a book. During these revelations, Ali acted as the scribe for Fatima. According to one tradition they were prophecies. The book, if it was ever physical, did not survive, and was seen to be something that the Mahdi
Mahdi
In Islamic eschatology, the Mahdi is the prophesied redeemer of Islam who will stay on Earth for seven, nine or nineteen years- before the Day of Judgment and, alongside Jesus, will rid the world of wrongdoing, injustice and tyranny.In Shia Islam, the belief in the Mahdi is a "central religious...
would reveal in the last days
End times
The end time, end times, or end of days is a time period described in the eschatological writings in the three Abrahamic religions and in doomsday scenarios in various other non-Abrahamic religions...
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Mushaf (book) of Fatimah and Qur'an
There is no single verse of Quran in the Book of Fatimah. Also, it was three times longer than Quran in length.Bahá'í view
Bahá'u'lláhBahá'u'lláh
Bahá'u'lláh , born ' , was the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. He claimed to be the prophetic fulfilment of Bábism, a 19th-century outgrowth of Shí‘ism, but in a broader sense claimed to be a messenger from God referring to the fulfilment of the eschatological expectations of Islam, Christianity, and...
, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith
Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
wrote Kalimát-i-Maknúnih or The Hidden Words around 1857. Bahá'u'lláh originally named the book The Book of Fatimah, though he later referred to it in its modern appellation, and Bahá'ís believe that The Hidden Words is the symbolic fulfillment of the Islamic prophecy.
Sunni view
Sunni critics argue that Fatimah never received divine revelations and as a result they also deny the existence of the Book of Fatimah.See also
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- Al-JamiaAl-JamiaAl-Jamia is a sacred and secret Shia text, the words of which were dictated by Muhammad to Ali, who then wrote down these words...
- Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya
- Criticism of Twelver Shi'ism
- Misconceptions about the Shi'a
- MushafMushafA mus'haf is a codex or collection of sheets . The Qur’an, which Muslims believe to have been revealed at various times and in various ways during the 23-year period at the end of Muhammad's life, was collected into a codex under the third Caliph, Uthman ibn Affan..The Islamic term al-Qur’ān...
- Nahj al-Balagha