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She is not considered a Sayyida because all Sayyids and Sayyidas must be a descendant of Prophet Muhammad through his daughter Fatima. Ruquyya bint Ali is not related to Fatima, therefore not a Sayyida.
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{{Short description|Daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib}}
{{Short description|Daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Ruqayya bint Ali<br />{{lang|ar|رُقَيَّة بِنْت عَلِيّ}}
| image =
| caption =
| birth_place = [[Medina]]
| death_date =
| death_place = Unknown
| resting_place = [[Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya|Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya, Cairo]] or [[Bibi Pak Daman|Bibi Pak Daman, Lahore]]
| spouse = [[Muslim ibn Aqil]]
| children = {{plainlist|
*[[Muhammad ibn Muslim and Ibrahim ibn Muslim]]
* Abd Allah ibn Muslim}}
| parents = {{plainlist|
*[[Ali]] (father)
*Al-Sahba bint Rabi'a (mother)
}}
}}
{{Shia Islam}}
[[File:Sayyeda Ruqayya Mashhad.jpg|thumb|External view of [[Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya|her shrine in Cairo]]]]
[[File:Sayyeda Ruqayya Mashhad.jpg|thumb|External view of [[Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya|her shrine in Cairo]]]]
[[File:Name plate Zarih Sayyida Ruqayya.jpg|Name plate of her {{transliteration|ar|[[Zarih|ḍarīḥ]]}} in the Cairo shrine claiming her as a sister of [[Abbas ibn Ali]]|thumb|alt=]]
[[File:Name plate Zarih Sayyida Ruqayya.jpg|Name plate of her {{transliteration|ar|[[Zarih|ḍarīḥ]]}} in the Cairo shrine claiming her as a sister of [[Abbas ibn Ali]]|thumb|alt=]]


'''Ruqayya bint ʿAlī''' ({{Lang-ar|رقية بنت علي}}) was a daughter of the fourth caliph [[Ali ibn Abi Talib]] ({{Reign|656|661}}). She is considered an [[Alid]] saint (a {{transliteration|ar|[[Sayyida]]}}), her mother being one of the wives of the Ali, a cousin of the prophet [[Muhammad]]. She is claimed to be a real sister of [[Abbas ibn Ali]] on a name plate (shown in the image on the right) in her [[Mashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya|''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.<ref name="Mashhad2013">Mashhad al-Sayyida Ruqayya, ArchNet.org, {{cite web|url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=2098|title=Archived copy|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507070218/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=2098|archive-date=2008-05-07|access-date=2013-06-05}} Accessed 10 June 2013</ref>
'''Ruqayya bint ʿAlī''' ({{Lang-ar|رُقَيَّة بِنْت عَلِيّ}}) was a daughter of the fourth caliph [[Ali|Ali ibn Abi Talib]] ({{Reign|656|661}}). She is considered an [[Alids|Alid]] saint, her mother is Al-Sahba bint Rabi'a.<ref>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.</ref> 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 of Sayyida Ruqayya|''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.<ref name="Mashhad2013">Mashhad al-Sayyida Ruqayya, ArchNet.org, {{cite web|url=http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=2098|title=Sayyida Ruqayya Mashhad|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507070218/http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=2098|archive-date=2008-05-07|access-date=2013-06-05}} Accessed 10 June 2013</ref>


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 Ruqayyah bint Ali.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zaidi|first=Noor|date=2014|title="A Blessing on Our People": Bibi Pak Daman, Sacred Geography, and the Construction of the Nationalized Sacred|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/muwo.12057|journal=The Muslim World|volume=104|issue=3|pages=306–335|doi=10.1111/muwo.12057}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Zaidi|first=Noor|date=2014|title="A Blessing on Our People": Bibi Pak Daman, Sacred Geography, and the Construction of the Nationalized Sacred|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/muwo.12057|journal=The Muslim World|volume=104|issue=3|pages=306–335|doi=10.1111/muwo.12057}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Muslim ibn Aqil]]
* [[Sayyidah Nafisah bint Al-Hasan|Sayyida Nafisa bint al-Hasan]]
* [[Muhammad ibn Muslim and Ibrahim ibn Muslim]]
* Sayyida [[Ruqayyah bint Al-Husain|Ruqayya bint al-Husayn]]
* [[Sayyida Nafisa|Sayyida Nafisa bint al-Hasan]]
* Sayyida [[Ruqayya bint Husayn|Ruqayya bint al-Husayn]]
* Sayyida [[Zaynab bint Ali]]
* Sayyida [[Zaynab bint Ali]]


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[[Category:Arab women]]
[[Category:Children of Ali]]
[[Category:Children of Ali]]
[[Category:7th-century Arabs]]
[[Category:7th-century Arab people]]

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Ruqayya bint Ali
رُقَيَّة بِنْت عَلِيّ
Born
Died
Unknown
Resting placeMashhad of Sayyida Ruqayya, Cairo or Bibi Pak Daman, Lahore
SpouseMuslim ibn Aqil
Children
Parents
  • Ali (father)
  • Al-Sahba bint Rabi'a (mother)
External view of her shrine in Cairo
Name plate of her ḍarīḥ in the Cairo shrine claiming her as a sister of Abbas ibn Ali

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]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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.