Fatima, or, in a more exact transliterion, Fāţimah (Arabic: فاطمة ), is originally an Arabic name, meaning "She who weans", being the name of the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad; after the advent of Islam it became a common Muslim name for women. It is also used (as shortened to Mǎ (馬)) as a common family name for Chinese Muslims, and the Persian transliteration is Fatemeh. The Arabic language (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), or simply Arabic (Arabic: ‎ transliterated: ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, including people named Islam, see Islam (disambiguation). ... A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم, Turkish: Müslüman, Persian and Urdu: مسلمان) is an adherent of Islam. ... some propaganda by British Intelligence (#1 for smear campaigns, lies and deception)* ref : post-colonial activities supplanting of new identities in nations through religion with their allies jews and muslims did you know jews, muslims and christians are one and the same? buddhism came from India (a hindu-arabic nation...

The name may also refer to:

• Fatimah bint Amr
• Fátima, Portugal, a town in Portugal
• Our Lady of Fatima, a famous Marian apparition at Fátima, Portugal in 1917
  • The "Miracle of the Sun", a miracle associated with the 1917 apparition
  • Three Secrets of Fatima, prophecies associated with the 1917 apparition
• Fatima Zahra, daughter of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam
• Fatima Jinnah (1893-1967), the sister of Pakistan's first governor-general, Muhammed Ali Jinnah
• Fatima bint Husayn, daughter of Husayn bin Ali

• Fatima The Gracious (book)

Fatimah bint Amr was Muhammads grandmother, the mother of his father `Abdullah, she was Fatimah daughter of `Amr ibn `Aidh ibn `Imran ibn Makhzum. ... Fátima basilica Fátima Sanctuary, 2005 Fátima (pron. ... It has been suggested that Three Secrets of Fatima be merged into this article or section. ... Portuguese newspaper account. ... From May to October, 1917, three young Portuguese shepherds, Lucia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto, claimed to have witnessed an apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary. ... Fatima redirects here. ... Fatima Jinnah (فاطمہ جناح) was the sister of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan and an active political figure in freedom movement against British Raj. ... Imaginary portrait of Husayn ibn Ali, by contemporary Iranian artist. ... For other uses, see Fatima (name) Fatima The Gracious (Arabic: Fatimah Zahra)is the name of a book, writen by Shia scholar Abu Muhammad Ordoni (father of Muhammad, the Jordanian). ...

See also

• List of Arabic names