 السلام عليكم لدي زيناب's marriage as Lady Zaynab grew to an age suitable for marriage many of men of nobility and great men of Arabia asked for her hand in marriage and why wouldn't they? who wouldn't wish for the hand of one of the only granddaughters of the Holy Prophet? sadly many of these men were not suitable and they naively thought that due to their wealth and high social position they would be successful in marrying Zaynab an example of one of these men was the wretched Ash'ath Ibn Qais al-Kindi who was one of the wealthiest men and a close relative to the first usurper Abu Bakr he was very dignified amongst the Arabs and thought his closeness to the first so called Zaynab and his closeness to the first so called Caliph would make it possible for him to become the son-in-law of the commander of the faithful Imam Ali peace be upon him it is said that one day he was in Imam Ali's house while he saw Zaynab passing by from a distance then he asked Imam Ali if he could have her hand in marriage but the commander of the faithful peace be upon him refused and reproached him for his arrogance among the men who were eager to marry Zaynab was Abdullah ibn Jaafar he was a close companion to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and Imam Ali peace be upon him Abdullah ibn Jaafar was the son of Jaafar الطيار the martyr whom Prophet Muhammad had mentioned that he flies in the heavens with his two wings Jaafar الطيار was the brother of the commander of the faithful Imam Ali peace be upon him and was a forerunner in Islam and Jihad his munificence and generosity had made him very famous among the Arabs so much so that they called him the father of the poor his son Abdullah ibn Jaafar had inherited this attitude all the historians refer to Abdullah ibn Jaafar as a very gracious person they have especially written about his generosity courage and benevolence according to the historians he was the foremost generous people of his time to the extent some have called him the master of generosity Abdullah ibn Jaafar was a person whom Imam Ali peace be upon him had trust in later he took a great part in the Jihad along with Imam Ali peace be upon him in the battle of Safin he was one of the commanders of Imam Ali's army like other suitors Abdullah ibn Jaafar was interested in marrying Lady Zainab but felt embarrassed to state his request directly he sent a courier to Imam Ali and offered the proposal Imam Ali who saw him the best accepted his request but how much was the marriage portion Imam Ali peace be upon him put Lady Zainab's dowry equal to her mother's however this auspicious wedding had one condition Lady Zainab should be allowed to travel along with her brother Imam Hussain peace be upon him she should be allowed to visit her brother too in fact it rarely happened that they did not meet every day finally this wedding took place and Lady Zainab went to her husband's house of course the house of Abdullah ibn Jaafar who was a very wealthy man was a big house with lots of servants but history witnesses that Zainab never got attached to worldly life she was a pious woman in the perfect sense Piety Zahd in her vocabulary was exactly what her father depicted Zahd is that one owns the world not that the world and its charms become the owner of the person evidence of Lady Zainab's Piety was that she left her comfortable and prosperous life with servants and wealth for a divine and holy goal just like a person who is aware of the future and its happenings she put her condition for marriage that she should be allowed to travel with Imam Hussain peace be upon him to fulfill that goal like other women she was very affectionate however whenever necessary she was strong like a mountain in the path of Islam like other mothers she was a kind and loving mother but when it came to defending Islam and the noble Quran and her religious duty she would sacrifice her children as well together this young couple had five children of whom four were sons Ali, Aoun, Muhammad and Abbas and one daughter أم كالثوم