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

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meaning "a fragrant flower". Zaynab is the name of a daughter and a granddaughter of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and two of his wives: Zaynab bint Jahsh and

Zaynab bint Khuzayma Zaynab bint Khuzaymah ( ar, زينب بنت خزيمة) ( 596 – 625), also known as Umm al-Masākīn ( ar, أم المساكين, link=no, "Mother of the Poor"), was the fifth wife of the Prophets in Islam, Islamic prophet Muhammad. As a resul ...

. In 2021, the '' Chicago Tribune'' 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 Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

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Zeynep Zeynep is the Turkish form of the Arabic female given name Zaynab. Zeynep means "precious rock, precious gem" and may refer to: People *Zeynep Ahunbay (born 1946), Turkish scholar of antiquities *Zeynep Sibel Algan (born 1955), Turkish diplomat ...

People

Zaynab al-Awadiya Zaynab al-Awadiya (, ''Zaynab al-Awadiyyah'', sometimes spelled as ''al-Awadiyyah'' or ''al-Awdiyah'') Also known as Zaynab of Banu Awd () was a 7th-century Arab physician and expert oculist. She was a member of the Arab tribe The Arabs (sin ...

, medieval physician * Zainab Ahmad, American prosecutor * Zainab Ahmed, Nigerian politician * Zainab bint Muhammad, daughter of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid and Muhammad. Mother of Umamah wife of Ali Ibn Abi Talib. * Zaynab bint Ali, daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the sister of Husayn ibn Ali, and granddaughter of Muhammad *

, a wife of Muhammad * Zaynab bint Jahsh, a wife of Muhammad *

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. She is one of the well known designers in Pakistan for bridal wear and has displayed her ...

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 d ...

, Anglo-Scot convert to Islam * Zainab Fasiki *

Zeynab Jalalian Zeynab Jalalian ( fa, زينب جلاليان; born March 10, 1982 in Dim Qeshlaq, Maku County) is a Kurdish Iranian who has been convicted a mohareb and sentenced to death by an Islamic Revolutionary Court for allegedly being a member of the Kurdi ...

, a Kurdish Iranian, often described as a political activist *

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 Ta ...

, an influential figure in the Almoravid movement * Zeinab Badawi, 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 )), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black". , motto = , ima ...

(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 ...

, 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 ...

(a queen of Sindh) * Zainab Masood, 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 seve ...

, Jewish woman that poisoned Muhammad

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