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What is the most prominent information regarding the life and death of Sayyida Zaynab, daughter of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?

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Zainab, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, from Khadijah, was the eldest of his daughters. She married Abu al-'As ibn al-Rabi' before Islam. Zainab embraced Islam and remained in Makkah, while the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, migrated. Zainab then migrated to Madinah later.

After a battle, Abu al-'As was captured and sought refuge with Zainab in Madinah, and she granted him protection. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, asked the Muslims to return his property to him, and they did. After Abu al-'As returned people's properties in Makkah, he embraced Islam and migrated to Madinah, whereupon the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, returned Zainab to him. Zainab passed away in the 8th year of .

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