The honorable woman Halimah al-lshaqiyyah was the daughter of Sayyid 'Izz al-Din al-Ishaqi from the family of Banu-Zuhra of Aleppo.1 Sayyidah Halimah died on the 11^th of Muharram, 861 A.H. in Aleppo and was buried in Jabal al­Jawshan.2

Her Merits

Halimah was knowledgeable, scholarly, and a transmitter of traditions. Her father, Sayyid 'Izz al-Din al-lshaqi, was a person of distinction among the nobles of Aleppo. His family, the Banu-Zuhrah, was renowned for their knowledge and supremacy.3

• 1. Banu-Zuhrah was the name of a large group of descendants of the Prophet (S) from the region of Zuhrah. There were many great men from that area. [A'yan al-Shi'ah, vol. 2, p. 265].
• 2. A'yan al-Shi'ah, vol. 2, p. 265.
• 3. A'yan al-Shi'ah, vol. 6, 217.