Shrine Zainab bint Alis
The Zainab bint Alis shrine in the Syrian capital Damascus is one of the two mausoleums that claim to be the mausoleum of Zainab bint Ali ( Arabic زينب بنت علي) - the daughter of Imam Ali and Fatima and sister of Imam Hasan and Imam Husain . The other mausoleum is in the Egyptian capital Cairo . The Shiites believe that Zainab was buried in Damascus. There are several accounts of Zainab's later life and death.
The shrine is an important Islamic pilgrimage site , especially for the Shiites .
Nearby is the Zainabiyya cemetery with a shrine for Ali Shariati .
literature
- Sabrina Mervin: "Sayyida Zaynab, Banlieue de Damas ou nouvelle ville sainte chiite?" in Cahiers d'Etudes sur la Méditerranée Orientale et le monde Turco-Iranien 22 (1996) Online
Videos
- Zaynab Mosque Syria 2011 video on YouTube
- Zainabiyya in Damascus with a short account of Zainab's life story on YouTube
| Shrine Zainab bint Alis (alternative names of the lemma) |
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| Shrine of Zaynab bint Ali; Sayeed Zainab Shrine; Zainab's Mausoleum; Zainabiyya; Zaynabiyya |