1. She was also called Qaribah, and nicknamed Umm-Farwah.
2. It is also said that he was born in the month of Rahab, in the year 80 A.H.
3. Sirat al-A'immah al-Ithnay Ashar (Lives of the Twelve Imams), Hashim Ma'roof al-Hassani, vol. 2, p.198, 1st ed.
4. Al-Tabaqat al-Kubra (Great Classes of Men), vol. 5, p.324.
5. Mustadrask al-Sahihain (The Book that Collected the Traditions left out by the two Authentic Books of Traditions), al-Hakim, vol. 3, p.126. Usd al-Ghabah (Lions of the Jungle), vol. 4, p.22. Al-Jami'al. Saghir (The small collection - Book of Traditions), al-Suyooti, vol.l, p.93, the Yamani edition, or any other edition.
6. Dhakhair al-Uqbah fi Manaqib Dhawi al-Qurba (Traasuras of the Hereafter about the Virtues of the Kinsfolk), Al-Hafidh Muhibul-Deen al-Tabari, p.78, 1967 ed
7. A'yah al-Shi'ah (chiefs of Shi'ites), Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin al-Amili, vol. l, p.664, Last ed.
8. This text is wrong. It should be written: Hassan bin the Prophet (s.a.w.). Imam Hussein had no son with the name of Hassan.
9- Al-Kamil fi al-Tarikh (The complete Accounts of History), Ibn al-Atheer, vol. 5, p.539, 1965 ed.
10. Tarikh ah-Ya'qoobi (History of al-Ya'qoobi), Ahmed bin Abi-Ya'qoob bin Ja'far bin Wahab, vol. 3, p.119, 1394 A.H
11. Al-Usool min al-Kafi (Key Questions of al-Kafi), vol. 2, p.334.
12. Ibid, p.333.
13. Murooj al-Dhahab (Tracts of gold), al-Mas'oodi, vol. 3, p.205.
14. Ibid.
15. Sirat al-A'immah al-Ithnay Ashar, Hashim Ma'roof al-Hassani, pp. 234-235.
16. Maqatil al-Talibiyyin (martyrdom of al-Talibiyyin), Abul-Faraj al-Isfahani, p.135.
17 Ibid, p. 135.
18. Ibid p.135
19. I'lam al-Wara bi A'lam al-Huda (Acquainting people with the leaders of Guidance), al-Tabari, p. 262, 3rd ed.
20. A'imat al-Madhahib al-Arba'ah (Leaders of the Four schools of Thought), Muhammad Isma'il Ibrahim, p.48, 1978 ed
21. Murooj al-Dhahab, al-Mas'oodi, vol. 3, p.206.
22. It is said also that he wrote a letter to Amru al-Ashraf an Alawite chief.
23. Murooj al-Dhahab, al-Mas'oodi, vol. 3, pp. 254- 255.
24. Sunan Ibn Majah (lbn Majah's Book of Traditions), vol. 2., p.1366.
25. Murooj al-Thahab, al-Mas'oodi vol. 3, pp. 254-255.
26. Al-Imam al-Sadiq, Muhammad Abu-Zahra, p.139.
27. Ibid, p.138.
28. Maqatil al-Talibiyyin, al-lsfahani p.256.
29. Ibid.
30. Al-Imam al-Sadiq, Muhammad Abu-Zahrah, p.46.
31. Al-Irshad (Guidance), Shaikh al-Mufid, p.270.
32. A'yan al-Shi'ah, Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin, vol. 1, p.661, Latest ed.
33. Ibid.
34. Manaqib Aal Abi-Talib (Virtues of the Family of Abu-Talib), Ibn Sharashoob, vol. 3, p.372,1275, A.H.
35. Ibid.
36. Tarikh al-Ua'qoobi, Ahmad bin Abi-Ya'qool bin Ha'far bin Wahab, vol. 3, p.119, 1964 ed.
37. In the Encyclopedia the name of Zain al-Abideen is written as "Zaid al-Abidin bin Hassan." It should be corrected to "Zain al-Abidin bin Hussein. Hassan is the brother of Hussein and the paternal uncle of Zain al-Abideen (a.s.).
38. Da'irat Ma'arif al-Qarn al-lshreen, Muhammad Farid Wajdi, vol. 3, p.109, 3rd ed.
39. Ibid.
40. Quoted from al-Muraja'at (correspondence between a Shi'ite and a Sunni Religious Scholar), Imam Sayyid Abdul-Hussein Sharaful-Deen, p.222.
41. A'yan al-Shi'ah, Sayyid Muhsin al-Amin, vol. l, p.664, Latest ed. The same is quoted by Counsellor Abdul-Hamid al-Jundi in his book Al-lmam Ja'far al-Sadiq, published by High council for Islamic Affairs in Egypt, p.161.
42. Al-Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq,Counsellor Abdul-Hamld al-Jundi, p.159.
43. Ibid.
44. Al-Imam al-Sadiq, Muhammad Abu-Zahrah, p.3.
45. The Holy Qur'an, Surah of al-Zukhruf verse 84.
46. Usool al-Kafi, al-Kulaini, p.269, vol. l, 3rd ed.
47. Ibid, pp. 30-35.
48. Ibid.
49. Ibid, p.69 and 98.
50. Ibid.
51. Ibid.
52. Ibid, p. 100.
53. Ibid, p.149.
54. Ibid, p. l59.
55. Tuhal al-Uqool an Aal Bait al-Rasool treasures of Minds Reported from Household of Prophet), al-Harrani, p.262, 5th ed.
56. Ibid, p.263
57 Ibid.
58. Usool al-Kali, al-Kulaini, vol. 5, p.4.
59. Wasa'il al-Shi'ah, al-Hurr al-Amili, vol. 6, p.9.
60. Ibid, p.416.
61. Ibid, p.422.
62. Ibid, p.264. Mashkat al-Anwar (Niche of Lights), p.162.
63. Ibid, p.266 and 269.
64. Ibid.
65. Wasa'il al-Shi'ah, al-Harr al-Amini, vol. 6, p.270.
66. Ibid, p.275.
67. Ibid, vol. 5, p.12.
68. Ibid, p.76.
69. Tuhal al-Uqool, al-Harrani p.278.