Umm Kulthum, the daughter of Shaykh Rughani Qazwini (1243 to 1320 A.H.) was born in Karbala'. When she reached maturity, she married Shaykh Ibrahim Ibn Ishaq Zanjani and bore him four sons, all of whom became eminent Islamic scholars.1

Her Merits

Umm Kulthum was a very knowledgeable woman well versed in Islamic jurisprudence. She had an outstanding personality, was a narrator of traditions, and pious and virtuous. She studied religious sciences in the Salihiyyah religious school in Qazwin together with other students. She also took part in the classes on Islamic jurisprudence and Islamic doctrine taught by Shaykh Muhammad Salih Baraghani.

• 1. Mustadrak A'yan al-Shi'ah, vol. 3, p.43.