Title As-Sughra Siblings Ali al-Asghar ibn Husayn | Died Umayyad Caliphate | |
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Burial place Damascus, Syria, the Levant Parents Husayn ibn Ali, Layla bint Abi Murrah al-Thaqafi Cousins Al-Hasan al-Muthana ibn Hasan, Qasim ibn Hasan Grandparents Ali, Fatimah, Maimoona binte Abu Sufyaan, Abi Murrah bin 'Urwah at-Thaqafi Similar Sakinah bint Husayn, Ali al‑Asghar ibn Husayn, Shahrbanu, Sukayna bint Husayn, Ali al‑Akbar ibn Husayn |
Fatimah al-Sughra bint al-Husayn (Arabic: فـاطـمـة الـصـغـرى بـنـت الـحـسـيـن, Fāṭimah aṣ-Ṣughra bint al-Ḥusayn, 'Fatima the Younger, daughter of Husayn') was a daughter of the Islamic Imam Al-Husayn ibn ‘Ali, and his wife, Umm Ishaq bint Talhah. It is believed that, at the age of 8, she was ill and left behind at Al-Medinah when Al-Husain took part in the Battle of Karbala’ (680 ACE). Eventually, she accompanied her aunt, Zaynab bint ‘Ali, to Ash-Sham, where she died. Her grave is believed to be in Damascus.
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