RT Book
T1 Half of my heart: the narratives of Zaynab, daughter of ʿAlî
T2 Islamic history and thought
JF Islamic history and thought
A1 Clohessy, Christopher Paul
LA English
PP Piscataway
PB Gorgias Press LLC
YR 2020
ED First paperback edition
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1737237776
AB Preface -- Introduction -- 1. In the house of prophecy -- 2. The pre-Karbalâʼ narratives -- 3. On the field of Karbalâʼ -- 4. In the halls of the kings -- Three addenda -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index.
AB "As Abû ʻAbd Allâh al-Ḥusayn, son of ʼAlî 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 ʻAlî b. al-Ḥusayn b. ʻAlî b. Abî Ṭâlib, until he could take his rightful place. This is her story"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BP80.Z3
SN 9781463242367
K1 Zaynab bint ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib
K1 ʻAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib : Caliph : approximately 600-661 : Family