The towering personality and conveyor of the
message of Kerbala,
Sayyida Zainab binte Ali
came into this world on the
5th Jamadi Al Awwal 5A.H,
just 5 years after the migration to Madinah.
Born into the family of purity and infallibility, she
was the granddaughter of our Holy Prophet and
Bibi Khadija; the daughter of Bibi Fatema and
Imam Ali; sister of Imam Hassan and Imam
Hussein and aunt of our 4th Imam Zainul
Abideen (A.S.).
‫السيدة زينب عليها السالم‬
The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali A.S.
did not name any of his children. He always
deferred this honour to the Holy Prophet, who
in turn turned to Allah for inspiration on the
children's names. Narrations relate that, at the
birth of this daughter, the angel Jibraeel
descended to the Earth and instructed the
Prophet to name her
‘Zainab’ (the ornament of her father)
and she was known as such by Allah in the
Heavens and on Earth.
Zainab had all her mothers' qualities.
She inherited her oratory eloquence from
her father. She got her patience from her
older brother Imam al-Hasan and selfcontrol from the third Imam, al-Husain.
Even though she was not infallible, she
was spiritually perfect, unlike any mortal
being. She reached a level that is so
perfect she could be compared to a Wali.
(Friend of Allah)
Numerous personalities asked for her
hand when the time for marriage came.
She accepted the offer from Abdullah bin.
Ja’far bin. Abi Talib, the son of Ja’far alTayyar. This blessed union saw the birth
of four children, Awn, Muhammad, Ali and
daughter Umm al-Kulthum. History is
witness to the role of the children in the
event of Kerbala and their sacrifices for
the defense of Islam.
KHUSHALI MUBAARAK TO
ALL MUMINEEN
ON THIS AUSPICIOUS
NIGHT OF MILAAD OF
SAYYIDA ZAINAB BINTE
ALI (A.S.)
Traditions on the Value and Importance of Marriage
1 -The Prophet (Pbuh) said:
God’s Mercy and attention will be bestowed
upon man in four situations:
~when it rains;
~when a child kindly looks at his/her father;
~when the door of the Ka'aba is opened and
~when a marriage contract is drawn up and
two join each other in a new life.
[Marriage in Islam, p.17]
Traditions on the Value and Importance of Marriage
2 -The Prophet (Pbuh) said:
You must marry and marry off your single
sons and daughters. The sign of a
Muslim's prosperity is to pay the expenses
for a woman to get married. And nothing is
better approved by God than a Muslim
home enriched by marriage.
[Marriage in Islam, p.7]
Traditions on the Value and Importance of Marriage
3 -The Prophet (Pbuh) said:
Marry off your single men until God will
make them good-tempered and increase
their daily bread as well as generosity.
[Marriage in Islam, p.8]
Traditions on the Value and Importance of Marriage
4 -The Holy Prophet (Pbuh) said:
Marriage is my practice and whoever
turns away from it does not belong to
my nation.
[Bihar al-Anwar, v.103, p.222.]
Traditions on the Value and Importance of Marriage
5 - The Prophet (Pbuh) said:
Choose a spouse and this will
cause an increase in your daily
bread.
[Vasa'il al-Shiia, v.14, p.7]
Traditions on the Value and Importance of Marriage
6 -The Prophet (Pbuh) said:
O' young ones; Whoever of you has the
means to get married, then marry so that
you seldom look at other women and
remain sinless.
[Marriage in Islam, p.14]
Traditions on the Value and Importance of Marriage
7 -The Prophet (Pbuh) said:
No contract in Islam is more
approved by God than marriage.
[Bihar al-Anwar, v.103, p.222]
Traditions on the Value and Importance of Marriage
8 -The Prophet (Pbuh) said:
Whoever gets married has
obtained half of prosperity.
[Mustadrak al-Vasa'il, Introductory Chapters, Ch.1]
KHUSHALI MUBAARAK
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