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Zaynab bt. ʿAlī (b. 5 (or 6) / 626 (or 627) - d. 62/682) the daughter of Imam Ali (a) and the Lady Fatima al-Zahra' (a), and 'Abd Allah b. Ja'far's wife. She and her two sons accompanied Imam al-Husayn (a) on the Event of 'Ashura', where her two sons were martyred, and she was taken as captive to Kufa and then to Damascus. Her sermons in Kufa and Damascus (in front of Yazid) are very famous. Due to her many sufferings, she was called Umm al-Masa'ib (mother of calamities). She passed away in 62/682.
She is the daughter of Imam 'Ali (a) and the Lady Fatima al-Zahra' (a). Her most famous name is "Zaynab," which literally means "a scenic tree with a beautiful fragrance. "Zaynab is also a compound of the words "zayn" (adornment) and "ab" (father), meaning the adornment of the father.
She was born on Jumada I 5, 5 (or 6) /October 2, 626 (or September 22, 627) in Medina.
According to several hadiths, the Prophet (s) named her Zaynab. It is said that Gabriel brought this name from God to the Prophet (s). When the Prophet (s) held her for the first time, he kissed her and said, "I advise the present and the absent of my Umma to honor and respect this girl as she looks like Khadija (a)."
Many titles have been reported for her, such as 'Aqilat Bani Hashim (wise woman of Banu Hashim), 'Alima Ghayr Mu'allama (the knowledgeable without being taught), al-'Arifa, al-Muwaththaqa (trustworthy), al-Fadila, al-Kamila (perfect), 'Abida Al 'Ali (worshiper of the family of 'Ali), al-Ma'suma al-Sughra, Aminat Allah, Na'ibat al-Zahra' (representative of Zahra'), Na'ibat al-Husayn, 'Aqilat al-Nisa', Sharikat al-Shuhada,' al-Baligha, al-Fasiha, and Sharikat al-Husayn.....