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Book of Fatimah

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “according to shi'as tradition”. Today it says “lost shia hadith collection attributed to fatimah”.
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Book written for Fatimah according to Shi'te tradition The Book of Fatimah ( Arabic : مُصْحَف فَاطِمَة , romanized : Muṣḥaf Fāṭimah ) is, according to Shia tradition, attributed to Fatimah , the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad . Fatimah occupies a similar position in Shiaism that Mary , mother of Jesus , occupies in Christianity . The Quranic praise for Mary in verse Q3:42 is often echoed for Fatimah in view of a sahih hadith that lists Fatimah, Khadija , Asiya , and Mary , mother of Jesus , as the outstanding women of all time. As with Mary, there are reports that angels spoke to Fatimah on multiple occasions. In particular, in Shia view, the Book of Fatimah recounts the conversations of Gabriel with Fatimah to console her after Muhammad's death. Fatimah's husband, Ali , scribed the revelations. The book is said to contain prophecies about the future. In Shia view, the Book of Fatimah has been preserved by the descendants of Fatimah, namely, the Shia Imams , and is now held by the last Shia Imam, Mahdi , whose advent is awaited by the Shia and Sunni alike, even though the two sects hold different views about Mahdi.

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according to shi'as tradition

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lost shia hadith collection attributed to fatimah

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