Syeda Zainab. A few months back, I decided to go to Damascus, Syria on a pilgrimage to Syeda Zainab. Syeda Zainab is an area of which at the centre is the grave of Zainab, (daughter of Hadrat Fatima AS, and Imam Ali AS). Note that Hadrat Fatima AS, is the daughter of the Holy Prophet. So finally getting there after a 4 and a half hour flight and 20 minute car journey, I reached the hotel at 7 o'clock in the morning. Instead of then going off to bed, I decided to visit the shrine which is surrounded by a beautiful mosque. *Directions* When you enter from the main gate, there is a long corridor ...
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