Abdullah ibn Ja'far was the son of Ja'far ibn Abu Talib and the nephew of Ali. For other uses of the name Ali, se Ali (disambiguation). ...

He asked for Zainab's hand, and Ali accepted it. Her marriage settlement was equal to that of her mother's. Ali told Ja'far not to prevent Zainab from going on a journey with Hussein, her brother.

Although Zaynab bint Ali's husband was a man of means, she lived a modest life, not a life of luxury. She and her husband were charitable to the needy people. The Arab tribes called Abdullah "the sea or the cloud of munificence". Daughter of Ali ibn abi Taleb. ...

Abdullah was also noted for his standing with Ali in the holy wars (jihad). Ibn Hajar quoted Muhammad as having said that Abdullah was like him in character and had taken him by the right hand and prayed to Allah to extend His mercy over the household of Abdullah bin Ja'far.

The marriage of Zainab did not diminish her strong attachment to her family. Ali also felt a great affection for his daughter and nephew and when he became the Caliph of the Muslims and moved from Medina to Kufa, Zainab and Abdullah joined him. Zainab bore four boys by the names:

• Ali ibn Abdullah
• Mohammad ibn Abdullah - martyred on the lands of Kebala
• Aun ibn Abdullah - martyred on the lands of Kebala
• Abbas ibn Abdullah

two girls, Umm Kulthum.

See Also

• Family tree of Abdullah ibn Ja'far
• Sahaba

In the Islamic religion, the Sahaba (or Asahaaba,الصحابه; both forms are plural--the singular is Sahaabi, which is Arabic for friend, or companion) are the companions of the Prophet Muhammad. ...

Exterior links

http://www.jafariyanews.com/articles/2k5/13june_syedaZaynab.htm biography http://www.dartabligh.org/months/jamadilawwal/janabe_zainab(a.s).html