- Fatima Sughra binte Hussain
Fatimah Sugra was daughter of Imam
Husayn ibn Ali . She was the only daughter whom Husayn did not take along with him on his way to Kufa. When asked, Husayn is said to have foretold that he and his companions will be martyred inKarbala on 10th ofMuharram , his women and children will be taken captive. And that, veils will be taken away from these captives and they will be made to march on the streets of Kufa and Syria withouthijab . After having revealed the above incidents, Husayn said that Fatimah Sughra had striking resemblance with his motherFatimah Zahra and he would not tolerate that his mother be humiliated in public.
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