Zaynab bint Ali
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Zaynab bint Ali, was the eldest daughter of Fatima and Ali ibn Abi Talib. The former was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the latter was his cousin. Ali is also recognized as the fourth
Zaynab's grandfather, parents, and two brothers are considered infallible in Twelver Shi'ism. Their names are inscribed on this plaque in the shrine of Abbas ibn Ali in Karbala.
Zaynab reputedly witnessed the Battle of Karbala unfold from al-Tall al-Zaynabiyya.
A tilework inside Mu'awin ul-Mulk in Kermanshah, Iran, depicting the captives in the court of Yazid.
Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque, Damascus
Ali al-Akbar ibn Husayn
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Ali al-Akbar ibn al-Husayn, commonly known as simply Ali al-Akbar, was the son of Layla bint Abi Murra and Husayn ibn Ali and the grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Aged between eighteen and tw
Husayn standing over the body of his dead son, Ali al-Akbar, in a reenactment of Ashura in Bahrain
The shrine of Husayn and the nearby shrine of his half-brother Abbas in Karbala, Iraq