Fatema Mæ'sume

Fatimah al-Ma'sūmah, (Arabic: فاطمة المعصومة - "Fātimah the Innocent"), (Commonly known as, Fatema Mæ'sume and Masuma-e-Qum) was the daughter of the Seventh Shī`a Imām, Mūsa al-Kādhim and sister of the Eighth Shī`a Imām, 'Ali ar-Ridha. [ [http://www.imamreza.net/arb/imamreza.php?id=270 Imam al-Rida Network (Arabic)] ] Her given name was "Fatimah bint Mūsa al-Kādhim" (Arabic: فاطمة بنت الإمام موسى الكاظم).

Fatimah was a Muslim saint and a well-known as a narrator of some Hadith. She died while traveling to visit her brother in Khurasan, and is now buried in the city of Qom. Her shrine is considered as one of the holiest sites in Shi'a Islām.

ee also

* Shi'a Islām
* Fatimah al-Ma'sūmah Mosque
* Holiest sites in Islam

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