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Chapter 8: The life of Bibi Zainab binte Ali (a)
Name
Title
Kunyat
Born at
Father
Mother
: Zainab
: Siddiqa-e-Sughra
: Umm-ul-Massaib
: Medina on 5 th of Jamadiul Awaal
: Imam Ali (a)
: Bibi Fatimah (a)
It was in 5 th Hijri that Prophet Muhammad’s (p) daughter Bibi Fatimah Zehra (a.s) had
a baby girl. Prophet Muhammad (p) named her ZAINAB
8.1 Growing Up in Medina:
Bibi Zainab (a.s) shared her extraordinary childhood with her two brothers, Imam
Hasan (a.s) and Imam Hussein (a.s) and a sister bibi Kulthum (a.s) under the
guidance of her grand father, the Prophet of Allah(saw)and her parents Imam Ali
(a.s) and Bibi Fatema (a.s)
When she was seven her grand father passed away which was soon followed by the
demise of her mother
While still a young girl, she was fully able to care for and be responsible for the
running her father’s household.
As much as she cared for her family she was very kind and generous to the poor,
homeless and orphan.
From very early on she developed an unbreakable bond of attachment to her brother
Imam Hussein (a.s).
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