Fatima

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Fatima was originally an Arab name, but is sometimes used by Catholics in connection with a Portuguese apparition of the Virgin Mary.

The word Fatima can be used to refer to:

Fatima Zahra, daughter of Muhammad, the prophet of Islam;
Fatemeh, the transliteration of the Persian (Farsi) pronunciation of the Arab name Fatima
The town of Fatima, Portugal;
Our Lady of Fatima, a reputed Marian apparition at Fatima.

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