Zaynab bint Ali information

Zaynab bint Ali
Zaynab bint Ali
زَيْنَب بِنْت عَلِيّ
Born	626 CE; Medina
Died	682 CE; Damascus or Cairo, ; Umayyad Caliphate
Resting place	Sayyidah Zainab Mosque, Damascus, or Sayyidah Zainab Mosque, Cairo
Known for	Her role in the aftermath of the Battle of Karbala
Spouse	Abd Allah ibn Ja'far
Children	Awn; Muhammad; Ali; Abbas; Umm Kulthum;
Parents	Ali ibn Abi Talib (father); Fatima bint Muhammad (mother);
Relatives	List Muhammad (grandfather) ; Hasan (brother) ; Husayn (brother) ; Muhsin (brother) ; Umm Kulthum (sister) ; Abbas (half-brother) ; Hilal (half-brother) ;
Family	Ahl al-Bayt

Zaynab bint Ali (Arabic: زَيْنَب بِنْت عَلِيّ, c. 626–682), was the eldest daughter of Fatima and Ali ibn Abi Talib. The former was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the latter was his cousin. Ali is also recognized as the fourth Rashidun caliph (r. 656–661) and the first Shia imam. Zaynab is best known for her role in the aftermath of the Battle of Karbala (680 CE), in which her brother Husayn and most of her male relatives were massacred by the forces of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mua'awiya (r. 680–683). Women and children in Husayn's camp were taken captive after the battle and marched to Kufa and then the Umayyad capital Damascus, where Zaynab gave impassioned speeches, condemning Yazid and spreading the news of Karbala. She was later freed and died shortly afterward in 682, but her burial site is uncertain. The two shrines associated with Zaynab in Damascus and Cairo are destinations for Muslim pilgrimage. She is considered to be a symbol of sacrifice, strength, and piety in Islam, and a role model for Muslim women, typifying courage, leadership, and defiance against oppression.

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Zaynab bint Ali
زَيْنَب بِنْت عَلِيّ
Born	626 CE Medina
Died	682 CE Damascus or Cairo, Umayyad Caliphate
Resting place	Sayyidah Zainab Mosque, Damascus, or Sayyidah Zainab Mosque, Cairo
Known for	Her role in the aftermath of the Battle of Karbala
Spouse	Abd Allah ibn Ja'far
Children	Awn Muhammad Ali Abbas Umm Kulthum
Parents	Ali ibn Abi Talib (father) Fatima bint Muhammad (mother)
Relatives	List Muhammad (grandfather) Hasan (brother) Husayn (brother) Muhsin (brother) Umm Kulthum (sister) Abbas (half-brother) Hilal (half-brother)
Family	Ahl al-Bayt

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