Nahj al-balagha
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Nahj al-balāgha is the best-known collection of sermons, letters, and sayings attributed to Ali ibn Abi Talib, the fourth Rashidun caliph, the first Shia imam, and the cousin and son-in-law of the Isl
The investiture of Ali at the Ghadir Khumm, an Ilkhanid manuscript illustration
The election of Uthman, from Tarikhnama by the tenth-century historian Abu Ali Bal'ami
Arabic caligraphic seal in Hagia Sophia
Fatima
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Fatima bint Muhammad, commonly known as Fatima al-Zahra', was the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his wife Khadija. Fatima's husband was Ali, the fourth of the Rashidun caliphs and the fi
Artwork with Fatima's name, reconstruction from a Safavid piece
The marriage of Ali and Fatima. Artwork created in Iran, c. 1850
Muhammad with Fatima (right) and Ali (left)
1808 miniature of a youthful Fatima