Photos: Martyrdom of Hazrat Ruqayya at Abutalib Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey

Martyrdom of Hazrat Ruqayya was held at Abutalib Mosque of İkitelli, in Istanbul, Turkey.(1446-2024). Hazrat Ruqayya bint Al-Hussain, according to some reports, was one of the daughters of Hussain ibn Ali, who passed away in childhood and during the captivity of Imam’s family in Levant (Sham). She was present at the battle of Karbala and was among the captives who were taken to Yazid’s palace in Damascus. Today, there is a mausoleum for her in the city of Damascus, Syria.