In fact, years ago before this marriage had taken place, the Prophet (S.

In fact, years ago before this marriage had taken place, the Prophet (S.A.W.W) looking at the children of Jaffer and Imam Ali had said, "They are all our children and they are for each other." It is not very clear as to how many children were born from this marriage. What is clear is two sons of Abdullah Bin Jaffer named Aun and Muhammad were in company of Hazrat Zainab at Kerbala and they were martyred in the name of Allah.

According to the historian Sheikh Abbas Qunv only one of these two sons, Aim, was born of Hazrat Zainab, the other son Mohammed being born from Abdullah's first wife. Hazrat Zainab was so intelligent that she was called Aqila' of Bani Hashim. She used to run classes for women on Qur'anic studies and Islamic law, yet she never attended any school herself Her knowledge was direct from Allah.

This is why the fourth Imam, Hazrat Ali Bin Husain called her "Aalimatun Ghayr MuallimalT (in Arabic this means: a scholar who did not learn from anyone else). She was present in Kerbala and played a very important part, after the martyrdom of Imam Husain (A.S), in saving Islam. This is why she is also called "Sharikatul Husain" or the partner of Imam Husain (A.S). After the martyrdom of Imam Husain (A.S) she was taken as prisoner to Kufa and then to Damascus.

She was released together with other members of Imam Husain's (A.S) family after remaining in prison for not less than one year. After her release, she did not live long and died at the age of about 57 years. A mourning day of her is observed every year on 15th of Rajab. Historians do not agree on the place where she was buried. There are several possible places where she could have been buried. Some say she is buried in Jannatul Baqi in Medina but cannot say exactly where.

Other say she is buried in Cairo, Egypt. As a matter of fact, a Mausoleum has been built in Cairo and is known as "Sayyida Zainab"; most probably, this grave is of Zainab Binti Yahya Bin Zaid Bin Ali Bin Husain Bin Ali Bin Abutalib (A.S). A grave of Hazrat Zainab also is said to be at 'Makbara Saghira' or 'Makbara Ahlul B yt in Damascus.

The most popular and most probable grave of Hazrat Zainab is at Damascus and is known as "Sit Zainab." The famous Shia scholar Seyyid Muhsin Al Amin of Lebanon strongly believed that Hazrat Zainab was buried at "Sit Zainab" This scholar himself is buried at the entrance to the Mausoleum at "Sit Zainab".