Zainab bint Ali
| Zaynab bint Ali زینب بنت علی |
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| Born | Wednesday, Jumada I 5, 5 AH October 2, 626 AD Medina, Al-Hejaz, Arabia |
| Died | 62 AH [aged 57 years] Damascus, Umayyad Empire |
| Resting place | Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, Damascus, Arab Republic of Syria, the Levant |
| Known for | Leading of the caravan of Husayn after his death at the Battle of Karbala in Karbala, Iraq, Umayyad Empire |
| Spouse(s) | ‘Abdullah ibn Ja'far |
| Children | Ali, Aun, Muhammad, Abbas, Umm Kulthum |
| Parent(s) | ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib and Fāṭimah bint Muḥammad |
| Relatives |
Muhammad (maternal grandfather) two brothers: Hasan and Husayn, one half-brother Abbas ibn Ali, and one sister: Umm Kulthum |
Sayyeda Zaynab bint ‘Ali (Arabic: زينب بنت علي Also: Zainab, Zeinab, or with the title Sayyeda/Sayyidah) was one of the daughters of the Rashid Caliph and first Shia Imam, ‘Ali and his first wife Fatimah. Muhammad the Islamic prophet was her maternal grandfather, and thus she is a member of ahl al-bayt (the household of Muhammad), and is therefore often revered not only for her admirable characteristics and actions but also for her membership in and continuation of the biological line of Muhammad. Like other members of her family she became a great figure of sacrifice, strength, and piety in Islam – in the Sunni and Shia sects of the religion. Zaynab married Abdullah ibn Jafar and had three sons and two daughters. When her brother Imam Hussain stood up against Yazid ibn Muawiyah in 680 AD (61 AH), Zaynab accompanied him. Zaynab played an important role in protecting the life of her nephew Ali Ibn Al Husayn and because of her sacrifice and heroism, she became known as the "Heroine of Karbala". Zaynab died in 681 AD, and her shrine is located in Damascus, Syria.
Zaynab was the third child of Ali ibn Abi Talib and his wife (Muhammad's daughter) Fatimah. Sources suggest she was born in Medina in the 5th year of the Hijra (Wednesday, 5 Jumada al-awwal, 5 AH/October 2, 626 AD Julian calendar. There is some debate over whether she was born on the 5th of Jumada al-awwal or the 1st of Sha'aban of the Islamic calendar. Like her two elder brothers Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali, Zaynab was named by Muhammad.
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