Another title of Zaynab is Aqilatu Bani Hashim ( lit. 'the senior Zaynab') to distinguish her from her younger sister Umm Kulthum or Zaynab al-Sughra ( lit. She is also known as Zaynab al-Kubra ( lit. The Arabic world zaynab literally means 'adornment of father'. She is considered to be a symbol of sacrifice, strength, and piety in Islam, and a role model for Muslim women, typifying courage, leadership, and defiance against oppression. The two shrines associated with Zaynab in Damascus and Cairo are destinations for Muslim pilgrimage.
She was later freed and died shortly afterward in 682, but her burial site is uncertain.
Women and children in Husayn's camp were taken captive after the battle and marched to Kufa and then the Umayyad capital Damascus, where Zaynab gave impassioned speeches, condemning Yazid and spreading the news of Karbala. Zaynab is best known for her role in the aftermath of the Battle of Karbala (680 CE), in which her brother Husayn and most of her male relatives were massacred by the forces of the Umayyad caliph Yazid ibn Mua'awiya ( r. 680–683). Ali is also recognized as the fourth Rashidun caliph ( r. 656–661) and the first Shia imam. The former was a daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the latter was his cousin. 626–682), was the eldest daughter of Fatima and Ali ibn Abi Talib.
