Sharaf al-Nisa' was the daughter of Abu Talib Ibn Mukarram al-'Alawi al­Hasani al-Baghdadi. She was alive in the month of Rajab in the year 560 A.H. She was born in Baghdad. When she reached the age of maturity she married 'Allamah Sharif Abu Muhammad Quraysh Ibn Subay' Ibn al-Muhanna al­Alawi al-Husayni al-Madani al-Baghdadi (one of the great transmitters of traditions who died in the year 620).1

Her Merits

She was an educated, virtuous, honorable, Shi'ite, and one of the transmitters of traditions in the beginning of the 7th century A.H. in Baghdad. She learned many sciences and traditions from her husband, and then presented and read her book Fadl al-Kufah2 for Shaykh Abu Talib al-Mubarak Ibn 'Ali Ibn Muhammad Ibn Hasir al-Sayrafi al-Baghdadi and some others. These included her husband and children (Aminah and Fatimah, who are listed in this book), 'Abdullah Ibn Abi­Talib Ibn Abi Bakr al-Muqri al-'Ajjan, and Futuh Ibn Ja'far Ibn al-Tarzi.3

• 1. Mustadrak A'yan al-Shi'ah, vol. 3, p. 91.
• 2. Explanation about this book is given under her sister, Aminah.
• 3. Mustadrak A'yan al-Shi'ah, vol. 3, p. 91.