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Half of my Heart

The Narratives of Zaynab, Daughter of ʿAlî


By Christopher Paul Clohessy
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As Abû ʿAbd Allâh al-Ḥusayn, son of ʿAlî and Fâṭima and grandson of Muḥammad, moved inexorably towards death on the field of Karbalâʾ, his sister Zaynab was drawn ever closer to the centre of the family of Muḥammad, the ‘people of the house’ (ahl al-bayt). There she would remain for a few historic days, challenging the wickedness of the Islamic leadership, defending the actions of her brother, initiating the commemorative rituals, protecting and nurturing the new Imâm, al-Ḥusayn’s son ʿAlî b. al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlî b. Abî Ṭâlib, until he could take his rightful place. This is her story.
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Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
SKU (ISBN): 978-1-4632-3937-4
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Series: Islamic History and Thought13
Publication Date: Dec 7,2018
Interior Color: Black
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 309
Languages: English
ISBN: 978-1-4632-3937-4
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As Abû ʿAbd Allâh al-Ḥusayn, son of ʿAlî and Fâṭima and grandson of Muḥammad, moved inexorably towards death on the field of Karbalâʾ, his sister Zaynab was drawn ever closer to the centre of the family of Muḥammad, the ‘people of the house’ (ahl al-bayt). There she would remain for a few historic days, challenging the wickedness of the Islamic leadership, defending the actions of her brother, initiating the commemorative rituals, protecting and nurturing the new Imâm, al-Ḥusayn’s son ʿAlî b. al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlî b. Abî Ṭâlib, until he could take his rightful place. This is her story.

As Abû ʿAbd Allâh al-Ḥusayn, son of ʿAlî and Fâṭima and grandson of Muḥammad, moved inexorably towards death on the field of Karbalâʾ, his sister Zaynab was drawn ever closer to the centre of the family of Muḥammad, the ‘people of the house’ (ahl al-bayt). There she would remain for a few historic days, challenging the wickedness of the Islamic leadership, defending the actions of her brother, initiating the commemorative rituals, protecting and nurturing the new Imâm, al-Ḥusayn’s son ʿAlî b. al-Ḥusayn b. ʿAlî b. Abî Ṭâlib, until he could take his rightful place. This is her story.

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ChristopherClohessy

Christopher Clohessy is a South African Catholic priest who holds a BST from the Pontifical Urbanianum University in Rome and a PhD from the Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies (PISAI), also in Rome. He is at present a faculty member of that Institute, lecturing there in Shīʿī Islamic studies, Qurʾānic Studies, Islamic Ethics and Christian-Muslim dialogue, and he is visiting lecturer at the Pontifical Beda College in Rome, where he lectures in Fundamental Theology, Ecclesiology, Islam and Mariology. He is author of three books: Fāṭima, Daughter of Muḥammad (2009, 2018 2nd edition), Half of My Heart: The Narratives of Zaynab bt. ʿAlī (2018) and Angels Hastening. The Karbala’ Dreams (2021), all published by Gorgias Press. In 2021 he was one of the recipients of the Iranian World Book Award, with the nomination ‘Distinguished Researcher’.

Acknowledgments (vii) 
Preface (ix)
System of Transliteration (x) 
Primary Arabic Shîʿî and Sunnî Sources (xi)
List of Abbreviations (xix)
Introduction (1)
   Before Karbalâʾ (26) 
   In the course of the battle (26)
   After Karbalâʾ (27)
Chapter One. In the House of Prophecy (37) 
Chapter Two. The Pre-Karbalâʾ Narratives (103)
   1. A Night at al-Ḫuzaymiyya (105) 
   2. Rumours of War (109) 
   3. The Dirge (113)
Chapter Three. On the Field of Karbalâʾ (131) 
   1. The Rising Sun (133) 
   2. A Boy (137) 
   3. A Challenge (143) 
   4. To Kûfa (145)
Chapter Four. In the Halls of the Kings (159) 
   1. The First Protest (159)
   2. ʿUbayd Allâh b. Ziyâd (172)
   3. Yazîd b. Muʿâwiya (189) 
   4. The Second Protest (208)
Three Addenda (221)
   1. The children of Zaynab (221) 
   2. The children of al-Ḥusayn (230)
   3. The consolation of Zaynab (239)
Afterword (247) 
Bibliography (269) 
   1. Books (269) 
   2. Articles (271)
Index (277)

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