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| resting_place = Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, Damascus, the Levant or Al-Sayeda Zainab Mosque, Cairo, Egypt | | resting_place = Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, Damascus, the Levant or Al-Sayeda Zainab Mosque, Cairo, Egypt | ||
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'''Zaynab''' is the granddaughter of the Prophet [[Muhammed]] and role model for Shi῾i female activists. Zaynab is among the prominent granddaughters of the Prophet Mohammed, and her fame in Islamic history derives from her passionate and eloquent defense of her family and in particular her brother, [[al-Hussain]], the martyred hero of the Battle of [[Karbala]] (680). She was a daughter of [[῾Ali ibn Abi Talib]], Mohammed's cousin, and [[Fatima]] al-Zahra, the favored and youngest daughter of Mohammad. | '''Zaynab''' is the granddaughter of the Prophet [[Muhammed]] and role model for Shi῾i female activists. Zaynab is among the prominent granddaughters of the Prophet Mohammed, and her fame in Islamic history derives from her passionate and eloquent defense of her family and in particular her brother, [[al-Hussain]], the martyred hero of the Battle of [[Karbala]] (680). She was a daughter of [[ʿAli ibn Abi Talib|῾Ali ibn Abi Talib]], Mohammed's cousin, and [[Fatima]] al-Zahra, the favored and youngest daughter of Mohammad. | ||
==Early Life== | ==Early Life== | ||
Early Muslim sources provide few details about Zaynab's life before the Battle of Karbala. Mohammed Ibn Sa῾d's (d. 845) biographical compendium, among the earliest sources for her life, simply relates her genealogy, mentions her marriage to ῾Abd Allah ibn Ja῾far ibn Abi Talib (her first cousin), and lists the names of her five children (῾Ali, ῾Awn al-Akbar, ῾Abbas, Mohammed, and Umm Kulthum). While there is general consensus that she was the oldest daughter of ῾Ali and Fatima, there is no clarity about other details of her birth and early life. | Early Muslim sources provide few details about Zaynab's life before the Battle of Karbala. Mohammed Ibn Sa῾d's (d. 845) biographical compendium, among the earliest sources for her life, simply relates her genealogy, mentions her marriage to ῾Abd Allah ibn Ja῾far ibn Abi Talib (her first cousin), and lists the names of her five children (῾Ali, ῾Awn al-Akbar, ῾Abbas, Mohammed, and Umm Kulthum). While there is general consensus that she was the oldest daughter of ῾Ali and Fatima, there is no clarity about other details of her birth and early life. | ||
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There are three reports about her resting place: | There are three reports about her resting place: | ||
* Al-Baqi' cemetery: Some historians have reported that she was buried in al-Baqi', Medina. Al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin, the author of A'yan al-Shi'a, accepted this report and mentioned some evidence refuting the other two reports. | *Al-Baqi' cemetery: Some historians have reported that she was buried in al-Baqi', Medina. Al-Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin, the author of A'yan al-Shi'a, accepted this report and mentioned some evidence refuting the other two reports. | ||
* Zaynabiyya: It is widely believed that she was buried in Zaynabiyya, a southern suburb of Damascus, Syria, where nowadays her shrine is. | *Zaynabiyya: It is widely believed that she was buried in Zaynabiyya, a southern suburb of Damascus, Syria, where nowadays her shrine is. | ||
* Maqam of Lady Zaynab: Some historians said that she was buried in Egypt. Her shrine in Egypt has been renovated several times and now is a ziara site. | *Maqam of Lady Zaynab: Some historians said that she was buried in Egypt. Her shrine in Egypt has been renovated several times and now is a ziara site. | ||
==Historical Impact== | ==Historical Impact== | ||