Zaynab, also spelled as Zainab, Zayneb, Zeinab, Zenab, Zineb, Zinab, Zynab, Zaineb, Zaneb, Zaynob ( ar, زينب, ) is an

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female

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meaning "a fragrant flower". Zaynab is the name of a

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and a

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of the Islamic prophet

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and two of his wives:

Zaynab bint Jahsh Zaynab bint Jaḥsh ( ar, زينب بنت جحش; 590–641 CE), was a first cousin and wife of Muhammad and therefore considered by Muslims to be a Mother of the Believers. Abdulmalik ibn Hisham. ''Notes to Ibn Ishaq's "Life of the Prophet"' ...

and Zaynab bint Khuzayma. In 2021, the ''

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'' found that Zeinab was the most popular name for girls among names unusually frequent in Michigan, "17.2 times more common than nationwide." Bosnian forms of the name are "Zeineb", "Zejneb" and "Zejneba", the Somali form of the name is Seynab, and the Turkish form is Zeynep.

People

* Zaynab al-Awadiya, medieval physician *

Zainab Ahmad Zainab N. Ahmad (born 1980) is an American prosecutor with the United States Department of Justice who specializes in investigating and prosecuting terrorism. She served as an Assistant United States Attorney of the Eastern District of New York ...

, American prosecutor *

Zainab Ahmed Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed (born 16 June 1960) is a Nigerian accountant who has been serving as Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning since 2019. At the time, President Muhammadu Buhari brought the two ministries under her as one, making ...

, Nigerian politician *

Zainab bint Muhammad Zainab bint Muhammad ( ar, زَيْنَب بِنْت مُحَمَّد) (598/599—629 CE), was the eldest daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad by his first wife Khadijah. Marriage She married her maternal cousin, Abu al-As ibn al-Rabi', be ...

, daughter of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and Muhammad. Mother of Umamah wife of Ali Ibn Abi Talib. *

Zaynab bint Ali Zaynab bint Ali ( ar, زَيْنَب بِنْت عَلِيّ, ', ), was the eldest daughter of Ali, the fourth Rashidun caliph () and the first Shia Imam, and Fatima, the daughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Zaynab is best known for her r ...

, daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the sister of Husayn ibn Ali, and granddaughter of Muhammad * Zaynab bint Khuzayma, a wife of Muhammad *

, a wife of Muhammad * Zainab Chottani *

Zainab Cobbold Zainab Cobbold (born Lady Evelyn Murray; 17 July 1867 – January 1963) was a Scottish diarist, traveller and noblewoman who was known for her conversion to Islam in the Victorian era. Biography Born in Edinburgh in 1867, she was the eldest da ...

, Anglo-Scot convert to Islam * Zainab Fasiki * Zeynab Jalalian, a

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Iranian, often described as a

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Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyat Zaynab an-Nafzāwiyyah ( ar, زينب النفزاوية) (fl. 1075), was a Berber woman of influence in the early days of the Almoravid Berber empire which gained control of Morocco, Algeria, and parts of Spain. She was married to Yusuf ibn Tas ...

, an influential figure in the Almoravid movement *

Zeinab Badawi Zeinab Badawi ( ar, زينب بدوي; born October 1959) is a Sudanese-British television and radio journalist. She was the first presenter of the ''ITV Morning News'' (later known as '' ITV News at 5:30''), and co-presented ''Channel 4 News'' ...

, Sudanese-British television and radio journalist for the BBC *

Zainab Khawla Zainab Khawla (born 23 December 1969) is a Syrian politician. She is an Independent member of the Syrian Parliament representing Aleppo. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Khawla, Zainab Living people 1969 births 21st-century Syrian women politicia ...

(born 1969), Syrian politician *

Zainab al-Khawaja Zainab Abdulhadi al-Khawaja ( ar, زينب عبد الهادي الخواجة; born 21 October 1983) is a Bahraini human rights activist, and a participant in the Bahraini uprising. She rose to prominence after posting tweets online about the pr ...

, Bahraini human rights activist *

Zainab Tari Zainab Tari Soomro ( Sindhi: زينب تاري, ur, زينب تاری ) ruled as the Queen of Sindh (in modern-day Pakistan) for ten years from 1092 AD until 1102. She was the only queen who had ever ruled Sindh as an absolute ruler. Life She ...

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of Sindh) *

Zainab Masood Zainab Khan (also Masood) is a character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Nina Wadia.

, a character in the British TV soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Zainab Biisheva Zainab Biisheva ( ba, Зәйнәб Биишева , real name Zainab Abdullovna Biisheva, 15 January 1908, village of Tuembetovo (now - Kugarchinsky district of Bashkortostan – 24 August 1996, Ufa), was a Bashkir poet, writer and playwright. ...

(1908–1996), Bashkir poet and writer *

Zeynab bint Al-Harith Zaynab bint Al-Harith ( ar, زينب بنت الحارث‎, d. 629) was a Jewish woman who attempted to assassinate Muhammad in the aftermath of the battle of Khaybar. Family Her family were of Yemenite origin but had settled in Khaybar severa ...

, Jewish woman that poisoned Muhammad

References

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