Heroine of Karbala: Sayyeda Zainab (sa), Zaynab al-Kubra (sa), BibiZainab (sa)

Sayyeda Zainab (sa), the daughter of Imam Ali (as)and Sayyeda Fatima
Zahra (sa), was an exemplary woman of great ability,
intelligence,knowledge, insight, courage and perseverance; she
performed her divine duties to the best of her ability. She was born
to afamily formed by ProphetMuhammad (saw), the most outstanding
figure in history. The Prophet's wife Sayyeda Khadija (sa) a devoted
woman, was her maternal grandmother, and her paternal grandmother was
Fatima daughter of Assad, who mothered and nursed Prophet Muhammad
(saw). The members of the family, intrio hierarchical order, were all
great.
Sayyeda Zainab (sa) was a brilliant star in the mandate sky that
received rays of holiness from the five suns. It was through her holy
origins and pious edification that she manifested so great a fortitude
in Karbala (Iraq).
The life of the daughter of Sayyeda Fatima Zahra (sa) was always laden
with hardships, but she never feared coping withdifficulties, this
enhancedher endurance and elevated her soul.
She had barely attained the tender age of seven when her beloved
mother passed away. Her mother's death had closely followed her
cherished grand father's passing away. Some time later Imam Ali (as)
married Ummul Banin (sa), whose devotion andpiety encouraged Sayyeda
Zainab (sa) in her learning.
Whilst still a young girl she was fully able to care for and be
responsible for the running of her father's household. As much as she
cared for thecomforts and ease of her brothers and sisters, in her own
wants she was frugal and unstintingly generous to the poor, homeless
and parentless. After her marriage her husband is reported as having
said, "Zainab is the best housewife."
From very early on she developed an unbreakable bond of attachment to
her brother Imam Hussein (as). At times when as a baby in her mother's
arms she could not be pacified and made to stop crying, she would
quieter down upon being held by her brother, and there she would sit
quietly gazing at his face. Before she would pray she used to first
cast a glance at the face of her beloved brother, Imam Hussein (as).
One day Sayyeda Fatima Zahra (sa) mentioned theintensity of her
daughter's love for Imam Hussein (as) to Prophet Muhammad (saw). He
breathed a deep sigh andsaid with moistened eyes, "My dear child, this
child of mine Zainab would be confronted with a thousand and one
calamities and face serious hardships in Karbala."

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