Ruqayya bint Ali

Ruqayya bint ʿAlī was a daughter of the fourth caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. She is considered an Alid saint, her mother is Al-Sahba bint Rabi'a. 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. 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. See also Muslim ibn Aqil Muhammad ibn Muslim and Ibrahim ibn Muslim Sayyida Nafisa bint al-Hasan Sayyida Ruqayya bint al-Husayn Sayyida Zaynab bint Ali References