Her Family
Bibi Zainab's father, the first Imam.
Who is Imam Ali (as)?
The city where Bibi Zainab was born.
What is Medina?
The place where Imam Husayn's caravan was stopped on 2 Muharram.
What is Karbala?
After Karbala, Bibi Zainab was taken as a captive to this city first.
What is Kufa?
Bibi Zainab is remembered every year in this Islamic month.
What is Muharram?
Bibi Zainab's mother, the daughter of the Holy Prophet (s).
Who is Fatimah al-Zahra (sa)?
Which city did the captives travel to after Karbala, before reaching Damascus?
Kufa
The 10th of Muharram, the day of the battle of Karbala.
What is Ashura?
Who was the ruler of kufa when the caravan of imam hussain as came
Ubaid Ullah Ibn e Ziyad l.a
The country where Bibi Zainab's beautiful shrine stands today.
Syria
Bibi Zainab's grandfather, the Holy Prophet of Islam.
Who is Prophet Muhammad (s)?
Bibi Zainab's two sons who were martyred at Karbala.
Who are Awn and Muhammad?
What is the name of the city where Bibi Zainab (S.A.) is commonly believed to be buried?
Damascus
When the tyrant asked her what she saw at Karbala, she answered: "I saw nothing but" this.
Beauty
Because she faced so many hardships with patience, she is called "Umm al-Masa'ib", which means "mother of" these.
What is calamities (sorrows)?
Bibi Zainab's two brothers.
Who are Imam Hasan and Imam Husayn (as)?
What was the title commonly associated with Bibi Zainab (S.A.) meaning “the wise and knowledgeable”?
Aqeela e Bani Hashim sa
Which Imam was Bibi Zainab’s (S.A.) nephew?
Imam Zain ul Abideen as
Bibi Zainab gave another brave speech in the court of Yazid in this city.
What is Damascus?
Bibi Zainab is lovingly called the "Heroine of" this event.
What is Karbala?
Bibi Zainab's husband.
Who is Abdullah ibn Ja'far?
The angel who brought her name from Allah to the Prophet (s).
Who is Jibraeel (as)?
The cruel ruler whose army fought Imam Husayn at Karbala.
Who is Yazid?
When the soldiers wanted to kill the sick Imam Zayn al-Abidin, Bibi Zainab shielded him and said they would have to kill her first. Who is "her"?
Who is Bibi Zainab (herself)?
Bibi Zainab's younger sister, also called Zaynab al-Sughra.
Who is Umm Kulthum?