Iran marks birthday anniversary of Hazrat Zaynab, Nurse’s Day

Zaynab Bint Ali (PBUH), daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH) and Fatimah al-Zahra (PBUH), was the first granddaughter of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH).

She is best known for her courageous and eloquent role in supporting her brother, the second Shia Imam Hussein, at the time of his martyrdom in the Battle of Karbala, and for protecting his family in the following months of Umayyad imprisonment.

She and her two sons accompanied Imam Hussein (PBUH) on the Event of 'Ashura' where her two sons were martyred and she was taken as a captive to Kufa and then to Damascus. Her sermons in Kufa and Damascus (in front of Yazid) are very famous. Due to many sufferings, she had undergone, she was called the Umm al-Masa'ib (mother of calamities).

According to several hadiths, the Prophet of Islam named her Zaynab. It is said that Gabriel brought this name from God to the Prophet. Zaynab literally means "a scenic tree with a beautiful fragrance".

"Due to many sufferings, she had undergone, she was called the Umm al-Masa'ib (mother of calamities).According to several hadiths, the Prophet of Islam named her Zaynab"It is also a compound of two words "zayn" (adornment) and "ab" (father), meaning the adornment of the father.

Hazrat Zaynab is best known for the crucial role she played during the events of Karbala in 61 A.H. when she was 55 years old. She witnessed the martyrdom of her own children, her nephews, companions, and most significantly her beloved brothers Abbas ibn Ali Talib and Imam Hussein.

Holy Shrine of Zaynab Bint Ali (PBUH) in south of Damascus in Syria