Zaynab, also spelled as Zainab, Zaenab, Zayneb, Zeinab, Zenab, Zineb, Zinab, Zynab, Zaineb, Zeynab and Zeynep. (, ) is an

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female

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meaning "a flower in the desert". Zaynab is the name of a

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and a

granddaughter Family (from ) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictability, structure, and safety as m ...

of the Islamic prophet

Muhammad Muhammad (8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious and political leader and the founder of Islam. Muhammad in Islam, According to Islam, he was a prophet who was divinely inspired to preach and confirm the tawhid, monotheistic teachings of A ...

and two of his wives:

Zaynab bint Jahsh Zaynab bint Jaḥsh (; ), was the first cousin and the seventh 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"'', Note 918. Translated by ...

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

Zainab Abbas Zainab Abbas ( Punjabi, ; born 14 February 1988) is a Pakistani television host, sports presenter, commentator, and former makeup artist. Personal life Zainab Abbas was born in Lahore to domestic cricketer Nasir Abbas and politician Andleeb ...

, Pakistani sports presenter * 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 u ...

, American prosecutor *

Zainab Ahmed Zainab Shamsuna Ahmed (; born 16 June 1960) is a Nigerian accountant and politician who served as the minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning of Nigeria from 2019 to 2023. She previously served as the minister of finance from 2018 to ...

, Nigerian politician *

Zainab bint Muhammad Zainab bint Muhammad () (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', before December 610, and Khadija gave her a weddin ...

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

Zaynab bint Ali Zaynab bint Ali (, ), was the eldest daughter of Fatima and Ali, Ali ibn Abi Talib. The former was a daughter of the Prophets and messengers in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad, and the latter was his cousin. Ali is also recognized as the fourth ...

, 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 * Zaynab Dosso, Italian sprinter * Zeinab Sade Elhawary, American politician and community organizer * Zeinab Soleimani, manager of the Qasem Soleimani Foundation International, daughter of Qasem Soleimani *

Zainab Chottani Zainab Chottani is a Pakistan based fashion designer who started as a bridal wear designer but has since then included prêt and haute couture in her forte. Career Chottani started in bridal fashion under the name of Zainab Sajid in 1999. She work ...

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

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Iranian, often described as a

political activist A political movement is a collective attempt by a group of people to change government policy or social values. Political movements are usually in opposition to an element of the status quo, and are often associated with a certain ideology. Some ...

* Zainab Johnson, an American actress and comedian *

Zaynab an-Nafzawiyyat Zaynab an-Nafzāwiyyah (, in Tamazight: Zinb Tanefzawt) (d. 1072), was a Berber woman of influence in the early days of the Almoravid Berber empire which gained control of Morocco, western-Algeria, modern-day Mauritania and Al-Andalus. She was m ...

, an influential figure in the Almoravid movement *

Zeinab Badawi Zeinab Mohammed-Khair Badawi (; born 3 October 1959) is a Sudanese-British television and radio journalist, educator, civic activist, and writer. She was the first presenter of the ''ITV Morning News'' (later known as '' ITV News at 5:30''), an ...

, 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 Aleppo is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Go ...

(born 1969), Syrian politician * Zainab al-Khawaja, Bahraini human rights activist * Zainab Tari (a

queen Queen most commonly refers to: * Queen regnant, a female monarch of a kingdom * Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king * Queen (band), a British rock band Queen or QUEEN may also refer to: Monarchy * Queen dowager, the widow of a king * Q ...

of Sindh) *

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

, a character in the British TV soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Zainab Biisheva (1908–1996), Bashkir poet and writer * Zeynab bint Al-Harith, Jewish woman who poisoned Muhammad *

Zainab Salbi Zainab Salbi (; born 1969) is an Iraqi American women's rights activist, writer, television show host, and podcaster. She is the co-founder of Daughters for Earth, a fund and a movement of Daughters rising up worldwide with climate solutions ...

(b. 1969), American activist

References

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