Ma'sumah Khatun (1033-1093 A.H.L) was the youngest daughter of the famous philosopher Sadr al-Muta'allihin (Mulla Sadra). When she reached the age of maturity, she married with Mirza Qawwam al-Din Tabrizi.1 She passed away in Shiraz and was buried there.

Her Merits

Ma'sumah Khatun was one of the eloquent women of her time. She was a transmitter of traditions, educated, a good believer, pious, a reformist, devout, and had memorized the Qur'an. She learned the sciences from her father, and literature from her sister Zubaydah who has been listed separately in this volume. She was taught by her sister Umm Kuthum who has also been listed in this book to the point that she became well versed in the sciences and other virtues.2 Ayatullah al-Mar'ashi al-Najafi has discussed her biography in the introduction to his book Ma'din al-Hikmah.3

• 1. He was a student of Mulla Sadra and the author of al-Ta'lifat al-Hammah 'ala'l­Asfar.
• 2. Mustadrak A'yan al-Shi'ah, vol. 3 p. 259.
• 3. Mustadrak A'yan al-Shi'ah, vol. 3 p. 259.