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22 August 2024 |Mahjubah MagazineBy: Dr. Z. MirjafariHeroic Lady of Propagation and EnlightenmentHazrat Zainab (SA) was the heroic lady who conveyed the message of Karbala and the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (AS) to the world. Regarding the greatness of this lady, the statement made by Imam Zain al-Abidin (AS) is quite enlightening: %u201cBy the grace of Allah, you are a learned lady who has not been taught by anyone (your knowledge comes from God) and you are a lady whose understanding has not been acquired from humans (your understanding is also a divine gift)%u201d. Hazrat Zainab (SA) is a great lady of the Islamic world and the best preaching model, especially with regard to enlightening women. In addition to being brought up in a divine family and following the example of her mother and her path, she had special and unique characteristics explaining which would edify the followers and lovers of greater jihad.Her name was Zainab (meaning the adornment of her father) and her nickname was Aqeela Bani Hashem (lit. wise lady of Bani Hashem). She was the source of pride for Bani Hashem, and her best feature, which is less mentioned, is her skill in managing crises. She was the lady whose whole being was filled with pure love, and it was because of this pure love that she overcame the pain of foregoing her husband and children and accompanying the Imam of her time on a difficult journey.In the course of the Ashura incident, she man-