Home›Open Questions›When was Fatima of Nishapur born, and when did she die?Open QuestionsWhen was Fatima of Nishapur born, and when did she die?Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "When was Fatima of Nishapur born, and when did she die?." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-was-fatima-of-nishapur-born-and-when-did-she-die.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). When was Fatima of Nishapur born, and when did she die?. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-was-fatima-of-nishapur-born-and-when-did-she-dieCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-when-was-fatima-of-nishapur-born-and-whe, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {When was Fatima of Nishapur born, and when did she die?}, year = {2026}, url = {https://divinity.interactivelion.com/open-questions-index/when-was-fatima-of-nishapur-born-and-when-did-she-die}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXOpen QuestionCross-Tradition ConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)Open QuestionFatima of Nishapur is dated to the ninth century only through her documented circle, her marriage to Ahmad ibn Khadrawayh and her correspondence with Bayazid Bistami and Dhu'l-Nun al-Misri, both of whom rated her spiritual standing above any man they had known. No contemporary source records her actual birth or death year; her fullest biography, Attar's Tadhkirat al-Awliya, was compiled some three centuries after she lived.What would resolve this A datable document or independent biographical notice about Fatima of Nishapur contemporary with her own life, rather than only the later hagiographical tradition and the death dates of the male contemporaries she corresponded with.OpenHistory of early Sufism, Islamic studiesP. Bearman et al. (eds.), Encyclopaedia of Islam (Brill), 2nd and 3rd editionsCross-Tradition ConnectionsQuestion OnFatima of Nishapur, Historical Figures Well-attested Source Encyclopaedia of Islam (Brill), 2nd and 3rd editionsP. Bearman et al. (eds.)tier 1SourcesEncyclopaedia of Islam (Brill), 2nd and 3rd editionstier 1P. Bearman et al. (eds.), Brill, Leiden, 2005Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year