Sakinah (Fatima al-Kubra) bint Husayn
| Fatimah-tul-Kubra bint Al Hussayn | |
|---|---|
| File:Zarih Sakina (Fatema Kubra,11 yr. old) Bab saghir, Damascus.JPG | |
| Born | 669 Medina |
| Died | 736 [1] Damascus, Syria |
| Burial | Bab Saghir |
| Spouse | Qasim ibn Hasan |
| Father | Husayn ibn Ali |
Fatimah -tul- Kubrah bint Husayn' 669-736) was the daughter of the early Islamic leader Husayn ibn Ali. It is believed that there were two daughters of Husayn who were with him at the battle of Karbala known by similar names, This Sakinah who was 11 years old that time was one of them and another was Sukayna (4 years old) who is also known as Rukaiya.
Sakinah was also called Fatima al-Kubra ("The eldest Fatima"). There was another daughter of Husayn, Fatima Al Sughra bint Al-Husayn, who was supposed to be ill and left behind at Medina.
According to the Shia, Husayn's daughter was supposed to be married with Imam Hasan's son Qasim ibn Hasan at Karbala. Husayn remembered his promise made to his brother Hasan, and to fulfill it, he arranged the marriage of his daughter Sakinah just before the battle. In the battle this son of Imam Hasan got martyred.[2][3][4][5]
She died in the year 736.
