SALUTATIONS TO LADY ZAINAB (a.s) WHOSE PATIENCE AND FIRM SPIRIT BROKE THE TYRANT'S WILL.
Janab Zainab(a.s), the daughter of Imam Ali(a.s) and Hazrat Fatima (a.s), was an exemplary woman of great ability, Intelligence, knowledge and insight courage and perseverance and performed her Divine duties to the best of her ability.
THE BIRTH OF HAZRAT ZAINAB (A.S):
She was born to a family formed by the Prophet(SAW) , the most outstanding figure in the history. The Prophet's wife Hazrat Khadija (a.s) devoted women was her maternal grandmother and her paternal grandmother was Fathima, daughter of Assad, who mothered and nursed Prophet(SAW).The members of the family in trio hierarchic order,were all great.
Hazrat Zainab(a.s) was a brilliant star in the mandate sky that received rays of holiness from the five suns.
ZAINAB (A.S), THE SAGE OF BANI HASHIM:
Ibn Abbas quoted Hazrat Zahra(a.s) as having said that her daughter Zainab, like her father, was unparalleled in literary eloquence and courage. The speech she delivered in the assembly in presence of Yazid was at the zenith of eloquence impressiveness.
HAZRAT ZAINAB'S MARRIAGE :
Abdallah son of ja'far Tayyar, nephew of Imam Ali (a.s) asked for Zainab (a.s)'s hand, and Imam Ali (a.s) accepted it. Her marriage settlement was equql to her mother's.
Although Zainab's husband was a man of means , she lived a modest life, not a life of luxury. She and her husband were charitable to the needy people. The Arab tribes called Abdallah " he sea or the cloud of munificence (ibid., vol.3, p.64).
The marriage of Hazrat Zainab (a.s) did not diminish her strong attachment to her family. Imam Ali also felt a great affection for his daughter and nephew.
ZAINAB (A.S) IN KARBALA :
Hazrat Zainab (a.s) is the shining sun in the history of Islam and of humanity. The history of Karbala is based on 2 pillars: the rising of Imam Hussein (a.s) and the rising Zainab (a.s). After the martyrdom of her brother and her 2 sons, she said: "O my Lord! Accept our humble sacrifice to you."(Refer Riahin Shariah, pp.76-90)
Her furious words provoked people of Kufah to avenge Imam Hussein's martyrdom. This frightened Ubeidullah and his cruel agents. She also delivered sermons in the court of the caliph that left his authority and despotic rule undermined. She said, in one of her sermons; "I fear no one but Allah. Make whatever evil plot you can. Blazes are waiting you in the hereafter. You'll be accountable to Allah for your atrocities."
