Fatima's Touch: Poems and Stories of the Prophet's Daughter by Tamam Kahn

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By Tamam Kahn

Fatima’s contact is exclusive. Biographies of Muhammad can be found, yet there's little or no in English on Fatima—the Prophet’s youngest daughter—her existence and family members. The observe “Islam” takes up loads of house in international occasions this present day, so it will stick to that there are various who're concerned about the founding father of Islam and his recognized daughter, Fatima al-Zahra. How was once she raised? Why was once she often called the “Mother of Her Father?” How have been she and her family members handled after Muhammad’s demise? The Sunni/Shia clash originated with a fight for political strength and try to exclude Fatima’s husband and sons from guiding Muhammad’s fans. This marked the beginnings of a kin quarrel soaked in deadly bitterness that keeps at the present time. diversified histories inform Fatima’s lifestyles, one from the Sunni and the opposite from the Shia. This publication weaves the telling in addition to addressing the earthly and heavenly perceptions of the girl who's Fatima. From the preface: “I write to hitch this contentious kin throughout the quiet strength of poems. Poetry has a fashion of nudging feel and that means inside of a movement of phrases, the best way water runs lower than the desolate tract sand—to eco-friendly an oasis.”The short prose narration and comments that precede each one poem supply the reader a greater figuring out and appreciation of the poetry that follows. if you wish a tutorial trip, Fatima’s contact deals direct hyperlinks via historians and hadith (traditional sayings of the Prophet). The resources are from traditionally trustworthy books and papers. for info and translation, Kahn referred to as upon Islamic pupil Dr. Arthur Buehler, (PhD Harvard, recipient of Fulbright and Rockefeller grants,) who has been accumulating and translating the fabric on Fatima for the final six years, and sharing it together with her.

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