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The marriage of Fatima and Ali

زواج فاطمة وعلي

c. 624 CE · 2 AH

Medina

The Prophet's daughter Fatima married his cousin Ali ibn Abi Talib in Medina, from which the Prophet's line of descendants continued.

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Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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In time

610620630640

In space

Medina

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Family, marriage and kinshipWomen

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Occurred at
Medina
Had participant
MuhammadFatima bint MuhammadAli ibn Abi Talib
Part of
The Prophetic Era
Caused by
The Hijra

People and things also explored

The HijraFatima bint MuhammadAbu Sufyan's mission to MedinaThe Battle of BadrThe Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)The brotherhood of the Muhajirun and AnsarThe burial of the ProphetThe change of the qibla

Sources

  • Ibn Ishaq / Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad (1955)
  • Watt, Muhammad at Medina (1956)
  • Lings, Muhammad (1983)
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The Hijra

The migration of the Prophet Muhammad and his followers from Mecca to Medina in 622 CE, the event from which the Islamic calendar is counted.