- Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque
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caption= TheMausoleum of Zaynab bint ‘Alī ibn Abī Tālib
building_name= Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque
location= flagicon|SyriaDamascus ,Syria
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religious_affiliation=Islam
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minaret_height=Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque is a shrine located in
Damascus ,Syria , that contains the grave of Zaynab daughter of ‘Alī and Fātimah, and granddaughter ofMuhammad (Arabic: زينب بنت علي ).It is believed by majority of Shī‘a Muslims that this mosque is the authentic burial place of Lady Zaynab, whereas the mosque in
Cairo by the same name belongs to: Zaynab b. Yahya b. Zayd b. ‘Alī Zaynul ‘Ābidīn (ie. the great gand-daughter of the Twelver Shī‘a's Fourth Imām). [http://mailviruskid.tripod.com/]On September 27, 2008, a there was a car bomb attack on the intersection leading up to the mosque [*cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-09/27/content_10122565.htm|title=Syria condemns Damascus car bombing as "cowardly terrorist act" |date=2008-09-27|publisher=Xinhua|accessdate=2008-09-27
*cite news|url=http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gp6gZV75vZLGdxlDQK2jDP-8LPHQD93F8RD80|title=Car bomb kills 17 in tightly controlled Syria|last=Aji|first=Albert|coauthors=Mroue, Bassem|date=2008-09-27|publisher=AP|accessdate=2008-09-27
*cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7639137.stm|title=Syrian 'car bomb' blast kills 17 |publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-09-27
*cite news|title=Car Bomb Kills 17 in Syria Near Intelligence Office|publisher=The New York Times|date=2008-09-27|accessdate=2008-09-29|last=Worth|first=Robert F.|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/28/world/middleeast/28syria.html?ref=middleeast
*cite web|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jyDq5I4mxhpAEpJABoAW9jrKpPXA|title=17 killed by bomb in Damascus: Syrian TV|publisher=AFP|accessdate=2008-09-27
*cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE48Q16320080927|title=Damascus car bomb blast kills 17: Syrian TV|publisher=Reuters|accessdate=2008-09-27
*cite news|url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/english/world/10000321.asp?gid=244&sz=4887|title=ANALYSIS — Damascus car bomb another blow to Syrian security|last=Ladki|first=Nadim |coauthors=Nakhoul, Samia|publisher=Hurriyet|accessdate=2008-09-28
*cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1024836.html|title=Car Bomb – Damascus|publisher=Haaretz|accessdate=2008-09-27
*cite news|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=awKezODudySg&refer=home|title=Damascus Car Bomb Kills 17 Near Pilgrimage Shrine |last=Chmaytelli|first=Maher|date=2008-09-27|publisher=Bloomberg|accessdate=2008-09-27
*cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jLdfYwXkqY779ZgcPI-Yc-bRrSBQ|title=Syria hunts for Damascus car bombers|date=2008-09-28|publisher=AFP|accessdate=2008-09-29
*cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2008/09/200892764254693881.html|title=Several killed in Damascus bombing |publisher=aljazeera|accessdate=2008-09-27
*cite news|title=TV Car bomb explosion in Damascus kills 17 people|publisher=SouthernLedger|date=2008-09-27|accessdate=2008-09-29|url=http://www.southernledger.com/ap/178027/TV_Car_bomb_explosion_in_Damascus_kills_17_people
*cite news|title=Damascus car bomb blast kills 17|last=Makdessi|first=Marwan|date=2008-09-27|accessdate=2008-09-29|publisher=Mirror.co.uk|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/latest/2008/09/27/damascus-car-bomb-blast-kills-17-115875-20755869/
*cite news |title='Top Syrian officer among bomb victims' |url=http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1222017413324&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull |publisher=Jerusalem Post |date=2008-09-28 |accessdate=2008-09-28] .ee also
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Zaynab bint Ali
*Shi'a Islam
*Holiest sites in Islam
*Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque
*Baab Sagheer
*Jannatul Baqee'
*Jannatul Mualla Footnotes
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