About Lady Zaynab(a.

About Lady Zaynab(a.s.)’simmigration to Egypt, historians have recorded the following: In Medina, Lady Zaynab (a.s.) began to rally the public against the ruling authorities and the unjust Umayyad State. As a result, people of Medina rebelled and formed armed forces to face the ruling authorities. As a reply, Yazid sent a heavy army commanded by the criminal Muslim ibn Aqabah to kill the rebels and civilians so harshly and mercilessly. He even turned them into slaves for Yazid.

Fearing the activities of Lady Zaynab (a.s.), the ruler of Medina wrote to Yazid about her danger. The tyrant wrote back that he should banish her to any country she would choose. First of all, Lady Zaynab (a.s.) refused, but Zaynab daughter of Aqil, her cousin, could convince her to leave for the good of religion. She hence opted for Egypt.

In this (final) journey, she was accompanied by her nieces Fatimah and Sukaynah daughters of Imam al-Husain (a.s.), They arrived in Egypt on the last days of Zul-Hijjah, and were received hospitably by the ruler of Egypt, Maslamah ibn Mukhallad al-Ansari who offered Lady Zaynab (a.s.) to reside in his own house in al-Hamra, and she lived there for eleven months and fifteen days. On Sunday, 15th of Rajab, 62 A.H., Lady Zaynab (a.s.) departed life and was buried in that house.

There is now a handsome shrine carrying her name and teaching all generations the meanings of real humanity and defense of freedom and belief.[^301] In his book entitled al-Tareekh, Ibn Asakir records: “Lady Zaynab (a.s.) resided in Egypt where she died and was buried. The lady buried in Damascus is her sister, Zaynab al-Wusta.” The Egyptians as well as the other Muslims throughout the globe pilgrimage to the Holy shrine everyday especially on the occasion of her death.

They, including scholars and Religious people, crowd around the shrine seeking the Lord’s blessings and mercy through the intercession of Lady Zaynab (a.s.). Rulers of Egypt, such as Kafur al-Akhshidi, Ahmad ibn Tawlawn, and al-Dafir-bi-Nasrillah also had the honor to visit the Holy shrine.

With the beginning of the month of Rajab, people from everywhere gather around the Holy shrine reciting the Holy Book of Allah (s.w.t.) and other Du’as some of them, furthermore, reside there to the half of the month.