Family
Who are Sayeda Zainab's parents?
Imam Ali (a) & Sayeda Fatima (a)
How old was Sayeda Zainab when her mother left this world?
5 years old
What was Sayeda Zainab's famous response to Ubaydullah ibn Ziad, when he asked her "how do you find how God killed your brother Hussein?"
"I saw nothing but beauty."
True or False: Sayeda Zainab would hold sessions on Quranic tafsir for the women of Kufa.
TRUE
Name all 4 grandparents of Sayeda Zainab
Prophet Muhammad (S) & Sayeda Khadija (a)
Abu Talib (a) & Fatima bint Asad (a)
Give 1 title of Sayeda Zainab that she is known by.
al-Hawra
Aqeelat Bani Hashim
Shareekat al-Hussain
'Alima Ghayr Mu'allama
etc
What famous sermon of Sayeda Fatima did Sayeda Zainab narrate herself?
The sermon of Fadak
Who named Sayeda Zainab?
Allah (SWT)
Name 4 of Sayeda Zainab's brothers
Imam Hassan, Imam Hussain, Abul Fadhl al-Abbas & his 3 brothers, Muhammad ibnul Hanafiya
Which brother of hers was her guardian? كفيل
Abal Fadhl al-Abbas
Which Imam said about Sayeda Zainab that she is knowledgeable without having been taught by anyone?
عَالِمَةٌ غَيْرُ مُعَلَّمَةٍ
Imam Sajjad (a)
What does Zainab mean?
Adornment of her father
Who is Sayeda Zainab's husband?
Abdullah ibn Jaafar al-Tayyar
Which of these cities did Sayeda Zainab NOT live in?
Mecca, Medina, Kufa
Mecca
When a certain companion arrived to Karbala, it is reported that Sayeda Zainab specifically sent her salam to him. What companion is this?
Habib ibn Muthahir (r)
When Prophet Muhammad (S) saw Sayeda Zainab, he (S) kissed her & said that she looks like a certain lady. What noble lady did Rasulullah say she looks like?
Sayeda Khadija (a)
Name all of Sayeda Zainab's children
Hint: 4 are certain that they're her own children, 2 uncertain
Awn, Hussain, Abbas & Umm Kulthoom are certain.
Ali & Muhammad may or may not be her children.
When she saw the bloodied martyred body of Imam Hussain (a), what dua did Sayeda Zainab say?
"O Allah, accept from us this sacrifice."
As a child, Sayeda Zainab wouldn't say the number 2. Explain the context of this hadith.
As Imam Ali was teaching young Sayeda Zainab the numbers, he said, “ Say: one.” She said, “one.” As he asked her to say “two,” she kept silent. “Why do you not say: two?” asked her father. She answered, “A tongue which pronounces ‘one’ cannot say ‘two.’” (Oneness of God). When he heard this great answer, he kissed and embraced her.
Which Catholic priest wrote the book about Sayeda Zainab titled: "Half of My Heart: The Narratives of Zainab, Daughter of Ali"
Father Christopher Clohessy