07/02/2023
Wafat of Bibi Zainab (A.S.)
15 Rajab 1444
Tue, February 07, 2023
The Life of Bibi Zainab (A.S.)
Name:Zainab
Kunyat: Umm-ul-Massaib
Title: Siddiqa-e-Sughra
Father: Imam Ali (A.S.)
Mother: Bibi Fatema (A.S.)
Birth: 5 Jamaada Al Ula (5 AH)
Death: 15th Rajab
Buried: Damascus
Sayyeda Zainab (sa), the daughter of Imam Ali (as) and
Sayyeda Fatema Zahra (sa), was an exemplary woman
of great ability, intelligence, knowledge, insight, courage
and perseverance; she performed her divine duties to
the best of her ability. She was born to a family formed
by Prophet Muhammad (saw), the most outstanding
figure in history. The Prophet's wife Sayyeda Khadija
(sa) a devoted woman, was her maternal grandmother,
and her paternal grandmother was Fatema daughter of
Assad, who mothered and nursed Prophet Muhammad
(saw). The members of the family, in trio hierarchical
order, were all great.
Sayyeda Zainab (sa) was a brilliant star in the mandate
sky that received rays of holiness from the five suns. It
was through her holy origins and pious edification that
she manifested so great a fortitude in Karbala (Iraq).
The life of the daughter of Sayyeda Fatema Zahra (sa)
was always laden with hardships, but she never feared
coping with difficulties, this enhanced her endurance
and elevated her soul.
She had barely attained the tender age of seven
when her beloved mother passed away. Her mother's
death had closely followed her cherished grand
father's passing away. Some time later Imam Ali (as)
married Ummul Banin (sa), whose devotion and piety
encouraged Sayyeda Zainab (sa) in her learning.
Whilst still a young girl she was fully able to care for
and be responsible for the running of her father's house-
hold. As much as she cared for the comforts and ease
of her brothers and sisters, in her own wants she was
frugal and unstintingly generous to the poor, homeless
and parentless. After her marriage her husband is
reported as having said, "Zainab is the best housewife."
From very early on she developed an unbreakable bond
of attachment to her brother Imam Hussain (as). At
times when as a baby in her mother's arms she could
not be pacified and made to stop crying, she would
quieter down upon being held by her brother, and there
she would sit quietly gazing at his face. Before she
would pray she used to first cast a glance at the face of
her beloved brother, Imam Hussain (as).
One day Sayyeda Fatema Zahra (sa) mentioned the
intensity of her daughter's love for Imam Hussain (as)
to Prophet Muhammad (saw). He breathed a deep sigh
and said with moistened eyes, "My dear child, this child
of mine Zainab would be confronted with a thousand
and one calamities and face serious hardships in
Karbala."
