10/16/2026
The 5th of Jumadal Awwal marks the birthday of Sayyidatina Zainab (as), the beloved Daughter of Sayyidatina Fatima Zahra (as) and Imam Ali (as), the Faithful of her beloved brother Imam Hussain (as) in the events of Karbala, and an immense member of the beloved Prophetic Household.
🌹The life of Sayyidatina Zainab (as) 🌹
It was five years after the Muslims had accompanied the Prophet [s.a.w.] and his family in the migration (hijrah) to Medina, when the Holy Prophet's daughter, Hadrat Fatima [a.s.], gave birth to a little girl. When her father, Imam Ali [a.s.], saw his daughter for the first time Imam Husayn [a.s.], who was then almost three years old, was with him.
The boy exclaimed in delight, "O father, Allah has given me a sister." At those words Imam Ali [a.s.] began to weep, and when Husayn [a.s.] asked why he was crying so, his father answered that he would soon come to know. Fatima [a.s.] and Ali [a.s.] did not name their child until a few days after her birth, for they awaited the Prophet's return from a journey so that he could propose the name.
When finally the baby girl was brought before him he held her in his lap and kissed her. The Angel Jibra'il came to him and conveyed the name that was to be hers, and then he began to weep.
The Prophet [s.a.w.] asked why Jibra'il wept and he answered, "O Prophet of Allah, from early on in life this girl will remain entangled in tribulations and trials in this world.- First she will weep over your separation (from this world); thereafter she will bemoan the loss of her mother, then her father, and then her brother Hasan. After all this she will be confronted with the trials of the land of Karbala and the tribulations of that lonely desert, as a result of which her hair will turn grey and her back will be bent."
When the members of the family heard this prophecy they all broke down in tears. Imam Husayn [a.s.] now understood why earlier his father had also wept. Then the Prophet [s.a.w.] named her Zaynab [a.s.].
⚡ Shaykh Nurjans teachings on her immense life and example : Zaynab's Legacy - The Unbreakable Spirit - Empowering Women Today https://youtu.be/nK5jF-WwhXc?feature=shared
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Al Fatiha for her beloved soul 🤲🌹
