Fatimah was the daughter of Abu al-Qasim, 'Ali Ibn Musa Ibn Ja'far Ibn Tawus al-Hasani al-Husayni. Her mother was Zahra' Khatun the daughter of the minister of Nasir Ibn al-Mahdi. Fatimah was the sister of Sharaf al-Ashra,1 and her brothers were Muhammad and 'Ali.

Her Merits

Mirza 'Abdullah Afandi has written, "She was a scholarly, learned, virtuous woman, author, and had memorized the Qur'an. She memorized the Qur'an when she was less than nine years old. According to Shaykh al-Tusi's al-Amali, her father gave her, her sister, and her brothers, permission to relate traditions.

In the book Sa'd al-Su'ud, he has written that he bequeathed a copy of the Holy Qur'an to her.2

His words are as follows, "I bequeath that (book) to my daughter Fatimah who has memorized the entire Qur'an while she was less than nine years old."3

• 1. A description of her has been given in this book.
• 2. Riyad al-'Ulama', vol. 5, p. 408.
• 3. Sa'd al-Su'ud, p. 27.