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Status and Personalities of Lady Zaynab - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief Status and Personalities of Lady Zaynab 2024-11-04 778 Views Prophet's Descendants 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. Contents Her Lineage Her Birth and Titles Her Early life Her Marriage Her noble Personality i) Faith ii) Steadfastness iii) Dignity iv) Courage v) Abstention from worldly pleasures vi) Firmness Her Lineage Lady Zaynab enjoyed the most exalted lineage since she ramified from the tree of prophecy and Imamate and combined all the elements of honor and dignity.

Her father is the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib and her mother is the Leader of the women of the world, Lady Fatimah al-Zahra (peace be upon them). Lady Zaynab’s grandfather, from the maternal side, was (PBUHH). From this great personality, Lady Zaynab inherited the value of standing in defense of the right and striving to elevate the Word of Allah. Her grandmother, from the maternal side, was Lady Khadijah who supported Islam in its darkest days.

From this great-grandmother, Lady Zaynab inherited the highest moral standards and perseverance on principles. Copying her grandmother, she supported her brother, Imam Husain (PBUH), in his revolution and supplied elements of eternity to his great uprising. Her Birth and Titles Historians had different opinions about the year of Lady Zaynab’s birth. Some have referred to the fifth year after Hijrah, others to the sixth, and a third party to the ninth.

The last opinion however is inaccurate, and the first is the most acceptable. It was reported that when Lady Zaynab was born and was taken to her father, Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH) to choose a name for her.

He refused and said thus: “I will not precede the Messenger of Allah in such a matter.” And on getting to the Messenger of God (PBUHH), he also said: “I will not precede my Lord in such a matter.” Thereafter, Archangel Gabriel ascended from the Heavens and said to the Prophet: “This newborn’s name is ‘Zaynab’.