Saturday, January 12th, 2019, marks the birth anniversary of Sayyida Zaynab bint Ali (p), 5th of Jumada al-Awwal, 1440 A.H.


Imam al-Sajjad (p) is reported to have said to his aunt, Sayyida Zaynab (p), “Praise be to God, for you are knowledgeable without being taught [by ordinary schools]””

(Shaykh al-Tabrasi, al-Ihtijaj, vol 2, p.31)

روي عن الإمام علي بن الحسين عليه السلام [أنّه قال لعمّته زينب]

يا عمة أنت بحمد الله عالمة غير معلمة.

(الاحتجاج – الشيخ الطبرسي – ج ٢ – الصفحة ٣١)


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