Where Is The Grave Of Fatimah Al-Zahra?
The following account of the death of Sayyidah Fatimah Al-Zahra ('a) does raise some important questions in Islamic history. It is said that upon hearing the news of Sayyidah Fatimah Al-Zahra ('a)'s death, Imam Ali ('a) fell unconscious. After recovering, he ('a) followed Fatimah ('a)'s wishes and performed the janazah. He buried her during the night on 13 Jumada al-awwal or 3rd Jamadi-u-Thani 11 AH (632 AD), also making three false graves to ensure her real grave could not be identified. With him were his family and a few of his close companions. After her death, Ali ('a) followed her wishes and buried her without informing the Medinan people.