Ruqayya bint ʿAlī (Arabic: رُقَيَّة بِنْت عَلِيّ) was a daughter of the fourth caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib (r. 656–661). She is considered an Alid saint, her mother is Al-Sahba bint Rabi'a.[1] She is claimed to be a full-sister of Abbas ibn Ali on a name plate (shown in the image on the right) in her mashhad (shrine) in Cairo, where she is traditionally considered to be a patron saint. Her shrine in Cairo is still used as an oratory where vows and intercessionary prayers to her are offered.[2]
Ruqayya bint Ali رُقَيَّة بِنْت عَلِيّ | |
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| Died | Unknown |
| Resting place | Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya, Cairo or Bibi Pak Daman, Lahore |
| Spouse | Muslim ibn Aqil |
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There is also a shrine in Lahore (Pakistan) called Bibi Pak Daman (Urdu: بی بی پاکدامن Bībī Pāk Dāman) which locals believe to be the mausoleum of Ruqayya bint Ali.[3]
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edit- ^ Ibn Saʿd, al-Ṭabaqāt al-kubrā, vol. 3 p. 14; Ibn al-Jawzī, al-Muntaẓam, vol. 4 p. 109; Ṭabarī, Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk, vol. 4 p. 359; Maḥallātī, Rayāḥīn al-sharī'a, vol. 4, p. 255-256; Ibn Kathīr, al-Bidāya wa l-nihāya, vol. 6, p. 352.
- ^ Mashhad al-Sayyida Ruqayya, ArchNet.org, "Sayyida Ruqayya Mashhad". Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2013-06-05. Accessed 10 June 2013
- ^ Zaidi, Noor (2014). ""A Blessing on Our People": Bibi Pak Daman, Sacred Geography, and the Construction of the Nationalized Sacred". The Muslim World. 104 (3): 306–335. doi:10.1111/muwo.12057.306-335&rft.date=2014&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/muwo.12057&rft.aulast=Zaidi&rft.aufirst=Noor&rft_id=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/muwo.12057&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Ruqayya bint Ali" class="Z3988">