Half Of My Heart - Life of Zaynab bt. Ali

As Abû ʿabd Allâh Al-Ḥusayn, Son Of ʿalî And Fâṭima And Grandson Of Muḥammad, Moved Inexorably Towards Death On The Field Of Karbalâʾ, His Sister Zaynab Was Drawn Ever Closer To The Centre Of The Family Of Muḥammad, The 'people Of The House' (ahl Al-bayt). There She Would Remain For A Few Historic Days, Challenging The Wickedness Of The Islamic Leadership, Defending The Actions Of Her Brother, Initiating The Commemorative Rituals, Protecting And Nurturing The New Imâm, Al-Ḥusayn's Son ʿalî B. Al-Ḥusayn B. ʿalî B. Abî Ṭâlib, Until He Could Take His Rightful Place. This Is Her Story. "As Abû ʿAbd Allâh al-Ḥusayn, son of ʿAlî and Fâṭima and grandson of Muḥammad, moved inexorably towards death on the field of Karbalâʼ, his sister Zaynab was drawn ever closer to the centre of the family of Muḥammad, the 'people of the house' (ahl al-bayt). There she would remain for a few historic days, challenging the wickedness of the Islamic leadership, defending the actions of her brother, initiating the commemorative rituals, protecting and nurturing the new Imâm, al-Ḥusayn's son ʿAlî b. al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlî b. Abî Ṭâlib, until he could take his rightful place. This is her story"--back cover [9781463240233 - Half of my Heart] Frontmatter 4 [9781463240233 - Half of my Heart] TABLE OF CONTENTS 8 [9781463240233 - Half of my Heart] ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 10 [9781463240233 - Half of my Heart] PREFACE 12 introduction-2018 24 zaynab chapter-one-in-the-house-of-prophecy-2018 60 chapter-two-the-prekarbal-narratives-2018 126 chapter-three-on-the-field-of-karbal-2018 154 chapter-four-in-the-halls-of-the-kings-2018 182 three-addenda-2018 244 [9781463240233 - Half of my Heart] AFTERWORD 270 [9781463240233 - Half of my Heart] BIBLIOGRAPHY 292 [9781463240233 - Half of my Heart] INDEX OF PROPER NAMES 300 As Ab Abd Allh al\- usayn, son of Al and F ima and grandson of Mu ammad, moved inexorably towards death on the field of Karbal , his sister Zaynab was drawn ever closer to the centre of the family of Mu ammad, the people of the house (ahl al\-bayt). There she would remain for a few historic days, challenging the wickedness of the Islamic leadership, defending the actions of her brother, initiating the commemorative rituals, protecting and nurturing the new Imm, al\- usayn s son Al b. al\- usayn b. Al b. Ab lib, until he could take his rightful place. This is her story. As Abu 'Abd Allah al-Husayn, son of 'Ali and Fatima and grandson of Muhammad, moved inexorably towards death on the field of Karbala', his sister Zaynab was drawn ever closer to the centre of the family of Muhammad, the `people of the house' (ahl al-bayt). 1. In the house of prophecy 2. The pre-Karbalâ' narratives 3. On the field of Karbalâ' 4. In the halls of the kings Three addenda: 1. The children of Zaynab 2. The children of al-Ḥusayn 3. The consolation of Zaynab Afterword Bibliography Index.