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Ibn Manẓūr has mentioned: Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā was asked why the Lady Fatimah (‘a) was given the name of Batūl. He answered: (She was named as such) because of her virtue, her modesty, her religion, her personality, and her lineage amongst all of the women of her time, which was superior and distinct. It has also been said that (she was given this name) because of her separation from the matters of this world (worldly matters) and her movement towards the Lord…
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Ibn Manẓūr has mentioned: Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā was asked why the Lady Fatimah (‘a) was given the name of Batūl. He answered: (She was named as such) because of her virtue, her modesty, her religion, her personality, and her lineage amongst all of the women of her time, which was superior and distinct. It has also been said that (she was given this name) because of her separation from the matters of this world (worldly matters) and her movement towards the Lord…
Ibn ‘Arābī has narrated that: MubtaliÞah is said in regards to someone amongst the women whose beauty is perfectly complete and she has no defiency in this regard. For example, if someone has beautiful eyes, but her nose is imperfect, then this term does not apply; rather, this term applies to one who is perfect in regards to all of her characteristics.[1]
Ibn Athīr has narrated: ‘Imra'ah Batūl’ refers to a woman who has separated herself from men and has no inclination towards them. Due to this reason, Maryam, the mother of Jesus (‘a) and Fāṭimah (‘a) have been given this name due to their virtue, faith, and lineage which separated them from all other women and gave them distinction over them. It has been said that they were also give this name because they had separated themselves from the world and were moving towards God.[2]
Ṭarīḥī has narrated that: Batūl was the Lady Fatimah (‘a), the daughter of the Prophet of God (ṣ). It has been said that she was given this name because she turned towards God and thus was different and separate from the other women. Another possible meaning is that she was separate and superior to the women of her nation due to her virtue and exceptional characteristics.[3] It has been narrated from the Prophet (ṣ) that: Fatimah (‘a) was given the name Batūl because she did not possess the monthly habit of other women.[4] Another tradition from the Prophet (ṣ) narrates that: Fāṭimah (‘a) was given the name of Batūl because she did not have the monthly habit of women (Ḥayḍ and Nifās).[5] It has also been narrated from Imam ‘Alī (‘a) that: It was asked of the Prophet (ṣ) what the term Batūl meant. He answered: Batūl is said of a woman who never sees blood, meaning that she does not undergo Ḥayḍ (menstrual blood).[6] [7]
Prophet (ṣ), by Sayyid Ḥasan Iftikhār Zādeh, p. 227.
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