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Twelver Shia sources, however, state that she was
born either two or five years after the
first Qur'anic revelations, but that timeline would
imply her mother was over fifty at the time of her birth,
according to Sunni sources.
Fatimah is given many titles by Muslims to show
their admiration of her moral and physical
characteristics. The most used title is "al-
Zahra"(Encyclopedia of Islam: Al - Zahra, the Lady of
the Women of Paradise: Virtues of Ms. Fatima),
meaning "the shining one", and she is commonly
referred to as Fatimah Zahra.
She was also known as "al-Batūl" (the chaste and
pure one) as she spent much of her time in prayer,
reciting the Qur'an and in other acts of worship.
Besides, amongst 125 famous veneration titles, she has
also been honored with the title of Umm-ul-Aaima
(Mother of Imams).
Muslims regard Fatimah as a loving and devoted
daughter, mother, wife, a sincere Muslim, and an
exemplar for women. It is believed that she was very
close to her father and her distinction from other
women is mentioned in many hadith.
After Khadijah, Muslims regard Fatimah as the most
significant historical figure, considered to be the leader
of all women in this world and in Paradise. It is
because of her moral purity that she occupies an
analogous position in Islam to that Mary occupies in
Catholic Christianity.