Where, when and how did Ruqqayya the daughter of Imam Hussain (as) die? How old was she? Where is she buried?
According to different historical accounts, between the 3rd and 13th Safar is the martyrdom anniversary of Bibi Ruqqayya bint-al-Hussain(as) – the 4-year old beloved daughter of Imam Hussain(as) who died in the prison of Damascus after the family of the Prophet Mohammad(s) was made prisoner after the events of Karbala and detained in the prison of Damascus. She is also known as Sakina bint-al-Hussain(as) in the Arab world (Some historians doubt this and say that Sakina(as) and Ruqqayya(as) are two different characters).
The Role of Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin (A.S.) in Ashura
The pain of the memories and sufferings, during and after the unimaginable events of Ashura, lived on with those who survived to tell the stories and narrate the happenings of those earth shattering days for the people of that time, for the people of today, and for the people of tomorrow. Imam Ali b. Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (‘a), Lady Zaynab (‘a), other ladies of the Prophet’s Household (‘a) and their children were amongst those who had to endure degrading and tormenting treatment after their Imam, Imam Husayn b. Ali b. Abu Talib (‘a), husbands, sons, uncles, brothers, and children were martyred on the burning sands of Karbala with no water upon their deaths. May Allah (swt) give them eternal bliss and peace, insh’Allah. These events narrated by Imam Ali b. Husayn Zayn al-Abidin (‘a), also referred to as al-Sajjad (‘a), and his (‘a) aunt, Lady Zaynab b. Ali (‘a), are the most important surviving accounts of the events which have carried the message of Islam, righteousness and honour for which Imam Husayn b. Ali (‘a) was martyred.
Martyrdom Anniversary of Imam Sajjad (as), the Guide of Muslims; Imam Sajjad
The father gently touched the fevered forehead of his son. He was Hussein Ibn Ali (as) who was sitting on the bed of his son Ali Ibn al-Hussein and had pinned hope in his luminous eyes. Imam Sajjad (as) opened his eyes after feeling his father’s caress. The father’s kind face always boosted his morale. But this time it was different. The day after, the father was about to set off for an unequal battle, but the son was unable to join and help his father, since he had fallen sick. Imam Hussein (as) looked at his son kindly and whispered the following sentences: