Sakinah bint Husayn
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Sakinah bint Husayn was the daughter of the early Islamic martyr Husayn ibn Ali
. It is believed that there were two daughters of Husayn
who were with him at the battle of Karbala
, Sakinah and Sukayna (4 years old).
Sakinah was also called Fatima Al Kubra ("The Older Fatima"). There was another daughter of Husayn, Fatima Al Sughra bint Al-Husayn
, who was supposed to be ill and left behind at Medina.
According to the Shia tradition, Husayn's daughter was supposed to be married with Imam Hasan's son. At Karbala, Husayn remembered his promise made to his brother Hasan, and to fulfill it, he arranged the marriage of his daughter Sakinah to Abadullah ibn Hasan just before the battle.
.
She died in the year 736.
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. It is believed that there were two daughters of Husayn
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who were with him at the battle of Karbala
Battle of Karbala
The Battle of Karbala took place on Muharram 10, in the year 61 of the Islamic calendar in Karbala, in present day Iraq. On one side of the highly uneven battle were a small group of supporters and relatives of Muhammad's grandson Husain ibn Ali, and on the other was a large military detachment...
, Sakinah and Sukayna (4 years old).
Sakinah was also called Fatima Al Kubra ("The Older Fatima"). There was another daughter of Husayn, Fatima Al Sughra bint Al-Husayn
Fatema Sugra bint Husayn
Fatema Sugra bint Husayn was the eight-year old daughter of the early Islamic Imam Husayn ibn Ali. It is believed that this daughter was ill and left behind at Medina when he took part in the battle of Karbala ....
, who was supposed to be ill and left behind at Medina.
According to the Shia tradition, Husayn's daughter was supposed to be married with Imam Hasan's son. At Karbala, Husayn remembered his promise made to his brother Hasan, and to fulfill it, he arranged the marriage of his daughter Sakinah to Abadullah ibn Hasan just before the battle.
.
She died in the year 736.