The Mahdi Times November 2011 | Page 20

By: Aliwa ley I IAGE OF AL THE MARR .S. D FATIMA A A.S. AN The extraordinary virtues of Lady Fatima (as) on one hand, her blood relation with Prophet Muhammad (sawas) on the other, and the nobility of her family (as) furthermore, caused many of the Prophet's (sawas) companions to propose to her, but all heard the Prophet (sawas) saying that Lady Fatima's (as) marriage had been decreed by Allah (swt). And through the angel of revelation, Hazrat Jibrael (as), the Prophet (sawas) had been commanded to marry Lady Fatima (as) to Hazrat Ali (as). The Prophet (sawas) is reported to have said that an angel came to him saying: