Tag Archives: Lady Zaynab (s)

Zaynab is one of the granddaughters of the noble Prophet of God through his only surviving child, Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (PBUH).  According to several hadiths, the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) named her Zaynab. The word “Zaynab”, literally means “a scenic tree with a beautiful fragrance”. It is also a compound of two words “zayn” (adornment) and “ab” (father), meaning the adornment of the father....

what practical lessons do we as a community take from Lady Zaynab (a.s) immense contribution to humanity? How well do we appreciate the monumental impact she made on the...

After the tragedy of Karbalā, Yazīd’s agents began to use the Jabrīyah ideology, and publicized his apparent victory against Imam Husayn (‘a) as being the will of God. To these ends, ‘Ubaydullah ibn Zīyād gathered the....

As Abû ʿAbd Allâh al-Ḥusayn, son of ʿAlî and Fâṭima and grandson of Muḥammad, moved inexorably towards death on the field of Karbalâʾ, his sister Zaynab was drawn ever closer to...

At this point in time, Zaynab (‘a) had lost six or seven of her brothers; her son had been killed, ten of her nephews had been killed, and she and what was left of her family had been taken captive by the forces of Yazīd. In spite of all of this, she was put in a position where she had to defend herself and fight against what had happened to...

Regarding the tragedy of Ashura, one of the questions that arises is why Imam Husayn (a), knowing that he would have become martyr along with his companions, brought his family with him and what the role of the...

Of course, we are not as aspirational and determined as Zaynab al-Kubra (s.a.) and therefore we cannot say that the behavior of this great lady is our model. We are too inferior to say such things, but...

Lady Zaynab (a.s.) is a perfect example of a Muslim woman: a role model for women's education, which Islam presents before the eyes of the world....

To fully comprehend the message of Karbala one has to fathom two thoughts. One is the rising of Imam Hussain (as) and the other is the rising of Zaynab (as). Hadrat Zaynab (as) was an outstanding figure in the...

Lady Zaynab (A.S) proved that the woman is not in the peripheries of history, but in the core of it. She humiliated and mortified, in his place, the enemy who had apparently gained victory on the battlefield....