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Fatima! Goddess of Fate and Time (and pretty much the whole kit N kaboodle!)

8/26/2011

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Today we visit the Goddess, Fatima and consider, humility.

* “Contemplation: To be humble is not to be meek, but rather to quietly and confidently hold my true power.”

Fatima was the only surviving daughter of the prophet Muhammad & the ancestral mother of the Shi'i Muslims. She was devoted to her father and nursed him at his deathbed.

Many legends and myths surround Fatima. She was said to have been an incarnation of the ancient moon goddess. She was said to have had three sons by miraculous virgin birth. She was said to have possessed magical powers. Fatima is sometimes associated with Mary, mother of Jesus and Fatima is also called, “The Queen of Heaven.” She is also described as,  Al Zahra, the “radiant one.” Along with Mary she is revered as one of the four “perfect women.” Sometimes she is referred to as, “The Islamic Mary.”

She has transcended from human woman to saint-like status and has deep connections  to the ancient Arabian Triple Goddess in her forms of, Al Uzza(Goddess of the morning star, The mighty!), Al Lat (Moon Goddess, universal source of nourishment) , and Al Menat. (Goddess of fate and time.)

In her pre-Islamic Goddess status Fatima is considered the Creatress, the tree of paradise, a Moon Goddess And the source of the sun. It is said she “existed from the beginning of the material world.”

The Hamsa, hand shaped symbol used to ward off the evil eye is known as , “The Hand of Fatima.”


*This contemplation and the topic for this blog entry was inspired by, “Goddesses for Every Day” by Julie Loar. This was one of her more challenging entries in that she didn’t really back up the support for Fatima as a Goddess or her association with humility. I had to do quite a bit of searching around and there was still not a great deal of information on Fatima as a Goddess. There are however a lot of psychics and belly dancers named Fatima! Surprising, I know!
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And for a bit of humility, you might want to watch this video about base jumping off the top of Fatima's Hand, a 2,000 feet rock tower in Mali, Africa! 
And this site of photographs from a 1996 climb of Fatima's hand is stunning and awe inspiring!
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And here is some pretty music, Fatima by, egyptian pianist, composer, Omar Khairat with pretty pictures on You Tube:
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Molly Blue Dawn
8/28/2011 03:31:16 am

I remember when I was little I wanted to wear a scarf on my head with the point pointing down and a jewel at my forehead, and call myself Fatima (pronounced Fa-tee-ma).

I remember from an Anthropology class that in the Sudan, women tell folktales about "The Beautiful Fatna", who is a trickster and always gets herself out of trouble.

Base jumping is awesome! And Mali, the country so great, it's named after me! (I knew someone who visited Mali. According to her, the national dish is "rice with rocks".)

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