At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Family, marriage and kinshipWomen
Overview
Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet, married Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Prophet's cousin, in Medina, and the Prophet's descendants continued through the two of them. 1
Date
The usual dating of the biography places it in the second year of the Hijra. The date is approximate, and its details need an additional source.
Opinions on the question
The question: What did Ali give Fatima as dower, and was the armour he mentions the dower?
First opinion · Sunni tradition (the museum's frame)Main reference
The worn coat of mail as dower, worth four hundred dirhams, according to Ali's own report
More opinions (1)
Other viewOther opinion
A Shi'i report: Ali sold the armour to Uthman ibn Affan and the Prophet then gave it back to him as a gift
Connections
- Occurred at
- Medina
- Had participant
- Muhammad· Fatima bint Muhammad· Ali ibn Abi Talib
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Caused by
- The Hijra
People and things also explored
The birth, naming and aqiqa of Hasan ibn Ali· Fatima and Ali ask for a servant and are taught the tasbih· The hadith of the cloak and the verse of purification of the household· The Prophet forbids Ali to take Abu Jahl's daughter alongside Fatima· The Hijra· Fatima bint Muhammad· Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina· The Battle of Badr
Sources
- Ibn Ishaq / Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad (1955)
- Watt, Muhammad at Medina (1956)
- Lings, Muhammad (1983)
- Asma al-Matalib fi Sirat Ali ibn Abi Talib, vol. 1 — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The marriage of Fatima and Ali”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/marriage-of-fatima-and-ali/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.