Photos: Martyrdom anniversary of Ruqayyah bint Husayn at Ahlul Bayt Center in Banjul, Gambia

Ruqayya bt. al-Ḥusayn (Arabic: رُقَیَّة بنت الحُسَین), was one of the daughters of Imam al-Husain (a) who was present at the tragedy of Karbala and was amongst the captives that was taken to Syria. According to these reports, it was during this captivity in Syria that led to her martyrdom at the tender age of three. Currently, there is a mausoleum for her in Damascus, Syria.