Sittu'l-'Ashirah was the daughter of Ahmad Ibn Sa'id Ibn Muhammad al-Basri al-Muhallabi al-Kufi.

Her Merits

She was a knowledgeable, virtuous woman who transmitted traditions. Sayyid al-Amin and 'Umar Ridha Kahhalah have written, "Sayyid Jalal al-Din 'Abd al­Hamid Ibn Taqi 'Abdullah Ibn Usamah al-'Alawi al-Husayni related a tradition from her in her house on the 13th of Shawwal in the year 566. She was alive until the year 676."1 "Abd al-Hamid Ibn Taqi Ibn Usamah al-Husayni has related traditions from her.

• 1. A'yan al-Shi'ah, vol. 7, p. 184, A'lam al-Nisa', vol. 2, p. 160.