been said. Fatima answered,
‘ The first time he disclosed to
me, that he would not recover
from his illness, and I wept. He
then told me, that I would be the
first of his family to join him,
so I laughed. The Prophet
had given Fatima
the glad
tidings of becoming the leading
lady of all women in Paradise.
When his beloved daughter
witnessed his great pain and
suffering, he said to her,’I will not
suffer anymore, when today is over.’
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