Burial place of Fatimah

The burial place of Fatimah is a disputed issue among different sects of Muslims. Fatimah was a daughter of the Islamic prophet (Arabic: نَـبِي‎‎) Muhammad and Khadijah (therefore, a member of Muhammad's Bayt (Arabic: بَـيـت‎‎, 'Household')), wife of ‘Ali ibn Abi Taleb, and mother of Al-Hasan and Al-Husain, It is said that ‘Ali buried his wife in an unknown location, according to Fatimah's decision with the aim of expressing her anger towards the caliph of the time. Different locations have been mentioned as the possible burial place of Fatimah. Some of them are said to be nearer to fact: Al-Baqi', her house and between the Muhammad's tomb and his minbar.

Shi'a tradition states that, after the death of Muhammad and the Saqifah incident, the home of the household of the prophet was crowded with material to set fire for taking allegiance by force from Ali. Defending Ali's Divine successorshipFatimah was injured and desired no one attend her burial . Fatimah's burial place remained secret. Also according to some references, Fatima asked Ali ibn Abi Talib no one attend her funeral except Umm Salimah, Umm Ayman, Fidha, Hassan, Hussain, Salman, Ammar, Miqdad, Abu Dhar and Hudhayfah. According to Madelung (The Succession to Muhammad), the secret burial was done with the aim of avoiding the presence of caliph (Abu Bakr).

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